
Work Resume
of Donatas Pirštelis
Born 1972 in Lithuania, Vilnius.
1991-1997 Vilnius Academy of Arts. MA of monumental arts.
Monumental Artist: 17 projects.
2018-2019 Television Academy Primetime Emmy Awards honors: Donatas Pirštelis for production design and contribution to Emmy award winning.
1998, 2001 Ministry of Culture scholarships for the his short films "Operation" and "To be so";
Film production: 36 movies.
1998-now freelance art director, props master, prod. designer, etc.
2010-now „Cineeffects Studio“ director, construction manager.
● 2024, 2022 International art fair "Art Vilnius". AP gallery stend, Lithuania.
● 2024 group exhibition "AP view", AP gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania.
● 2022 personal exhibition "Alethea",
AP gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania.
● 2017 drawings in film "Between Shades of Grey".
Monumental art, paintings
● 1998 group exhibition “Fresco“, Vilniaus City Hall, Lithuania.
● 2003-1997 ten wall paintings on public buildings, Gdansk, Warsaw, Lodz, Kotowice, etc. Poland.












● 1997 stained glass "Historical portrait of Petras Vileišis”.
Film production












Art director for TV series "Truth & Conviction", dir. Matt Whitaker, 2024
Art director
Art director LT
Art director LT




Production designer for the film "Danka", dir. Dovilė Gasiunaitė, 2024
Art director LT
Art director LT
Art director LT














Art director LT
Construction manager
Construction manager
Construction superviser
Construction superviser
Construction superviser
Construction superviser


Assistant art director LT


Assistant cinematographer
Props master for the documentary "Imprisoned in Russia", 2012
Props master
Assistant cinematographer
Props master for the documentary "Les dernières heures du mur", dir. Jean-Francois Delassus, 2009
Production designer












Props master for the documentary "Siberia", 2012
















Art director assistant
Film decorator for film "Pearl", L. Kairys, 2008
Film decorator, props master
Film decorator, props master
Film decorator, props master
Art director
Art director for the documentary
"Medievel Spain", 2005
Film decorator, props master.
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Film props master for "Boudoir" (lt. Buduaras), rež. D. Vaišnoras, 2002
Film decorator
Film director, cinematographer
for "To be so" (lt. Būti taip), 2001. Festival "Kino pavasaris"
Film set designer


Film production assistant for "Sunday. The Gospel According to the Elevator Driver" (lt. Sekmadiienis. Evangelija pagal liftinininką), dir. A. Matelis, 1999.
Best 2003 film nomination
Film production assistant
Film production assistant for "Red October" (lt. Raudonasis Spalis), dir. H. Šablevičius, 1999
Film production assistant for "Didin't Come" (lt. Neatėjo), dir. H. Šablevičius, 1998




Film production assistant for
"Chronicle of the Last Curonian" (lt. Paskutinio kuršio kronika), dir. A. Trukanas, 1998
Film production assistant for
"Fedia. 10 min before the explosion" (lt. Fedia. 10 min prieš sprogimą), dir. A. Stonys, 1998

