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{{Short description|Lithuanian film director}}
{{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]], [[Lithuania]]
 | nationality        = {{Flagicon|Lithuania}} [[Lithuania|Lithuanian]]
 | 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=2020-04-01 |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=2022-04-27 |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 in film|2020]]: ''Snow Shelter / Sniego pastogė'' (animation / short film).
* [[2020 in film|2020]]: ''Film Crew in Quarantine / Kino žmonės karantine'' (animation / short film).
* [[2014 in film|2014]]: ''The Jungle / Džiunglės'' (fiction / short film).
* [[2013 in film|2013]]: ''The Bomb / Bomba'' (fiction / short film).
* [[2013 in film|2013]]: ''The Bandit / Banditas'' (fiction / short film).
* [[2012 in film|2012]]: ''Curonian Twitch / Kuršių trūkčiojimai'' (fiction / short film).
* [[2011 in film|2011]]: ''Street Artist / Gatvės artistas'' (fiction / short film).
* [[2011 in film|2011]]: ''A Film About Filming Horses / Filmas apie filmą apie arklius'' (documentary / short film).
* [[2007 in film|2007]]: ''Kuleshovas / Kulešovas'' (experimental / short film).|colwidth=30em}}

=== Assistant Director ===
{{columns-list|* [[2023 in film|2023]]: ''[[Slow (2023 film)|Slow]]'', feature film directed by [[Marija Kavtaradzė]], Cinematographer [[Laurynas Bareiša]], produced by [[Marija Razgutė]] (M-Films).
* [[2023 in film|2023]]: ''Nominee'', short film directed by [[Birutė Kapustinskaitė]], Cinematographer [[Vytautas Katkus]].
* [[2023 in film|2023]]: ''1991'', short film directed by [[Linas Žiūra]], Cinematographer [[Ugnius Tuleikis]].
* [[2022 in film|2022]]: ''Parada'', feature film directed by [[Titas Laucius]], Cinematographer [[Laurynas Bareiša]].
* [[2022 in film|2022]]: ''The Poet'', feature film directed by [[Giedrius Tamoševičius]] and [[Vytautas V. Landsbergis]], Cinematographer [[Vytautas Plukas]].
* [[2022 in film|2022]]: [[Cherries (film)|''Cherries'']], short film directed by [[Vytautas Katkus]], Cinematographer [[Simonas Glinskis]], produced by [[Marija Razgutė]] (M-Films).
* [[2022 in film|2022]]: ''The Trip'', short film directed by [[Jorūnė Greičiūtė]], Cinematographer [[Zbigniev Bartoševič]].
* [[2021 in film|2021]]: ''Song for a fox'', feature film directed by [[Kristijonas Vildžiūnas]], Cinematographer [[Jurģis Kmins]].
* [[2021 in film|2021]]: ''[[Pilgrims (film)|Pilgrims]]'' feature film directed by [[Laurynas Bareiša]], Cinematographer [[Narvydas Naujalis]].
* [[2021 in film|2021]]: ''Parking lot'', short film directed by [[Jorė Janavičiūtė]], Cinematographer [[Vytautas Katkus]].
* [[2021 in film|2021]]: ''Techno Mama'', short film directed by [[Saulius Baradinskas,]] Cinematographer [[Vytautas Katkus]].
* [[2020 in film|2020]]: ''[[PLACES|Places]],'' short film directed by [[Vytautas Katkus]].
* [[2020 in film|2020]]: ''Dummy'', short film directed by [[Laurynas Bareiša]].
* [[2019 in film|2019]]: [[COMMUNITY GARDENS|''Community Garden'']], short film directed by [[Vytautas Katkus]].
* [[2018 in film|2018]]: ''Family Unit'', short film directed by [[Titas Laucius]], Cinematographer [[Zbigniev Bartoševič]].
* [[2016 in film|2016]]: ''The roots are bitter'', short film directed by [[Domas Petronis]], Cinematographer [[Zbigniev Bartoševič]].
* [[2015 in film|2015]]: ''[[I'm Twenty Something]]'', short film directed by [[Marija Kavtaradzė]], Cinematographer [[Laurynas Bareiša]], produced by [[Marija Razgutė]] (M-Films)|colwidth=30em}}

== Awards & 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=2021-03-14 |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}}</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>{{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>{{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>
|Official Selection 
|''Snow Shelter''
|Win
|}
== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==

* [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6241859/?ref_=nmawd_ov IMDB]
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