VilniusFilmFestival and Meeting Point-Vilnius were quick to prioritize #Ukrainian filmmakers right after the war started. Today #Ukraine celebrates its Independence Day.

Sci-fi drama Vesper is being released on September 30 2022, in Lithuania and United States. This film is a co-production between Lithuania, France and Belgium. It was primarily filmed in Vilnius. #FilmFriendlyVilnius #Vesper Distributed by VilniusFilmFestival youtube.com/watch?v=qvSkTA…

DREAM SCENARIO dir. by Kristoffer Borgli @kristogger is a #comedy & #action film starring Nicolas Cage making its way to cinemas on Dec 15 Dream Scenario #UpcomingPremieres

EXCITING PREMIERES from Kino Pavasaris Distribution & A24 for #Baltic audiences in 2024: Audiences in #Lithuania, #Latvia, & #Estonia can anticipate Sofia Coppola's latest work Priscilla, a biographical drama based on the memoirs of #Priscilla Presley.

Proud to announce MPV's NEW Head of Industry: Ena Rahelić! Rahelić has attended VIFF since 2012, and familiar with both MPV and #Lithuanian film industry, and hopes to further transform MPV into an indispensable resource for local film professionals. bit.ly/46oXI2H

#Lithuanian director Marija Kavtaradze's marija kavtaradze SLOW (2023) secured the Best Directing Award (World #Cinema Dramatic) at Sundance Sundance Film Festival after a successful screening at this year's #VIFF.

Thank you Screen International for sharing our exciting new announcement for MPV's future with our new head of industry, Ena Rahelić. Rahelić's vision for MPV includes substantial changes - beginning with next year's edition of the #VIFF in March. bit.ly/49FW6Vf

This October MPV introduced a new team of #programmers as preparations are underway for the #festival. The team will be led by Marija Fridinovaitė as the Head of the Programme, and feature Dovilė Grigaliūnaitė, Karolis Žukas, and Benita Paplauskaitė. bit.ly/414nPuw

Have you seen all of least year's #VIFF competition picks? We're #rewatching DISCO BOY (2023) a #French, #Belgian, #Italian, and #Polish film dir. by Giacomo Abbruzzese Giacomo Abbruzzese following the merging of destinies in a visually impressive tale. bit.ly/3GoY4f0

One of the most powerful films of the year, A LETTER TO UKRAINE (2023) was made by the #Lithuanian film community coming together for a voluntary project aiming to document what was happening during this complicated time in their country. bit.ly/47VASAL

OPEN CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS:  VIFF is calling for submissions from #European filmmakers to submit their fiction, documentary, animation and experimental feature and short length films. Will we see you at next year's festival? bit.ly/3Ndp4SO

DEC 1966: Shirley Clarke & crew convened at the Hotel Chelsea Chelsea Hotels to make a film. The result is a portrait of a remarkable, charming, and tortured man who is by turns hilarious and heartbreaking.  Reminisce with us watching PORTRAIT OF JASON: bit.ly/3R588ip

Kicking off our #WinterRewatch list is FELLOW TRAVELERS, the 2015 #Lithuanian film dir. by Linas Mikuta Set in mid-December on a snowy and grim day, three frozen fellow travellers reveal hidden corners of their soul connected by a passing driver. bit.ly/3TgWAvf

The holidays can be a tense time for everyone. In the #Romanian #ShortFilm THE CHRISTMAS GIFT (2018) dir. by Bogdan Mureșanu Bogdan Muresanu watch an idyllic family night unravel when a father discovers that in a letter to Santa Claus his juvenile son wished to see his uncle die.

#OnThisDay in 1994: a concert by Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden at the BKC music hall in SCREAM FOR ME SARAJEVO (2016) dir. by Tarik Hodžić, a film about people who risked their lives to perform for the people who risked their lives in order to live them. bit.ly/3TdyQYG

HOPE (2019) a #Norwegian film dir. by Maria Sødahl follows the story of a wife who finds out she has three months left to live. Her and her husband must fall in love again to discover the strength in each other – to inspire hope for the entire family at the Christmas table.

Next on our #ChristmasRewatch: THE CONTEST (2018) a #Lithuanian short film dir. by Saulė Bliuvaitė from our #StudentFilmCompetition Join a family on a poignant Christmas Eve as they navigate challenges of heartache and the courage to embrace new beginnings.bit.ly/48dLoDL

Follow two best friends as they spend #ChristmasEve breaking into the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City in MUSEUM (2018) Museo The Film dir. by Alonso Ruizpalacios. The film won the Berlinale's #SilverBear prize for Best Screenplay. bit.ly/4ahYrFR

The touching #SouthKorean short film, "Merry Christmas Mr Mo" (2016) dir. by Lim Dae-hyung was shot as a loving tribute from a son to his father, diagnosed with a terminal illness, as they travel from the countryside to Seoul to capture his final moments. bit.ly/3uTXZNX