Lithuanian Film Studios

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Lithuanian Film Studio
Company type Corporation
Industry Motion pictures
Animated films
Founded1940
Headquarters Vilnius, Lithuania
Products Motion pictures
Television programs

Lithuanian Film Studio (Lithuanian : Lietuvos kino studija) is a Lithuanian film studio in Vilnius. [1]

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History

In 1940 a studio was founded in Lithuania under Soviet rule, which from then on was responsible for the production of newsreels. This studio produced a first feature film in 1953, Aušra prie Nemuno  [ lt; ru ], but still in co-production with Lenfilm. In 1956 it was renamed Lietuvos kino studija and from then on served as the headquarters for the state film industry. The studio produced its first independent feature film Žydrasis horizontas in 1957. It was a children's film directed by Vytautas Mikalauskas. [2]

Notable films

YearEnglish titleOriginal titleDirector
1964 The Girl and the Echo Paskutinė atostogų dienaArūnas Žebriūnas
1966 Nobody Wanted to Die Niekas nenorėjo mirti Vytautas Žalakevičius
1966 The Little Prince Mažasis princasArūnas Žebriūnas
1968 Feelings JausmaiAlgirdas Dausa and Almantas Grikevičius
1969 The Beautiful Girl GražuolėArūnas Žebriūnas
1972 Northern Crusades Herkus MantasMarijonas Giedrys
1972 That Sweet Word: Liberty! Tas saldus žodis – laisvė Vytautas Žalakevičius
1977 Walnut Bread Riešutų duonaArūnas Žebriūnas
1981 Faktas FaktAlmantas Grikevicius

See also

References

  1. Rollberg, Peter (2008). Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 389–391. ISBN   978-0-8108-6072-8.
  2. "Lithuanian Cinema Studio". 2001-03-29. Archived from the original on 2001-03-29. Retrieved 2022-07-26.