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Lithuanian Films and Symposium on Baltic Cinema at goEast Festival in Germany
In April, the German city of Wiesbaden becomes a meeting point and a promotion platform for Central and Eastern European film and filmmakers. The 18th goEast festival, which kicks off today, is shining a spotlight on the Baltic States with a symposium, “Hybrid Identities – Baltic Cinema”, dedicated to the national cinemas of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, their histories, pursuits of national and cultural identities. The festival’s programme also includes some of the key recent titles of Baltic cinema. The project is part of a wide-ranging tripartite programme with which the Baltic States present their cinemas to Europe on the occasion of their centenary of statehood.
GoEast2018: Spotlight On Cinema History Symposium “Hybrid Identities – Baltic Cinema”
In 2018, seven countries in Central and Eastern Europe are celebrating 100 years of independence. “I picked a very special year to make my start as the head of festival,” says Heleen Gerritsen, the new director of goEast – Festival of Central and Eastern European Film. “That’s a cause for celebration, but also invites us to take stock of current circumstances. Especially in the Baltic States the history of independence is a very complicated one and the search for identity is far from resolved”, according to Gerritsen, who is looking forward to vivid discussions with a number of renowned film scholars during the 18th edition of the festival. Under the title “Hybrid Identities – Baltic Cinema” the goEast Symposium also provides ample space for lectures and discussion. The special program Prague 1968, which is devoted to the cinematic reappraisal of the events of the Prague Spring, represents a further historical focus at the festival.
Special screening to thank producers and businesses for embracing Film Tax Incentive
The Lithuanian Film Centre (LFC) on Friday invited filmmakers and film investors to a special event to acknowledge their contribution to fostering film production environment in the country facilitated by a special Film Tax Incentive offered by the Lithuanian government.
News from EFM: New opportunities for Baltic producers at San Sebastian IFF
Today representatives of the San Sebastian International Film Festival and the Baltic film centres held a cordial meeting at the European Film Market in Berlin to discuss the presentation of the Lithuanian, Latvian and Estonian film industries at this year’s festival.
News from EFM: Baltic Film Centres and Locarno IFF Strike Deal on Participation in “Match Me!”
The film centres of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia have signed an agreement with Locarno International Film Festival that will see six Baltic producers participate in the festival’s international “Match Me!” programme.
