MO Museum
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A four day celebration of modern art

After months of anticipation, the MO Museum of Modern Art has officially opened its doors to general audiences. On the first of a four-day event, the first visitors were treated with numerous conferences, concerts, and performances that enhanced the lure of the main exhibition. […]

Helen Mirren
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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. […]

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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. […]

Summer Survivors
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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. […]

Wonderful Losers. A Different World
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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. […]

Caucasus by Laurynas Bareiša
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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. […]

Special premises at the site of the complex of the Great Synagogue of Vilnius. Photo Saulius Žiūra (7)
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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). […]

Owl Mountain
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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. […]