Aistė Diržiūtė

Aistė Diržiūtė

Aistė Diržiūtė in the closing ceremony of Vilnius Film Festival, March 15th, 2016.
Born (1991-10-18) 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

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