Laila Pakalnina
Born: 1962-06-04 in Liepaja, Latvian SSR, USSR [now Latvia]
Known For: Directing
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.
Filmography
2025
- Scarecrows ... (Director)
- Cat on my Mind ... (Director)
2024
- Termini as Self
2021
- Homes ... (Director)
2020
- The First Bridge ... (Director)
- In the Mirror ... (Director)
2019
- Spoon ... (Director)
2017
- Hello, Horse! ... (Director)
2015
- Hey, Rasma! ... (Director)
- Dawn ... (Writer)
2014
- Face ... (Producer)
- A Dream of Snow ... (Director)
- Hotel and a Ball ... (Director)
- Short Film About Life ... (Director)
2013
- Forty Two ... (Director)
- The Chimney ... (Writer)
2012
- Snow Crazy ... (Director)
- Pizzas ... (Director)
2011
- 33 Animals of Santa Claus ... (Director)
2010
- On Rubik's Road ... (Writer)
2009
- Silence (Elements) ... (Director)
2008
- Three Men and a Fish Pond ... (Editor)
- Stones (Elements) ... (Writer)
2007
- Fire (Elements) ... (Director)
2006
- The Hostage ... (Director)
- The Water (Elements) ... (Writer)
- Theodore ... (Director)
2004
- Dream Land ... (Director)
- It'll Be Fine ... (Writer)
- Visions of Europe ... (Director)
- Bus ... (Director)
2003
- The Python ... (Director)
2002
- Martin ... (Director)
1998
- The Shoe ... (Director)
1997
- The Oak ... (Director)
1994
- The Ferry ... (Director)
1993
- Church ... (Director)
1992
- Annas Ziemassvētki ... (Director)
1991
- The Cathedral ... (Writer)
- Iešana ... (Director)
- The Linen ... (Director)