: Lithuanian film director killed in Ukraine #IndiaNEWS #International Vilinius: Lithuanias president Sunday said Mantas Kvedaravicius, a prominent film director in the Baltic country, has been killed

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Lithuanian film director killed in Ukraine #IndiaNEWS #International
Vilinius: Lithuanias president Sunday said Mantas Kvedaravicius, a prominent film director in the Baltic country, has been killed in Ukraine, reportedly in the besieged port city of Mariupol where he was working on a documentary.
President Gitanas Nauseda said the country had lost a creator who worked in Ukraine and was attacked by aggressor Russia.
The 45-year-old filmmaker was killed in Ukraine on Saturday according to news outlets. The circumstances of his death couldnt immediately be confirmed.
Kvedaravicius was known for his documentaries on military conflicts in Chechnya and Ukraine. His film “Mariupol� premiered at the 2016 Berlin International Film Festival.
News of Kvedaravicius death were met with grief and shock in Lithuanias artist community.
Terrible loss to the Lithuanian film community and the whole world. Our hearts are broken,� Giedre Zickyte, Lithuanian documentary film director and producer, wrote on Facebook.
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