Lithuanian Culture Institute

Lithuanian Culture Guide

  • Šarūnas Bartas

    Šarūnas Bartas

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

  • Kristina Buožytė

    Kristina Buožytė

      Director Kristina Buožytė (born 1982) graduated with a degree in directing from the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre …

  • Gytis Lukšas

    Gytis Lukšas

      Gytis Lukšas (born 1946) shows the underlying foundations of the nation’s character, marked by a poetic world-view and lyrical …

  • Ignas Miškinis

    Ignas Miškinis

      The graduation work of the director and scriptwriter Ignas Miškinis (born 1978) was the short film Lengvai ir saldžiai …

  • Ignas Jonynas

    Ignas Jonynas

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

  • Algimantas Puipa

    Algimantas Puipa

      Algimantas Puipa (born 1951) is one of the most productive directors in Lithuania, with more than 20 feature films …

  • Audrius Juzėnas

    Audrius Juzėnas

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

  • Kristijonas Vildžiūnas

    Kristijonas Vildžiūnas

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

  • Janina Lapinskaitė

    Janina Lapinskaitė

      The film and television director, actor, and screenwriter Janina Lapinskaitė (born 1953) studied directing at the Lithuanian Academy of …

  • Arūnas Matelis

    Arūnas Matelis

      The director and producer Arūnas Matelis (born 1961) studied applied mathematics at Vilnius University and graduated from the Lithuanian …

  • Diana & Kornelijus Matuzevičius

    Diana & Kornelijus Matuzevičius

      The films by Kornelijus (born 1944) and Diana Matuzevičius (born 1948) continue the tradition of Lithuanian poetic documentary film, …

  • Audrius Stonys

    Audrius Stonys

      After studying at the Lithuanian State Conservatory (now the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre), the director Audrius Stonys …