Giedrė Žickytė, a multi-faceted and accomplished film director and producer, is currently residing in Vilnius, Lithuania, where she spearheads the esteemed production company Moonmakers, renowned for its exceptional work in the industry.
With a Master's degree in Visual Arts from Vilnius Art Academy, which she proudly earned in 2007, Žickytė embarked on a new path, transitioning from the realm of academia to the international documentary cinema scene in 2010, marking the beginning of her illustrious career.
Žickytė's remarkable career has been marked by a plethora of prestigious accolades and honors, a testament to her unwavering dedication to her craft. Her most recent cinematic endeavour, the collaborative film The Jump, has garnered widespread acclaim and recognition from international partners and esteemed film festivals. This ambitious project, which brought together talented individuals from Lithuania, France, and Latvia, has been feted with a multitude of awards and accolades, including the coveted Best Documentary Feature Award at the esteemed Warsaw International Film Festival in 2020. The film's impressive accolades continued to accumulate, with the Grand Prix at the prestigious EIDF (South Korea) and the Main Jury Award at the Salem Film Festival in 2021 (USA),further solidifying Žickytė's position as a leading figure in the world of documentary filmmaking.
Žickytė's feature documentary, Master and Tatyana, achieved an impressive array of accolades at the prestigious Lithuanian Film Academy Awards in 2015, with her claiming the top honors in four distinct categories: Best Director, Best Documentary, Best Cinematography, and Best Editing.
Building on this success, her subsequent cinematic endeavor, I'm Not From Here, a collaborative effort with M. Alberdi from Chile, garnered a nomination at the esteemed European Film Academy Awards in 2016, and subsequently went on to win an astonishing dozen or more awards.
Žickytė is a highly esteemed and accomplished individual who holds a position of great respect within the European Film Academy, a prestigious organization that recognizes and celebrates outstanding achievements in the world of cinema.
She is also a valued member of the Lithuanian Filmmakers Union, a professional association that brings together talented individuals from the film industry in Lithuania, and provides a platform for them to collaborate, share knowledge, and support one another.
Furthermore, Žickytė is a distinguished alumnus of the Berlinale Talent Campus, a renowned program that has been instrumental in nurturing and developing the skills of emerging filmmakers from around the world.
As a result of her involvement with these esteemed organizations, Žickytė has solidified her position as a prominent figure in the global film industry, respected and recognized for her expertise, creativity, and dedication to her craft.
