{{Short description|Lithuanian film director}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox person | name = Robertas Nevecka | image = | caption = Robertas Nevecka at the 2020 Tirana International Film Festival | birth_name = <!-- If different from the name above --> | birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1984|4|1}} | birth_place = [[Klaipėda]], [[Lithuanian SSR]], Soviet Union | occupation = Film director, animator, illustrator | notable_works = * ''Snow Shelter'' * ''Film Crew in Quarantine'' * ''Bomba'' | website = [https://robertasneve.com/ Official Website] }}
'''Robertas Nevecka''' (born 1 April 1984) is a Lithuanian film director, animator, and illustrator.
== Biography == Robertas Nevecka was born on 1 April 1984 in [[Klaipėda]], Lithuania.
He graduated from the [[Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre]] with a master's degree in cinematography and directing in 2007.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Snow Shelter |url=https://filmshorts.lt/en/filmas/snow-shelter/ |access-date=2023-08-14 |website=Vilnius International Short Film Festival}}</ref>
Robertas Nevecka has directed films, animations, and music videos, illustrated album covers for underground bands,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Robertas Nevecka |url=https://lithuanianshorts.com/en/directors/robertas-nevecka/ |access-date=2023-08-14 |website=Lithuanian Shorts}}</ref> and regularly shares his illustrations on social media.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dorn |first=Lori |date=1 April 2020 |title=Amusing Short Film That Creatively Imagines What Film Crew Members Might Be Doing While at Home |url=https://laughingsquid.com/film-crews-at-home/ |access-date=2023-08-14 |website=Laughing Squid}}</ref> He also works as an [[assistant director]] on various fiction projects, including all films by director [[Vytautas Katkus]] and films produced by [[Marija Razgutė]] (M-Films), such as ''[[Cherries (film)|Cherries]]'' (directed by [[Vytautas Katkus]]), and ''[[Slow (2023 film)|Slow]]'' directed by Marija Kavtaradzė.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Robertas Nevecka {{!}} Assistant Director or Second Unit Director, director, Camera and Electrical Department |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6241859/ |access-date=2023-08-14 |website=IMDb}}</ref>
Between 2022 and 2023 he shared about twenty caricature illustrations in support of Ukraine on his social media platforms.<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 April 2022 |title=“I've Never Seen the Lithuanians So United”: Animator Robertas Nevecka Illustrations Supporting Ukraine |url=https://birdinflight.com/en/plitka/robertas-nevecka.html |access-date=2023-08-14 |website=Bird in Flight}}</ref>
== Filmography ==
=== Director === {{columns-list|* 2020: ''Snow Shelter / Sniego pastogė'' (animation / short film). * 2020: ''Film Crew in Quarantine / Kino žmonės karantine'' (animation / short film). * 2014: ''The Jungle / Džiunglės'' (fiction / short film). * 2013: ''The Bomb / Bomba'' (fiction / short film). * 2013: ''The Bandit / Banditas'' (fiction / short film). * 2012: ''Curonian Twitch / Kuršių trūkčiojimai'' (fiction / short film). * 2011: ''Street Artist / Gatvės artistas'' (fiction / short film). * 2011: ''A Film About Filming Horses / Filmas apie filmą apie arklius'' (documentary / short film). * 2007: ''Kuleshovas / Kulešovas'' (experimental / short film).|colwidth=30em}}
=== Assistant director === {{columns-list|* 2023: ''[[Slow (2023 film)|Slow]]'', feature film directed by [[Marija Kavtaradzė]], Cinematographer [[Laurynas Bareiša]], produced by [[Marija Razgutė]] (M-Films). * 2023: ''Nominee'', short film directed by [[Birutė Kapustinskaitė]], Cinematographer [[Vytautas Katkus]]. * 2023: ''1991'', short film directed by [[Linas Žiūra]], Cinematographer [[Ugnius Tuleikis]]. * 2022: ''Parada'', feature film directed by [[Titas Laucius]], Cinematographer [[Laurynas Bareiša]]. * 2022: ''The Poet'', feature film directed by [[Giedrius Tamoševičius]] and [[Vytautas V. Landsbergis]], Cinematographer [[Vytautas Plukas]]. * 2022: [[Cherries (film)|''Cherries'']], short film directed by [[Vytautas Katkus]], Cinematographer [[Simonas Glinskis]], produced by [[Marija Razgutė]] (M-Films). * 2022: ''The Trip'', short film directed by [[Jorūnė Greičiūtė]], Cinematographer [[Zbigniev