When “Stranger Things” recently returned to Lithuania, where parts of season four of the Netflix supernatural drama were filmed in early 2020, the Baltic winter delivered on its usual promises of frigid temperatures and frosty weather. But it also offered a hopeful sign that 2021 might bring some relief, after the trials of a year turned topsy-turvy by the coronavirus pandemic.
“Last year we had no snow, so we had to make it all,” says Gary Tuck, of Baltic Film Services, which serviced the shoot. “This year we had lots of snow. So that was nice.”
It has been difficult to find a silver lining to a pandemic which has upended production across the globe, and which forced a shutdown in Lithuania for several months last spring. Yet 2020 was nevertheless the most successful year for the local film industry since the introduction of a tax incentive in 2014.
According to the Lithuanian Film Center,...
“Last year we had no snow, so we had to make it all,” says Gary Tuck, of Baltic Film Services, which serviced the shoot. “This year we had lots of snow. So that was nice.”
It has been difficult to find a silver lining to a pandemic which has upended production across the globe, and which forced a shutdown in Lithuania for several months last spring. Yet 2020 was nevertheless the most successful year for the local film industry since the introduction of a tax incentive in 2014.
According to the Lithuanian Film Center,...
- 3/3/2021
- by Christopher Vourlias
- Variety Film + TV
Jonas Spokas, Gary Tuck and Lineta Miseikyte describe how the Baroque Monastery in Kaunas, was transformed to host the production of the HBO/Sky miniseries Catherine the Great. On the Kaunas Lagoon peninsula, surrounded by an enchanting forest, a Catholic Monastery helped to recreate the splendid world of one of the most powerful monarchs in history. The Pažaislis Church and Monastery Complex is one of the finalists of the Eufcn Location Award, the annual prize for European film locations organized by the European Film Commissions Network (Eufcn) in collaboration with Cineuropa. The location was submitted by the Kaunas Film Office. Supervising Location Manager Jonas Spokas, and Producers Gary Tuck and Lineta Miseikyte describe how the Monastery was transformed to host the production of the HBO/Sky miniseries Catherine the Great. Lithuania’s Pažaislis Monastery is one of the most magnificent examples of Baroque architecture in North-Eastern Europe. The shrines were built in the.
- 11/27/2020
- Cineuropa - The Best of European Cinema
Exclusive: TV Beats Forum, the drama series-focused industry element of Estonia’s Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, will this year host case studies of international shows such as Netflix’s Stranger Things and German historical drama Deutschland 83.
Running November 23-27, 2020, in a primarily digital format, the event will welcome international guests to discuss a variety of topics related to drama production. Program highlights include:
A case study of Netflix’s Stranger Things, which shot its fourth season in Lithuania, with Gary Tuck, producer and managing director of Baltic Film Services, interviewed by Deadline to share the challenges and triumphs of the shoot. Kateryna Vyshnevska and Olesya Lukyanenko from Ukrainian production powerhouse Film.UA will shed some light to their global crime thriller Hide And Seek, new series There Will Be People, animated series Hrafn Academy, and new international co-productions. Jörg Winger, the co-creator of Deutschland 83, will discuss the success...
Running November 23-27, 2020, in a primarily digital format, the event will welcome international guests to discuss a variety of topics related to drama production. Program highlights include:
A case study of Netflix’s Stranger Things, which shot its fourth season in Lithuania, with Gary Tuck, producer and managing director of Baltic Film Services, interviewed by Deadline to share the challenges and triumphs of the shoot. Kateryna Vyshnevska and Olesya Lukyanenko from Ukrainian production powerhouse Film.UA will shed some light to their global crime thriller Hide And Seek, new series There Will Be People, animated series Hrafn Academy, and new international co-productions. Jörg Winger, the co-creator of Deutschland 83, will discuss the success...
- 11/5/2020
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
“Longmire” crew member Gary Tuck died early Saturday morning on his way home from the drama's set. He was 48. The A&E worker was a member of Teamsters Local 492. Union spokesman Moises Ortega told TheWrap that his organization is investigating the accident. Also read: Gregg Allman, ‘Midnight Rider’ Producers Slapped With New Lawsuit The accident occurred on a highway headed through the county in an area known as Stanley, N. M. when Tuck's car rolled over, Major Ken Johnson told TheWrap. Alcohol is not suspected; the officers believe that Tuck fell asleep. Family members told the Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office that Tuck.
- 7/1/2014
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
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