Laila Pakalnina

Directing·Jun 4, 1962·Liepaja, Latvian SSR, USSR [now Latvia]

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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.

Film	Credit
Scarecrows2026 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Cat on my Mind2025 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
Termini2024 · Self, Director, Writer, Producer	Self, Director, Writer, Producer
Homes2021 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
In the Mirror2020 · Director, Producer, Writer	Director, Producer, Writer
The First Bridge2020 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
Spoon2019 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
Hello, Horse!2017 · Director, Producer, Writer	Director, Producer, Writer
Waterfall2016 · Director, Producer, Writer	Director, Producer, Writer
Dream2016 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
Dawn2015 · Writer, Director, Producer	Writer, Director, Producer
Hey, Rasma!2015 · Director, Producer, Writer	Director, Producer, Writer
Face2014 · Producer	Producer
Hotel and a Ball2014 · Director, Producer, Writer	Director, Producer, Writer
A Dream of Snow2014 · Director	Director
Short Film About Life2014 · Director, Producer, Writer	Director, Producer, Writer
The Chimney2013 · Writer, Producer, Director	Writer, Producer, Director
Forty Two2013 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
Pizzas2012 · Director, Producer, Writer	Director, Producer, Writer
Snow Crazy2012 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
33 Animals of Santa Claus2011 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
On Rubik's Road2010 · Writer, Director, Producer	Writer, Director, Producer
Silence (Elements)2009 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
Stones (Elements)2008 · Writer, Director, Producer	Writer, Director, Producer
Three Men and a Fish Pond2008 · Director	Director
Fire (Elements)2007 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
Theodore2006 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Hostage2006 · Director, Producer, Writer	Director, Producer, Writer
The Water (Elements)2006 · Writer, Director, Producer	Writer, Director, Producer
Dream Land2004 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Bus2004 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
Visions of Europe2004 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
It'll Be Fine2004 · Writer, Director, Producer	Writer, Director, Producer
The Python2003 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
Martin2002 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
Wake Up!2001 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Papa Gena2001 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
The Shoe1998 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
The Oak1997 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
UUbāns1995 · Producer, Director, Writer	Producer, Director, Writer
The Mail1995 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Ferry1994 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Church1993 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Annas Ziemassvētki1992 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Linen1991 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
TThe Cathedral1991 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
IIešana1991 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
ČČuksti pagrabāDirector, Screenplay, Producer	Director, Screenplay, Producer