Bartoševič]]. * 2021: ''Song for a fox'', feature film directed by [[Kristijonas Vildžiūnas]], Cinematographer [[Jurģis Kmins]]. * 2021: ''[[Pilgrims (film)|Pilgrims]]'' feature film directed by [[Laurynas Bareiša]], Cinematographer [[Narvydas Naujalis]]. * 2021: ''Parking lot'', short film directed by [[Jorė Janavičiūtė]], Cinematographer [[Vytautas Katkus]]. * 2021: ''Techno Mama'', short film directed by [[Saulius Baradinskas,]] Cinematographer [[Vytautas Katkus]]. * 2020: ''[[PLACES]],'' short film directed by [[Vytautas Katkus]]. * 2020: ''Dummy'', short film directed by [[Laurynas Bareiša]]. * 2019: [[COMMUNITY GARDENS|''Community Garden'']], short film directed by [[Vytautas Katkus]]. * 2018: ''Family Unit'', short film directed by [[Titas Laucius]], Cinematographer [[Zbigniev Bartoševič]]. * 2016: ''The roots are bitter'', short film directed by [[Domas Petronis]], Cinematographer [[Zbigniev Bartoševič]]. * 2015: ''[[I'm Twenty Something]]'', short film directed by [[Marija Kavtaradzė]], Cinematographer [[Laurynas Bareiša]], produced by [[Marija Razgutė]] (M-Films)|colwidth=30em}}
== Awards and nominations == {{Anchor|Awards|Accolades}} {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ !Festival and Year !Category !Name of the Movie !Result (Win or Nominated) |- |[[Vilnius International Film Festival]] 2013 |Best Debut Film Award |''Bomba'' |Win |- |[[Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival]] 2013<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (2013) |url=http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0001559/2013/1/ |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=IMDb}}</ref> |International Student Film Award |''Bomba'' |Nominated |- |[[Sidabrinė gervė|Lithuanian National Cinema Awards]] 2015<ref>{{Cite web |title=Robertas Nevecka – Awards |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6241859/awards/ |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}}</ref> |Best Student Film category |''Bomba'' |Nominated |- |[[Salerno Film Festival|Salerno International Film Festival]] 2020<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=14 March 2021 |title=Meno Avilys {{!}} Snow Shelter |url=https://menoavilys.org/en/snow-shelter-sniego-pastoge/ |access-date=2023-09-26 |language=en-GB}}</ref> |Grand Prize for Best Animation Film |''Snow Shelter'' |Win |- |[[Tirana International Film Festival]] 2020<ref>{{Cite web |title=TIRANAFILMFEST |url=http://tiranafilmfest.com/ |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=TIFF |language=en-US |archive-date=8 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230708094527/http://www.tiranafilmfest.com/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> |Jury Prize for Best Animated Short Film |''Snow Shelter'' |Win |- |Mister Vorky Film Festival 2020<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mister Vorky Film Festival |url=https://www.zippyframes.com/festivals/next-festivals/mister-vorky-film-festival |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=Zippy Frames |language=en-gb}}</ref> |Short Film Award |''[[Film Crew in Quarantine]]'' |Win |- |[[Vilnius International Film Festival]] 2020<ref name="Sniego pastogė">{{Cite web |title=Sniego pastogė |url=https://lithuanianshorts.com/filmu-archyvas/sniego-pastoge/ |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=Lithuanian Shorts |language=lt-LT}}</ref> |Best Short Film Award |''Snow Shelter'' |Nominated |- |Brukivka International Film Festival 2021<ref name=":0" /> |Jury Prize for Best Animated Short Film |''Snow Shelter'' |Nominated |- |[[Sidabrinė gervė|Lithuanian National Cinema Awards]] 2021<ref>{{Cite web |title=SPECIAL FOCUS ON LITHUANIAN CINEMA AND JONAS MEKAS AT BUSAN FILM FESTIVAL |url=https://english.lithuanianculture.lt/news/2022/04/28/special-focus-on-lithuanian-cinema-and-jonas-mekas-at-busan-film-festival/ |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=Lithuanian Culture Institute |language=en-US}}</ref> |Best Animation Film category |''Snow Shelter'' |Nominated |- |British Animation Film Festival 2021<ref name="Sniego pastogė"/> |Official Selection |''Snow Shelter'' |Win |}
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links ==
* [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6241859/?ref_=nmawd_ov IMDB] {{Portal bar|film|television|Lithuania}} {{Authority control}}
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