Signe Birkova
Known For: Directing
Biography
Signe Birkova (1973) is a Latvian filmmaker from Riga, who first studied philosophy and journalism, and later received her master’s degree from the National Film School of the Latvian Academy of Culture. She has directed short, experimental, and documentary films, including works utilizing analogue technology and animation, as well as produced TV programs. Signe Birkova’s short film “Upon Return I’ll Be a Flaming Rose”, for which she also wrote the script, received a special FIPRESCI award in 2014. Notable among her works are the short sci-fi film “He Was Called Chaos Berzins”, which premiered in 2019 at both the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival and PÖFF, as well as the documentary “The Ring of Fire” (2021), which tells the story of the Riga Circus.
Filmography
2026
- Slush as Māra
2025
- Lotus ... (Director)
2021
- The Ring of Fire ... (Director)
- Debesbraukšanas diena
2020
2019
- Wordsmiths ... (Producer)
2018
- He Was Called Chaos Berzins ... (Writer)
2017
- Touch of Dzenis ... (Editor)
2016
- Pacelšanās ... (Art Direction)
- Only Trains Remember That ... (Writer)
2014
- I Shall Return as a Flaming Rose ... (Writer)