Culture
MO Modern Art Museum opening in Vilnius
MO Museum, a privately-owned new modern art museum built in place of a demolished Soviet-era movie theater in Vilnius, is opening to the public on Thursday. […]
Culture
Culture
First Baltic Film Festival kicking off in New York
The first-ever New York Baltic Film Festival is kicking off in the United States’ biggest city on Thursday, the Lithuanian Film Center said. […]
Culture
MO Museum provides opportunity to feel proud, promote Lithuanian artists, president says
The MO Museum of modern art, to be opened in Vilnius on Thursday, will provide an opportunity for Lithuanians to be proud and also promote the country’s artists, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė says. […]
Culture
Helen Mirren returns to Lithuania as formidable Russian Empress in Sky and HBO’s Catherine the Great
Lithuania has become a stage set for Sky and HBO’s original British drama Catherine the Great. Set against the lavish backdrop of the politically ruthless 18th century Russian court, this four-part epic starring Helen Mirren will chart the latter years of Catherine’s 34-year reign. The series is also being shot in Latvia and Russia, a press release from HBO states. […]
Culture
Meno Niša gallery dedicates new exhibition MOnikos to MO Museum
The Meno Niša gallery opened new exhibition MOnikos on October 4, in dedication to the opening of MO Museum later in the month. MOnikos showcases works by two artists, Monika Furmana and Monika Plentauskaitė, a press release from the gallery states. […]
Culture
Lithuanian Theatre Company “Teatriukas” touring the USA
The independent theatre company “Teatriukas” from Vilnius is touring the USA in September and October. They are performing a contemporary version of Žalia Gyva in Lithuanian schools and communities to celebrate the one hundred years of Lithuanian Independence together with the members of the Lithuanian Diaspora. […]
Culture
Opening of MO Museum in Vilnius to last four days, with 346 pieces in initial exhibition
The opening of the MO Museum of modern art in Vilnius will start on Oct. 18 and will last four days, and the first exhibition will include 346 pieces of art from the collection of the museum’s founders Viktoras Butkus and Danguole Butkienė. […]
Culture
Lithuanian music quota would give artists EUR 1 mln in additional revenue, rep says
A quota set for radio broadcasters to give at least a third of their air to Lithuanian contents would give Lithuanians artists 1 million euros in additional revenue, Vaidas Stackevičius, head of the Lithuanian Music Business Association, says. […]
Culture
International theater festival Sirenos kicks off in Vilnius
Sirenos (Sirens), an international theater festival, is kicking off in Vilnius on Thursday with a showcase of Lithuanian productions. […]
Culture
Lithuania’s Venice Biennale pavilion will turn into singing beach
Lithuania’s pavilion at the 58th Venice Biennale next year will become a singing beach for a few months. […]
Culture
Lithuanian cultural workers to stage protest to demand higher salaries
Creative and cultural workers will next week stage a protest outside the government building in Vilnius to press their demands for a larger increase in salaries. […]
Culture
Lithuanian Film Summer Survivors by Marija Kavtaradzė to World Premiere at Toronto Film Festival
For the second year in a row Lithuania has been included in the Toronto International Film Festival – one of the key events of the industry across the globe. The 43rd edition of the film festival will run for eleven days and include the world premiere of Marija Kavtaradzė’s debut feature Summer Survivors (orig. “Išgyventi vasarą”), which is taking place today, September 7. Authors of the film will hold a meeting with the audience after the screening. The national film industry will be represented at the EUROPE! Umbrella of the TIFF Industry Centre by the Lithuanian Film Centre as the official member of the European Film Promotion (EFP), a press release from the Lithuanian Film Centre states. […]
Culture
New Torah scroll to be written at Vilnius’ Choral Synagogue
A ceremony of starting the writing of a new Torah scroll will be held at the Choral Synagogue of Vilnius on Tuesday. […]
Culture
Lithuania picks Matelis’ ‘Wonderful Losers. A Different World’ for Oscar entry
Lithuania has selected “Wonderful Losers. A Different World”, a documentary directed by Arūnas Matelis, as its entry for an Academy Awards nomination in the best foreign-language film category. […]
Culture
Lithuanian Film and talent at this year’s Locarno IFF
The 71st Locarno International Film Festival, which kicks off today, is exceptionally rich in Lithuanian accents. Three Lithuanian films or co-productions have been selected to participate in the festival’s programmes and will have their world premieres in Locarno, to be presented by their filmmakers. In addition to film screenings, three promising Lithuanian producers will represent their country at the festival’s industry days. […]
Culture
Vilnius, Riga and Tallinn to host Baltic Film Days
The three Baltic capitals will host the Baltic Film Days this week, organized for a second time. […]
Culture
Telia will launch exclusive HBO® content in Lithuania on August 21
From August 21 all subscribers of Telia Smart TV will be able to watch over a hundred prominent, award-winning and critically acclaimed films and series from the American premium pay TV network HBO. New content will automatically be added to the service when it premieres, a press release from Telia states. […]
Culture
Premises on Great Synagogue grounds in Vilnius let to 10 tenants
The City of Vilnius has rented special premises at the site of the complex of the Great Synagogue on the Vokiečių Street to host creative tenants, who will, in their turn, organise various artistic workshops, exhibitions, educational, innovative and artistic projects, teach crafts, there will be educational theatre and visual arts activities. All this will be happening in a 1000 square meters building which used to operate as a primary school and it is atop the former treasured heritage – the Great Synagogue – the Jewish Cultural and Education Centre (13A, Vokiečių Street). […]
Culture
Lithuanian cinema and documentary thrive in first half of 2018
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. […]
Culture
Lithuania introduces ‘cultural passport’ for schoolchildren
Lithuania is set to launch on September 1 a state-funded program for schoolchildren aimed at improving their access to cultural and educational projects and events. […]