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Algimantas Puipa (born 14 June 1951) is a Lithuanian film director and screenwriter. With more than 70,000 admissions, his directed film Whisper of Sin was a success in Lithuania. Other successful films include Forest of the Gods and Elze's Life.
Biography
Puipa graduated from All–Union State Institute of Cinematography located in Moscow in 1974. He directed his first feature film alongside Stasys Motiejūnas the following year. His first successful film was Devil's Seed; it won the Soviet Film Festival Prize for realistic portrayal of the rural life in the early twentieth century. Puipa specializes in drama films.
Selected filmography
| Year | Title | Translation | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Atpildo diena | The Day of Retribution | |
| 1978 | Nebūsiu gangsteris, brangioji | I Won't Be a Gangster, My Dear | |
| 1979 | Velnio sėkla | Devil's Seed |  Soviet Film Festival Prize in Dushanbe (1980) |
| 1981 | Arkliavagio duktė | A Horse–Thief's Daughter | |
| 1983 | Moteris ir keturi jos vyrai | A Woman and Her Four Men | Best Cinematographer Film in Kishinev (1983) Soviet Film Festival Prize in Kiev (1984) |
| 1986 | Elektroninė senelė | Electronic Grandmother | |
| 1987 | Amžinoji šviesa | Eternal Light |  San Remo Film Festival Grand Prize in Sanremo (1990) |
| 1989 | Žuvies diena | Fish Day | |
| 1990 | Bilietas iki Tadž Mahalo | Ticket to Taj Mahal |  Munich's International Film Festival Ecumenical Jury Prize (1991) |
| 1991 | Ir ten krantai smėlėti | Over There the Shores are Sandy |  Shown in multiple film festivals, including Munich, Rotterdam, Paris and Sanremo |
| 1994 | Procesas | Process | |
| 1994 | Ašarų pakalnė | A Hill of Tears | |
| 1995 | Žaibo nušviesti | Hit By Lightning | |
| 1996 | Velnio išvarymas iš Mykolų kaimo | Exorcism in Mykolai Village | |
| 1997 | Vilko dantų karoliai | A Wolf Teeth Necklace | Northern European Film Day Ecumenical Jury Prize in Lübeck (1997) Northern European Film Festival Grand Prize in Roanne (1998) |
| 2000 | Elzė iš Gilijos | Elze's Life |  Kinošok Film Festival Best Director Laureate in Anapa (2000) Berlin Film Festival Panorama Film (2000) |
| 2002 | Trys mylimos, arba Paskutinė diena | Three Beloved (the Last Day) | |
| 2005 | Dievų miškas | Forest of the Gods |  Best Premiere Record (2005–2007) |
| 2007 | Nuodėmės užkalbėjimas | Whisper of Sin | Silver Crane Laureate for Best Film in Vilnius (2008) Best Premiere Record (2007–2008) |
| 2011 | Miegančių drugelių tvirtovė | The Fortress of Sleeping Butterflies | |
| 2015 | Edeno sodas | Garden Eden |
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