Gražina Sviderskytė (born March 22, 1973, in

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n newscaster and author, currently working on documentary films. Together with the famous Lithuanian pilot,

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, Gražina Sviderskytė won the CNN Best Reporter Award in 2001, for her work "Skrydis po tiltu" (Flight beneath the Bridge). She also produced several documentary films, including " Uragano kapitonas" (Hurricane Captain), about the

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, and " Šimtmečio kontrabanda, Paskutinis reisas" (Contraband of the Century, the Last Journey) about the smuggling of artwork and art collections. Gražina Sviderskytė is also a passionate lover of aviation and flying, and has a pilot's license. In December 2011, she presented her new project on S. Darius and S. Girenas at TEDxVilnius.

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''Gražina Sviderskytė: gyvenu ne tik sau…''.

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