Director

Māris Putniņš

Writing

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Directed movies: 1Directed series: 0All crew credits: 49

TMDB ID: 1388050

IMDb ID: nm0701255

Known for: Writing

Born: July 20, 1950

Died: January 24, 2024

Age: 73

Place of birth: Latvian SSR, USSR

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1973 - 2025

Years active: 53

Wikidata: Q50301582

Also known as

Maris Putnins • Марис Путниньш

Frequent jobs

Director (1)Writer (25)Producer (14)Animation (3)Art Direction (3)Music (2)Scenario Writer (1)

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Biography

Putniņš, head of the legendary Animācijas brigāde ("Animation Brigade") film studio, was a puppeteer, screenwriter, producer and author of children's books.

Movies

Directed Movies

Movies directed by Māris Putniņš.

Then It's Hi! Hi! Hee!

Director

2014 Movie

Movies

Other Crew Work in Movies

Additional movie credits for Māris Putniņš.

Upside Down

Producer

2025 Movie

6.0

The Odd Carrot

Writer

2024 Movie

Bees

Producer

2023 Movie

Henry the Great

Writer

2023 Movie

Angry Bag

Producer

2022 Movie

Greece Treasures

2015 Movie

Series

Other Crew Work in Series

Additional series credits for Māris Putniņš.

Rescue Team

Writer • 1 eps

1994 Series

Movies

Acting Appearances in Movies

Movie cast credits for Māris Putniņš.

7.0

Attack On The Secret Police

as Mezhgailis «Fox» - revolutionary

1976 Movie

Chicken Get Counted In The Autumn

1973 Movie

Series

Acting Appearances in Series

Series cast credits for Māris Putniņš.

Rescue Team

as (voice) • 1 eps

1994 Series

Māris Putniņš

Career Snapshot

Biography

Directed Movies

Then It's Hi! Hi! Hee!

Most Popular Movies

Svešais

Tower