Juris Podnieks Studio Movies

A headstrong young woman is married to land baron. Her feelings for her son's tutor becomes a complex web of unrequited love.

In 1986, Juris Podnieks made his film "Is it easy to be young?". The film became extremely popular and very soon was shown in 85 countries, which was...

For 91-year-old Ruta acting is not just a career: it is her lifestyle. Once again, she starts working on a new role. This time the theme of the play...

A jolly, care-free, slightly absent-minded Witch loses her magic button. What would the world have looked like if the witch hadn’t found it...

Artis Baranovskis is a "registrator". He helps his clients by setting up fake companies. An hour before leaving to his own wedding, Artis has to find...

A father who has just been released from prison strives to reconnect with his son. Good intentions are hindered by unexpected obstacles. An...

Young police detective Romāns Skulte joins the Riga Central Precinct in the mid-1990s. In no time at all, Skulte’s youthful enthusiasm...

Latvian Imants Tillers is one of the most important Australian artists of his generation, creator of installations, sculptures, paintings and graphic...

A film about the outstanding Latvian film director Juris Podnieks, who during his lifetime gained the fame of a fighter for justice and an...

Rudolf is a 13 year-old boy obsessed with filmmaking. As a matter of fact, it’s the only thing he’s really fond of. His main interest is...

Džemma Skulme (1925-2019) experienced many different times during her long life, and the conversation revealed how time and events have...

Even if you’re born to fly, it's not an easy thing to learn. And not everyone succeeds.

The story of young lives in the young offenders unit in Cēsis, Latvia. A place governed by its own codes and order, where unwritten rules are...

An ordinary day turns into an adventure and becomes an extraordinary day.

The existence of two parallel communities – one Latvian, the other Russian, is the reality of present day Latvia. After the restoration of an...

Sometimes even those who are used to crawling, get to fly.

It is year 1994. Spring. In Jelgava – a small town in Latvia. Jānis (14) – behaves well at school, shows interest in all subjects,...

Today they've become almost mythical, but in 1991 the Barricades were a reality of a national revival. The will of the three Baltic countries -...

The film is an emotional story about fateful historical events in the 20th century, which took place in three Baltic countries- Latvia, Lithuania and...