Ego Media, established in Riga in 2005, is a Latvian production company dedicated to high-quality films, including animation. The studio achieved international recognition with the award-winning animated documentary My Favorite War (2020) by Ilze Burkovska-Jacobsen, the recipient of the Annecy Contrechamp Award. Building on this success, in cooperation with their long-time partners from Norwegian Bivrost Film & TV Ego Media is developing Roach Coach by Ilze Burkovska-Jacobsen, an original animated project that reflects the company’s commitment to innovative storytelling, distinctive visual style, and the exploration of meaningful social and personal narratives.
Contacts:
guntis@egomedia.lv
egomedia.lv
Guntis Trekteris is a Latvian film producer and founder of Ego Media. With a strong background in creative documentary and animation, he produced the award-winning animated documentary My Favorite War (2020), recognized at Annecy and submitted for the Academy Awards. Together with director Ilze Burkovska-Jacobsen, he is currently developing the animated project Roach Coach, continuing his commitment to innovative, socially relevant storytelling.