Māris Putniņš
Writing · Producer · Art Direction · Animation
Born Jul 20, 1950 · Latvian SSR, USSR
Active 1973–2024
Putniņš, head of the legendary Animācijas brigāde ("Animation Brigade") film studio, was a puppeteer, screenwriter, producer and author of children's books.
Filmography
Upside Down (2025) — ProducerAnt Lion (2005) — Producer · Music · Art DirectionLet's Fly? (1994) — Writer · MusicFirefly (2003) — Writer · Producer · Music · AnimationThe New Species (2008) — Producer · Art DirectionBird Days (1998) — Writer · Producer · Music · Art DirectionAcorn Boy (2010) — ProducerTower (2015) — Writer · Art Designer · ProducerThe Car (1994) — Writer · Production DesignGuards of the Forest (2015) — Writer · ProducerHedgehogs and The City (2012) — Animation · ProducerUp and Down (2001) — Writer · Producer · Music · Art DirectionCats (2002) — Writer · Producer · Production DesignLondon Holidays (2019) — Art Direction · WriterProp and Berta (2001) — Art DirectionAttack On The Secret Police (1976) — Mezhgailis «Fox» - revolutionaryThen It's Hi! Hi! Hee! (2014) — Director · ScreenplayLittle Robbers (2009) — WriterThe Three Musketeers (2006) — Writer · Producer · AnimationThe Odd Carrot (2024) — Writer · Producer · Production DesignChicken Get Counted In The Autumn (1973)Rescue Team (1994) — (voice) · WriterShip of Hope (2007) — ProducerHurry Up, Munchausen, Hurry Up! (2005) — Animation · Producer