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The Baltic film institutions signed the mutual cooperation agreement to boost Estonian, Latvian, and Lithuanian cinematic cooperation, especially regarding joint co-productions. Co-producing with neighbours is very common but not sufficiently encouraged in Baltic region, the Lithuanian Film Centre said.

All three countries consider the possibility to establish co-production fund for films and TV-productions between Baltic States. Similar practise is already used in Nordic countries, e.g. Nordic Film and Televison Fund.

Rolandas Kvietkauskas, CEO of Lithuanian Film Centre, pointed out the importance of co-productions between three Baltic countries: "This year, the Lithuanian Film Centre granted 10 co-productions with Latvia and Estonia. The funding of EUR 234,000 went to five Lithuanian-Estonian co-productions and four Lithuanian-Latvian co-productions were given EUR 314,000. The feature fiction Seneca's Day by dir. Kristijonas Vildziunas – the first co-production of all three Baltic countries – received support not only from Lithuanian Film Centre, but also from Eurimage fund last year".