Lithuanian Culture Guide

Jolita Skablauskaitė

Jolita Skablauskaitė (1950-2018) was herself as mysterious as her six novels. Her background was history of arts, and she even …

Kristijonas Vildžiūnas

  Before becoming a film director, Kristijonas Vildžiūnas (born 1970) was one of the leaders of the popular rock group …

Lina Lužytė

  Lina Lužytė (born 1985) graduated from the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre with a master’s degree in Film …

Jūratė Samulionytė

Jūratė Samulionytė (born 1983) received her MA in film and television directing in 2007 from the Lithuanian Academy of Music …

Dovilė Šarutytė

Dovilė Šarutytė (born 1986) graduated with a degree in film and television directing from the Lithuanian Academy of Music and …

Valentas Aškinis

The animator, screen writer, director, and producer Valentas Aškinis (born 1960) graduated from the Vilnius Engineering Construction Institute in 1983 …

Ilja Bereznickas

  The animation classic Ilja Bereznickas (born 1948) took his style from the world of caricature, which allows us to …

Jūratė Leikaitė-Aškinienė

  The animator, producer, screenwriter and artist Jūratė Leikaitė (born 1963) graduated from the LSS State Art Institute in 1986. …

Ignas Jonynas

  Ignas Jonynas (born 1971) studied television directing at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre and attended a series …

Audrius Juzėnas

  Audrius Juzėnas’s (born 1963) feature films often contemplate the philosophical and moral issues of whether it is possible to …

Julija & Rimantas Gruodis

  The documentary film duo Rimantas (born 1946) and Julija (born 1943) Gruodis have been working together since 1988. The …

Šarūnas Bartas

  After graduating from the All-Union State Institute of Cinematography in Moscow, Šarūnas Bartas (born 1964) debuted with the documentary …