Kristele Pudane is a Baltic film producer known for her diverse portfolio spanning feature films, documentaries, and animation. With a focus on European arthouse cinema, she gravitates toward projects rooted in local stories with global resonance and enjoys collaborating with emerging talent.

Her work has received recognition at national and international film festivals. The last animated feature, DOG OF GOD, was nominated for the Best European Animation Film and Best European Film Awards, and was selected as Latvia’s official submission for the Academy Awards this year.

Kristele is expanding her knowledge of the global film industry through the Executive Master’s Program in European Film Business and Law (MBA) at Film University Babelsberg.
She is a member of the Latvian Film Producers Association, the Latvian Animation Association, and Producers on the Move (Cannes 2025).