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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.
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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.
Ilze Burkovska-Jacobsen is a director and screenwriter, she is the recipient of several international awards and nominations for her films and series. The author of feature-length documentaries and multiple documentary series for children. A personal storyteller, Ilze creates films with universal relevance. In the coming years, she is writing and directing the feature film Legato, produced by Matīss Kaža, and the animated children’s feature Roach Coach, produced by Bivrost Film and Ego Media. Co-founded Bivrost in 2000.
Producer and director, Trond Jacobsen has directed feature films, TV series, and animation. He is the recipient of several international awards and nominations, including an Emmy. As a cinematographer and documentary producer, he has done investigative journalism films, children’s documentary series, and projects exploring Latvian history and society. In the coming years, he is co-directing the animated children’s feature Roach Coach, produced by Bivrost Film and Ego Media. He co-founded Bivrost in 2000.