Šarūnas Bartas

Šarūnas Bartas
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Born	(1964-08-16) 16 August 1964 Šiauliai, Lithuania
Occupation	film director
Years active	1986 - present

Šarūnas Bartas (born 16 August 1964 in Šiauliai) is a Lithuanian film director. One of the most prominent Lithuanian film directors internationally from the late 20th century.

Filmography

• Tofolaria (1986)
• Praėjusios dienos atminimui (1990)
• Trys dienos (Three Days) (1991)
• Koridorius (1994)
• Few of Us (1996)
• A Casa (1997)
• Freedom (2000)
• Visions of Europe (2004)
• Seven Invisible Men (2005)
• Eastern Drift (2010)

Awards

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

External links

• IMDB profile
• Lithuanian Film Center profile
• DVD edition of 3 of the most important Bartas films
• extract of "Sharunas Bartas, An Army of One" by Guillaume Coudray
• The most complete source about Bartas on web
• The Films of Sharunas Bartas
• Article about Sharunas Bartas (in portuguese)