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Owl Mountain
Culture

Lithuanian cinema and documentary thrive in first half of 2018

July 16, 2018 EN.DELFI 0

Over the first six months of this year, national cinema in Lithuania has seen a significant rise in attendance, as evidenced by box office returns: ticket sales of Lithuanian films have almost reached 60% of last year’s total (€2.6 million, compared to €4.5 million in 2017), attracting 500,000 viewers (compared to 860,000 for the whole 2017). National cinema has also increased its share in theatre programming to unprecedented 28% of the market, a significant rise from 22% last year, a press release from the Lithuanian Film Centre states. […]

Karlovy Vary festival
Culture

A retrospective of Baltic documentaries and premieres of latest Lithuanian productions at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival

July 2, 2018 EN.DELFI 0

The name of Lithuania will be reiterated louder than ever at this year’s Karlovy Vary International Film Festival which opens today. After a 15-year hiatus the audiences will have an opportunity to see a retrospective of classics from the Baltic countries titled “Reflections of Time: Baltic Poetic Documentary”. World premieres of two renowned Lithuanian filmmakers will take place at the festival with both films participating in the competition programmes. Lithuanians will also actively take part in industry events, a press release from the Lithuanian Film Centre states. […]