Rūta Znotiņa

Rūta Znotiņa is a filmmaker based in Riga, Latvia. In 2022, she graduated from the Latvian Academy of Culture with a Bachelor’s degree in Audiovisual Arts. In the first year at the Academy, she made her first nationally recognized documentary short ''Dream Spring'', which was nominated for the National Film Award of Latvia ''Lielais Kristaps'' as the best student film. Her Bachelor's thesis film ''Let's Start From the Beginning'', a rock & roll infused mockumentary short, was nominated for the same award in two categories - the Best Student Film and the Best Fiction Short.