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My
name is
Tadas Vidmantas.
I was
born in
November
1985 in a small town
Sirvintos, Lithuania. 18 years after that I discovered that
making short movies (so far) is my favorite thing.
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Dates,
films and
awards.
1985
I was born.
1994 - 1998
I was an actor in my hometown theatre.
1998 I
started DJing in my school and open-air parties.
2000 I
started to compose music.
2003 2004
I took a part in three diferent national playwriters competitions.
I won second and third places.
One of my plays was played in National Youth Theatre.
2004 I
shot 20 min feature comedy "Secret of the Savage Man".
2004 I
shot 30 min feature short "Behind Doors". Later I divided it into
several shorter parts.
2004 I
shot 60 min feature comedy " Secret of the Savage Man 2".
2004
I finished my high school and entered Vilnius Arts Academy.
2005
I started to work in video game production company
"Ivolgamus". I composed music for videogames.
2005
- I shot one minute short "How he lost his leg". It took a part in
festival "Pravda 1 minute" and
won as the best
public service announcement.
2006
One minute short "Give me back my modem".
2006 1
min short "Good News".
2006
1 min short "Bright side of life".
2006
1 min short "It is a silly place".
2006
1 min short "Oink Kong: Wolrd destroyer".
2006
1 min short "How a guy did not wanted to wake up his roommate".
With all these shorts I
won Grand Prix
in one minute festival "Pravda 1 minute".
2006 I
started to work in one of major TV stations LNK. I was a promo
producer.
2006
I took a part in first Lithuanian Comercial Cinema festival AXX. I
shot 12 min short "Apple of Life".
2007 1
min short "Offline".
2007 1
min short "Give me back my modem 2".
Best direction Pravda 1 minute festival 2007.
2007 1
min short "Vytas Life".
2007 1
min short "Critics".
2007
1 min short "What the Parcour!".
It was shown in festivals in Croatia, Italy, Brazil and Beijing
World One Minute Exhibition.
2007
I took a part in mobile phone film festival "mobilAXX". I shot a 3
min short "Little Wonders" with Nokia N93i.
2007
Viral video "Travel as you like". For travel agency.
2007
Sarcastic 3 minute public service announcement - "How to become a
politician in Lithuania".
2008 I
started to work as a director in video production company "Magnet
Films".
2008 1
min short "The Begining of a Good Day".
2008 1
min short "Box of Lullabies".
2008 1
min short "Video Art No.001".
2008 1
min short "Offline".
2008 1
min short "Addiction".
2008 1
min short "Real Estate".
2008 1
min short "Ladies Inspection".
2008
1 min short "Wanted by police". It was
awarded "For Reality" in
Pravda 1 minute festival 2008.
2008
Sarcastic 3 minute public service announcement - "Is it worthy to
become a student in Lithuania". It received nearly 0.5 million views
on Youtube.
2008 I
directed a TV advert named "Power" for major mobile phone service
provider.
2008 I
started to work as a director in video production company "Spot
Studio" and directed 4 self promotional shorts for this company.
2008 I
worked as a writer in a weekly magazine "L.T. Kinas" ("L.T.
Cinema"). After four months the company bancrupted...
2009 1
min short "Top Loser".
2009 1
min short "Roberts life".
2009 1
min short "Offline".
2009 1
min short "29.90 LTL".
2009 1
min short "Man Without Face". Best
story Pravda 1 minute 2009.
2009 1
min short "Underwater Losers".
2009 1
min short "Naked Confessions".
2009 1
min short "Heavens Reception".
2009
10 episodes (2-4 min) of animated comedy show "Robots With
Attitude". I wrote sripts and animated.
2009
Viral video for student organisation. "Your Way 2009".
2009
Promotional 1 minute video for film festival "Young and Hunger".
2009
Viral video and TV advert for new studies program in one Lithuanian
universities "IT specialist vs. Journalist".
2009
"Magic,
prejudices and other nonsence"
- animated viral video for a book.
2009
Viral video for a supermarket network IKI - "IKI flowers".
2009
20 episodes (3-5 min) of web comedy show "Knights". I created a
story, directed and edited. Two actors were improvising their
dialogues.
2009 2
minute short "Naked Confessions 2".
2009
Viral video for a supermarket network IKI - "IKI birthday".
2009
Public service announcement viral against drivers who left theyr
cars in candicaped people places.
2009
"The Bread Journey" - 2 minute short I shot, directed and edited for
charity organisation.
2009
Seven web PSAs
named
"Panda
Shamer" for the
European
Commission Representation in Lithuania. One of them was banned...
2009 5
viral videos for new lithuanian theatre "No Theatre"
2009 2
web adverts for major mobile phone service provider. "What bills are
better: paper or electronic?" and "Why internet is usefull in the
woods?".
2009
Promotional music video for other major mobile service provider. It
was for the song "Santa Claus is comming to town".
2009
Animated music video for lithuanian band "Suicide DJs". For song
"Sea Boat".
2010
Stop motion viral for
lithuanian ketchup.
2010
3 min short "Some Of
My Dreams" for European Commision contest
"Picturing Europe".
Most of my
videos I wrote, produced, directed (or animated) and edited. Except
big budget projects. Those I only direct.
Now I am a
freelancer. I write, direct, animate, edit.

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