Laila Pakalnina
Biography
Laila Pakalniņa is a Latvian art-house filmmaker. She graduated from the Moscow Film Institute (VGIK), Department of Film Direction, in 1991. A director and scriptwriter of 31 documentaries, 5 shorts, and 5 fiction features, altogether she has 41 films, 2 children, 1 husband, 2 dogs and 2 bicycles. Her films have screened in official programmes at Cannes, Venice, Berlinale, Locarno, Karlovy Vary, Rome and other international festivals, where they have won numerous awards.
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Filmography
Acting (1)
Movies (1)
Crew (96)
Movies (96)
Scarecrows
2026Director
Scarecrows
2026Writer
Cat on my Mind
2025Director
Cat on my Mind
2025Producer
Cat on my Mind
2025Writer
Termini
2024Director
Termini
2024Producer
Termini
2024Writer
Homes
2021Director
Homes
2021Producer
The First Bridge
2020Director
The First Bridge
2020Producer
The First Bridge
2020Writer
In the Mirror
2020Director
Spoon
2019Director
Hello, Horse!
2017Director
Hello, Horse!
2017Producer
Hello, Horse!
2017Writer
Dream
2016Director
Dream
2016Producer
Dream
2016Writer
Waterfall
2016Director
Waterfall
2016Producer
Waterfall
2016Writer
Dawn
2015Director
Dawn
2015Producer
Dawn
2015Writer
Hey, Rasma!
2015Director
Hey, Rasma!
2015Producer
Hey, Rasma!
2015Writer
Hotel and a Ball
2014Director
Short Film About Life
2014Director
Face
2014Producer
A Dream of Snow
2014Director
Forty Two
2013Director
Forty Two
2013Producer
Forty Two
2013Writer
The Chimney
2013Director
The Chimney
2013Producer
The Chimney
2013Writer
Pizzas
2012Director
Snow Crazy
2012Director
33 Animals of Santa Claus
2011Director
On Rubik's Road
2010Director
On Rubik's Road
2010Producer
On Rubik's Road
2010Writer
Silence (Elements)
2009Director
Silence (Elements)
2009Producer
Silence (Elements)
2009Writer
Stones (Elements)
2008Writer
Three Men and a Fish Pond
2008Director
Three Men and a Fish Pond
2008Editor
Fire (Elements)
2007Director
Theodore
2006Director
The Water (Elements)
2006Director
The Water (Elements)
2006Producer
The Water (Elements)
2006Writer
The Hostage
2006Director
The Hostage
2006Producer
The Hostage
2006Writer
Visions of Europe
2004Director
It'll Be Fine
2004Writer
Dream Land
2004Director
Dream Land
2004Writer
Bus
2004Director
Bus
2004Producer
Bus
2004Writer
The Python
2003Director
The Python
2003Producer
The Python
2003Writer
Martin
2002Writer
Wake Up!
2001Director
Papa Gena
2001Director
Papa Gena
2001Producer
Papa Gena
2001Writer
The Shoe
1998Director
The Shoe
1998Producer
The Shoe
1998Writer
The Oak
1997Director
Ubāns
1995Director
Ubāns
1995Producer
Ubāns
1995Writer
The Mail
1995Director
The Mail
1995Writer
The Ferry
1994Director
The Ferry
1994Writer
Church
1993Director
Annas Ziemassvētki
1992Director
Annas Ziemassvētki
1992Writer
The Linen
1991Director
Iešana
1991Writer
The Cathedral
1991Director
The Cathedral
1991Writer
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