Giedrė Žickytė is a Lithuanian documentary film director and producer, and member of the European Documentary Network and European Film Academy. She received an MA in Visual Arts at Vilnius Art Academy in 2007. Her films have been selected for IDFA, Leipzig, Vision du Reel, Sheffield, Hot Docs, Rotterdam, Goteborg, Warsaw and many other festivals, receiving national and international awards. In 2014 she founded the production company Moonmakers.
projects in progress
The Jump - directed by Giedre Zickyte, in post-production. The true story of a little man whose bid for freedom captivated the world.
Gentle Warriors - directed by Marija Stonyte. A girl becoming a warrior in the military and in her own life. Moonmakers/Lithuania, in co-production with Vesilind/Estonia. International sales –
CAT&Docs
finished projects
The Earth is Blue as an Orange (documentary) - To cope with the daily trauma of living in a war-zone, Anna and her children are making a film together about their life in the most surreal surroundings.
I Am Not From Here - directed by Maite Alberdi and Giedre Zickyte, 24 min, Chile/Lithuania, 2016; co-director, co-writer, co-producer. Nomination at the European Film Academy Awards 2016 and 20 international prizes.
Master and Tatyana (documentary) - 84 min, Lithuania, 2014; director, writer, co-producer. Best Director, Best Documentary, Best
Cinematography and Best Editing Awards at the Lithuanian National Film Awards “Silver Crane 2015” and more
News
new project / The Earth is Blue as an Orange / Giedrė Žickytė / New project has been added - 10.02.2020
