Varis Brasla

Varis Brasla (born 25 April 1939) is a Latvian film director.

Since 1965 he worked in Riga Film Studio. Several of his films, including Emil's Mischiefs and Waterbomb for the Fat Tomcat were awarded with the Latvian National Film Prize award as the best film of the year.

He was awarded the Order of Three Stars in 2009.

Selected filmography

Director filmography Year Film Notes 1976 The Lake Sonata 1978 Pavasara ceļazīmes 1980 Novēli man lidojumam nelabvēlīgu laiku Latvian National Film Prize in 1980 1982 Tereona galva 1983 Parāds mīlestībā 1985 Emil's Mischiefs Latvian National Film Prize in 1985 1987 Aija 1988 Par mīlestību pašreiz nerunāsim Latvian National Film Prize in 1988 1991 The Times of the Land-Surveyors 1996 Ziemassvētku jampadracis Kā tev klājas, Eidi? also screenwriter 2004 Waterbomb for the Fat Tomcat Latvian National Film Prize in 2005 2017 Grandpa More Dangerous Than Computer

Other: Brick Kiln (1972) (second unit director) In the Shadow of Death (1971) (assistant director) Four White Shirts/Breathe Deeply (1967) (second unit director)