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Laila Pakalnina
Born
4 June 1962
Place
Liepaja, Latvian SSR, USSR [now Latvia]
Directing

Laila Pakalnina

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.

As director

Scarecrows

Scarecrows

2026 · Director
Cat on my Mind

Cat on my Mind

2025 · Director
Termini

Termini

2024 · Director
Homes

Homes

2021 · Director
In the Mirror

In the Mirror

2020 · Director
The First Bridge

The First Bridge

2020 · Director
Spoon

Spoon

2019 · Director
Hello, Horse!

Hello, Horse!

2017 · Director
Waterfall

Waterfall

2016 · Director
Dream

Dream

2016 · Director
Hey, Rasma!

Hey, Rasma!

2015 · Director
Dawn

Dawn

2015 · Director
Short Film About Life

Short Film About Life

2014 · Director
Hotel and a Ball

Hotel and a Ball

2014 · Director
A Dream of Snow

A Dream of Snow

2014 · Director
Forty Two

Forty Two

2013 · Director
The Chimney

The Chimney

2013 · Director
Pizzas

Pizzas

2012 · Director
Snow Crazy

Snow Crazy

2012 · Director
33 Animals of Santa Claus

33 Animals of Santa Claus

2011 · Director
On Rubik's Road

On Rubik's Road

2010 · Director
Silence (Elements)

Silence (Elements)

2009 · Director
Stones (Elements)

Stones (Elements)

2008 · Director
Three Men and a Fish Pond

Three Men and a Fish Pond

2008 · Director
Fire (Elements)

Fire (Elements)

2007 · Director
Theodore

Theodore

2006 · Director
The Hostage

The Hostage

2006 · Director
The Water (Elements)

The Water (Elements)

2006 · Director
Visions of Europe

Visions of Europe

2004 · Director
Dream Land

Dream Land

2004 · Director

As actor

Termini

Termini

2024 · Self