Person
Signe Birkova
Directing · Latvia
Biography
Signe Birkova (1973) is a Latvian filmmaker from Riga, who first studied philosophy and journalism, and later received her master’s degree from the National Film School of the Latvian Academy of Culture. She has directed short, experimental, and documentary films, including works utilizing analogue technology and animation, as well as produced TV programs. Signe Birkova’s short film “Upon Return I’ll Be a Flaming Rose”, for which she also wrote the script, received a special FIPRESCI award in 2014. Notable among her works are the short sci-fi film “He Was Called Chaos Berzins”, which premiered in 2019 at both the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival and PÖFF, as well as the documentary “The Ring of Fire” (2021), which tells the story of the Riga Circus.
Known for
Slush
Māra
The Ring of Fire
Director
I Shall Return as a Flaming Rose
Writer
Touch of Dzenis
Editor
Debesbraukšanas diena
2021
Pacelšanās
Art Direction
Symphony of Life
Director
Wordsmiths
Producer
Mother’s Day
Director
I Find Myself in You
2020
Filmography
- 2026SlushMāra
- 2025LotusDirector
- 2021The Ring of FireDirector
- 2021Debesbraukšanas diena
- 2020I Find Myself in You
- 2019WordsmithsProducer
- 2018He Was Called Chaos BerzinsWriter
- 2017Touch of DzenisEditor
- 2016Only Trains Remember ThatWriter
- 2016PacelšanāsArt Direction
- 2014I Shall Return as a Flaming RoseWriter
- —Symphony of LifeDirector
- —Mother’s DayDirector
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