Aistė Diržiūtė

Aistė Diržiūtė (born 18 October 1991) is a Lithuanian actress best known for her role as Austė in The Summer of Sangaile (Lithuanian: Sangailė or Sangailės Vasara). Diržiūtė is also a feminist and a LGBTQ community supporter.

Aistė Diržiūtė
Born (1991-10-18) 18 October 1991
Vilkaviškis, Lithuania
OccupationActress
Activist
Years active2011–present

Biography

Early life and career beginnings

Diržiūtė was born in Vilkaviškis.

From 1998 to 2005, Diržiūtė studied piano at a Vilkaviškis music school.[1] In 2010 she moved to Vilnius where she studied music at the Vilnius college of higher education for a year and then entered the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre.[1] During her studies, Diržiūtė appeared in several commercials and got small roles in TV series.

2015-2016: Breakthrough
"I both cried and laughed with happiness when I heard this news on the phone. Words cannot describe the feeling."

—Diržiūtė about being named one of the European Shooting Stars in 2015[2]

In 2015 Diržiūtė made her film debut. She co-starred in Robert Mullan's movie based on real events, We Will Sing, and was cast as one of the lead roles in Alantė Kavaitė's The Summer of Sangaile.

After The Summer of Sangaile premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival, Diržiūtė was noticed by film critics and became the first Lithuanian actress named as one of the European Shooting Stars, alongside actors such as Maisie Williams and Moe Dunford.[3] Diržiūtė also won the award for Best Lithuanian Actress at the Vilnius International Film Festival[4] and was nominated for both Sidabrinė gervė[5] and KINFO[6] awards.

After her success, she became a face of the “Body Talk” women's clothing collection in May 2015.[7]

In 2016, Diržiūtė starred in Kings' Shift directed by Ignas Miškinis and the short film Back directed by Gabrielė Urbonaitė. Both films premiered at the Vilnius International Film Festival.[8][9] She plays the role of Simona in an independent short, Sexy to the Point, produced by students from Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre.[10]

2017-present: International career

After the success in Diržiūtė's home country Lithuania, actress started to work in foreign productions. In 2017 Diržiūtė starred in Russian biographical drama Kharms about an early Soviet-era surrealist and absurdist poet Daniil Kharms. Diržiūtė portrayed poet's second wife Marina Malich. The movie had its premiere in 20th Shanghai International Film Festival, winning two awards for Best screenplay and Best cinematography.

In 2018 Diržiūtė starred in Latvian-British historical fiction film The Pagan King, directed by Latvian director Aigars Grauba.

In 2018 Diržiūtė played Joana in a film Ashes in the Snow, based on the best-selling book Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys.[11] It follows the Stalinist repressions of the mid-20th century and follows the life of young girl Lina as she is deported from her native Lithuania with her mother and younger brother, and the journey they take to a labor camp in Siberia.

Diržiūtė appeared with actor Rom Blanco in Men in Black: International as a couple at Eiffel Tower.


Personal life

Sidabrinė Gervė 2018 speech
"Today is the biggest Lithuanian cinema celebration - Lithuanian Film Academy Awards.
Today I'm gonna wear black, because celebration for me is not joyful until inequality is 'nonsense', sexual harassment 'doesn't exist' and assault is your fault'."

—Diržiūtė's message posted in her social media accounts before the ceremony[12]

Before presenting an award for best actor in Sidabrinė Gervė 2018 awards, Diržiūtė made a speech about the current situation in the film industry in Lithuania and around the world. During the speech, actress mentioned her The Summer of Sangailė co-star Julija Steponaitytė and Paulė Bocullaitė and thanked for their bravery to speak out against sexual harassment.

Filmography
Films
Year Title Role Notes
2015 We Will Sing Agnė
2015 The Summer of Sangaile Austė
2016 Kings' Shift Julija
2016 Back Alina Short
2016 Sexy to the Point Simona Short
2017 Kharms Marina Malich
2018 The Pagan King Lauga
2018 Ashes in the Snow Joana
2018 Hopscotch and the Christmass Tree Hopscotch (voice) Short; Lithuanian dubbing
2019 Je Suis Une Revolution Mergina Short
2019 Men in Black: International Jenny
2019 Gently Into The Night Faith Short; Post-production
2019 Life in a Dream Karol Short;
2020 By Your Side Short; Post-Production
2020 The Lawyer Emilija Post-Production
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2013 Moterų Laimė Journalist 1 episode
2013 Kriminalistai Inga Mulytė 1 episode
Theatre
Year Title Role Notes
2011 The House of Bernarda Alba Adela
2014 - 2015 Devynbėdžiai Žemgulienė
2014 - 2015 Remote Vilnius
2015 Humiliated and Insulted Katerina Fiodorovna
Music Videos
YearSong TitleArtistNotes
2015"Unity"Deeper UpperCameo
2015"Į Venesuelą"Antikvariniai Kašpirovskio DantysCameo
2016"Nobody Loves Me Like You"Low Roar

Awards and nominations
Year Organisation Nominated work Award Result Ref
2013 Laimonas Noreika declamation contest Won [13]
2015 Berlin International Film Festival The Summer of Sangaile Shooting Stars Award Won [14]
Vilnius International Film Festival Best Actress Won [4]
Sidabrinė gervė Best Actress Nominated [5]
2016 KINFO Awards Actress of The Year Nominated [6]

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-05-31.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Aistė Diržiūtė – the first Lithuanian actress selected for the European Shooting Stars". FilmNewEurope.com.
  3. "Shooting Stars". www.shooting-stars.eu.
  4. "THE BEST FILM ACTOR AND ACTRESS COMPETITION". kinopavasaris.lt/.
  5. "Vilniuje išdalinti svarbiausi kino apdovanojimai - "Sidabrinė gervė 2015"". delfi.lt.
  6. "Paaiškėjo, kas triumfavo "KINFO apdovanojimuose"". delfi.lt.
  7. "Aktorė Aistė Diržiūtė tapo "Body Talk" kolekcijos veidu". 15min.lt.
  8. "Kings' Shift". Kino Pavasaris.
  9. "Back". Kino Pavasaris.
  10. "Sexy to the Point".
  11. "Filme "Tarp pilkų debesų" – lietuvių aktorės Aistė Diržiūtė ir Gabija Jaraminaitė". kinfo.lt.
  12. "Aistė Diržiūtė about Sidabrinė Gervė" (in Lithuanian). facebook.com.
  13. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-05-31.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  14. "Lithuanian actress Aistė Diržiūtė receives European Shooting Stars award from Natalie Portman - News in English - Naujienos - LRT". Lietuvos Radijas ir Televizija.
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