Alise Zarina has graduated from Baltic Film and Media School (BA in audiovisual media) in 2013 and from National Film School of the Latvian Academy of Culture (MA in film directing) in 2021. Her first feature film "Nearby" (2019) won the National Film Award for the best screenwriting, and her following documentary short "II Lines" (2020) won both the best national short film title in Riga International Film Festival and National Film Award for best student film of the year. Since 2010 she writes for several Latvian media on the topics of film and social issues - she's an outspoken feminist and LGBTQ+ rights activist and in 2021 she received Latvian PEN award for promoting freedom of expression and opposing discrimination through her articles, activism and short films. Since 2015 Alise works as a freelance creative in advertising and in 2021 she's been also awarded the highest jury appreciation prize in local festival of creative excellency "Adwards" - a double gold for her recent campaign on social responsibility of supporting independent media.
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