Jānis Putniņš
Directing

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.

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Known for

I Shall Return as a Flaming RoseViewing moment
I Shall Return as a Flaming Rose
2014
Adoptee '88Viewing moment
Adoptee '88
2019
Tempest★ 10Viewing moment
Tempest
2021
Vogelfrei★ 10Viewing moment
Vogelfrei
2007
The Year Before the War★ 5Viewing moment
The Year Before the War
2021
Touch of DzenisViewing moment
Touch of Dzenis
2017
Investigation of Related EventsViewing moment
Investigation of Related Events
1993
Hide-and-seekViewing moment
Hide-and-seek
2001
Eliyahu Rips: The BurningViewing moment
Eliyahu Rips: The Burning
2016
Only Trains Remember ThatViewing moment
Only Trains Remember That
2016
He Was Called Chaos BerzinsViewing moment
He Was Called Chaos Berzins
2018

Frequent collaborators

Signe BirkovaSigne BirkovaArmands ReinfeldsArmands ReinfeldsIvars KalninsIvars KalninsĢirts KrūmiņšĢirts KrūmiņšInara SluckaInara SluckaLiubomiras LaucevičiusLiubomiras LaucevičiusElza RadziņaElza RadziņaElita KļaviņaElita Kļaviņa