Laila Pakalnina
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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.
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Scarecrows (2026)
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The Ferry (1994)
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Bus (2004)
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Spoon (2019)
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Hello, Horse! (2017)
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Visions of Europe (2004)
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Termini (2024)
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The Shoe (1998)
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Three Men and a Fish Pond (2008)
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It'll Be Fine (2004)
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Annas Ziemassvētki (1992)
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Wake Up! (2001)
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The Python (2003)
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Church (1993)
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Forty Two (2013)
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Čuksti pagrabā (—)
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Papa Gena (2001)
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On Rubik's Road (2010)
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Theodore (2006)
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Martin (2002)
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The Cathedral (1991)
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Waterfall (2016)
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Ubāns (1995)
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Snow Crazy (2012)
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The Mail (1995)
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Dream (2016)
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The Chimney (2013)
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The Oak (1997)
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Iešana (1991)
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33 Animals of Santa Claus (2011)
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Short Film About Life (2014)
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Cat on my Mind (2025)
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The Water (Elements) (2006)
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Pizzas (2012)
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Homes (2021)
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Hotel and a Ball (2014)
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The First Bridge (2020)
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Hey, Rasma! (2015)
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A Dream of Snow (2014)
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In the Mirror (2020)
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Dawn (2015)
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Stones (Elements) (2008)
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Dream Land (2004)
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The Hostage (2006)
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Fire (Elements) (2007)
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The Linen (1991)
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Silence (Elements) (2009)
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