Trolleybus Man
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Lithuanian filmmaker secures funding for superhero short about public transport

A film alumnus from the University for the Creative Arts (UCA) in Farnham, UK, has been given a welcome boost after the Lithuanian government agreed to invest €45,000 in his latest production. […]

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Fashion TV owner picks Vilnius as setting for new WWII film

Fashion TV founder and owner Michel Adam has chosen Vilnius, Lithuania, as the site for a full feature film. Shanghai 1939: Exodus from Vienna is based on his mother’s true life story during World War II. […]

Aistė Diržiūtė
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Lithuanian actress selected for European Shooting Stars

The European Film Promotion (EFP) has announced that Lithuanian actress Aistė Diržiūtė, 23, has been shortlisted among the ten talented newcomer actors selected for the European Shooting Stars 2015, the Lithuanian Film Centre said. […]

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Forever stylish: Lithuanian filmmaker explores the lives of New York’s elderly fashionistas

In Advanced Style, the documentary by Lithuanian filmmaker Lina Plioplytė, based on US photographer Ari Seth Cohen’s blog of the same name, a clutch of New York women ranging in age from 62 to 95 are celebrated for their unique style: furs, rhinestones, paisleys, florals, feathers, caftans, and hats, always hats. The documentary challenging accepted notions of beauty and fashion is coming to cinemas in Lithuania this December. […]

The Invisible Front presented to audiences in Chicago
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The Invisible Front continues its successful tour of US cinemas

On Friday, 14 November, The Invisible Front was presented at The Music Box Theatre, which is Chicago’s premiere venue for independent and foreign films. The story of one of the twentieth century’s most significant underground resistance movements attracted a packed hall of Lithuanians residing in the region. […]