Dagnė Vildžiūnaitė

Dagnė Vildžiūnaitė (born 1981, Vilnius) is a Lithuanian film producer.[1]

Dagnė Vildžiūnaitė
Born1981
Occupationfilm producer
Years activesince 2007

Biography

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Dagne Vildžiūnaitė was born in 1981 in Vilnius. After graduating from Vilnius Secondary School No. 9 (now Vilnius St. Christopher's Gymnasium), she studied psychology at Vilnius University and television and film management at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre. In 2007, together with director, actor and producer Mykolas Vildžiūnas, she founded the Just A Moment film studio, which has so far produced more than three dozen full-length and short feature films and documentaries that have received national and international recognition. Dagne and her films are laureates of international film courses Rotterdam Lab 2013, EAVE 2012, Ex-Oriente 2011, EURODOC 2010. She is a member of the Lithuanian Film Academy, a member of the jury of the documentary section of the Warsaw Film Festival (2013),[2] the film festival Nepatogus kinas (2014).[3]

In 2015, the influential British film industry publication Screen International named Dagne one of the most promising producers of world cinema.[4]

She gives lectures on media literacy in Lithuanian schools.[5]

Filmography

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  • Bar (2009; documentary)
  • Magpie 2 (2010; documentary)
  • I Have Clinical Depression, and I Smoke Weed (2010)
  • Last Day of the Honeymoon (2011)
  • How We Played the Revolution (2012; documentary)
  • Father (2012; documentary)
  • Toys (2012; documentary)
  • Masha (2013; documentary)
  • Yulia (2013; documentary)
  • Unreal Time (2014)
  • Master and Tatiana (2014)
  • I Will Tell for You (2015)
  • Together Forever (2016)
  • Business Our Way (2016)
  • Breathing in Marble (2018)
  • The Heart of the World (2018)
  • Nijole (2019; short documentary)
  • Our Friends Are Confused (2021)
  • Interrogation (2021)
  • Once Upon a Time in Vilnius (2022; Short documentary)
  • The Nominees (2023; Short)
  • Soul Tweeting (2023)

Awards and nominations

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  • 2017: Business Our Way and Together Forever — Best Lithuanian Film (nominated)
  • 2020: Heart of the World — Best Co-Production Film (nominated)
  • 2020: Nijole — Best Co-Production Film (nominated)

Personal life

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She was married to Mykolas Vildžiūnas. They had a daughter, Sara.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Kino prodiuserė Dagnė Vildžiūnaitė: Augindama dukrą supratau, kad kiekviena motina tampa motina ne tik savo vaikui, bet ir pasauliui". Archived from the original on 2023-12-23. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
  2. ^ 29 Warszawski Festiwal Filmowy — 2013
  3. ^ Nepatogus kinas žiuri ir svečiai
  4. ^ "Future Leaders 2015: Producers". Archived from the original on 2022-11-27. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
  5. ^ "Dagnė Vildžiūnaitė: kinas neįtikėtinai paveikus, todėl turi suprasti, ką matai". Archived from the original on 2023-12-23. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
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