Linda Olte

Linda Olte is a Latvian filmmaker, writer, and editor known for her human-focused and socially aware storytelling. She has worked for many years at Latvian National Television,making documentaries, series, and programs, while also collaborating with different film studios as a director and editor. Her documentary My Father the Banker (2015) won the National Film Award for Best Editing. Her debut feature film Sisters (2022) premiered at the Warsaw International Film Festival, where it won Best Film in the First or Second Feature Competition and the International FIPRESCI Jury Award. Sisters has been shown at many international festivals and received multiple awards. In 2023, Linda won the Latvian National Film Award for Best Director. She is currently working on her new film The Child—a story about a couple struggling with infertility.