Marija Razgutė

Marija Razgutė
Portrait of producer Marija Razgutė, 2023
Born (1985-06-26) 26 June 1985 (age 39)
Klaipėda, Lithuania
NationalityLithuania Lithuanian
OccupationProducer
Notable work
WebsiteM-Films

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 Klaipėda, Lithuania.

She initially studied business management but later switched to a master's degree in cultural management and cultural policy at the Vilnius Academy of Arts, which she completed in 2010. During her studies, she produced the short film Suicide directed by Mindaugas Sruogius in 2008, which won the Silver Crane Award for the Best Student Short Film from the Lithuanian Film Academy.[1]

In 2008, Marija Razgutė founded the production company M-Films. She initially produced short films and later developed Lithuanian films and international co-productions (Spain, France, Sweden, Germany, Georgia, Czech Republic).[2] She collaborated with directors such as Karolis Kaupinis, Andrius Blaževičius, Marija Kavtaradzė, and Vytautas Katkus on short films and their debut feature films.[3][4]

Among her notable productions are Slow,[5] the second feature film by Marija Kavtaradze, which won the Best Directing award at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, Nova Lituania by Karolis Kaupinis, which was Lithuania's submission to the 93rd Academy Awards, and Cherries by Vytautas Katkus, which participated in the 2022 Cannes Film Festival for the Palme d'Or for Best Short Film.[6][7][8]

Since 2011, Marija Razgutė has been a member of the Association of Independent Producers of Lithuania and has been a board member since 2016.[9] She has also been a member of the European Film Academy since 2015 and EWA Network since 2018,[10] and has hosted the Pop Up Film Residency Vilnius since 2020.[11]

In addition, Marija Razgutė has participated in and received intensive trainings from various film workshops, including MAIA 2013–2014, EAVE Producers Workshop 2016,[12] Producer on the Move 2020, ACE producers 2020, and ACE Leadership 2022.[13]

She is currently developing the debut feature film by Vytautas Katkus - The Visitor and the second feature film by Karolis Kaupinis — Hunger Strike Breakfast with her production company M-Films.[14][15]

Filmography

As a producer

Minor Participation (Co-Production)

Awards and honors

Festival and Year Category Name of the Movie(s) Result (Win or Nominated)
Lithuanian Film Academy "Silver Crane" Awards 2017[16] Best Personal Achievement The Saint, The Mother's Day, and Watchkeeping Nominated
Riviera International Film Festival 2019[17] Special Jury Prize Summer Survivors Shared award with director Marija Kavtaradzė
Best Cinematography Summer Survivors Shared nomination with director Marija Kavtaradzė
Lithuanian Film Academy "Silver Crane" Awards 2022[18] Best Co-Production Out of Sync Nominated

References

  1. ^ "Marija Razgutė". NPA | Nepriklausomų prodiuserių asociacija (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2023-08-18.
  2. ^ "Marija Razgutė | Production, Visual Effects, Editorial Department". IMDb (in French). Retrieved 2023-08-18.
  3. ^ "Marija Razgutė • Producer, M-Films". Cineuropa. 2020-05-14. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  4. ^ "Prodiuserė Marija Razgutė: "Jei ne filmai, šiandien nebūčiau tokia, kokia esu"". tv3.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2023-08-18.
  5. ^ ""Slow" Explores an Unusual Relationship With Sincere Romance - sundance.org". 2023-01-22. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
  6. ^ "Sundance winning director Marija Kavtaradze on her asexuality drama 'Slow': "I was intrigued by this topic"". Screen. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
  7. ^ "JBANC interview with Lithuanian film director Karolis Kaupinis – JBANC". 2020-12-30. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
  8. ^ "UOGOS". Festival de Cannes (in French). Retrieved 2023-08-18.
  9. ^ "Experts". bpf.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2023-10-04.
  10. ^ "TorinoFilmLab | Marija Razgute". TorinoFilmLab. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
  11. ^ "Vilnius". Pop Up Film Residency. 2022-03-19. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
  12. ^ "EAVE article".
  13. ^ "SELECTED PRODUCERS FOR THE FIRST ACE LEADERSHIP SPECIAL 2022". Retrieved 2023-08-18.
  14. ^ "TorinoFilmLab | Marija Kavtaradze". TorinoFilmLab. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
  15. ^ "European Solidarity Fund for Ukrainian Films results of the first selection round are published". EAVE. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
  16. ^ "Lithuanian Film Awards (2017)". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
  17. ^ "Riviera International Film Festival (2019)". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
  18. ^ Simsone, Kristine. "Cinephilia and Runner Lead Lithuanian Silver Crane Awards Nods - FilmNewEurope.com". filmneweurope.com. Retrieved 2023-09-27.