Lukas Trimonis • Producer
“Why would we make films the easy way?”
by Cineuropa
- Lithuanian producer Lukas Trimonis, working for In Script, talks to us after being selected for the 2018 Producers on the Move
A graduate of the Baltic Film and Media School in Estonia and the UK's National Film & Television School, Lukas Trimonis set up his company In Script in 2013 and produced Egle Vertelyte's debut feature, Miracle [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Eglė Vertelytė
film profile], which premiered at Toronto in 2017. Fascinated by well-crafted scripts and strong characters, Trimonis talks to us after his selection for the European Film Promotion’s 2018 Producers on the Move, which will take him to the 71st Cannes Film Festival.
Cineuropa: Which is the film you are most proud of and why?
Lukas Trimonis: Miracle [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Eglė Vertelytė
film profile]. It was a debut case all over: debut for the director, debut for the producer and also debut for the lead actress… On top of this, to make things “easier”, it was a co-production with two European countries, but we received funding from Creative Europe and Eurimages. Why would we make films the easy way?
What are the challenges and merits of producing in Lithuania?
Lithuania is a small market so there are limits in regards to the amount of work and scale of the work that can be produced. Speaking of merits - hard working, ambitious and motivating colleagues and professionals working in the field, tax incentive creating new possibilities, audiences that are particularly fond of Lithuanian films and also a deep well of amazing untold stories waiting to be made into films.
What are your expectations in Cannes as one of the "Producers on the Move"?
To get inspired, find projects to co-produce and create lasting friendships with fellow producers.
What are your next projects?
We are acting as a minority co-producer for a feature film, Juris Kursietis' second effort Oleg, produced by fellow 2018 Producer on the Move Aija Berzina to be released next year. We are about to start the production of Virginija Vareikyte and Maximilien Dejoi's feature length documentary I’ll Stand by You, a story of two brave women trying to stop an epidemic of suicides in a small Lithuanian town. We are currently taking part at Ekran+ with a feature film, 9th Step, a story of a man doing a nine-step programme to recover from his alcohol addiction. There are more projects in our slate among which a feature culinary comedy, an adaptation of best selling novel in Lithuanian and also a new feature, Funny and Sad Life of George by the director of Miracle, Egle Vertelyte.
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