Simonas Glinskis

Lithuanian photographer

Simonas Glinskis
Portrait of Director of Photography Simonas Glinskis, 2023
Born	(1983-03-13)13 March 1983 Vilnius, Lithuania
Nationality	Lithuanian
Occupation(s)	Director of photography, Cameraman
Notable work	Nova Lituania Cherries Hunger Strike Breakfast
Style	Classic

Simonas Glinskis (born 13 March 1983) is a Lithuanian independent director of photography and cameraman.

Biography

Simonas Glinskis was born on 13 March 1983, in Vilnius, Lithuania.

In 2006, he earned a bachelor's degree in photography and media art from the Vilnius Academy of Arts in the Department of Photography and Media Art. He later obtained a master's degree in cinematography from the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre in the Department of Cinema and Television.^[1]

In 2008, Simonas Glinskis, along with Marija Razgutė, founded the production company M-Films, initially producing short films and later expanding to Lithuanian films and international co-productions with countries such as Spain, France, Sweden, Germany, Georgia, and the Czech Republic.^[2] They often collaborated with the same directors, including Karolis Kaupinis, Andrius Blaževičius, Marija Kavtaradzė, and Vytautas Katkus.^[3]

Since 2008, Simonas has worked as an independent director of photography and cameraman on various film and advertising projects. He notably served as the director of photography on the feature film Nova Lituania directed by Karolis Kaupinis.^[4] In 2020, he received the "Ažuolo" awards from the Lithuanian Filmmakers' Association (LAC) and the Silver Crane Award from the National Academy of Lithuanian Cinema, both for Best Cinematography for the same film.^[5]^[6]

Additionally, Simonas teaches at the Vilnius Technical and Design College in the Department of Design, at the Vilnius Academy of Arts in the Department of Photography and Media Art, and at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre in the Department of Cinema and Television, as part of the cinematography course.^[7]^[8]

Since 2014, he has been a member of the Lithuanian Filmmakers' Association (LAC) and served as its president in 2017.^[9]

Filmography

2007: 7+ directed by Eglė Vertelytė (documentary / feature film / Lithuania)
2008: Suicide directed by Mindaugas Sruogius (fiction / short film / Lithuania)
2008: 14:56:00 directed by Jonas Trukanas (fiction / short film / Lithuania)
2012: Pigus triukas directed by Silvija Vilkaitė (fiction / short film / Lithuania)
2014: Katinai directed by Živilė Mičiulytė (fiction / short film / Lithuania)
2014: Radviliada directed by Jonas Trukanas (documentary / feature film / Lithuania)
2015: Woods directed by Ignas Meilūnas (animation / short film / Lithuania)
2017: Watchkeeping directed by Karolis Kaupinis (fiction / short film / Lithuania)
2019: Užgesus šviesoms directed by Jonas Trukanas (fiction / short film / Lithuania)
2019: Nova Lituania directed by Karolis Kaupinis (fiction / feature film / Lithuania)
2020: Matilda and the Spare Head directed by Ignas Meilūnas (animation / short film / Lithuania)
2021: Elena directed by Birutė Sodeikaitė (animation / short film / Lithuania)
2022: Cherries directed by Vytautas Katkus (fiction / 15 minutes / Lithuania)
2023: Kaspervizija directed by Karolis Kaupinis (fiction / feature film / Lithuania)
2024: Hunger Strike Breakfast directed by Karolis Kaupinis (fiction / feature film / Lithuania / in development)

Awards and honors

Lithuanian Filmmakers' Association (LAC) 2017: "Ažuolo" Award for Best Director of Photography
Lithuanian National Academy of Cinema "Silver Crane" 2020: Nomination for Best Cinematography
Lithuanian Filmmakers' Association (LAC) 2020: "Ažuolo" Award for Best Director of Photography
Lithuanian National Academy of Cinema "Silver Crane" 2021: Best Cinematography Award for Nova Lituania directed by Karolis Kaupinis

References

^ "INFONDAS". www.kinofondas.lt. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
^ "Marija Razgute | Production, Effets visuels, Équipe de montage". IMDb (in French). Retrieved 2023-08-18.
^ "Prodiuserė Marija Razgutė: "Jei ne filmai, šiandien nebūčiau tokia, kokia esu"". tv3.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2023-08-18.
^ Kancereviciute, Aukse. "PRODUCTION: Nova Lituania in Postproduction - FilmNewEurope.com". www.filmneweurope.com. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
^ "Apdovanoti geriausi pastarųjų metų Lietuvos kino operatoriai". lrt.lt (in Lithuanian). 2021-02-19. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
^ Kancereviciute, Aukse. "Nova Lituania Sails Off with Six 2020 Silver Crane Awards - FilmNewEurope.com". www.filmneweurope.com. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
^ "LMTA | Staff / Department of Film and Television". Retrieved 2023-08-21.
^ "Simonas Glinskis, Lietuvos kino ir televizijos operatorių asociacijos prezidentas" (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2023-08-21.
^ "Nariai". LAC. Retrieved 2023-08-21.