Meno avilys

Name

Meno avilys

Legal name

VšĮ "Meno avilys"

Website

https://menoavilys.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cultural and Film Education Services

NAICS

Motion Picture and Video Industries (5121), Motion Picture and Video Production (512110)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812), Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Distribution (7822)

akta.pro primary industry

Media Center & Audiovisual Lending Operations (Equipment Checkout, Production Support) (EDAEAGAG)

Keywords

• Film education programs
• Cinematheque services
• Film digitization restoration
• Media literacy training
• Audiovisual heritage preservation

Headquarters

HQ city

Vilnius

HQ country

Lithuania

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Public Cultural Funding: Core funding from Lithuanian Council for Culture (Lietuvos kultūros taryba) as the primary funding source for organizational operations and programs
2. Project-based EU/National Grants: European funding programs such as Euroclusters for Creative and Cultural Industries, and national Recovery and Resilience Plan funding ('New Generation Lithuania' - 'Naujos kartos Lietuva') for specific digitization and content creation projects
3. Venue Rental: Two transformable halls at Planeta venue rented to external cultural organizations for events and film festivals

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Meno avilys is a non-governmental media education and research center operating the Sinemateka cinematheque and the Sinemateka.lt online platform for free public access to restored Lithuanian documentary films and curated film programs. The organization delivers media literacy and film education programs to schools, supports emerging filmmakers with production assistance, restores and digitizes Lithuanian film heritage, and hosts curated screenings, exhibitions, and research initiatives at its Planeta film and media space in Vilnius.

Product overview

Meno avilys is a non-governmental media education and research center founded in 2005, operating independently in film and audiovisual media. The organization offers a unified portfolio centered on the Sinemateka (Cinematheque), which comprises a physical library and virtual platform (Sinemateka.lt) for Lithuanian film preservation and restoration. Supporting services include film production, media education programs, research initiatives, and curated screenings/events. The center also manages the Planeta film and media space and operates the E-kultūros platform for digital cultural content distribution. Products are interconnected through the organization's mission to foster media education, preserve audiovisual heritage, and promote film culture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Planeta: Cinema and media space located at A. Goštauto g. 2, Vilnius, housing Meno Avilys and its cinematheque.
• Sinemateka
• Sinemateka.lt

Products and services

• Sinemateka (Cinematheque) A physical film and media library, reading room, and film archive located at A. Goštauto g. 2, Vilnius, housing Lithuania's largest collection of cinema and media publications and offering free public access with VHS and DVD viewing stations during working hours.
• Sinemateka.lt Online Platform Virtual platform offering free online access to Meno avilys's restored Lithuanian documentary films, video art works, and curated film programs, accompanied by conversations with creators and contextual texts.
• E-culture Platform (E-kultūros platforma) Unified portal for digitized cultural and audiovisual content, electronic services, and distribution of cultural materials.
• Documentary Cinema Anthology (Dokumentinio kino antologija) DVD collection and catalog presenting the most important Lithuanian documentary films from the 1960s origins of auteur documentaries through the independence era, available in Lithuanian and English.
• Film Digitization and Restoration Service Film digitization and restoration services preserving Lithuanian audiovisual heritage; content is licensed under Creative Commons, PD, CC0, or InC-EDU licenses to enable free circulation in national and international cinema venues.
• Planeta Film and Media Space

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Baltic Audiovisual Archival Council (BAAC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Euroclusters for Thriving Creative and Cultural Industries project, working together on Ukrainian audiovisual archives digitization strategy development and sector skills training programs
• Dovzhenko CentrecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUkrainian partner in Euroclusters project contributing to audiovisual heritage preservation and digitization in the Baltic Sea region
• Vilnius Centre of Contemporary ArtcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organizer of Luminous Shadows exhibition featuring Thai director Apichatpong Weerasethakul, first solo exhibition in Baltic States
• Skalvija Film CentrecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject partner for film screenings and retrospective programs; co-hosts events at Planeta space
• Basilicata CreativaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean partner in Creathriv-Eu project under Euroclusters initiative
• Creathriv-EuminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean cluster partnership focused on creative and cultural industries development and skills

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Austrian Film Museum: Vienna-based independent cinematheque and museum focused on film history, programming, and curated screenings. Closely comparable as a mid-sized European cinematheque with public cultural mission and independent programming model.
• EYE Filmmuseum: Amsterdam's national cinematheque and film museum combining a physical archive, public screenings, exhibitions, and education programs. Most directly comparable to Meno Avilys as a publicly funded cinematheque integrating archive, exhibition, and education functions.
• Cinemateca Portuguesa: Portugal's national film archive and cinematheque, preserving audiovisual heritage and running public screenings and education. Comparable as a state-recognized cinematheque combining archival preservation with public programming in a small-to-mid-sized European market.
• Anthology Film Archives: Independent NYC-based cinematheque dedicated to the preservation, exhibition, and advancement of experimental and independent cinema. Comparable as an independently operated, mid-sized cinematheque with strong programming and educational programming in a single city.
• Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA): University-affiliated combined art museum and cinematheque operating a major film archive, public screenings, and educational programming. Comparable as an institution combining a film archive, public exhibition, and education mandate in a research-oriented context.
• Cinémathèque française: Paris-based cinematheque operating one of the world's largest film archives with public screenings, exhibitions, and educational programming. Closest large-scale analog to Meno Avilys's combined archive/screening/education mission.
• Danish Film Institute (Cinemateket): National film body operating Cinemateket, Denmark's cinematheque, alongside archive, production support, and film education. Comparable as a national-scale institution integrating archive, cinematheque, and education activities similar to Meno Avilys's portfolio.

Regional players

• Skalvija Film Centre: Vilnius-based arthouse cinema and film academy that co-hosts programming with Meno Avilys inside the Planeta space. A direct Lithuanian peer operating in the same city with overlapping cinema programming and educational activities.

Broad incumbents

• British Film Institute: UK national body overseeing film archive, curation, education (BFI Education), and national film policy. Comparable as the broader, national-scale version of Meno Avilys's combined cinematheque + education + heritage mandate.
• Lithuanian Film Centre: Lithuania's national film institution under the Ministry of Culture, administering film policy, funding, and heritage. Adjacent national-level peer that shapes the funding environment Meno Avilys depends on and has overlapping heritage-preservation objectives.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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