Inara Kolmane

	EDUCATION 1994 BA of St. Petersburg Institute of Theatre, Music and Cinema, Faculty of Television Directors
INARA KOLMANE Ināra Kolmane Director and producer Co-founder and co-owner of film production company "DEVINI" since 1991	Work experience 1991 Co-founder of film production company "DEVINI" Producer and director of numerous documentaries, informative films and many commercials. 1988 -1991 Senior Manager, then Producer of Riga Video Centre

Today Inara Kolmane is one of the most recognized film directors in Latvia. In 1994 she accomplished her studies at St. Petersburg Institute of Theatre, Music and cinematography in the Faculty of Directors, later on, updated her knowledge by attending different international courses for film directors. In 1991 with her colleagues she co-founded the film production company “DEVINI” in Riga, Latvia, and up today she is the leading film director and producer in the company. Also from 1991 she has been actively producing and directing numerous documentaries, informative films and many commercials. Inara’s films have been nominated in many prestigious international film festivals as well as have won prizes at them. Today she shifts film production company “DEVINI” to a new level by developing documentaries and feature films which have already gained an international interest.

Membership
	European Film Academy Authors Guild SCAM European Documentary Network Latvian Union of Journalists and International Federation of Journalists Filmmakers Union of Latvia Latvian Association of Producers
	*Filmography (selection)*
DIRECTOR of fiction films:
	2009 Mona (100 min) – in post-production Co-production Latvia - Iceland 2001 FROSTY FLOWERS, short fiction (18 min), director and producer
DIRECTOR and PRODUCER of documentaries:
	2005 Vijaya (70 min) 2003 GOING INTO DARKNESS (56 min) 2002 A WORLD APART (44 min) 2001 POCO A POCO...…(LITTLE BY LITTLE)(20 min) 1999/2003 WRITER IN CLOSE-UP documentary series (16 x 90 min episodes)
DIRECTOR of documentaries:
	2009 Nude (26 min) 2006 My Husband Andrei Sakharov (52 min) Co-production Latvia – France 2000 The Latvian Legion (40 min) 1999 OPEN TO JAPANESE WINDS (20 min) 1999 AB OVO (6 min) 1998 LATVIA - THE LONG WAY TO FREEDOM (28 min) 1998 THE YOUTH OF LATVIA - BETWEEN THE EAST AND THE WEST (28 min) 1996 DEVELOPING BUSINESS STRATEGY (20 min) 1991 THE HEAVY BALTIC MARCH (20 min)
Awards
	2007 My Husband Andrei Sakharov – Best Documentary, National Filmmakers Award “Lielais Kristaps”, Latvia 2007 My Husband Andrei Sakharov – Box Office Winner, AKKA/LAA (Latvia’s Copyrighting Agency) 2007 My Husband Andrei Sakharov – Special Jury Prize Parnu International Film Festival, Parnu, Estonia 2007 My Husband Andrei Sakharov – Special Jury Prize “DETECTIVEFEST”, Moscow, Russia 2004 Going Into Darkness – Best film in the category ”The World without Drugs” at the International Festival of detective films ”LAW and SOCIETY” 2003 HELLO, RUSSIA Hello Russia – Best producer’s work in the selection “Russia – look from aside” at IV ITA International TV, Radio and Cinema festival “Together” 2002 POCO A POCO…(LITTLE BY LITTLE) – Best International Documentary in Arts at Wine Country Film Festival, California, USA 2001 STOP AIDS! – Best advertisement in the selection “Social hope” at the International Social Advertising Festival “WE” 2001 A WORLD APART – Riga Municipality Special Prize at the National Filmmakers Award “Lielais Kristaps”, Latvia 1995 ASTRO DISHES – Grand Prix “Zolotoy Terem” at the International Advertisement Festival
Nominee
	2007 My Husband Andrei Sakharov – Best Documentary Director Latvia’s National Filmmakers Award “Lielais Kristaps”, Latvia 2007 My Husband Andrei Sakharov – “Valladolid International Film Festival”, best documentary “Time of History”, Spain 2006 My Husband Andrei Sakharov – annual prize in culture by biggest Latvian magazine “Diena” 2004 A WORLD APART – Best Creative Documentary at FIPA 2001 FROSTY FLOWERS – Best Short Fiction at the National Filmmakers Award “Lielais Kristaps” 2001 A WORLD APART – Best Documentary Director at the National Filmmakers Award "Lielais Kristaps" 2001 nominated for National Filmmakers Award (Latvia). Nomination in category - best short fiction film. 2001 National Filmmakers Award "Lielais Kristaps" (Latvia). Category - best documentary director for .

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