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Ukraine in focus at Vilnius Book Fair 2016
The Vilnius Book Fair on February 25-28 will include meetings with over 300 authors and publishers and an entire stand dedicated to Ukraine. […]
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Young Lithuanian rockers chosen for Top Gear video clip
A song by Wolfsome, a Lithuanian rock band formed in 2013, was chosen as the background track for a clip by Top Gear, a popular automotive show in the UK. The clip, in which we hear Wolfsome’s track “Electrified,” shows a Hyundai i20 rally vehicle driving through London and other parts of the UK. […]
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Should we celebrate or mourn on February 16th?
The inter-celebratory period gives us a single day between Valentine’s day, which is dedicated to billions of lovers around the world, and February 16th, which is a celebration for only about 3 million not-quite-so-romantic citizens of the world. […]
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The Revenant cinematographer of Lithuanian descent wins BAFTA, on track for Oscar
Emmanuel Lubezki, the director of Lithuanian descent who has already won consecutive Academy Awards for Best Cinematography for his work on the films Gravity and Birdman, last night won a BAFTA for best cinematography for The Revenant. […]
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Vilnius oldtown ‘reconstruction’ raises concern among preservationists
A development plan for the Oldtown of Vilnius, currently being drafted by the Culture Heritage Department, has raised concerns of heritage preservationists. The plan envisages “reconstruction of historical zones” that were destroyed during World War Two, which critics say will open the door for new construction in public squares at the heart of Vilnius. […]
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Lithuania celebrates Mardi Gras
Lithuania is celebrating Mardi Gras on Tuesday, or as it is called locally, Užgavėnės. On this day, Lithuanians traditionally chase out the winter and have fun before the seven-week lent period leading up to Easter. […]
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Lithuania celebrates Užgavėnės – a festival to drive the winter out
Although there is no snow outside and the spring, it seems, may already be getting ready to arrive, Lithuanians celebrated the annual festival Užgavėnės in Rumšiškės and around the country to drive the winter out. […]
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Bestseller about Lithuanian exiles in Soviet Russia being adapted to film in Lithuania
You are surrounded by a blizzard and a never-ending snowscape as far as the eye can see. All you can hear is your own breath, and all you can feel is biting cold. From far away, a team of huskies pulls a sleigh. This is the first scene from a movie called Ashes in the Snow currently being filmed based on Rūta Šepetys‘ bestseller Between Shades of Gray. […]
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Photographer explores Lithuanian region torn in two by border with Belarus
Jasper Walter Bastian, an award-winning German-American documentary photographer, has created a photo series called “A Road Not Taken” that explores the town of Dieveniškės, located only 6 kilometres form the Belarusian border, and the surrounding Šalčininkai region. […]
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Cast and crew watch BBC’s War and Peace screening in Vilnius
The first screening of the BBC’s War & Peace in Vilnius this Saturday saw some of the heavy hitters of the Lithuanian film and culture industry mingle with the British BBC crew. With the BBC having shot this major production in Lithuania and the implementation of new tax incentives, the country’s film industry is seeing a surge. […]
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Heritage commission to take up Green Bridge statues issue
The new chairwoman of the State Cultural Heritage Commission will look into the fate of the soviet Green Bridge sculptures that were removed from central Vilnius last summer. […]
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Lithuania gets spot in 2nd Eurovision semi-final
Lithuania will perform in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 on May 12, according to the results of the allocation draw on Monday. […]
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War and Peace director Tom Harper: ‘I felt like an army general myself, but with less severe consequences’
Tom Harper, director of the BBC‘s latest adaptation of Leo Tolstoy’s epic War & Peace, returns to Vilnius, the backdrop of many of the series’ scenes, for the first screening in Lithuania. David van Roon of the Lithuania Tribune speaks with Harper about Lithuania’s most beautiful film locations, local cuisine and how directing an army of actors in a battle scene is not all that different from commanding an actual army. […]