Berta Tilmantaite

Berta Tilmantaite is a Lithuanian multimedia journalist. Currently in Argentina. 

Berta is a licensed scuba diver (PADI) and freediver (AIDA**), so she is able to shoot underwater.

Education

University of Bolton / Beijing Foreign Studies University
Beijing, China 
MA International Multimedia Journalism

Vilnius University (Communication Faculty, Institute of Journalism)
Vilnius, Lithuania
BA in Communication Since

Danish School of Media and Journalism 
Aarhus, Denmark
Completion of semester long course in Photojournalism

Minority Rights Group International
Minority Realities in the News, Online course

Immersive Journalism: Virtual Reality and 360° video
Knight center for journalism in the Americas, Online course

Honors and Awards

Nomination at the Prix Europa. Germany, 2018

1st prize at Lithuanian Press Photography Awards, Multimedia category (For Nanook team project "TRACES: Traversing the Past") Lithuania, 2018

2nd prize at NPPA Best of Photojournalism contest, Multimedia category, Sports division (For Nanook team project "Will to Win") USA, 2017

1st and 3rd places ar Finisterra Arrábida film festival. Portugal, 2017.

1st prize at Lithuanian Press Photography Awards, Multimedia category (For Nanook team project "Will to Win") Lithuania, 2017

The Gorkana Journalism Award, New Media Writing Prize. UK, 2017

Honourable mention at The Andrei Stenin Photo Contest. Russia, 2016

1st prize at Photo contest "On the Go". Asia-Europe Foundation, 2015

1st prize for the Travel Film at Columbus of Lithuania. Lithuania, 2015

2nd prize at Photo contest "The World As You See It". Lithuania, 2015

2nd prize at Article contest, organized by Media 4 Change. Lithuania, 2015

Finalist at SAMSUNG/PDN 4k Filmmaking Challenge, 2015

1st prize at Sony World Photography Awards - National Award. United Kingdom, 2015

One of the 30Under30 Female Photographers selected by PhotoBoite.com, 2015

2nd prize for the single photograph and Honorable Mention for the photo story at the Photo Annual Awards. Czech Republic, 2015

Finalist at Contest-exhibition Debut. Lithuania, 2014

1st prize at Lithuanian Press Photography 2014 (for "The Ice Road" photo story, together with Dikiy.me team)

1st prize at Columbus of Lithuania contest. Lithuania, 2014

Honourable mention at LUMIX Festival for Young Photojournalism. Germany, 2014

Finalist at HIPA photography festival. UAE, 2014

1st prize for the feature "The River Runs Back" at WASH Media Award in TV category at International World Water Week. Sweden, 2012

3rd prize for the feature "The River Runs Back" at Digital Heretics international journalism award. Italy, 2012

2nd prize at International New Media Short Film Exhibition. China, 2011
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"NMedia" awards. Lithuania, 2010:
- "The most Innovative Journalist";
- "For Innovative Synthesis of Visual, Audio, Text and Other Forms of Expression" 
(Together with Kristina Urbaitytė)
1st prize at "EuroMedia" online journalist award, 2010 
(Together with Kristina Urbaitytė)

Finalist at "In Focus" photography festival. Lithuania, 2010

"Vilnius Photography Circle" festival. Lithuania, 2010

National winner at Journalism awards "For Diversity. Against Discrimination" Lithuania, 2009 
(Together with colleague Kristina Urbaitytė)

Books

"Azija be sienų" (Asia With No Walls) - travel journalism and photography. In cooperation with Paulius Mačiulevičius and Andrius Jančiauskas.

Lithuanian Press Photo Awards album. Lithuania, 2017

Lithuanian Press Photo Awards album. Lithuania, 2016

"On the Go". Asia-Europe Foundation, 2015

Lithuanian Photography Yesterday and Today. Lithuania, 2015

Lithuanian Press Photo Awards album (+cover). Lithuania, 2015

HIPA photography festival book. UAE, 2014

Lithuanian Press Photo Awards album. Lithuania, 2014

In Focus photography festival book. Lithuania, 2010

Exhibitions

Out of the Water. Personal exhibition at Kaunas Photo festival, 2017.

Beach Season. Group exhibition at Kaunas Photo festival, 2017.

Lithuanian Press Photography. Group exhibition, 2017

Lithuanian Press Photography. Group exhibition, 2016

People of the Ocean. Personal exhibition, 2015

"On the Go". Asia-Europe Foundation, 2015

Lithuanian Photography Yesterday and Today. Lithuania, 2015

Lithuanian Press Photography. Group exhibition, 2015

"The World As You See It". Lithuania, 2015

Photo Annual Awards group exhibition. Czech Republic, 2015

Sony World Photography Awards. Group exhibition, 2015

Lithuanian Press Photography. Group exhibition, 2014

LUMIX Festival for Young Photojournalism. Group exhibition, 2014

Debut. Group exhibition, 2014

Five Senses. Group exhibition, 2012

International New Media Short Film Exhibition. Group exhibition, 2011

In Focus. Group exhibition, 2010

Vilnius Photography Circle. Group exhibition, 2010

Film Festivals

Finisterra Arrábida Film Art & Tourism Festival, Portugal 2017
Adventure Film Festival, Australia 2017
International Documentary Film Festival "Inconvenient Films", Lithuania 2016
International Women Film Festival "Šeršėliafam", Lithuania 2016
Adventure Film Festival, UK 2016
Les Bois Film Festival, USA 2016
Expedition Camera Festival, Czech Republic 2016
GSF Awards, USA 2016
Visionaria, Italy 2015
Pakistan International Mountain Film Festival, Pakistan 2015
InkaFest, Mountain Film Festival, Peru 2015
Ladek Mountain Film Festival, Poland 2015
Golden Diana International Film Festival, Austria 2015
HIMIFF, USA 2015
Muestrario Short Films Festival, Mexico 2015
Bike Reel Short FilmFest, USA 2012 
Bicycle Film Festival, USA 2012
International Cycling Film Festival, Germany 2012