Jānis Streičs, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Jānis Streičs

Soviet film director

Date of Birth: 26-Sep-1936

Place of Birth: Preiļi Municipality, Latvia

Profession: actor, film director

Nationality: Latvia

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Janis Streics (born 26 September 1936) is a Latvian film director. Streics' 1991 comedy film Cilveka berns ("The Child of Man") was runner-up for the Chicago International Children's Film Festival Rights of the Child Award in 1994.
It had previously been Latvia's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 65th Academy Awards, but did not make the short list. In 1978 Teatris, in 1981 Limuzins Janu nakts krasa and in 1991 Cilveka berns received the Latvian Film Prize as the best film of the year.