Daiva Jurkonytė: when you need a lawyer on the movie set
Daiva Jurkonytė is a lawyer with 14 years of experience in working with audiovisual authors and the organizer of the “Filmo teisių lagaminas“ (“Film rights luggage”) conference; she also conducts training sessions for film professionals and students. In an interview initiated by the Vilnius Film Office, Daiva talks about the daily routine of her work, the most common legal conflicts, and how to avoid them.
Algimantas Puipa on His Latest Surrealist Film In the Making: “I feel safe in my fantasies”
Until mid-October, “Midnight Session”, the latest film by Lithuanian film director Algimantas Puipa, will be shot in Vilnius. Inspired by the writer Jaroslav Melnik’s work, the film will transport the audience to a surreal world, floating between dreams and reality. In a conversation with Puipa initiated by the Vilnius Film Office, we talk about the […]
Creative dou: director Marija Kavtaradze and producer Marija Razgute tell us about the collaboration lessons learned and upcoming premiere
After traveling to many festivals around the world, the romantic film “Slow” is coming back home. Lithuanian cinema-goers will finally have the chance to watch it in cinema theaters. The film’s story centers on the relationship between a contemporary dance performer and a sign language interpreter, which is profoundly changed by the protagonist’s confession of […]
World-famous location scout L. Balton tells about 30 years in the film industry and her Lithuanian roots
Lori Balton is a location scout and manager who scouts for film locations all around the world. A true professional, with over 30 years of experience in the film industry, she has helped to find impressive scene locations for film directors like Scorsese, Tarantino, Aranofsky and Spielberg, and such world-renowned films as “Once Upon a […]
Famous Filmmakers After Visiting Vilnius: The City Has Great Potential
“Vilnius has a huge potential”, unanimously agree the location managers from London, Toronto, Berlin and London who started their journey through the Baltic countries not long ago. Well-known film professionals, who are scouting locations for shooting movies and TV series all over the world, visited four cities and more than 15 different locations in Lithuania. […]
Supervising Location Managers are scouting Baltic States: Checking Out the Best Shooting Locations in Lithuania
Until August 21st supervising location managers from the USA, Canada, and Europe will be working intensively in the Baltic countries. The aim of well-known professionals from the film industry is to discover places, buildings and interiors In Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia suitable for shooting TV series and films. The managers, who spent three days in […]
Production Manager Ieva Svitojūtė: Some People Do Skydiving and Others Work in the Cinema
“Some people do skydiving, while others work in the cinema,” laughs Svitojūtė, who has been working on TV series and feature films shot in Lithuania for more than a decade, and contributed to such projects as “Chernobyl”, “Paradise”, “Stranger Things”, “Young Wallander” and others. The former production coordinator, currently production manager admits: working in cinema […]
Baltic Women in Film Mentorship program: professional friendships and international projects
The Baltic Women in Film Mentorship program continues a successful journey and returns for a third season of 2023-2024. One of the factors contributing to the success of the program – the success stories of the mentees. Not only do these stories motivate organizers to continue their meaningful work, but also they prove the benefits […]
“Netflix” premiere “Paradise”: a Different Landscape of Dystopian Vilnius
On July 27th German filmmakers’ film “Paradise” was introduced on the Netflix platform. Almost immediately after its premiere the futuristic action thriller was already one the 10 most watched Netflix films in our country. Many viewers will probably be surprised to learn that part of the film’s plot takes place in Lithuania, including Vilnius. In […]
Monika Sakalauskaitė Tells Us About Working as a Line Producer, 20 years in the Film World and Shooting “Paradise”
Monika Sakalauskaitė is a line producer with over 20 years of experience in the cinema world. Having unexpectedly found herself on the movie set in her youth, today Sakalauskaitė works with the most important foreign projects shot in Lithuania. Among them was one the most anticipated futuristic thrillers: “Paradise”, which will be presented to the […]