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Jonas Mekas
1922 – 2019
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryJonas Mekas was a Lithuanian-American filmmaker, poet, and artist who has been called "the godfather of American avant-garde cinema". Mekas's work has been exhibited in museums and at festivals worldwide. Mekas was active in New York City, where he co-founded Anthology Film Archives, The Film-Makers' Cooperative, and the journal Film Culture. He was also the first film critic for The Village Voice.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
December 24, 1922
Biržai
Date of death
January 23, 2019
Brooklyn
Citizenship
Lithuania · United States
Occupations & fields
film directorpoetscreenwriterartistopinion journalistcinematographer
Awards & honours
Guggenheim FellowshipLithuanian National PrizeCommandeur des Arts et des LettresDoctor Honoris Causa at the Vytautas Magnus UniversityAustrian Decoration for Science and Arthonorary citizen of Biržai District Municipality
- Field and occupation
- litevský filmový režisér (1922-2019)
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