Janis Cimermanis

Born 1950, Latvia. Graduate of the Leningrad Institute of Theatre, Music & Cinematography. Puppet film director at the Latvian Puppet Theatre. Since 1983, Cimermanis has animated and directed puppet films at the Latvian Film Studio, which in 1993 became an independent organization: Animacijas Brigade. Cimermanis worked on the Danish puppet productions, the short fiction "Den lille ridder"/"The Little Knight" and the feature film "Prop & Berta", which was awarded at Chicago International Film Festival. Both films were directed by Per Fly and produced by Zentropa.

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