Rolands Kalniņš
Rolands Kalniņš | |
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Born | Vecslabada, Istra Parish, Latvia | 9 May 1922
Died | 17 May 2022 | (aged 100)
Nationality | Latvian |
Education | Riga State Gymnasium No.1 |
Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter, producer |
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Rolands Kalniņš (9 May 1922 – 17 May 2022) was a Latvian film director, screenwriter, and producer.[1]
Biography
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Rolands Kalniņš was born on 9 May 1922 in Vecslabada, Istra Parish, Latvia to a post worker family. From 1937 to 1940, he studied at the Riga State Gymnasium No.1. Following World War II, he started working as a director at the Riga Film Studio, instantly from an assistant director to a second director. His films I Remember Everything, Richard and Four White Shirts were pulled from cinemas as they were declared undesirable.
He won Best Screenplay Award at the Chișinău Film Festival (1967) for his film I Remember Everything, Richard. In 1980, his film Saruna ar karalieni received the Latvian National Film Festival Prize for best documentary, and in 2005 he received an Award for Life Contribution. In 1991, he produced Cilvēka bērns. He turned 100 on 9 May 2022, and died on 17 May.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "Rolands Kalniņš" (in Latvian). filmas.lv. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- ^ "Latvian film director Rolands Kalniņš dies aged 100". ENG.LSM. 18 May 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
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