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Šarūnas Bartas

b. 1964

Lithuanian film director

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Born 1964. Šarūnas Bartas is a Lithuanian film director, screenwriter, film producer, camera operator, actor and photographer.

Šarūnas Bartas (born 16 August 1964) is a Lithuanian film director. He is one of the most prominent Lithuanian film directors internationally from the late 20th century. His 2015 film Peace to Us in Our Dreams was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. His film In the Dusk was part of the official selection of the 2020 Cannes Film Festival.

Filmography

Tofolaria (1986, short film) In the Memory of a Day Gone By (Praėjusios dienos atminimui) (1990, documentary) Three Days (Trys dienos) (1991) The Corridor (Koridorius) (1995) Few of Us (Mūsų nedaug) (1996) The House (Namai) (1997) Freedom (Laisvė) (2000) "Children Lose Nothing" in Visions of Europe (2004) Seven Invisible Men (Septyni nematomi žmonės) (2005) Eastern Drift (Eurazijos aborigenas) (2010) Peace to Us in Our Dreams (Ramybė mūsų sapnuose) (2015) Frost (2017) In the Dusk (Sutemose) (2019) Back to the Family (2025), It competed in the Big Screen Competition section of the 54th International Film Festival Rotterdam to be screened in February 2025. Laguna (2025)

Awards 1990 – Audience Award in International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, for "Praėjusios dienos atminimui" 1992 – FIPRESCI Prize – Honorable Mention and Prize of the Ecumenical Jury – Special Mention in Berlin International Film Festival, for "Trys dienos" 1995 – FIPRESCI Prize in Viennale, for "Koridorius" C.I.C.A.E. Award in Torino International Festival of Young Cinema, for "Koridorius" 2000 – CinemAvvenire Award – Best Film on the Relationship Man-Nature, in Venice Film Festival, for Laisvė

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Education
Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography
Awards
Lithuanian National Prize

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Šarūnas Bartas's

Frequently asked questions

Who is Šarūnas Bartas?

Lithuanian film director

When was Šarūnas Bartas born?

Šarūnas Bartas was born on 16 August 1964 in Šiauliai.

What is Šarūnas Bartas's occupation?

Šarūnas Bartas is a film director, screenwriter, film producer, camera operator, actor and photographer.

What nationality is Šarūnas Bartas?

Šarūnas Bartas is Lithuanian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Šarūnas Bartas

· Wikidata: Q391277

· DBpedia: Šarūnas Bartas

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