Andrius Blaževičius

Born in Vilnius (Lithuania), 1985, studied Culture history and anthropology at Vilnius University. After a while, he switched to Film directing studies at Lithuanian Music and Theatre Academy where he graduated with a MA in 2011 with the short film ‘Ten Reasons’ (2011), that won 2 Lithuanian Film Academy awards. His debut feature film, ‘The Saint’ (2016) premiered at Warsaw FF and Busan FF, and won 6 national awards.His sophomore film, ‘Runner’ (2021) premiered at Karlovy Vary FF with the main actress Žygimantė Elena Jakštaitė being awarded as a Shooting Star by European Film Promotion. His third feature, ‘Divorce During the War’, was presented at Berlinale Co-Production Market and is currently in post-production and is set to premiere in 2026.