Every summer, more and more initiatives invite people to step out of traditional cinemas and enjoy open-air films. The Vilnius Film Office recommends the best places in the capital to watch movies throughout the warm season.
„Deep Rivers Run Silent“
„Deep Rivers Run Silent“ is a recurring summer cycle of film screenings and events, returning this year in a new location – the Track Park hangar of the Vilnius Railway Museum, uniquely framed by moving trains. The program is curated in collaboration with cultural organizations from Vilnius and Kaunas that are committed to community-building and the promotion of non-commercial culture and the arts.
From July 1 to August 7, the project will host 18 free events, including film screenings, concerts, radio show listening sessions, a theatrical performance, discussions, and artist talks.
The cycle will open on July 1 with Czech director Jiří Menzel’s 1966 film Closely Watched Trains. Other films in the Meno Avilys program – Girls (dir. Sumitra Peries), Friendship’s Death (dir. Peter Wollen), 21:12 Night Bar (dir. Mary Jimenez), and Bona (dir. Lino Brocka) – will take audiences on a journey through time and space, traversing the cinematic landscapes of the 1970s and 1980s.
More informational available HERE.
„Lokys, liūtas ir šakelė“
For the fourth year in a row, the film company „Lokys, liūtas ir šakelė“ and the cultural space Lukiškės Prison 2.0 invite Vilnius residents and guests to spend their Monday evenings enjoying great cinema. Kicking off on April 28 with a secret screening, this open-air film series will continue to delight audiences free of charge until the end of September.
This summer’s edition of the now well-established tradition will feature 22 audience favourites and internationally acclaimed films from major global festivals, all curated from the collection of „Lokys, liūtas ir šakelė“, which celebrated its 15th anniversary this year.
More information available HERE.
Summer Cinema
For the seventh year in a row, the Vilnius International Film Festival Kino Pavasaris team invites Vilnius residents and visitors to enjoy free film screenings in the city’s meadows from late June through July. The program will feature audience favorites from Kino Pavasaris, award-winning auteur films from international festivals, and the latest works by Lithuanian filmmakers. More information will be available closer to the event at vasaroskinas.lt and on Kino Pavasaris’ Facebook and Instagram pages.
The first screening will take place on July 1, in the meadows of Karoliniškės, near the TV Tower.
More information available HERE.
„Cinema under the stars“
Since 2010, the annual open-air film festival Cinema Under the Stars has been a staple of Vilnius summers. This year, it will run from July 29 to August 7, with evening screenings of film classics and surprise titles in the courtyard of the Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania.
More information will be shared closer to the event on the official website kinaspozvaigzdemis.lt, as well as on the Facebook and Instagram pages of the festival’s organizers, Kino Pavasaris and Pasaka.
