Lithuania Wins Best European Film Location in 2020
credit: Pažaislis Church and Monastery Complex
VILNIUS: The Pažaislis Church and Monastery Complex was awarded Best European Film Location in 2020 at an online Berlinale ceremony on 2 March 2021.
The Location Award nomination is organised by EUFCN (European Film Commissions Network). A record number of 28 European film locations and regions were nominated for the awards in 2020. The Pažaislis Church and Monastery Complex was introduced to the Commission by Kaunas Film Office. In 2018 it was used in the four-part TV miniseries by HBO and Sky
Catherine the Great, starring Helen Mirren.
Lithuania continued to attract numerous foreign film productions in 2020 due to the Lithuanian Film Tax Incentive, including: the 4th season of the Netflix series
03/03/2021 - Il luogo situato a Kaunas (Lituania) trionfa alla quarta edizione del premio per la miglior location europea organizzato da EUFCN, in collaborazione con Cineuropa
03/03/2021 - The site in Kaunas (Lithuania) has scooped the fourth edition of the award for best European location in the film and TV industries organised by EUFCN, in collaboration with Cineuropa
The Pažaislis Church and Monastery Complex beat stiff competition for the EUFCN prize Author: Chris Evans
Published: 3 Mar 2021
The Pažaislis Church and Monastery Complex in Kaunas, Lithuania, is the winner of the fourth edition of the EUFCN Location Award, it was announced at the European Film Market yesterday (2 March).
Situated on the Kaunas Lagoon Peninsula, the monastery helped to recreate the splendid and tumultuous reign of Empress Catherine II of Russia (Helen Mirren) in the HBO and Sky Atlantic miniseries Catherine the Great.
The award was received by Kaunas Film Office representatives Aurelijus Silkinis and Goda Gajauskaite during the European Film Commission Network (EUFCN) location award ceremony.