Laila Pakalnina
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Female
Birthday
1962-06-04 (63 years old)
Place of Birth
Liepaja, Latvian SSR, USSR [now Latvia]
Laila Pakalnina
Biography
Laila 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.
Crew
Scarecrows
Director, Writer
(2024)
Termini
Director, Writer, Producer
(2021)
Homes
Director, Producer
(2020)
In the Mirror
Director, Producer, Writer
(2020)
The First Bridge
Director, Writer, Producer
(2019)
Spoon
Director, Writer, Producer
(2017)
Hello, Horse!
Director, Producer, Writer
(2016)
Waterfall
Director, Producer, Writer
(2016)
Dream
Director, Writer, Producer
(2015)
Dawn
Writer, Director, Producer
(2015)
Hey, Rasma!
Director, Producer, Writer
(2014)
Short Film About Life
Director, Producer, Writer
(2014)
Hotel and a Ball
Director, Producer, Writer
(2014)
Face
Producer
(2014)
A Dream of Snow
Director
(2013)
Forty Two
Director, Writer, Producer
(2013)
The Chimney
Writer, Producer, Director
(2012)
Pizzas
Director, Producer, Writer
(2012)
Snow Crazy
Director, Writer
(2011)
33 Animals of Santa Claus
Director, Writer, Producer
(2010)
On Rubik's Road
Writer, Director, Producer
(2009)
Silence (Elements)
Director, Writer, Producer
(2008)
Stones (Elements)
Writer, Director, Producer
(2008)
Three Men and a Fish Pond
Editor, Director
(2007)
Fire (Elements)
Director, Writer, Producer
(2006)
Theodore
Director, Writer
(2006)
The Hostage
Director, Producer, Writer
(2006)
The Water (Elements)
Writer, Director, Producer
(2004)
Visions of Europe
Director, Writer, Producer
(2004)
Dream Land
Director, Writer
(2004)
Bus
Director, Writer, Producer
(2004)
It'll Be Fine
Writer, Director, Producer
(2003)
The Python
Director, Writer, Producer
(2002)
Martin
Director, Writer, Producer
(2001)
Wake Up!
Director, Writer
(2001)
Papa Gena
Director, Writer, Producer
(1998)
The Shoe
Director, Writer, Producer
(1997)
The Oak
Director, Writer, Producer
(1995)
The Mail
Director, Writer
(1995)
Ubāns
Producer, Director, Writer
(1994)
The Ferry
Director, Writer
(1993)
Church
Director, Writer
(1992)
Annas Ziemassvētki
Director, Writer
(1991)
The Linen
Director, Writer
(1991)
The Cathedral
Writer, Director
(1991)
Iešana
Director, Writer