Jānis Putniņš
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.
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- Latvia - USSR
Known for
- Lotus (2025) — Georfe Gurdijeff
- Hide-and-seek (2001)
- The Year Before the War (2021)
- Tempest (2021) — Thanks
- Vogelfrei (2007) — Screenplay
- Zeno's Paradox (2022)
- Investigation of Related Events (1993)
- Touch of Dzenis (2017)
- Fatālists un viņa saimnieks (2021) — Writer
- Pacelšanās (2016) — Producer
- Eliyahu Rips: The Burning (2016) — Screenplay
- Only Trains Remember That (2016) — Director
- He Was Called Chaos Berzins (2018) — Producer
- I Shall Return as a Flaming Rose (2014) — Producer
- Adoptee '88 (2019) — Producer
- Will-o'-the-wisp (1980) — Director