Greta Griniūtė is a Lithuanian writer and director whose work combines humour, striking visual imagery and unconventional characters. After finishing high school, she moved to the UK to study physical theatre and acting, before continuing to Italy, where she worked as an assistant director with the theatre company MOTUS. She later received a scholarship to study filmmaking in Los Angeles, where she continued developing her practice as a writer and director.
Her filmmaking career began at the international film festival Cinemademare, where she wrote and directed several short films while collaborating on numerous other projects. In 2019, she wrote and directed Tickle My Pickle, which screened at festivals internationally, including LA Shorts, and received the Best Film award at ARFF Berlin. She completed an MA in Directing Fiction at Goldsmiths, University of London, and furthered her training at Prague Film School. Her subsequent short films Rice & Bread (2020) and The First Sunday After the First Full Moon (2021) were also selected for international festival programmes. She is currently developing her debut feature film Independent Child.