Jānis Putniņš

Latvia - USSR

Studied at the German Language Department of the University of Latvia, Faculty of Foreign Languages. Holds a Bachelor's degree in Film Directing from the Massachusetts College of Art, a Master's degree in Media Studies / English from the State University of New York.

He has been director of several Latvian film studios and Latvian National Opera. He was the creative director of ADELL Saatchi & Saatchi.

Top 10 collaborators

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Daiga Livčāne

4 collaborations (as Producer)

4 collaborations (as Art Direction; Director; Director of Photography; Editor; Writer)

Armands Reinfelds

3 collaborations

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3 collaborations (as Music; Sound; Sound Director)

Ivars Kalniņš

2 collaborations

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Jānis Eglītis

2 collaborations (as Director of Photography)

Ģirts Krūmiņš

2 collaborations

Dāvis Sīmanis Jr.

2 collaborations (as Director; Writer)

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Andrejs Rudzāts

2 collaborations (as Camera Operator; Director of Photography)

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Kristīne Jurjāne

2 collaborations (as Art Direction; Production Design)

Roles

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Zeno's Paradox (2022)

The Year Before the War (2021)

Touch of Dzenis (2017)

Hide-and-seek (2001)

Investigation of Related Events (1993)

Crew

Zeno's Paradox (2022)

Fatālists un viņa saimnieks (2021)

He Was Called Chaos Berzins (2018)

Pacelšanās (2016)

I Shall Return as a Flaming Rose (2014)

Vogelfrei (2007)

Screenplay | Director

Hide-and-seek (2001)

Director | Writer | Editor

Investigation of Related Events (1993)

Director | Writer | Producer