Jānis Putniņš
- Directing
- 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.
Known for
Filmography
- Lotus · Georfe Gurdijeff
- Zeno's Paradox · Writer
- The Year Before the War
- Fatālists un viņa saimnieks · Writer
- Tempest · Thanks
- Adoptee '88 · Producer
- He Was Called Chaos Berzins · Producer
- Touch of Dzenis
- Only Trains Remember That · Director, Writer
- Eliyahu Rips: The Burning · Director, Screenplay
- Pacelšanās · Producer
- I Shall Return as a Flaming Rose · Producer
- Vogelfrei · Screenplay, Director
- Hide-and-seek · Director, Writer
- Investigation of Related Events · Director, Writer
- Will-o'-the-wisp · Director