Lithuania Selects Post-Soviet Coming-of-Age ‘The Southern Chronicles’ as Oscar Candidate

The Lithuanian Film Centre, the Lithuanian Filmmakers Union and a national selection committee have picked local smash hit “The Southern Chronicles” (“Pietinia Kronikas”), by Ignas Miškinis  as Lithuania’s official candidate for the 98th Academy Awards in the best international feature film category. Based on a best-selling novel by Rimantas Kmita, the film follows 17 year-old Rimantas […]