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Lietuvos Muzikos ir Teatro Akademija (LMTA)

Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre (LMTA)

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  • Basic Facts
  • Mission & Strategy
  • Degree Areas
  • Key Teaching Staff
  • Successful Graduates

Basic Facts

  • Year of Foundation:

    1933

  • Year of Receiving CILECT Full Membership:

    2016

  • Year of Receiving Last State Accreditation:

    1992

  • Agency (-ies) Who Awarded the State Accreditation:

    Ministry of Education and Science

  • Name of Director (Rector, Dean, Head of School):

    Elona Bajorinienė

  • Address:

    Kosciuškos st. 10, Vilnius

  • Country:

    Lithuania

  • Website:

    https://lmta.lt/

  • Points of Contact

    CILECT Contact Person:
    Dean: Elona Bajorinienė
    Telephone:
    + 370 5 21 22 513
    Mobile:
    + 370 61 22 02 40
    Email:
    elona.bajoriniene@lmta.lt
    CILECT Contact Person:
    Head of Film and TV department Giedrė Beinoriūtė
    Email:
    Giedre.Beinoriute@lmta.lt
    CILECT Contact Person:
    International Projects Coordinator Giedrė Kabašinskienė
    Telephone:
    +370 5 212 45 60
    Email:
    giedre.kabasinskiene@lmta.onmicrosoft.com

Mission & Strategy

The Film and TV Department, which is generally called the National Film School was founded in 1993 by the legendary documentary film director Henrikas Šablevičius whom students and colleagues called by the nickname Šoblė (Shoble). At the core of the School’s philosophy are Šablevičius’ personal values: professionalism, strong and vital artistic ideas, respect for good tradition, ability to express ideas in an exceptionally unique way and, to quote the great master, “to move forward without stopping at unnecessary and passing things”. Film and TV Department slogan TRADITION MEETS CREATIVITY & INNOVATION.

The complexity is at the heart of Film studies. Therefore a cluster of study programmes such as directing, cinematography, screenwriting, sound directing, film management, film study (theory) and acting are offered at the same time and the same study cycle. Multidisciplinarity is a characteristic feature that distinguishes the film and TV studies within the academic scope of the Academy. Students and teachers of the School cooperate with colleagues representing other art disciplines including music composition and performance, dance and drama. This continuous interaction naturally generates new and innovative ideas.

Degree Areas

Film

  • Degree Awarded

    Bachelor

  • Training Type

    Full-Time

Tuition Fees

  • Residents

    Tuition fee for one study year - 4795€ (2023 m); Free tuition for EU citizens and state-funded places

  • Non-Residents

    4795€ (Depending on the year of entry, prices may change)

Number of Students

  • Applicants (Male/Female/Other)

    192

  • Enrolled Students (Male/Female/Other)

    47 (28/19)

  • Students Total (Male/Female/Other)

    84 (51/33)

  • International Students incl. in Total (Male/Female/Other)

    0

  • Graduates incl. in Total (Male/Female/Other)

    14 (10/4)

Admission Requirements

  • Portfolio & Interview

    Yes

  • Agreements with Foreign Governments

    No information

  • High Institution Matriculation

    No information

  • Recognized Prior Expertise

    No information

  • Talent Entrance Exams

    Yes

Language of Studies

  • Language of Studies

    Lithuanian

Student Practical Work Obligations

  • Fiction Short Films (under 5 min.)

    23

  • Fiction Short Films (5-15 min.)

    1

  • Documentary Films (under 30 min)

    3

  • TV Shows (Reality, Game, Talk, Info, etc.)

    1

  • TV Commercials

    1

  • Music Videos

    2

  • Other (please specify)

    Photo film – 1; VR film - 1

Graduation Obligations per Student

  • Practical Work

    Yes

  • Written Thesis

    Yes

Budget Parameters

  • Total Amount from School`s Budget Allocated to Production Annually

    17705€

  • Average Graduation Practical Work Budget per student

    1000€ from School and 5000€ from Lithuanian film centre

Film

  • Degree Awarded

    Master

  • Training Type

    Full-Time

Tuition Fees

  • Residents

    6187€ (Free tuition for EU citizens and state-funded places)

  • Non-Residents

    6187€ (Depending on the year of entry, prices may change)

Number of Students

  • Applicants (Male/Female/Other)

    47

  • Enrolled Students (Male/Female/Other)

    9 (8/11)

  • Students Total (Male/Female/Other)

    18 (8/11)

  • International Students incl. in Total (Male/Female/Other)

    0

  • Graduates incl. in Total (Male/Female/Other)

    7 (4/3)

Admission Requirements

  • Portfolio & Interview

    Yes

  • Agreements with Foreign Governments

    No information

  • High Institution Matriculation

    No information

  • Recognized Prior Expertise

    Yes

  • Talent Entrance Exams

    Yes

Language of Studies

  • Language of Studies

    Lithuanian

Student Practical Work Obligations

  • Fiction Short Films (under 5 min.)

