The Lithuanian box office sees a drastic reduction in admissions in 2020
The Lithuanian flick
The Perfect Date by Robertas Razma, which emerged as number one at the Lithuanian box office last year
Lithuania proved to be no exception to the majority of countries when it recorded one of its worst box-office results last year. According to statistics released by the Lithuanian Film Centre (LFC), national cinemas suffered almost a threefold reduction in both viewers and revenue compared to 2019.
In detail, the results of the first two months of 2020 had led people to expect a better performance than in 2019, when 383 films were shown, with 4.1 million tickets sold and almost €22.5 million in revenues. The 20% increase in revenues in January and February last year, in comparison to the same two months of 2019, and an average of 30,000 viewers per month, was clearly paving the way for an even better year, with companies expecting a 5% increase in their revenues. However, the two loc
12/02/2021 - The cataclysmic effect of the pandemic resulted in a very poor year for film exhibitors, with only 1.5 million tickets sold, while two local titles topped the list of most-seen movies
Nova Lituania by Karolis Kaupinis photo: Square Eyes
VILNIUS: The Coronavirus pandemic was challenging for the Lithuanian film industry as limitations were imposed upon all culture and film events in the whole country.
Still, Lithuanian films of all kinds (feature, documentary, animated and short films) had their world premieres at internationally acclaimed festivals, including Cannes, Karlovy Vary, Leipzig, Venice, San Sebastian, Warsaw, DOC NYC, Tallinn, with the support from the Lithuanian Film Centre.
Total production expenses in Lithuania were 37,911,134 EUR, making 2020 the most profitable year for the tax incentive scheme since its launch. Lithuania saw the infection rate increase over October and November, but film production didn t come to a standstill and international projects arrived from Finland, Norway, Sweden, the UK and France starting August 2020. They include Netfix’s crime drama series