Vladas Naudžius

Date of birth: 1966 12 02

The works of Vladas Naudzius are closely intertwined with the new wave in Lithuanian cinema. His initial foray into feature film came with “THREE DAYS” by Sarunas Bartas, often regarded as a visual manifesto of the emerging Lithuanian cinema. Subsequently, Naudzius collaborated with esteemed Lithuanian directors such as V. Navasaitis (on “AUTUMN SNOW” and “PERPETUUM MOBILE”), A. Stonys (“FLYING OVER BLUE FIELDS”), and K. Vildziunas (“THE LEASE” and “BACK TO YOUR ARMS”).

Concurrently, Naudzius has cultivated a robust career in The Netherlands. Over the past decade, his work in The Netherlands has encompassed a balanced mix of features and documentaries. Notably, his documentaries have received widespread acclaim and have been broadcasted on prominent TV channels like VPRO and Doc 24. Additionally, Naudzius has collaborated with Dutch directors such as Jos de Putter, Nathalie Alonso Casale, Fiona Tan and Sander Blom

Naudzius’ cinematography has garnered recognition at prestigious film festivals worldwide, including Cannes, Venice, Chicago, New York, Berlin, Borgholm, Amsterdam, and Rotterdam, where his films have been showcased repeatedly. He has been honored with the Best Director of Photography award at the CIS and Baltic States film festival KINOSHOCK in Russia. Moreover, he was invited to conduct a master class at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA). In 2009, he received the SILVER CRANE, the esteemed Lithuanian TV and cinema award, for his outstanding cinematography in the films “PERPETUUM MOBILE” (directed by Valdas Navasaitis) and “WOLF” (directed by Julius Ziz).

 

Education

VGIK Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography, Moscow. Cinematographer, certificate 1990

Occupation

Cinematography, Feature Films,  Music Videos, Documentary, Commercials

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FILMOGRAPHY

Director of Photography/Cameraman

2014-15 HISTORY’S FUTURE

Feature, 95 min. Director Fiona Tan
Cinematography Vladas Naudžius
Productions: Family Affair Films (The Netherlands), ROH Films (Germany), Vico Films (Ireland)

2013 ATARAXIA / POODLE SHAVING FOR THE BLIND

Feature, 82 min. Director Sander Blom
Production: Seriousfilm. The Netherlands

2011 SWEET SMOKE FATHERLAND (ZOETE ROOK VAN HET VADERLAND)

Documentary, color, 80 min. Director: Masha Novikova
Producer Willemijn Cerutti, production Zeppers Film & TV. The Netherlands

2010-11 BACK TO YOUR ARMS

Feature, color, 35 mm, 90 min. Director Kristijonas Vildziunas
Production Studio Uljana Kim in co-production Studio Filmowe TOR. Lithuania, Poland

2008 BEYOND THE GAME

Documentary, 75 min. Director Jos de Putter
Production Deepfocus. The Netherlands

World premiere at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam 2008

2008 ON LOOKING FOR FACES IN THE CLOUDS

Fiction, documentary, color, 50 min. Director Sander Blom
Production Volya Films. The Netherlands

World premiere at the International Film Festival Rotterdam 2009

2008 PERPETUUM MOBILE

Fiction, 86 min. Director Valdas Navasaitis
Production Studio Uljana Kim & Co studio. Lithuania, France

World premiere at the International Film Festival Rotterdam 2009 (Bright Future)

2008 NIEUWE OGEN

Documentary, color, 90 min. Director Tamara Miranda
Production Bonanza Films. The Netherlands

2008 THE WOLF (VILKAS)

Fiction, color, 22 min. Director Julius Ziz
Lithuania, USA

2006 YOU AM I

Fiction, 35 mm, color, 90 min. Director Kristijonas Vildziunas
Producer Uljana Kim, Cast: Andrius Bialobzeskis, Renata Veberyte Loman, Silvija Ferreiri
Production Studio Uljana Kim together with Pandora Film Produktion. Lithuania, Germany

“Un Certain Regard” official selection Cannes Film festival 2006
A price for the best cinematography 2006, Kino Shok. Anapa, Russia

