Inga Prauliņa
Directing
Biography
Inga Prauliņa is an award-winning Latvian animation producer, director, and educator with over 25 years of international experience. She has worked on acclaimed films such as Les Triplettes de Belleville, Kirikou et la Sorcière, and Chico & Rita, and produced original works including Lost in Snow and The Little Devils, winner of the Latvian National Film Award Lielais Kristaps. Alongside her production work, she has shaped new generations of animators as a lecturer at the Art Academy of Latvia.
Known For

When her grandson is kidnapped during the Tour de France, Madame Souza and her beloved pooch Bruno team up with the Belleville Sisters—an aged song-and-dance team from the days of Fred Astaire—to rescue him.
The Triplets of Belleville

Little Ani is the only child in an ordinary family. As all children, Ani likes to ask her parents unexpected and surprising questions, but they fail to give satisfactory answers. It’s her favourite plush toy Weasymartenette who always knows the best and funniest answers. We discover that all those puzzling questions such as “Why do wolves howl at the moon?” or “Why are clouds so odd-shaped?” have a single answer: because of Weasymartenette!
Weasymartenette & Wolves

In winter some people go ice-fishing. Excitement intensified by freezing temperatures and strong drinks lead to unpredictable consequences.
Lost In Snow

It is a hot summer day, and the elf Tuncis is worried that the stream might dry up. Austras Koks reassures him that when it gets too dry, Varde always calls on Pērkonvīrus, and then rain falls over the forest. But this time things are different—the Underground Mother puts Vardi to sleep and orders her helpers to guard him. The time has come for Austra's tree spirits to save Tuncis and the other forest dwellers from drought.
The Frog Who Didn't Sing

Little Devils revolves around two mischievous devils who make their way up from hell to a farmhouse in Latvia. The devils start pulling devilish pranks, such as putting the farmer to bed in the barn, and the bull to bed beside the farmer’s wife. When two thieves enter the scene, chaos ensues as they discover "the farmer" is a monster and "the bull" can talk.
Little Devils

Two travellers are making their way to the Palace in hopes to find meaning of life. Do they know that this road is life-long?