Audrius Stonys (born April 28, 1966, in Vilnius) is a Lithuanian documentary filmmaker. He is recipient of the European Film Award for the documentary film Neregių žemė (Earth of the Blind) in 1992 and the Lithuanian National Prize in 2002. Nacionalinių kultūros ir meno premijų komisija Since 1989 he has created 13 documentaries and one short fiction film. Audrius Stonys 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. Always Look Up . Lithuania in the World, Vol 15, No 2, 2007, p. 22–24 Stonys is a member of the European Documentary Network and European Film Academy.
His 2011 film Ramin was selected as the Lithuanian entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist.
Awards and nominations YearTitleAwardNominated workResult1992"European Film Award" Best film"Neregių žemė" Won1997"Findling Award" Best film"Skrajojimai mėlynam lauke"Won2003"Findling Award" Best film"Fedia. Trys minutės po Didžiojo sprogimo"Won2008Sidabrinė gervėBest director"Varpas"Won2020 (together with Kristīne Briede)"Baltic Assembly Prize for Literature, the Arts and Science"Baltic Assembly Prize for the Artsn/aWon
References
Further reading Audrius Stonys: Showing the Invisible in: Lithuanian Cinema: Special Edition for Lithuanian Film Days in Poland 2015, Auksė Kancerevičiūtė [ed.]. Vilnius: Lithuanian Film Centre, 2015. .
External links
Dossier Le cinéma contemplatif d’Audrius Stonys, [archive] sur Balises, webmagazine de la Bibliothèque publique d'information.