Algimantas Puipa

Algimantas Puipa (born 14 June 1951) is a Lithuanian film director and screenwriter. With more than 70,000 admissions, his film Whisper of Sin was a success in Lithuania. Other successful films include Forest of the Gods and Elze's Life.

Algimantas Puipa
Born	(1951-06-14) 14 June 1951 Antalieptė, Lithuania
Occupation(s)	Film director, screenwriter
Years active	1975–present

Biography

Puipa graduated from All–Union State Institute of Cinematography located in Moscow in 1974. He directed his first feature film alongside Stasys Motiejūnas the following year. His first successful film was Devil's Seed. It won the Soviet Film Festival Prize for its realistic portrayal of rural life in the early twentieth century. Puipa specializes in drama films.

Selected filmography

Film

Year	Title	Translation	Awards
1975	Atpildo diena	The Day of Retribution
1978	Nebūsiu gangsteris, brangioji	I Won't Be a Gangster, My Dear
1979	Velnio sėkla	Devil's Seed	Soviet Film Festival Prize in Dushanbe (1980)
1981	Arkliavagio duktė	A Horse–Thief's Daughter
1983	Moteris ir keturi jos vyrai	A Woman and Her Four Men	Best Cinematographer Film in Chișinău (1983) Soviet Film Festival Prize in Kyiv (1984)
1985	Elektroninė senelė	Electronic Grandmother
1987	Amžinoji šviesa	Eternal Light	San Remo Film Festival Grand Prize in Sanremo (1990)
1989	Žuvies diena	Fish Day
1990	Bilietas iki Tadž Mahalo	Ticket to Taj Mahal	Munich's International Film Festival Ecumenical Jury Prize (1991)
1991	Ir ten krantai smėlėti	Over There the Shores are Sandy	Shown in multiple film festivals, including Munich, Rotterdam, Paris and Sanremo
1994	Procesas	Process
1994	Ašarų pakalnė	A Hill of Tears
1995	Žaibo nušviesti	Hit By Lightning
1996	Velnio išvarymas iš Mykolų kaimo	Exorcism in Mykolai Village
1997	Vilko dantų karoliai	A Wolf Teeth Necklace	Northern European Film Day Ecumenical Jury Prize in Lübeck (1997) Northern European Film Festival Grand Prize in Roanne (1998)
2000	Elzė iš Gilijos	Elze's Life	Kinošok Film Festival Best Director Laureate in Anapa (2000) Berlin Film Festival Panorama Film (2000)
2002	Trys mylimos, arba Paskutinė diena	Three Beloved (the Last Day)
2005	Dievų miškas	Forest of the Gods	Best Premiere Record (2005–2007)
2007	Nuodėmės užkalbėjimas	Whisper of Sin	Silver Crane Laureate for Best Film in Vilnius (2008) Best Premiere Record (2007–2008)
2011	Miegančių drugelių tvirtovė	The Fortress of Sleeping Butterflies
2015	Edeno sodas	Garden Eden

Further reading

• "Algimantas Puipa: My Work Starts Where the Novel Ends" in Lithuanian Cinema: Special Edition for Lithuanian Film Days in Poland 2015, Auksė Kancerevičiūtė [ed.]. Vilnius: Lithuanian Film Centre, 2015. ISBN 6099574409.

External links

• Algimantas Puipa at IMDb
• biography on obuolys.lt