2006 FIGNER, THE END OF A SILENT CENTURY

Fiction, color, 90 min. Director Nathalie Alonso Casale
The Netherlands, France

International Film Festival Rotterdam
International Film Festival Locarno

2005 HOW MANY ROADS

Documentary on Bob Dylan, film S16, color, 75 min. Director Jos de Putter
Zeppers Film & TV. The Netherlands

World premiere at the International Documentary Festival Amsterdam 2005

2005 OVER FENOMENEN EN EXISTENTIES

Fiction, 20 min. Director Andre Schreuders
The Netherlands

International Film Festival Rotterdam 2006

2004 COUNTDOWN (TAS, KURIO NERA)

Documentary, color, 45 min. Director Audrius Stonys
Lithuania

World premiere at the International Documentary Festival Amsterdam 2004

2003 TEGEN HET VERGETEN

Documentary, color, 78 min. Director Tamara Miranda
Production Bonanza Films. The Netherlands

2002 DANS, GROZNY, DANS

Documentary, color.
Production Zeppers Film+TV. The Netherlands

Doc. grand prix – Chicago documentary festival
CPH DOX award – Copenhagen documentary festival
Best film – Festival sur L’art, Montreal,
Prix Centaur – Message to Men festival St Petersburg
Best film – Cinemambiente Festival , Torino

2002 THE LEASE (NUOMOS SUTARTIS)

Feature, 35 mm, color, 78 min. Director Kristionas Vildziunas
Production Studio Uljana Kim. Lithuania

World premiere at the 59th Venice International Film Festival (official Upstream selection)
Rotterdam International Film Festival (Official section)
16th International Film Festival Arsenals in Riga, Latvia. Award – The Best Baltic Fiction Film
Kino Shock Festival in Anapa, Russia (Competition section)
18th International Film Festival in Warsaw, Poland (Competition section)
44th Nordic Film Days in Lubek, Germany (Competition section)
9th International Film Festival Listapad 2002 in Minsk, Belarus (Competition section)
13th International Film Festival Northern Lights in Stockholm, Sweden
Triest International Film Festival, Italy (Competition section)
International Film Festival Young European Cinema Torun, Poland (Competition section)
International Film Festival Karlovy Vary, The Czech Republic
Edinburgh International Film Festival, Scotland
Art House Cinema, City Screen, London, England
Seville Festival de Cine, Spain
Scotland House/Royal Film Archive Cinemateque in Brussels, Belgium (screenings)
Film was broadcast TV: LNK – Lithuania, YLE TV – Finland, SVT – Sweden

2001 THE DAMNED AND THE SACRED

Documentary, 35 mm, color, 76 min. Director Jos de Putter
Zeppers Film & Ikon TV. The Netherlands

Grand Prix Chicago International Documentary Film Festival 2003
Selection International Documentary Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) 2002
Selection Rotterdam Film Festival 2003

2001 BEST FOOT FORWARD

S16, color, 21 min. Director Karel Doing
The Netherlands

Selection Rotterdam International Film festival 2001

2000 COKES!

Documentary, 16 mm, color, 50 min. Director Pieter Jan Smit
Pieter Jan Smit Studio & VPRO TV. The Netherlands

Selection Rotterdam International Film festival 2000

2000 MAN LOOKS AT WOMAN, WOMAN LOOKS AT MAN

Feature, additional shooting, 35 mm, color, 10 min. Director Nathalie Alonso Casale & Pavel Semtchenko
The Netherlands, France, Russia

Nomination Grand Prix Gouden Kalf, Nederlands Film festival 2000
Selection Rotterdam International Film festival 2000
Selection Special program Dresden International Film Festival 2000
Selection International competition Film Festival Coté Court 2000
Selection International competition SP-b Film Festival Message to Man 2000
Selection main program London Film Festival 2000
Broadcasted by Independent Texan Television SWAMP (USA) 2000
Broadcasted by Independent A’ dam/ R’ dam/ D’ Haag TV (NL) 2001

1999 PHILIP MORRIS ART PRICE 1999

Digital video, color, 28 min. Director Jeroen Berkvens
Philip Morris & NPS broadcast. 2nd film about the art price winners. The Netherlands

1999 A SKIN TOO FEW – NICK DRAKE (VOICE FROM THE MOUNTAIN)

Documentary, 16 mm, color, 40 min. Director Jeroen Berkvens
The Netherlands

Humanistic Broadcasting TV
Selection Rotterdam International Film festival 2001.

