Jānis Putniņš

Jānis Putniņš

Actor · Director · Producer · Writer

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.

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Jānis Putniņš 1
Jānis Putniņš 2

Representative Works

Hide-and-seek
Hide-and-seek
4.0
/ Latvian
Zeno's Paradox
Zeno's Paradox
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/ Latvian
Eliyahu Rips: The Burning
Eliyahu Rips: The Burning
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/ English
Touch of Dzenis
Touch of Dzenis
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/ Latvian
Pacelšanās
Pacelšanās
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/ Latvian
Vogelfrei
Vogelfrei
10.0
/ Latvian
Fatālists un viņa saimnieks
Fatālists un viņa saimnieks
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/ Latvian
The Year Before the War
The Year Before the War
5.0
/ Latvian
Tempest
Tempest
10.0
/ Portuguese
I Shall Return as a Flaming Rose
I Shall Return as a Flaming Rose
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/ Latvian
Investigation of Related Events
Investigation of Related Events
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/ Latvian
Will-o'-the-wisp
Will-o'-the-wisp
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/ Latvian

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Hide-and-seek
2001Nominee

Best Performance

Hide-and-seek

Zeno's Paradox
2022Nominee

Best Performance

Zeno's Paradox

Eliyahu Rips: The Burning
2016Nominee

Best Director

Eliyahu Rips: The Burning

Career Highlights

Touch of Dzenis
2017Highlight

Best Performance

Touch of Dzenis

Vogelfrei
2007Highlight

Best Writing

Vogelfrei

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