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The top three receivers of the financial support secured the resources for the production. The short animation After Death, Before Hell (Po mirties, pries pragara), directed by Tomas Ramanauskas and produced by Art Shot, received EUR 54,600.

Another EUR 51,000 were extended to the feature film Kharms (Charmsas), directed by Ivan Bolotnikov and produced by Tremora.

EUR 49,540 were given for the production of the feature film Habit and Armour (Abitas ir sarvai) directed by Pawel Pitera and produced by Artbox.

All in all, 52 submissions for funding were received during the second competition of 2015. The Lithuanian Film Centre provides funding for film development, production, distribution, promotion, educational projects, and preservation of film heritage. Debut films are also eligible for support.

The new Lithuanian Tax Incentives that went into effect in January 2014 offer foreign producers up to 20% of Lithuanian production budget, the Lithuanian Film Centre reports.