Director, Ramunas Greicius with the 35mm film – 'White on Blue.' (Baltos dėmės mėlyname).

Quote from Peter M. Kershaw:

‘“White on Blue”is a visual treat, an escapist fantasy with striking visuals and imaginative cinematography creating a cinematic adventure around the observations of a young girl. It is not surprising ‘White on Blue’ was selected for the 2004 Venice Film Festival.’

Brief Synopsis:

Teenage girl witnesses her parents’ separation. In a strange reality she finds the core of her dreams – happy people. Young girl creates the formula of love and tries to give it to her mother.

UK premiere and first time for the director in this country.

Director : Ramūnas Greičius | Screenplay : Ramūnas Greičius | Cinematography : Ramūnas Greičius | Art director : Jurga Gerdvilaitė | Editing director : Paulius Zavadskis | Producer : Kęstutis Drazdauskas | Cast : Eglė Mikulionytė, Vaidotas Martinaitis, Jorūnė Greičiūtė, Bartas Plaušinaitis, Jūratė Bitinaitė, Algis Rauktys, Ieva Kaminskaitė

 In 2004 this film was shown in the Venice Film Festival.

Born in 1968 in Vilnius, Ramunas has worked on five Feature Films in the Czech Republic as D.O.P. He has worked on numerous shorts and won a number of awards. He is fluent in Lithuanian, Czech, Russian and proficient in English.

Quote about his work – what inspires him:

‘True stories with mystical elements and stories revealing paradoxes of people’s relations.’

On coming to Yorkshire:

‘I am very interested in exploring a culture virtually unknown to me. I believe I would gain a lot as an artist from this experience. I would also appreciate the possibility to improve my English.’

Ramunas here directing on ‘White on Blue’is one of Lithuania’s leading new cinematographers.