1999 PHILIP MORRIS ART PRICE

Digital video, color, 17 min. Director Jeroen Berkvens
Philip Morris. The Netherlands

1998 TIJD SPIEGEL 1 PELESHIAN
TIJD SPIEGEL 2 AMIRCHANIAN & STONYS
TIJD SPIEGEL 3 MANSKI & BLISS

Documentary, digital video, color, 45 min. Director Jeroen Berkvens
The Netherlands

1998 THE HARBOUR (UOSTAS)

Documentary, 35 mm, color, 10 min. Director Audrius Stonys
Lithuania

Selection Berlin International Film Festival (Panoram-program) 1998
Selection London International Film Festival 1998
Selection International Documentary Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) 1998
Selection Siena International Short Film Festival 1998
Selection Triest International Film Festival 1998
Selection Bornholm Balticum 1998
Selection Lubek International Film Festival 1998

1997 3 JANUARI (PORTRAIT OF ROTTERDAM)

Documentary, one-shot, 16 mm, color, 4 min. Director Nathalie Alonso Casale

Selection Rotterdam International Film Festival 2000
Grand Prix Compétition Internationale Festival Coté Court 1998

1997 THE LIBRARY (BIBLIOTEKA)

Feature, 35 mm, b/w, 40 min. Director Kristijonas Vildziunas
Lithuania

1996 FLYING OVER BLUE FIELDS (SKRAJOJIMAI MELYNAME LAUKE)

Documentary, 35 mm, b/w, 20 min. Director Audrius Stonys
Lithuania

1996 MEMORY OF THE UNKNOWN

Feature, 16 mm, b/w, 83 min. Director Nathalie Alonso Casale
The Netherlands

International Film Festival Rotterdam 1996 (Tiger Competition)
Distributed in the Benelux by NFM/IAF. The Netherlands

1994 THE DAYS ARE LEFT (LIKUSIOS DIENOS)

Feature, 35 mm, b/w, 30 min. Director Kristijonas Vildziunas
Lithuania

1992 AUTUMN SNOW (RUDENS SNIEGAS)

Documentary, b/w, 20 min. Director Valdas Navasaitis
Lithuania

Prix de la SCAM at Cinema du Reel 1993
3rd film prize at Bornholm Balticum Film/TV festival 1993
Special Prize of Jury at the International Film Festival Babelsberg 1992
Prize of Public at the International Film Festival Potsdam 1992
Oberhauzen 1992
Amsterdam 1992
Leipzig 1992
Locarno 1993 (section Leopards of Tomorow)
Cinema du Reel 1997 (Baltic films panorama)

1992 THREE DAYS (TRYS DIENOS)

Fiction, color, 96 min. Director Sarunas Bartas
Lithuania

Grand Prix at the International Film Festival Porto 1991
Fipresci Prize at Berlin International Film Festival 1991
Ecumenical Prize of jury 1991
Nomination Felix Best Feature Film at Berlin International Film Festival 1992

1990 FOXTROT

Feature, 35 mm, b/w, 42 min. Director Maria Zennstrom
Sweden, Russia

1988 I BELIEVE, I DON’T BELIEVE

Feature, additional shootings, 35 mm, color, 82 min. Director Bakhtiyar Khudoynazarov.
Russia

1988 THE WHITE WAY

Documentary, 35 mm, b/w, 20 min. Director Valdas Navasaitis
Lithuania, Russia

Special price of Jury, International Film Festival Babelsberg 1992
Price of public, International Film Festival Potsdam 1992

1987 IN MEMORY OF A DAY GONE BY (PRAEJUSIOS DIENOS ATMINIMUI)

Documentary, 35 mm, b/w, 40 min. Director Sarunas Bartas
Lithuania

Price Film Festival Molodost, Moscow 1990
Jury Price International Documentary Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) 1990
Price of public International Documentary Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) 1990

WRITING

1997 WERTHER NIELAND

Script for feature film, based on Dutch novel by Gerard Reve
co-author with Nathalie Alonso Casale