EUFCN reveals Location Awards 2024 Winners
The European Film Commissions Network (EUFCN) announced the winners of the EUFCN Location Awards at the Location Awards Ceremony on Monday, February 17 at the Landesvertretung Sachsen-Anhalt, during EFM – European Film Market 2025 in Berlin. The ongoing development of the EUFCN Location Awards led to a Ceremony, which was a massive success and attracted […]
Head of the National Film School Vytautas Dambrauskas: “It is important not to pursue progress blindly, but to understand clearly who we are”
“A film school is the starting point and springboard from which the entire film industry leaps forward. I would like to see Lithuanian-language cinema gain ever stronger recognition globally,” says the head of the National Film School (KIMO), Assoc. Prof. Vytautas Dambrauskas. Students of the school, which opened its doors on the Lithuanian Academy of […]
A Lithuanian creator who worked on the films Jurassic World, Wonka, and Wicked: on the Emerald City and 9 million live tulips
A concept artist is a little-known, yet very important profession in the film industry. Vilius Petrauskas, who has worked on big-budget, world-famous films such as “Wonka” (2023), “Jurassic World” (2018), “Marvel”, and “Vesper”, can tell many interesting stories about this exotic job. One of his latest projects is “Wicked,” which is gaining more and more […]
Film costume designer Monika Vėbraitė: “We often overlook how much our clothing reveals about us”
“Often, we ourselves don’t realize how much the clothes we wear say about us,” says film costume designer Monika Vėbraitė. Having worked on Lithuanian and international films such as Ronja, the Robber’s Daughter, The Tokyo Trial, Miracle, Nova Lituania, and more, she is certain: costumes in film can also tell a story. Monika Vėbraitė shares […]
Gražina Arlickaitė, Founder of Scanorama Film Festival: “Feel Free to Get Angry with a Film, But Do Not Build Walls”
On November 7, the European film festival “Scanorama” begins in Lithuania. Its founder, Gražina Arlickaitė, makes it crystal clear that, due to respecting the festival’s audience, the organizers’ team doesn’t try to please them at all costs: it has been refusing commercial films for several years and aims to present truly high-quality European cinema. “They […]
Producer Živilė Gallego: “I Care About Both the Film’s Story and Its Director
“When I am producing a film, it matters to me what its characters are looking for, but today I am selective regarding both the story and the director. It is difficult to predict what the final result will be. Still, I want to enjoy the process,” says Živilė Gallego, head of the film production company […]
“Inconvenient Films” program authors: “A good documentary can surpass any fiction”
Today, on October 8th, the documentary film festival “Nepatogus kinas“ (“Inconvenient Films”) celebrates its 18th birthday. As usual, in addition to 54 feature films, the program includes discussions, meetings, exhibitions, workshops, etc. “I believe that the content of a good documentary can surpass any fiction because reality is often even more unbelievable,” Judita Ragauskaitė, the […]
Cameraman and film director Eitvydas Doškus: “Coincidences in Documentaries Fascinate Me”
Eitvydas Doškus is a cameraman and film director who has contributed to many Lithuanian films, including “Peace to Us in Our Dreams”, “Twittering Soul”, “A Feature Film About Life“ and others. His documentary “Once Upon a Vilnius” received the “Silver Crane” national award in 2023. We talked with Doškus about the diversity of cinema, the […]
“Sisi’s” team wraps up shootings in Vilnius: the city’s landmarks are on the screen once again
The team of the hugely popular drama series “Sisi”—the s show is well-known in Lithuania—continues shooting the fourth season in various locations across Europe. Until now, “Sisi” has been screened in more than 120 countries, and a large part of the shooting takes place in Lithuania, particularly in the capital Vilnius, which embodies 19th-century Austria […]
Film Editor Silvija Vilkaitė: This Job is All About Emotions and Empathy
Silvija Vilkaitė is a film editor who worked on many well-known Lithuanian films, such as “The Saint”, “Nova Lituania”, “How to Be A Human”, and “Slow”. According to Silvija, who was recently awarded the “Silver Crane” prize, the task of the film editor is much more than just preparing the final conversion of the raw […]