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ARTICLE DATABASES
| EBSCO | Provides access to full-text scholarly journals covering a wide range of academic disciplines (access with LMTA credentials). |
| JSTOR | LMTA subscribed collection – Arts & Sciences III. Scholarly journals containing full-text articles from a wide range of academic and artistic disciplines (access with LMTA credentials). |
Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)  |
The catalogue provides a list of open access journals that offer free access to full-text articles, while the quality of the articles is controlled by the journals’ editorial boards. |
| Lituanistika database |
Open access international research database providing bibliographic records, abstracts and full-text documents about the past and present of the Lithuanian state, society, culture, nation and language. |
E-JOURNALS
| Media History Digital Library | An archive of electronic journals on the history of cinema, television and sound recording. Includes publications from 1905 to 1973. |
| Senses of Cinema | An online magazine dedicated to the art of cinema. |
E-BOOKS
| JSTOR | E-book collection. Subscribed collection – Arts & Sciences III (access with LMTA credentials). |
| Taylor & Francis eBooks | Subscribed collections: Theatre & Performance Studies, Music, Media & Film Studies. E-books on theatre, music and film studies (access with LMTA credentials). |
| DOAB: Directory of Open Access Books |
A catalogue of Open Access e-books containing more than 100,000 Open Access e-books from different publishers, according to 2026 data. The books are licensed under Creative Commons licenses. |
| OAPEN Library |
Provides freely accessible scholarly e-books in the humanities and social sciences. |
| Google Book Search | Full-text books on various subjects. Some books may not be fully accessible due to copyright restrictions. |
| OpenEdition Books | A humanities and social sciences library providing e-books from more than 100 publishers, half of which are Open Access publications. Books on music, fine arts, architecture, performing arts and cinema are available. |
| Open Research Library | An Open Access platform providing books on various subjects, including art, biography and autobiography, drama, music, dance, acting, education and others. E-books can be read online or downloaded in PDF format. |
| Project Gutenberg | The database contains more than 80,000 books on various subjects. |
DISSERTATIONS AND THESES
| Lithuanian Dissertation Defence Database | Dissertations defended in Lithuania and scheduled for defence since 2006. |
| Lithuanian Electronic Theses and Dissertations Database (eLABa ETD) | A database containing bachelor’s and master’s theses, doctoral dissertations and their abstracts from Lithuanian higher education institutions. Access to some works is restricted or available only through institutional networks. |
| Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania Catalogue | Bibliographic database. Dissertations defended in Lithuania are held in the manuscript collection of the Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania. In the library’s electronic catalogue, select Advanced Search; under Library Data, select Lietuvos nacionalinė Martyno Mažvydo biblioteka, and under Catalogue, select Lietuvos disertacijos ir santraukos. |
| BASE | Academic search engine providing access to scholarly resources from repositories and other academic collections worldwide, including dissertations and theses. |
| EBSCO Open Dissertations |
A free database providing access to records of approximately 2 million electronic theses and dissertations from universities worldwide. |
| EThOS | The British Library’s open access discovery platform for UK doctoral theses, containing metadata records for more than 650,000 theses. Where available, records link to full-text theses held in university repositories. |
| NDLTD | Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD) provides a country-by-country list of repositories and search tools for finding electronic theses and dissertations from universities and research institutions worldwide. |
| Open Access Theses and Dissertations |
Index of electronic theses and dissertations (ETD). Metadata is provided from more than 1,100 higher education institutions and institutes. Access to the works is determined by the authors. |
VIDEO SOURCES
Lithuanian sources
| E-kinas movies | Online archive for historic Lithuanian films, newsreels, and old TV shows from the late 1800s to today. Along with videos, you can look through matching historic photos, old sound recordings, and short picture stories. |
| Sinemateka Documentary Films | Digitized and restored documentary films previously stored on VHS cassettes. |
| Sinemateka Video Art | Lithuanian video art and experimental media. |
International sources
| Bloomsbury Video Library | The database provides visual materials on the topic of cinema (access with LMTA credentials). |
| Kanopy | The platform offers over 30,000 films, documentaries, and TV series—ranging from classic and international cinema to award-winning and independent works (access with LMTA credentials). |
| Archive.org: Public domain films online | The website features thousands of digitized films uploaded by Archive users, ranging from classic feature-length movies to daily alternative news broadcasts, cartoons, and concerts. Many of these videos are available for free download. |
| Film/AV Collections of FIAF (International Federation of Film Archives) Affiliates Online | Online film collections of FIAF members. |
| IDFA | The website of the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA), which features 300 festival films for free. |
| NINATEKA | An audio and video platform dedicated to Polish art, featuring various genres of films by Polish directors. |
| Shakespeare: an International Database of Shakespeare on Film, Television and Radio | A database of films, television, radio, and video recordings created based on Shakespeare’s works, currently containing over 9,000 entries from the 1890s to the present day. |
| UBUWEB | Avant-garde (films, video, sound, dance, articles, history, etc.). |
SCRIPTS
| The Daily Script | Film and television scripts, along with links to other script websites. |
| Drew’s Script-o-Rama | Film scripts presented in alphabetical order. A major advantage of “Script-O-Rama” is that it includes draft scripts for certain films, making it an invaluable resource for those who want to see how a Hollywood film develops during the writing process. |
| IMSDB – Internet Movie Screenplay Database | Film scripts presented in alphabetical order and by genre. |
| Movie Scripts and Screenplays | Film scripts and links to other film script websites. |
| Simply Scripts | Scripts for film, television, animated films, radio plays, and more, categorized alphabetically, by genre, year, awards, and other criteria. |
ENCYCLOPEDIAS, DICTIONARIES
| Glossary of Filmographic Terms |
A dictionary of cinematographic terms.
