Laila Pakalnina
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- June 4, 1962
- Place of birth
- Liepaja, Latvian SSR, USSR [now Latvia]
Biography
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.
Movies with Laila Pakalnina
- Termini 2024
Movies directed by Laila Pakalnina
- Visions of Europe 2004 · ★ 5.2
- Dream Land 2004 · ★ 7.0
- The Ferry 1994 · ★ 6.6
- Dawn 2015 · ★ 7.5
- The Shoe 1998 · ★ 5.1
- The Mail 1995 · ★ 6.0
- The Linen 1991 · ★ 6.8
- The Oak 1997 · ★ 8.5
- The First Bridge 2020 · ★ 7.8
- The Python 2003 · ★ 10.0
- Theodore 2006 · ★ 8.0
- Homes 2021 · ★ 5.0
- Hello, Horse! 2017 · ★ 8.0
- Bus 2004 · ★ 9.0
- Wake Up! 2001 · ★ 0.0
- 33 Animals of Santa Claus 2011 · ★ 6.5
- The Hostage 2006 · ★ 6.0
- In the Mirror 2020 · ★ 6.0
- Papa Gena 2001 · ★ 7.0
- Three Men and a Fish Pond 2008 · ★ 5.0
- Martin 2002 · ★ 8.0
- Annas Ziemassvētki 1992 · ★ 10.0
- Church 1993 · ★ 9.0
- The Cathedral 1991 · ★ 7.0
- Pizzas 2012
- Silence (Elements) 2009
- Stones (Elements) 2008
- On Rubik's Road 2010
- Hey, Rasma! 2015
- Snow Crazy 2012
- Forty Two 2013
- Dream 2016
- Waterfall 2016
- Spoon 2019
- The Water (Elements) 2006
- Fire (Elements) 2007
- Short Film About Life 2014
- The Chimney 2013
- Hotel and a Ball 2014
- It'll Be Fine 2004