Blizzard of Souls
The most-watched national film since the restoration of Latvian independence currently makes big waves on international trenches. After selection to Shanghai IFF, this breathtakingly spectacular debut is included to the long list of candidates for the European Film Awards 2020. Forbidden by the Soviet propaganda machinery for more than 60 years Latvian writer Aleksandrs Grins recalled autobiographical experiences at unforgiving war by teenager soldier Artūrs Vanags in his 1934 non-fiction novel.
Legendary screenwriter Boris Frumin helped to adapt complex real story to a thrilling, suspenseful, brutal drama about harrowing uncertainties and tough choices during the First World War.
Edvinas Pukšta
With a master’s degree in economics and several years’ stable career in international business, Dzintars Dreibergs decided to follow his heart and become a filmmaker. Dzintars completed his film education at the Baltic Film and Media School in Tallinn, Estonia. Dreibergs made his feature directorial debut with Blizzard of Souls (2019), a domestic Box Office record holder in Latvia, distributed to 50+ countries, Oscars Short-listed as Best Score and Variety TOP 25 as Best International Film.
Blizzard of Souls, 2019,
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6084202/
The Sixth Player, 2016,
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6006672/
Award for Best Baltic Film, grant of 5000€ from Piletilevi
