Emilis Vėlyvis

Emilis Vėlyvis (born 30 May 1979) is a famous Lithuanian film director, screenwriter, and artist. He graduated with a master's degree from the Vilnius Academy of Arts in 2002 and studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. He is the director and a writer of The Generation of Evil, Redirected (2014), Zero 3 (2017), Zero 2 (2010) and Zero. Lilac Lithuania (2006).

The works of Emilis Velyvis are characterized by a sharp approach, shocking images and behavior, black humor.

Emilis Velyvis moved to Stuttgart, Germany in 2003 to participate in a variety of projects. There, Velyvis made his first short film, Lithuanians in the EU. Around that time he continued working on the script for his full-length film Zero. Lilac Lithuania. The film gained international acclaim immediately after hitting the silver screen in 2006. This was followed by Zero 2, Zero 3, and other short and full-length films.

The later Velyvis's film The Generation of Evil is a detective story inspired by American director David Fincher. The film depicts work of law enforcement without "sugary coating", describes a film review.

The Generation of Evil is a high-caliber, unpredictable, tense and the most mature film by Vėlyvis. Director Emilis Vėlyvis proved that not only Scandinavians have the talent to create such strong detective cinema, wrote Delfi.lt in a review in 2022.

The Generation of Evil earned the Audience of the award in 2022.

Filmography Zero. Lilac Lithuania (2006) Zero 2 (2010) Redirected (2014) Zero 3 (2017) The Generation of Evil (2022) A Wolf's Prey (2025)

Selected awards and nominations 2010 – Winner – Best screen play - Silver Crane Award for Zero 2 2014 – Winner – Best editing - Silver Crane Award for Redirected 2017 – Winner – Best editing - Silver Crane Award for Zero 3 2022 – Winner – Audience Award – for The Generation of Evil