Marija Razgutė (born 26 June 1985) is a Lithuanian film producer and the founder of the production company M-Films.

Biography

Marija Razgutė was born on 26 June 1985 in

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. She initially studied business management but later switched to a master's degree in cultural management and cultural policy at the

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, which she completed in 2010. During her studies, she produced the short film ''

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'' directed by Mindaugas Sruogius in 2008, which won the Silver Crane Award for the Best Student Short Film from the Lithuanian Film Academy. In 2008, Marija Razgutė founded the production company M-Films. She initially produced short films and later developed Lithuanian films and international co-productions (

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). She collaborated with directors such as Karolis Kaupinis,

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Marija Kavtaradzė Marija Kavtaradzė (born 3 June 1991) is a Lithuanian film director and screenwriter. Biography Marija Kavtaradzė studied filmmaking at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre from 2010 to 2014. During this period, she directed five short ...

, and

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on short films and their debut feature films. Among her notable productions are '' Slow'', the second feature film by Marija Kavtaradze, which won the Best Directing award at the 2023

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'' by Karolis Kaupinis, which was Lithuania's submission to the

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, and ''

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, which participated in the

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for the Palme d'Or for Best Short Film. Since 2011, Marija Razgutė has been a member of the

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and has been a board member since 2016. She has also been a member of the

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since 2015 and EWA Network since 2018, and has hosted the Pop Up Film Residency Vilnius since 2020. In addition, Marija Razgutė has participated in and received intensive trainings from various film workshops, including MAIA 2013–2014, EAVE Producers Workshop 2016, Producer on the Move 2020, ACE producers 2020, and ACE Leadership 2022. She is currently developing the debut feature film by

- '' The Visitor'' and the second feature film by Karolis Kaupinis — '' Hunger Strike Breakfast'' with her production company M-Films.

Filmography

As a producer

Minor Participation (Co-Production)

Awards and honors

References

External links

Marija Razgutė, member of the Proxima Jury at the 2023 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Razgute, Marija 1985 births Living people Lithuanian film producers Vilnius Academy of Arts alumni 21st-century Lithuanian women People from Klaipėda Women film producers