Lithuanian Jonas Mekas honored for achievements
Dec 18, 2003
By Ann Charles
On Oct. 30, Lithuanian Jonas Mekas, artistic director of Anthology Film Archives on Second Avenue in New York celebrated 50 years as a programmer of avant-garde cinema. The Consul General of the Republic of Lithuania Mindaugas Butkus was on hand for the celebration to present Mekas a "Didysis Kryzius" (Great Cross) award in recognition of his literary and artistic contributions to Lithuania.In looking back, Jonas Mekas recalled many of the small details relating to his early film programming."Th ...
The article you requested can be accessed only by subscribing to the online version of
The Baltic Times. If you are already subscribed to
The Baltic Times, please log on using the form on the top of the page. If you do not have a membership yet - please
subscribe