Oskars Rupenheits (1982) was born in Riga. After completing BA and MA degrees in Economics and Marketing, he enrolled on the Film Directing programme at the Latvian Academy of Culture. His graduation short film “Lambert” won Best Student Film at the Latvian National Film Awards in 2009. Later he studied at the London Film School. After returning to Latvia, he directed several popular short comedy and crime-short films, which built him a local audience and led him to write the original screenplay for his first feature film “The Foundation of Criminal Excellence” (2018). The film was very successful in Latvia and received several Latvian National Film Awards.
Filmography:
Kriminalas ekselences fonds (Kriminalas ekselences fonds, 2018), Tumšzilais Evaņģēlijs (Red Code Blue, 2025)