Armands Začs

Armands Začs

Director · Writer

Biography

Armands has worked on numerous feature films, documentaries, and short films that have been selected for A-class festivals, such as Karlovy Vary, Sheffield Doc Fest, Tallinn Black Nights, Moscow International Film Festival and others. He has received Latvian national film prize Lielais Kristaps both as the best editor and documentary director.

Photo

Armands Začs 1
Armands Začs 2

Representative Works

Troubled Minds
Troubled Minds
4.8
/ Latvian
Youth Eternal
Youth Eternal
8.0
/ Latvian
What Nobody Can See
What Nobody Can See
3.8
/ Latvian
The Shift
The Shift
5.0
/ Latvian
Flesh, Blood, Even a Heart
Flesh, Blood, Even a Heart
9.0
/ Latvian
Renovation
Renovation
7.0
/ Lithuania
The Sign Painter
The Sign Painter
5.9
/ Latvian
After Us, the Flood
After Us, the Flood
6.3
/ Finnish
What’s Hecuba To Him?
What’s Hecuba To Him?
No Rating Yet
/ Latvian
If Trees Could Talk
If Trees Could Talk
No Rating Yet
/ Latvian
The Gardener
The Gardener
5.5
/ Latvian
The Land
The Land
No Rating Yet
/ Latvian

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Troubled Minds
2021Nominee

Career Highlight

Troubled Minds

Youth Eternal
2025Winner

Best Director

Youth Eternal

What Nobody Can See
2017Nominee

Career Highlight

What Nobody Can See

Career Highlights

The Shift
2020Highlight

Career Highlight

The Shift

Flesh, Blood, Even a Heart
2026Highlight

Career Highlight

Flesh, Blood, Even a Heart

Video