From an Abandoned School in Alytus to Cannes: Director Arnas Balčiūnas on Class Photo
This year, the short film Class Photo by young Lithuanian director Arnas Balčiūnas premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. Created as a master’s graduation project at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre’s National Film School, the film was selected for the prestigious Cannes Critics’ Week and competed alongside short films from around the world. […]
Films that changed the history of Lithuanian cinema: Giedrė Žickytė’s “How We Played the Revolution”
Vilnius Film Office presents the report series “Films that changed the history of Lithuanian cinema.” Through conversations with directors, actors, and contemporaries, the series reveals not only events of the past but also the internal growth of the industry – how far we have come over 35 years of independence, which films marked turning points, and […]
“Silver Crane” – A Celebration and a Mirror of the Industry: Laimonas Ubavičius and Darius Vaitiekūnas on the Significance of Lithuania’s National Film Awards
Every year, the Lithuanian National Film Awards “Silver Crane” bring together the country’s film community and become one of the most important cinematic events of the year.
Cannes Film Festival Between Politics and the Magic of Cinema: Film Critic Dmitrij Gluščevskij on This Year’s Cannes
The Cannes Film Festival has remained one of the most important platforms in the global film industry for decades. It is where the year’s biggest premieres are born, cinematic trends begin to take shape, and the festival’s competition lineup often becomes a kind of roadmap for the film year ahead. Yet today, Cannes is not […]
Two Films, two different worlds, one Cannes: costume designer Rūta Lečaitė on working on “Ulya” and “Spring”
This year at the Cannes Film Festival, the work of costume designer Rūta Lečaitė will be seen in two films – Latvian director Viesturs Kairišs’ “Ulya” and the Lithuanian-Ukrainian-French co-production “Vesna” (“Spring”).