Laila Pakalnina
Director · Actor · WriterLaila 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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DIRECTOR47
Scarecrows
2026
Director
Cat on my Mind
2025
Director
Termini
2024
Director
Homes
2021
Director
In the Mirror
2020
Director
The First Bridge
2020
Director
Spoon
2019
Director
Hello, Horse!
2017
Director
Dream
2016
Director
Waterfall
2016
Director
Hey, Rasma!
2015
Director
Dawn
2015
Director
Short Film About Life
2014
Director
Hotel and a Ball
2014
Director
A Dream of Snow
2014
Director
Forty Two
2013
Director
The Chimney
2013
Director
Pizzas
2012
Director
Snow Crazy
2012
Director
33 Animals of Santa Claus
2011
Director
On Rubik's Road
2010
Director
Silence (Elements)
2009
Director
Stones (Elements)
2008
Director
Three Men and a Fish Pond
2008
Director
Fire (Elements)
2007
Director
Theodore
2006
Director
The Hostage
2006
Director
The Water (Elements)
2006
Director
Visions of Europe
2004
Director
Dream Land
2004
Director
Bus
2004
Director
It'll Be Fine
2004
Director
The Python
2003
Director
Martin
2002
Director
Wake Up!
2001
Director
Papa Gena
2001
Director
The Shoe
1998
Director
The Oak
1997
Director
The Mail
1995
Director
- Ubāns
Ubāns
1995
Director
The Ferry
1994
Director
Church
1993
Director
Annas Ziemassvētki
1992
Director
The Linen
1991
Director
- The Cathedral
The Cathedral
1991
Director
- Iešana
Iešana
1991
Director
- Čuksti pagrabā
Čuksti pagrabā
Director
WRITER44
Scarecrows
2026
Writer
Cat on my Mind
2025
Writer
Termini
2024
Writer
The First Bridge
2020
Writer
In the Mirror
2020
Writer
Spoon
2019
Writer
Hello, Horse!
2017
Writer
Waterfall
2016
Writer
Dream
2016
Writer
Dawn
2015
Writer
Hey, Rasma!
2015
Writer
Short Film About Life
2014
Writer
Hotel and a Ball
2014
Writer
The Chimney
2013
Writer
Forty Two
2013
Writer
Pizzas
2012
Writer
Snow Crazy
2012
Writer
33 Animals of Santa Claus
2011
Writer
On Rubik's Road
2010
Writer
Silence (Elements)
2009
Writer
Stones (Elements)
2008
Writer
Fire (Elements)
2007
Writer
The Hostage
2006
Writer
Theodore
2006
Writer
The Water (Elements)
2006
Writer
Dream Land
2004
Writer
Visions of Europe
2004
Writer
Bus
2004
Writer
It'll Be Fine
2004
Writer
The Python
2003
Writer
Martin
2002
Writer
Wake Up!
2001
Writer
Papa Gena
2001
Writer
The Shoe
1998
Writer
The Oak
1997
Writer
The Mail
1995
Writer
- Ubāns
Ubāns
1995
Writer
The Ferry
1994
Writer
Church
1993
Writer
Annas Ziemassvētki
1992
Writer
The Linen
1991
Writer
- Iešana
Iešana
1991
Writer
- The Cathedral
The Cathedral
1991
Writer
- Čuksti pagrabā
Čuksti pagrabā
Screenplay
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Cat on my Mind
2025
Producer
Termini
2024
Producer
Homes
2021
Producer
The First Bridge
2020
Producer
In the Mirror
2020
Producer
Spoon
2019
Producer
Hello, Horse!
2017
Producer
Waterfall
2016
Producer
Dream
2016
Producer
Hey, Rasma!
2015
Producer
Dawn
2015
Producer
Short Film About Life
2014
Producer
Hotel and a Ball
2014
Producer
Face
2014
Producer
The Chimney
2013
Producer
Forty Two
2013
Producer
Pizzas
2012
Producer
33 Animals of Santa Claus
2011
Producer
On Rubik's Road
2010
Producer
Silence (Elements)
2009
Producer
Stones (Elements)
2008
Producer
Fire (Elements)
2007
Producer
The Hostage
2006
Producer
The Water (Elements)
2006
Producer
Visions of Europe
2004
Producer
Bus
2004
Producer
It'll Be Fine
2004
Producer
The Python
2003
Producer
Martin
2002
Producer
Papa Gena
2001
Producer
The Shoe
1998
Producer
The Oak
1997
Producer
- Ubāns
Ubāns
1995
Producer
- Čuksti pagrabā
Čuksti pagrabā
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