Ilze Burkovska Jacobsen is a Latvian director and co-owner of Bivrost Film, Norway, since 2000. Author of 8 feature films and 5 documentary series for children, broadcasted in Norway and internationally.

Ilze's animated feature “My Favorite War” won a Contrechamp category in Annecy 2020, and has until now been a part of nearly 30 festivals so far, and won several prizes as well.