Lithuanian Culture Institute

Lithuanian Culture Guide

  • Audrius Juzėnas

    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

    Julija & Rimantas Gruodis

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

  • 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 …

  • 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 …

  • Mantas Kvedaravičius

    Mantas Kvedaravičius

      Mantas Kvedaravičius (born 1976) holds a master’s degree in cultural anthropology from the University of Oxford and is currently …

  • Linas Mikuta

    Linas Mikuta

      Linas Mikuta (born 1980) graduated in theatre directing at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre in 2003. In 2015, …

  • Giedrė Žickytė

    Giedrė Žickytė

      Giedrė Žickytė (born 1980) graduated from the journalism programme at Vilnius University, completed a post-graduate course in TV and …

  • Jonas Gasiūnas

    Jonas Gasiūnas

    Jonas Gasiūnas (born 1954), a representative of the middle generation of painters, and one of the most important figures in …