Audrius Stonys, Filmmaker / Professor Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre

Audrius Stonys is a member of the European Documentary Network. His films have received numerous international film awards. Among them are – Audience Award in Nyon, Grand Prix in Split, prizes in Bornholm, Florence, Gyor, Neu Brandenburg, Oberhausen, Bilbao and San Francisco. In 1992, the documentary film “Earth of the Blind” was recognised by the European Film Academy as the Best European Documentary Film of the Year and received the Felix Award. Audrius has conducted lectures and master classes in Kolkata, Sao Paulo, Seoul, Tokyo, Berkeley, Stanford, Moscow, Belgrade, Barcelona, San Francisco, Carpi Modena and Paris. He has presented his films in Switzerland, Russia, France, Israel, Czech Republic, Germany, USA, Belgium, Spain, Turkey, Colombia, Uruguay, Italy. Currently, Audrius has finished a new film in the Tian Shan mountains – “Women and the Glacier”.