Directing
Ansis Bērziņš
Born February 16, 1940
Died September 14, 2021 · aged 81
Ansis Bērziņš was a Latvian film producer and director, known as one of the first animation film producers of Latvia. Together with the director Roze Stiebra, Bērziņš was awarded the Latvian film prize Lielais Kristaps in 2017, for lifetime contribution to Latvian cinema.
Known For
Tipa the Ant · 1976Tipa the Ant
1976
MovieAnimationFamily
An animation film about a little ant who leaves the house for the first time in her life and tries to find out what the sun is.
Turtles · 1987Turtles
1987
MovieAnimation
The calamities of a turtle family which is driven out of its natural environment. European pond turtles (Emys orbicularis) are the only species of turtles living in Latvia and they are endangered.
The Trumpeter of Tālava · 1988The Trumpeter of Tālava
1988
MovieAnimation
An animation based on the folk tale about the trumpeter of Tālava.
Hallo, Hela! · 1970Hallo, Hela!
1970
MovieAnimationFamily
A story about the adventures of a helicopter girl named Hela.
Ūdensbrīnums · 1978Ūdensbrīnums
1978
MovieAnimationFamily
The protagonist's adventures tell a story about the water supply system.
Fantadrome · 2006Fantadrome
★ 2.32006
MovieAnimationScience Fiction
Fantadroms is a Latvian children's sci-fi cartoon by production company Studio Dauka. The shorts were released sporadically between 1985 and 1995, and all thirteen of them were released as a collection on DVD in 2006. The hero of the cartoon is a yellow shape-shifting robot called Indrikis XIII, who usually takes the form of a cat. He flies through space, mediating various disputes between the other characters. One recurring dynamic in the show is the love triangle between Indrikis XIII and Receklite - the flying purple cat-octopus with whom he is in love with, and the rat – who is in love with Indrikis. Other recurring characters include a cow, a (human) woman, and an amorphous pink blob. The short "Salt" won the Lielais Kristaps award for best animation in 1985. The animation has no dialogue and drama unfolds through pantomime and expressive noises such as grunts, groans, and laughter, which allows the show to cross language barriers.
Tom Thumb · 1982Tom Thumb
1982
MovieAnimation
An animation film based on the play by Anna Brigadere.
Trapped · 1999Trapped
1999
MovieAnimationDrama
The story of a boy who indulges in the temptations of easy pleasure, wastes his life.