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| The Cyber Encyclopedia of Musical Theatre, TV |
An encyclopedia of musicals.
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ORGANISATIONS
Lithuania’s organisations
| Lithuanian Filmmakers Union | A professional organisation representing Lithuanian filmmakers and their interests. Its origins date back to the Lithuanian Amateur Filmmakers Union, established in 1931. |
| LithuaniaShorts | The Lithuanian Short Film Agency, dedicated to promoting national short films in Lithuania and abroad. |
| Meno Avilys | An independent non-governmental organization operating in the field of cinema and audiovisual media. |
Foreign organisations
| British Film Institute | The British Film Institute (BFI) is the United Kingdom’s national organisation dedicated to promoting and preserving film and television culture. It manages the BFI National Archive, one of the world’s most significant film and television archives. |
| Deutsches Filminstitut | The German Film Institute (DFF – Deutsches Filminstitut & Filmmuseum) is an organisation dedicated to preserving film heritage and promoting film culture through its archives, collections, museum, cinema and educational activities. |
| International Federation of Film Archives | The International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF) brings together institutions dedicated to preserving films as cultural heritage and historical documents. As of May 2026, it comprises 99 members and 88 associates across 80 countries. |
FESTIVALS
These are lithuanian festivals. To check out festivals held around the world, please visit this site.
| BLON | Animation and video games festival. |
| Inconvenient Films | Documentary film festival in Lithuania focusing on films that explore important social, political and human rights issues. |
| Kino pavasaris | Lithuania’s largest and most established film festival. It brings together a diverse selection of international and Lithuanian films, including acclaimed arthouse, independent and mainstream cinema. |
| Scanorama | Contemporary European cinema in Lithuania. The festival showcases feature films, documentaries and short films, alongside retrospectives, discussions and meetings with filmmakers. |
| Vilnius Queer Festival | Festival dedicated to queer culture and LGBTQ+. Presents movies, exhibitions, performances, readings, discussions and other events. |
| Vilnius Documentary Film Festival | The oldest international documentary film festival in the Baltic States. It presents a selection of Lithuanian and international documentaries. |
| Vilnius Short Film Festival | One of the leading short film festivals in the Baltic States. |
ADDITIONAL SOURCES
Lithuanian sources
| Cultural History by MO Museum | Lithuanian cultural history from the post-war period to the present day. |
| Jonas Mekas | The official website dedicated to the life, work, films, writings and archives of Lithuanian-American filmmaker and artist Jonas Mekas. |
| kamane.lt | A former Lithuanian portal featuring articles, reviews and interviews on cinema, theatre, visual arts, music, literature, architecture and cultural heritage. |
| Lithuanian Film Center | Various information on film, including the film industry, funding, distribution, film databases, and more. |
| Lithuanian Theatre, Music and Cinema Museum | The official website of the Lithuanian Theatre, Music and Cinema Museum. |
Foreign sources
| All-Movie Guide | The film database provides information about actors, producers, and directors, as well as film synopses, awards, and much other information. Films can be searched by genre, subject, and other criteria. |
| BFI Screenonline | A portal dedicated to the history of British cinema and television. |
| Cineuropa.org | Various information on film and audiovisual art. |
| Greatest Films (FilmSite) | A website for classic film enthusiasts, students, filmmakers, and anyone else interested in films from the 20th century. The website also features film analyses, memorable film scenes, information about the most popular films, and more. |
| IMDb (Internet Movie Database) | IMDb features a vast collection of films from around the world, including some of the earliest films. It provides plot summaries, information about cast and crew, and many other details. |
| IndieWIRE | A website dedicated to independent filmmakers. |
| Lumiere | The database provides information on the distribution of films in Europe since 1996. It allows users to search by director, film title, year of production, country, and other criteria. |
| Open Culture | Free access to online cultural and educational resources: » online courses from leading universities; » films online; » free audiobooks; » free e-books; » MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) from leading universities. |
| SoundtrackNet | The website provides information about composers of film and television music. |