Giedrė Narušytė Boots is a scenographer, theatre maker, audio-visual artist, animation director and animator. In 1995 she graduated in Scenography at Vilnius Academy of Arts, Lithuania and moved to Belgium, where she continued her studies at KASK Ghent (School of Arts in Gent).
For two decades she took part in different interdisciplinary art projects.
In 2018 she completed her Master degree at School of Arts in Gent as an audiovisual artist, animation film.
Filmography
2024 Animated documentary in development ‘Bread With Nails’ 15min, digital cut out + 2D animation, archival footage, for kids 10+
2021 Animation film ‘Katu Katu’ 5min 57s, cut out + 2D animation + live action, for kids 3+
2020 Animation film ‘A Dog Named Sheep’ 5min 30s, digital cut out animation
2016 Animation film ‘Bluebeard’ 4min 35s, digital cut out animation
2016 Animation film ‘Šalti šaltiniai’ (‘Cold Springs’) 4min 40s, digital cut out animation
2016 Animation film ‘Het bootje’ (The Little Boat), 3min 25s, cut out, 2D animation, live action, for kids 3+
2015 Audiovisual composition ‘Jelen dolgo spi’ 2min 50s
2015 Animation film ‘Famous x Anonymous’ 4min 1s, 2D animation
FESTIVALS AND NOMINATIONS
Animation film ‘Katu Katu’
2023 Nature Without Borders International Film Festival (WINTER 2023), Lewes, United States
2022 Lyhytelokuvapäivä, International Short Film Day, Finland
2022 Go Short - International Short Film Festival Nijmegen, Netherlands
2022 O Dia Mais Curto, Agência - Portuguese Short Film Day, Vila do Conde, Portugal
2022 International Animation Film Festival ‘Tindirindis’ in Vilnius, Lithuania
2022 Albacete Film Festival, pedagogical section, Abycine, Spain
2022 Central and Eastern European Film Festival, Luxemburg
2022 Oulu International Children's and Youth Film Festival, Finland
2022 Sardinia Film festival, Italy
2022 Helsinki International Film Festival, School Kino Selection, Finland
2022 Kino Dzieci (Kids Kino) International Film Festival, Poland
2022 5th Aryan International Children's Film Festival of Jaipur - ICFF 2022 Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
2022 Festival International du Film de Nancy, "jeune public" selection, France
2022 International Animation Film Festival GOLDEN KUKER – Sofia, Bulgaria
2022 Mieres Under-60’ Film Festival, Mieres, Spain
2022 IBIZACINEFEST ‘22, Ibiza, Spain March
2022 Nenagh Children’sbFilm Festival, Nenagh, Ireland
2022 Martha’s Vineyard Film Festival, United States
2022 Children Short Film Festival, London, Unated Kingdom
2022 Corujinha Film Festival, Balneário Camboriú, Brasil, Official Selection
2022 Glasgow Short Film Festival, Glasgow, Scotland
2022 FAUNA Tepoztlán Animal Festival, Tepoztlán, Morelos, Mexico
2022 13th annual Providence Children’s Film Festival, USA, Official Selection
2022 6th International Children Film Festival of Galicia, Santiago de Compostela, Spain, Miñocas/Fanecas International Competition
2022 ANIMAC, Petit Animac 1 – Short & Sweet, Lleida, Spain, Official Selection
2022 J.E.F. Festival online, Antwerp, Belgium
2021 Filem’On, FilemKing - International Film Festival for Young Audiences, Brussels, Ghent, Belgium, ECFA Short Film Competition
Awards / nominations:
2022 Most Innovative Short Award at Nenagh Children’s Film Festival, Ireland
2022 Domingo Award at FAUNA Tepoztlán Animal Festival, Tepoztlán, Morelos, Mexico
2021 Nomination ECFA Short Film Award at Filem’On International Film Festival for Young Audiences, Brussels, Belgium
Animation film ‘A Dig Named Sheep’
2022 Mannheim Arts and Film Festival, Mannheim, Germany
2022 VIP FEST 2021, Barcelona (Spain) & Resistencia (Argentina)
2021 International Animated Film Festival ‘Tindirindis’ in Vilnius, Lithuania, competition program
2021 Litauisches Kino Goes Berlin, Germany, short film competition
2021 Alternative Indie Pro 2021 technochat festivals Barcelona (Spain) & Resistencia (Argentina), official selection
2021 Absurd Art House Film Festival in Blue Town, Kent, United Kingdom
2021 International Art Festival Tranås at the Fringe, Sweden
Awards / nominations:
2021 Alternative Indie Pro 2021, Barcelona (Spain) & Resistencia (Argentina), Best Experimental Animation
2021 VIP FEST 2021, Barcelona (Spain) & Resistencia (Argentina), Best Experimental Animation
Animation film ‘Bluebeard’
2017 HGO!XTRA!BRUSSELS, Belgium
2017 Litauisches Kino Goes Berlin 2017 Lithuanian Film Festival
2018 BLON Animation and Video games festival, KLAIPEDA, Lithuania
2018 International Animation Film Festival ‘Tindirindis’ in VILNIUS, Lithuania
2019 Fresh Stream Experimental Film Festival, Los Angeles, USA
2020 Super Short Film Festival, Barcelona, Spain
Awards / nominations:
2019 Fresh Stream Experimental Film Festival, Los Angeles, USA, Audience Award
Lullaby film ‘Het bootje’ (The Little Boat)
2017 Canada Kids Film Festival, TORONTO, Canada
2018 New Horizons Film Festival-kids film, Wroclaw, Poland
2018 Litauisches Kino Goes Berlin, BERLIN, Germany
2018 International Animation Film Festival ‘Tindirindis’ in VILNIUS, Lithuania
2019 Pet Film Festival Trepoztlan, Morelos, Mexico
2019 Oulu International Children's and Youth Film Festival, Finland
Animation film ‘Šalti šaltiniai’ (Cold Springs)
2016 Vilnius International Film Festival ‘KINO PAVASARIS’, student film competition
2016 participant of program FilmBox LT, airport cinema at Vilnius Airport, Lithuania
2016 ‘Baltic Short Film Program’ at The Association for the Advancement of Baltic Studies conference 2016, University of Washington, USA
2016 23rd Blue Sea Film Festival Rauma (Baltic Herring), Finland
2017 Brisbane International Film Festival, BRISBANE, Australiä
2019 65th International Short Film Festival Oberhausen, Germany
Awards / nominations:
2016 Nomination for the best animation film for Silver Crane award (Lithuanian film industry awards)