spent his childhood surrounded by nature in an isolated farm in Širvintos district. He finished his studies in Vilnius and in 2010 enrolled in the film directing course at LMTA. While studying, her short film "Etiudas" (Cinema Spring) was noticed, and her debut short film "Tiltai" (Cinema Spring) was awarded the national "Silver Crane" award in 2015. "Per arti" is Austėja's long subway debut.
