Kristijonas Vildžiūnas was born in 1970 in Vilnius, Lithuania.

In 1996 he graduated from Lithuanian Music Academy, where studied film directing.   

Filmography:

1995 – Likusios Dienos/ The Days Are Left (fict., 35mm., 30min. b&W)

BEST ACTOR PRIZE at Molodost IFF (Kiev, Ukraine)

 

1997 – Biblioteka/Library (fict., 35mm., 35min., b&w)

 1999 – 9 vartų miestas/9 Gates City (doc., digital, 40 min., colour)

the MEDIENWERKSTATT PRIZE at DokumentArt Neubrandenburg (Germany)

 

2002 – Nuomos Sutartis/ The Lease (fict., 35mm., 78 min., colour)

World premiere – Venice 59 Mostra internazionale d’arte cinematografica, “Controcorrente” competition                    

BEST FEATURE FILM OF THE BALTICS at Arsenals IFF (Latvia) 

 

2006 – You am I (full feature, 35mm,  colour)           

World premiere – 59 Festival de Cannes, official selection  “Un certain regard”   

BEST FEATURE FILM OF THE BALTICS; the FIPRESCI Jury diploma; SPECIAL PRIZE, founded by the Vienna "Synchro Film & Video" Lab at Arsenals IFF (Latvia)

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER AWARD to the film cinematographer Vladas Naudzius at Kinoshock IFF (Russia)

SPECIAL JURY PRIZE at Tallinn Black Nights FF (Estonia)  

 

2010 - Kai apkabinsiu tave/Back to Your Arms (full feature)

Lithuanian Film Academy Awards “Silver Crane'2011” for the best full- feature, best director, best script, best leading actress, best leading actor, best supporting actress, best supporting actor and to the film production designer in nomination for the best professional  mastership.

Lithuania's foreign-language Oscar submission ‘2011