Maris Martinsons

Maris Martinsons is an internationally awarded film director, screenwriter, editor and producer. After graduating from Latvia Conservatoires in 1989 as a drama theatre director he worked together with Latvian musicians as an independent director/producer for music videos. Martinsons originally worked in the TV field, creating numerous TV shows, music videos and TV series and each of these productions brought him a step closer to creating a feature film.

By winning the Best Director in the Shanghai IFF (2008) for his first feature film Loss, Maris Martinsons opened a new page in his professional career by establishing collaboration with actress Kaori Momoi through the internationally recognised Amaya shot on location in Hong Kong.

Estonian Film Institute