Laila Pakalnina
Directing
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.
Known for
Directing47
movieScarecrows
2026
Director
movieCat on my Mind
2025
Director
movieTermini
2024
Director
movieHomes
2021
Director
movieIn the Mirror
2020
Director
movieThe First Bridge
2020
Director
movieSpoon
2019
Director
movieHello, Horse!
2017
Director
movieWaterfall
2016
Director
movieDream
2016
Director
movieDawn
2015
Director
movieHey, Rasma!
2015
Director
movieHotel and a Ball
2014
Director
movieA Dream of Snow
2014
Director
movieShort Film About Life
2014
Director
movieThe Chimney
2013
Director
movieForty Two
2013
Director
moviePizzas
2012
Director
movieSnow Crazy
2012
Director
movieOn Rubik's Road
2010
Director
movieSilence (Elements)
2009
Director
movieStones (Elements)
2008
Director
movieFire (Elements)
2007
Director
movieTheodore
2006
Director
movieThe Hostage
2006
Director
movieThe Water (Elements)
2006
Director
movieDream Land
2004
Director
movieBus
2004
Director
movieVisions of Europe
2004
Director
movieIt'll Be Fine
2004
Director
movieThe Python
2003
Director
movieMartin
2002
Director
movieWake Up!
2001
Director
moviePapa Gena
2001
Director
movieThe Shoe
1998
Director
movieThe Oak
1997
Director
Ubāns
1995
Director
movieThe Mail
1995
Director
movieThe Ferry
1994
Director
movieChurch
1993
Director
movieAnnas Ziemassvētki
1992
Director
movieThe Linen
1991
Director
Iešana
1991
Director
Writing44
movieScarecrows
2026
Writer
movieCat on my Mind
2025
Writer
movieTermini
2024
Writer
movieIn the Mirror
2020
Writer
movieSpoon
2019
Writer
movieHello, Horse!
2017
Writer
movieWaterfall
2016
Writer
movieDream
2016
Writer
movieDawn
2015
Writer
movieHey, Rasma!
2015
Writer
movieThe Chimney
2013
Writer
movieForty Two
2013
Writer
moviePizzas
2012
Writer
movieSnow Crazy
2012
Writer
movieOn Rubik's Road
2010
Writer
movieFire (Elements)
2007
Writer
movieTheodore
2006
Writer
movieThe Hostage
2006
Writer
movieDream Land
2004
Writer
movieBus
2004
Writer
movieIt'll Be Fine
2004
Writer
movieThe Python
2003
Writer
movieMartin
2002
Writer
movieWake Up!
2001
Writer
moviePapa Gena
2001
Writer
movieThe Shoe
1998
Writer
movieThe Oak
1997
Writer
Ubāns
1995
Writer
movieThe Mail
1995
Writer
movieThe Ferry
1994
Writer
movieChurch
1993
Writer
movieThe Linen
1991
Writer
Iešana
1991
Writer
Čuksti pagrabā
Screenplay
Production34
movieCat on my Mind
2025
Producer
movieTermini
2024
Producer
movieHomes
2021
Producer
movieIn the Mirror
2020
Producer
movieThe First Bridge
2020
Producer
movieSpoon
2019
Producer
movieHello, Horse!
2017
Producer
movieWaterfall
2016
Producer
movieDream
2016
Producer
movieDawn
2015
Producer
movieHey, Rasma!
2015
Producer
movieFace
2014
Producer
movieHotel and a Ball
2014
Producer
movieShort Film About Life
2014
Producer
movieThe Chimney
2013
Producer
movieForty Two
2013
Producer
moviePizzas
2012
Producer
movieOn Rubik's Road
2010
Producer
movieSilence (Elements)
2009
Producer
movieStones (Elements)
2008
Producer
movieFire (Elements)
2007
Producer
movieThe Hostage
2006
Producer
movieThe Water (Elements)
2006
Producer
movieBus
2004
Producer
movieVisions of Europe
2004
Producer
movieIt'll Be Fine
2004
Producer
movieThe Python
2003
Producer
movieMartin
2002
Producer
moviePapa Gena
2001
Producer
movieThe Shoe
1998
Producer
movieThe Oak
1997
Producer
Ubāns
1995
Producer
Acting1
movieTermini
2024
Self