Jānis Putniņš
Known for
Directing
Birthplace
Latvia - USSR
Biography
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.
Best known work
Hide-and-seek
2001
The Year Before the War
2021
Lotus
2025
Tempest
2021
Vogelfrei
2007
Zeno's Paradox
2022
Investigation of Related Events
1993
Touch of Dzenis
2017
Fatālists un viņa saimnieks
2021Pacelšanās
2016Filmography
2025
Lotusas Georfe Gurdijeff
2022
Zeno's ParadoxWriter
2021
2021
2021
TempestThanks
2019
Adoptee '88Producer
2018
He Was Called Chaos BerzinsProducer
2017
2016
Only Trains Remember ThatDirector, Writer, Producer, Editor
2016
Eliyahu Rips: The BurningScreenplay, Director
2016
PacelšanāsProducer
2014
I Shall Return as a Flaming RoseProducer
2007
VogelfreiScreenplay, Director
2001
Hide-and-seekWriter, Editor, Director
1993
Investigation of Related EventsDirector, Writer, Producer
1980
Will-o'-the-wispDirector