    3

  • Fiction Short Films (5-15 min.)

    1

  • Fiction Short Films (15-30 min)

    1

  • Documentary Films (under 30 min)

    1

Graduation Obligations per Student

  • Practical Work

    Yes

  • Written Thesis

    Yes

Budget Parameters

  • Total Amount from School`s Budget Allocated to Production Annually

    8700€

  • Average Graduation Practical Work Budget per student

    1000€ from School and 5000€ from Lithuanian film centre

Key Teaching Staff

Prof. Janina Lapinskaitė

Field of Teaching: Film and TV Directing
Major Achievements:

The land of glass (2005)
Life of Venecijus and the Death of Cezaris (2002)
The train waits five minutes (2009)
Awards: Director and scriptwriter of documentary films „Toks mano likimas”, ”Iš skruzdėlių gyvenimo“(Golden Palm Award in Baro (Yugoslavia), prize in MonteCarlo artistic documentary festival;
“Iš Elfų gyvenimo“ – GRAND PRIX in MonteCarlo artistic documentary festival, special prize in MonteCarlo artistic documentary festival, GRAND PRIX in Berlin festival, prize in Bornholm (Denmark) film festival, Silver Palm Award in Baro Film festival;
“Venera su katinu“ – prize in Jekaterinburg Film festival for the best directing; special prize in Soloniki (Greece) festival, screened by ARTE;
Films “Iš avinėlių gyvenimo“, “Kelionių magija“, “ Aktas“, “ Venecijaus gyvenimas ir Cezario mirtis” (Prize at Avancos (Portugal) film festival.
Feature film “Stiklo šalis” scriptwriter nd director, award for the best directing at TamilNadu film festival (India).
Acress in films „Rungtynės nuo 9 iki 9“, „Moteris ir keturi jos vyrai“, „Elzė iš Gilijos“, „Miegančių drugelių tvirtovė (prize for the best women role at Anapa festival (Russia), prize for the best role at the National Film Awards „Sidabrinės Gervės 2012“.
Received Order for Merit to the Lithuanian Republic: Knights‘ Cross of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas (2004). Member of Lithuanian Cinematpographers Union.

Prof. Audrius Stonys

Field of Teaching: Film directing
Major Achievements:

Member of European Documentary Network and European Film Academy. Made 14 films as an independent filmmaker and producer. Films got more than 20 international film awards. Among them Public prize in Nyon, Grand Prix in Split, prizes in Bornholm, Neu Brandenburg, Bilbao, Florence, Oberhausen and San Francisco.

Prof. Algimantas Puipa

Field of Teaching: Film directing
Major Achievements:

more than 70,000 admissions, his directed film Whisper of Sin was a success in Lithuania. Other successful films include Forest of the Gods and Elze’s Life and recently Garden Eden.

Assoc. Prof. Giedrė Beinoriūtė

Field of Teaching: Film directing
Major Achievements:

Since 1997 directed and wrote seven fiction and documentary short films and worked as an assistant director with the established Lithuanian film makers Šarūnas Bartas (Septyni nematomi žmonės/Seven Invisible People) and Arūnas Matelis (Prieš parskrendant į žemę/Before Flying Back to The Earth).

Lect. Vytautas Dambrauskas

Field of Teaching: Film and TV Directing
Website Reference: https://vimeo.com/vytasdam

Ramūnas Greičius

Field of Teaching: Cinematography
Major Achievements:

Awards: National “Sidabrinė gervė” award (2012) – the best DOP In film “Tadas Blinda. Pradžia”
National Cinematograpy Association‘s award for the best DOP of the year 2011.
Award by Czech Cinematographers Guild (2008) for the best DOP of the year.
Award Chech Lion (2008) for the cinematography of the film „Paslaptys“ („Tajnosti“)
Special price in Anapa film festival KINOSOK, for the film“Baltos dėmės mėlyname”
Prize at the Clermont Ferrand festival for the best sound track, prizes at Aubagn, Forlie, Oberhauzen, Pisek, Brno, Drezden, Regenzburg festivals.

Assoc. Prof. Viktoras Radzevičius

Field of Teaching: Cinematography

Lect. Mantas Šatkus

Field of Teaching: Cinematography

Lect. Saulius Urbanavičius

Field of Teaching: Sound directing

Prof. Antanas Kučinskas

Field of Teaching: Sound directing

Lect. Vytis Puronas

Field of Teaching: Sound directing
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