Maris Putniņš, the head of the animation brigade of the film studio, a puppet artist, screenwriter, producer and author of children’s books, has just celebrated his 70th anniversary. One of the studio’s most popular animations “Emergency Brigade” has been known in almost every household since the 90’s and is currently in its 33rd series.

More about the creation of complex puppet films, the birth of animation scripts, the memories of Burov’s film studio and the latest projects of the “Animation Brigade” team in a conversation with Māris Putniņš.