Audrius Stonys

Audrius Stonys (born on April 28, 1966 in Vilnius) is a renowned Lithuanian documentary filmmaker. He is recipient of the European Film Award for the documentary film Neregių žemė (Earth of the Blind) in 1992[1] and the Lithuanian National Prize in 2002.[2] Since 1989 he has created 13 documentaries and one short film.[3] His film Skrydis per Lietuvą arba 510 sekundžių tylos (The Flight over Lithuania or 510 Seconds of Silence) co-created with Arūnas Matelis was well received at the Expo 2000.[4] Stonys is a member of the European Documentary Network and European Film Academy.

Awards and nominations

Year Title Award Nominated work Result
2008 Sidabrinė gervė Best director "Varpas" Won

References

  1. ^ European Film Awards. The Winners. 1992
  2. ^ (Lithuanian) Nacionalinių kultūros ir meno premijų komisija
  3. ^ (Lithuanian) Audrius Stonys
  4. ^ Always Look Up. Lithuania in the World, Vol 15, No 2, 2007, p. 22–24

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