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