Aistė Diržiūtė
| Aistė Diržiūtė | |
|---|---|
 Aistė Diržiūtė in the closing ceremony of Vilnius Film Festival, March 15th, 2016. | |
| Born |
18 October 1991 Vilkaviškis, Lithuania |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2011–present |
Aistė Diržiūtė is a Lithuanian actress best known for her role as Austė in The Summer of Sangaile (Lithuanian: Sangailė or Sangailės Vasara).
Biography
Early life and career beginnings
Diržiūtė was born in Vilkaviškis.
From 1998 to 2005, Diržiūtė studied piano at a Vilkaviškis music school.[1] In 2010 she moved to Vilnius where she studied music at the Vilnius college of higher education for a year and then entered the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre.[1] During her studies, Diržiūtė appeared in several commercials and got small roles in TV series.
2015-present: Breakthrough
"I both cried and laughed with happiness when I heard this news on the phone. Words cannot describe the feeling."
—Diržiūtė about being named one of the European Shooting Stars in 2015[2]
In 2015 Diržiūtė made her film debut. She co-starred in Robert Mullan's movie based on real events, We Will Sing, and was cast as one of the lead roles in Alantė Kavaitė's The Summer of Sangaile.
After The Summer of Sangaile premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival, Diržiūtė was noticed by film critics and became the first Lithuanian actress named as one of the European Shooting Stars, alongside actors such as Maisie Williams and Moe Dunford. [3] Diržiūtė also won the award for Best Lithuanian Actress at the Vilnius International Film Festival[4] and was nominated for both Sidabrinė gervė[5] and KINFO[6] awards.
After her success, she became a face of the “Body Talk” collection in May 2015.[7]
In 2016, Diržiūtė starred in Kings' Shift directed by Ignas Miškinis and the short film "Back" directed by Gabrielė Urbonaitė. Both films premiered at the Vilnius International Film Festival.[8][9]
Leading her success in Lithuania, Diržiūtė started working for foreign film industries. She plays a role of Marina Malich in an upcoming Russian biographical drama "Kharms", directed by Ivan Bolotnikov. Diržiūtė was cast as Joana in Ashes in the Snow, based on the best-selling book Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys[10] and in Latvian film "Nameja Gredzens". Both films are scheduled to premiere in 2017.
Filmography
| Films | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
| 2015 | We Will Sing | Agnė | ||
| 2015 | The Summer of Sangaile | Austė | ||
| 2016 | Kings' Shift | Julija | ||
| 2016 | Back | Alina | Short | |
| 2016 | Sexy to the Point | Simona | Short | |
| 2016 | Kharms | Marina Malich | Post-production | |
| 2017 | Ashes in the Snow | Joana | Post-production | |
| 2017 | Nameja Gredzens | Lauga | Filming | |
| Television | ||||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
| 2013 | Moterų Laimė | Journalist | 1 episode | |
| Theatre | ||||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
| 2011 | The House of Bernarda Alba | Adela | ||
| 2014 - 2015 | Devynbėdžiai | Žemgulienė | ||
| 2014 - 2015 | Remote Vilnius | |||
| 2015 | Humiliated and Insulted | Katerina Fiodorovna | ||
| Music Videos | ||||
| Year | Song Title | Artist | Notes | |
| 2015 | "Unity" | Deeper Upper | Cameo | |
| 2015 | "Į Venesuelą" | Antikvariniai Kašpirovskio Dantys | Cameo | |
| 2016 | "Nobody Loves Me Like You" | Low Roar | ||
Awards and nominations
| Year | Organisation | Nominated work | Award | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Laimonas Noreika declamation contest | Won | [11] | ||
| 2015 | Berlin International Film Festival | The Summer of Sangaile | Shooting Stars Award | Won | [12] |
| Vilnius International Film Festival | Best Actress | Won | [4] | ||
| Sidabrinė gervė | Best Actress | Nominated | [5] | ||
| 2016 | KINFO Awards | Actress of The Year | Nominated | [6] |
References
- 1 2 http://www.castingdb.eu/aistedirziute/en/educations
- ↑ "Aistė Diržiūtė – the first Lithuanian actress selected for the European Shooting Stars". FilmNewEurope.com.
- ↑ "Shooting Stars". www.shooting-stars.eu.
- 1 2 "THE BEST FILM ACTOR AND ACTRESS COMPETITION". kinopavasaris.lt/.
- 1 2 "Vilniuje išdalinti svarbiausi kino apdovanojimai - "Sidabrinė gervė 2015"". delfi.lt.
- 1 2 "Paaiškėjo, kas triumfavo „KINFO apdovanojimuose"". delfi.lt.
- ↑ "Aktorė Aistė Diržiūtė tapo „Body Talk" kolekcijos veidu". 15min.lt.
- ↑ "Kings' Shift". Kino Pavasaris.
- ↑ "Back". Kino Pavasaris.
- ↑ "Filme „Tarp pilkų debesų" – lietuvių aktorės Aistė Diržiūtė ir Gabija Jaraminaitė". kinfo.lt.
- ↑ http://www.castingdb.eu/aistedirziute/en/awards
- ↑ "Lithuanian actress Aistė Diržiūtė receives European Shooting Stars award from Natalie Portman - News in English - Naujienos - LRT". Lietuvos Radijas ir Televizija.