Film director and producer Started his career in film industry with entering European Film College in Denmark in 1996. After graduating the college started working in National Film Center of Latvia. Two years later established film studio EHO FILMA. Director of documentaries "Film about films" (1999), "Roof man" (2003), short feature films "White Beast" (2004), "Trefpunt" (2004), "The story of life"(2001), "Soul of the house"(2001), "Bad place" (2000). Producer of several shorts and documentaries as well as a co-producer of "Honey Baby" a German-Finnish-Latvian co-production film directed by Mika Kaurismäki. In 1999/2000 worked as an assistant director to Werner Herzog with his new film "Invincible". Also worked as a production manager in Latvia and Lithuania to Herzog's "Invincible" and Japanese television TBS with film "The world heritage in Riga". Produced the shows of Japanese contemporary dance group "Dumb Type" in Latvian opera and traditional Japanese theatre "Noh" performances in theaters in Latvia. Currently J.Vingris is directing a theatre play "Pillowman" (M.McDonagh) at Valmiera Drama Theatre to be released at the end of November 2005. www.vdt.lv