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Lithuanian actor in the cast of latest James Bond movie
The cast of the latest instalment of the James Bond franchise, 007 Spectre, includes a Lithuanian name. […]
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Two Lithuanian shorts at Stockholm animation festival REX
The international REX animation festival, which opens in Stockholm on Friday, is screening two entries from Lithuania. […]
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Lithuanian month on Eurochannel
Eurochannel and Lithuanian film centre presents “Lithuanian Month” in November. Eurochannel, the award-winning television channel, presents its first Lithuanian Month supported by the Lithuanian Film Centre. During the entire month of November, Eurochannel viewers will enjoy a curated selection of Lithuanian feature films, documentaries, shorts, and musical artists to showcase Lithuania’s dynamic cinematic culture. […]
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Concert in Flanders celebrates 250th anniversary of Michal Kleofas Oginski
The Embassy of Lithuania, together with the Embassies of Poland and Belarus, organised a concert in the Flemish town Heist-op-den-Berg (province of Antwerp), which was dedicated to celebrate the 250th birth anniversary of Michał Kleofas Ogiński. […]
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Film about Japanese diplomat who saved Jews premièred in Vilnius
On 14 October, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius attended the première of the film Persona Non Grata about a Japanese ambassador in Lithuania who issued visas to Jews during World War Two, saving thousands of people from death. […]
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Vilnius Yiddish Reading Circle turning to prewar Kaunas
After a month of concentrating on prewar Yiddish newspapers from Vilnius (Yiddish Vílne), the weekly Yiddish Literary Reading Circle, now in its 17th year, turns in its next session, this coming Sunday, 18 October 2015 at 1 PM (1300) sharp, to readings from Yiddish newspapers in interwar Kaunas (Yiddish Kóvne). […]
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Lithuanian director, actress Galina Dauguvietytė passes away
Lithuania’s legendary actress, director, screenwriter, and author Galina Dauguvietytė died in Vilnius on Thursday. She was 89 years old. […]
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Kaunas works on application to be listed as UNESCO World Heritage Site
Kaunas Municipality is finishing an application to have parts of the city included into the Tentative List of UNESCO World Heritage, the municipality announced on Tuesday. […]
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Lithuanian schlager star Stasys Povilaitis passes away at 69
Famous Lithuanian singer and poet Stasys Povilaitis passed away in the morning of 6 October after a serious illness at the age of 69. […]
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Doubts about Ten Walls’ new project being vehicle for pro-LGBT message
The career of Lithuanian producer-musician Marijus Adomaitis, better known internationally as Ten Walls, took a serious hit when the artist’s homophobic rant on Facebook went viral. After a summer out of the public eye, Ten Walls returns with an apology and a project he says will redeem him with his LGBT fans. The latter claim, however, has left some unconvinced. […]
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Six synagogues in Lithuania listed as protected cultural heritage
Six synagogues in Lithuania have been included into the list of monuments protected by the state, BNS reports. […]
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10 gastronomic projects compete for title of best in Lithuanian cuisine
What is the best Lithuanian cuisine can offer – beer brewed according to the old tradition, traditional tree cake (lit. šakotis) or traditional seacoast fish soup? It will become clear in mid-November, when the best Lithuanian gastronomic project will be announced. […]
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Holocaust by Bullets exhibit at Vilna Gaon Jewish Museum
The Vilna Gaon State Jewish Museum presents the exhibit, Holocaust by Bullets, Yahad – In Unum – 10 Years of Investigations, from October 1 to November 22, 2015. […]
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US director makes documentary about Hill of Witches in Lithuania
US director Frank Barn is shooting a documentary film about the Hill of Witches on Lithuania’s picturesque Curonian Spit, with plans to present the movie at the international festival, The BEA Festival of Media Arts. […]