Movies: Māris Putniņš

Prop & Berta is the story of a friendship between a little stout man and a big and proud cow, who are able to talk to each other. Together they confront an ugly and evil witch who is determined to get rid of them because they have moved into a house ...

The elderly nursing home residents for years feel worthless and troublesome. But then a crazy idea strikes them - to waive their pensions and enroll in the army as volunteers thus saving the country from financial crisis and spending excitingly the l...

A lazy little bunny is awaken by a sudden hustle and bustle one spring morning. Going to the henhouse for eggs turns into a dangerous adventure. In order to save Easter, the little bunny has to overcome both - his laziness and fear, and to believe in...

One spring morning, animals wake up from their winter sleep and find that their forest is taken over by people who have built a city there. They understand they need to find new survival strategies and learn to earn money....

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The men of The Rescue Team are finally on holidays and are traveling on their yellow boat through the English Channel. The satellite phone is ringing; London's famous Big Ben has broken down, so The Rescue Team rush to fix it. Morning comes and Big...

Baron Munchausen’s string of victories against the Turks is disrupted by a love letter from his bride, Jacobine von Dunten, propelling the Baron into an adventure-filled journey back to her....

A classic story known all over the world that has captured and thrilled generations of children and adults now in puppet animation format. With all of the sense of childish enthusiasm intact, this romantic story disguised as humour and farce will onc...

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Otis, a young firefly, is in trouble. He wants a girlfriend and he can't get his light to shine as bright as the others....

A group of Japanese tourists arrives to the Italian city of Pisa to see the famous crooked tower. There they are joined by a pensionerr from Latvia. While viewing the tower it suddenly begins to crook and frightened tourists rush to hold it. Their ef...

A mysterious memory game about the Master – Arnolds Burovs (1915-2006), the founder of puppet animation in Latvia – retelling his life’s story through archival footage, film imagery and newly-created animation, which transports the Master to the drea...

Can you honestly swear that at least once in your life you have not thought that robbing a bank is a good idea? Especially, if you're five years old and that bank has just thrown your parents out of a brand new apartment, because your father has los...

The Mole's life is tricky - a battle among humans is happening right above his head, and also his neighbor the Bull does not like the Mole very much. But all will end well!...

People are in the habit of searching afar for what is really at arm’s length. In the end, if people are destined to meet, they will find each other....

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In the snowy forest dwarfs are busy as Christmas Eve is approaching! Dwarf girl bakes gingerbread cookies and shapes one into a small man – Crispy. The little gingerbread man comes alive and is very curious. In the big world he will not only have fun...

In the center of a small town there is a liquor store, every day a long line of people rubs impatiently by it. Thirteen-year-old Zigis sees his father here more and more often. The faces of many alcoholics have already been stamped by degradation, th...

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An entomologist finds a new type of bug in the meadow and would be glad to add it to his collection. But bugs don’t want to be museum objects – the two bug girls have to find a way to save their parents....