Emilis Vėlyvis (born 30 May 1979) is a famous[1] Lithuanian film director, screenwriter, and artist. He graduated with a master's degree from the Vilnius Academy of Arts in 2002 [2] and studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw.[citation needed] He is the director and a writer of The Generation of Evil (2022), Redirected (2014), Zero 3 (2017), Zero 2 (2010) and Zero. Lilac Lithuania (2006).
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| Born | 30 May 1979 |
| Alma mater | Vilnius Academy of Arts |
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The works of Emilis Velyvis are characterized by a sharp approach, shocking images and behavior, black humor.[1]
Career
editEmilis Velyvis won the admission to Vilnius Academy of Arts in 1996 where the fierce competition numbered three candidates for each vacancy. In an interview with Lietuvos rytas in 2022 Velyvis said he had ″degraded″ to cinematography from fine arts: ″I am the best director among fine arts painters″.[3]
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.[2]
Critical acclaim
editVėlyvis' film Redirected had become the most-ever watched movie in Lithuania as of 2015, according to newspaper Kauno Diena.[4]
The production The Generation of Evil is a detective inspired by American director David Fincher.[5] The film depicts work of law enforcement without "sugary coating", describes a film review.[6]
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.[7]
The Generation of Evil earned the Audience of the Reims Polar [8] award in 2022.[9]
Filmography
edit- Zero. Lilac Lithuania (2006)
- Zero 2 (2010)
- Redirected (2014)
- Zero 3 (2017)
- The Generation of Evil (2022)
Selected awards and nominations
edit- 2010 – Winner – Best screen play - Silver Crane Award for Zero 2[citation needed]
- 2014 – Winner – Best editing - Silver Crane Award for Redirected[citation needed]
- 2017 – Winner – Best editing - Silver Crane Award for Zero 3[citation needed]
- 2022 – Winner – Audience Award – Reims Polar for The Generation of Evil [8]
References
edit- ^ a b "Emilis Vėlyvis". Retrieved November 30, 2022.
- ^ a b "Mestia international film festival". Retrieved 19 November 2022.
- ^ "Emilis Vėlyvis dailininko teptuką iškeitė į trilerių kūrimą: "Degradavau..."". www.lrytas.lt.
- ^ "Žiūrimiausiu visų laikų filmu Lietuvoje tapo "Redirected"". Kauno diena.
- ^ "Šokiruoti mėgstantis Emilis Vėlyvis pristato detektyvą: suaugau ir užsiauginau raumenis". tv3.lt.
- ^ "Režisierius Emilis Vėlyvis pakvietė pareigūnus į specialų filmo "Piktųjų karta" seansą". DELFI.
- ^ "Filmo "Piktųjų karta" recenzija: aukšto kalibro, nenuspėjamas, įtemptas ir pats brandžiausias Emilio Vėlyvio filmas". www.delfi.lt.
- ^ a b Keslassy, Elsa (April 12, 2022). "Reims Polar Film Festival Unveils Prizes, Pays Tribute to Walter Hill, Martin Campbell, Vincent Lindon".
- ^ "The Generation of Evil is awarded by the audience of the Reims Polar". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema.