18-08-2008

Grants awarded by the Latvian National Film Centre 2008

     

     

    GRANTS AWARDED BY THE LATVIAN NATIONAL FILM CENTRE (www.nfc.lv), 2008

    FEATURE FILMS:

     

    TITLE

    DIRECTOR

    PRODUCTION COMPANY

    WEBSITE

    AMOUNT OF GRANT

    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

    Threesome Dance/Dancis pa trim

    Arvids Krievs

    Kaupo

    dancispatrim.lv

    €291,689/205,000 LVL

    production & postproduction grant

    The Elements/Elementi

    Laila Pakalnina

    Hargla

     

    €128,058/90,000 LVL

    production grant

    Golf Stream under the Iceberg/Golfa straume zem ledus kalna

    Yevgeny Pashkevich

    Nida Filma

    nidafilma.lv

    €384,175/270,000 LVL

    production grant

    Finding Elvis/Kur pazudis Elvis?

    Una Celma

    Latsfilma

     

    €21,343/15,000 LVL

    postproduction grant

    Little Robbers/Mazie laupitaji

    Armands Zvirbulis

    F.O.R.M.A.

    studioforma.lv

    €277,375/194,940 LVL

    production & postproduction grant

    The Hunt/Medibas

    Andis Miziss

    Ego Media

    egomedia.lv

    €112,407/79,000 LVL

    postproduction grant

    The Last Boat to Gotland/Pedeja laiva uz Gotlandi

    Janis Kalejs

    Film Angels Studio

    angels.lv

    €14,229/10,000 LVL

    development grant

    Rudolf's Gold/Rudolfa mantojums

    Janis Streics

    Platforma

    platformafilm.com

    €191,945/134,900 LVL

    production grant

    The Dogs/Suni

    Aik Karapetian

    Locomotive Productions

    locomotive.lv

    €14,229/10,000 LVL

    development grant

    It Happened to Them/Tas notika ar viniem

    aka The Return of Sergeant Lapins/Serzanta Lapina atgriesanas

    Gatis Smits

    Tanka

    serzantalapinaatgriesanas.lv

    €236,197/166,000 LVL

    production & postproduction grant

    Three Days/Tris dienas

    (later renamed Kolka Cool)

    Juris Poskus

    Fa Filma

    fafilma.lv

    €135,173/95,000 LVL

    production & postproduction grant

    In 30 Seconds/30 sekundes

     

    Fa Filma

    fafilma.lv

    €4,269/3,000 LVL

    script development grant

    Carry Me Away/Aizrauj mani

     

    Jura Podnieka studija

    jps.lv

    €4,269/3,000 LVL

    script development grant

    Forget-me-nots/Neaizmirstulites

     

    Locomotive Productions

    locomotive.lv

    €4,269/3,000 LVL

    script development grant

    Roman Camomile/Romiesu kumelite

     

    Studija Centrum

     

    €4,269/3,000 LVL

    script development grant

    Mother, I Love You/Mammu, es tevi milu

     

    Tanka

     

    €4,269/3,000 LVL

    script development grant

     

     

    SHORT FICTION FILMS:

     

     

    Let's Play!/Ejam, berni, rotalas

    Baiba Aizkalna

    Jura Podnieka studija

    jps.lv

    €21,343/15,000 LVL

    production & postproduction grant

    Signs of Light/Gaismas zimes

    Ilze Kunga

    Screen Vision

    screenvision.lv

    €28,457/20,000 LVL

    production & postproduction grant

    KK-2679

    Ugis Olte

    Klipu Filmu darbnica

     

    €5,691/4,000 LVL

    postproduction grant

    Latvian Academy of Culture student film cycle

    various

    Latvian Academy of Culture

    lka.edu.lv

    €24,189/17,000 LVL

    production & postproduction grant

    The Breakwater/Mols

    Renars Vimba, Inga Tropa

    Latvian Academy of Culture

    lka.edu.lv

    €14,229/10,000 LVL

    production & postproduction grant

    The Fencer/Paukotajs

    Astra Zoldnere

    Ego Media

    egomedia.lv

    €12,806/9,000 LVL

    production & postproduction grant

    Selection/Selekcija

    Elina Lihaceva

    Locomotive Productions

    locomotive.lv

    €11,383/8,000 LVL

    production & postproduction grant

     

     

    DOCUMENTARIES:

     

     

    Agapitova and Igarka/Agapitova un Igarka

    Dzintra Geka

    Sibirijas berni

     

    €13,802/9,700 LVL

    production & postproduction grant

    Bermontiada

    Armands Zvirbulis

    Studija Centrum

     

    €7,114/5,000 LVL

    development grant

    The Man from Varka Crew/Cilveks no Varka Kru aka Lohengrin from Varka Crew/Loengrins no Varka Kru

    Viesturs Kairiss

    Ego Media

    egomedia.lv

    €42,686/30,000 LVL

    postproduction grant

    The Secrets of the Pyramid of Djoser/Dzosera piramidas noslepumi

    Romualds Pipars

    Gilde film studio

    latfilma.lv/gilde

    €35,572/25,000 LVL

    postproduction grant

    Empire for the Son/Imperija delam (later renamed Ebb Tide/Begums)

    Ivars Zviedris

    Studija Ave

     

    €14,229/10,000 LVL

    postproduction grant

    The Man with

    150 000 USD Prize on His Head/Latvietis, par kura galvu izsludinata 150 000 USD atlidziba

    Una Celma

    Latsfilma

     

    €35,572/25,000 LVL

    production & postproduction grant

    The Mysterious King of Diamonds/

    Noslepumainais dimantu karalis (later renamed Aleksandrs Laime and the Diamonds of Angel Falls/Aleksandrs Laime un Anhela udenskrituma dimanti)

    Andis Miziss

    (later – Vladislav Scepin)

    Screen Vision

    screenvision.lv

    €39,840/28,000 LVL

    production & postproduction grant

    Failed State. Are We?/4.maija republika

    Antra Cilinska

    Jura Podnieka studija

    jps.lv

    €28,457/20,000 LVL

    post-production grant

    Palavani. Unknown Wrestlers/Palavani. Nezinamie cikstoni

    Teimuraz Tsava

    VFS Films

    vfs.lv

    €32,726/23,000 LVL

    production grant

    Sounds under the Sun/Pa-saules skanas

    Davis Simanis, Gints Grube

    Mistrus Media

    mistrusmedia.lv

    €35,572/25,000 LVL

    production & postproduction grant

    The Crossing/Parceltuve aka Viktors

    Andris Gauja

    VFS Films

    vfs.lv

    €13,744/9,660 LVL

    production & postproduction grant

    Destination Lost/Pirmie

    Kaspars Goba

    Elm Media

    elmmedia.lv

    €11,383/8,000 LVL

    postproduction grant

    Controversial History/Pretruniga vesture

    Inara Kolmane

    Studio Devini

     

    €19,920/14,000 LVL

    postproduction grant

    The Hands/Rokas (later renamed Valkyrie Limited)

    Davis Simanis

    Locomotive Productions

    locomotive.lv

    €22,766/16,000 LVL

    postproduction grant

    Women in Four Square Metres/Sievietes cetros kvadratmetros

    Una Celma

    Latsfilma

     

    €14,229/10,000 LVL

    postproduction grant

    Snow Crazy/Sniegs

    Laila Pakalnina

    VFS Films

    vfs.lv

    €13,233/9,300 LVL

    postproduction grant

    Then and Now/Toreiz un tagad

    Andis Miziss

    Ego Media

    egomedia.lv

    €7,114/5,000 LVL

    development grant

    The Tourist/Turists

    Roberts Vinovskis

    Locomotive Productions

    locomotive.lv

    €9,960/7,000 LVL

    production grant

    Is It Easy... 20 Years Later/Vai viegli... Pec 20 gadiem

    Antra Cilinska

    Jura Podnieka studija

    jps.lv

    €56,914/40,000 LVL

    postproduction grant

    The Three Suns/Trejadas saules

    Janis Ozolins-Ozols

    Rija Films

    rijafilms.lv

    €21,343/15,000 LVL

    postproduction grant

    Version Vera/Versija Vera

    Ilona Bruvere

    Kinolats

    ilonabruvere.com

    €7,114/5,000 LVL

    development grant

    Outside the Playing Field/Arpus speles laukuma

    Janis Ponemeckis

    Subjektiv Filma

     

    €17,074/12,000 LVL

    postproduction grant

    Ticklers of Life/Dzives kutinataji

    Andis Miziss

    VFS Films

    vfs.lv

    €5,407/3,800 LVL

    postproduction grant

    Rain and Winds 2/Lietus un veji 2

    Peteris Krilovs

    VFS Films

    vfs.lv

    €11,383/8,000 LVL

    development grant

    Seven Bright Years/Septini spozi gadi

    Ivars Seleckis

    Riga Film Studio

    kino.lv

    €7,114/5,000 LVL

    development grant

    Fortune's Favorite/Laimes luteklis

    Ruta Celma

    Ego Media

    egomedia.lv

    €20,689/14,540 LVL

    postproduction grant

    Marta Liepina-Skulme. The Avant-garde Amazon/Marta Liepina-Skulme, avangarda amazone

    Laima Zurgina

    Jura Podnieka studija

    jps.lv

    €9,960/7,000 LVL

    postproduction grant

    How Are You Doing, Rudolf Ming?/Ka tev klajas, Rudolf Ming?

    Roberts Rubins

    Jura Podnieka studija

    jps.lv

    €21,343/15,000 LVL

    production grant

     

     

     

    ANIMATED FILMS:

     

     

    Horrible Lie/Baigie meli

    Banuta Rubess

    Jet Media

     

    €21,343/15,000 LVL

    development grant

    Wonderful Day/Burviga diena

    Nils Skapans

    Jura Podnieka studija

    jps.lv

    €24,047/16,900 LVL

    production grant

    Pig's Happiness/Cukas laime

    Dace Riduze

    Animacijas Brigade

     

    €41,263/29,000 LVL

    production grant

    Cuckoo and Her 12 Hubbies/Dzeguze un viņas 12 viri

    Roze Stiebra

    Dauka

     

    €48,378/34,000 LVL

    production & postproduction grant

    Magic Water/Dzivais udens

    Maris Brinkmanis

    Animacijas Brigade

     

    €55,492/39,000 LVL

    production grant

    When Apples Roll/Kad aboli ripo

    Reinis Kalnaellis

    Rija Films

    rijafilms.lv

    €25,612/18,000 LVL

    postproduction grant

    Master of Ice/Ledus pavelnieks

    Evalds Lacis

    Animacijas Brigade

     

    €83,949/59,000 LVL

    production grant

    Lotte and the Moonstone Secret/Lote un Menessakmens noslepums

    Heiki Ernits, Janno Poldma

    Rija Films

    rijafilms.lv

    €109,561/77,000 LVL

    production grant

    To Swallow a Toad/Norit krupi

    Jurgis Krasons

    Rija Films

    rijafilms.lv

    €41,263/29,000 LVL

    production grant

    Woman and Wind/Sieviete un vejs

    Aija Bley

    A. Bley filmu studija

    bley.lv

    €19,920/14,000 LVL

    production & postproduction grant

    Wings and Oars/Sparni un airi

    Vladimir Leschiov

    Lunohod

     

    €35,571/25,000 LVL

    production grant

    The Golden Horse/Zelta zirgs

    Valentas Askinis, Signe Baumane

    Rija Films

    rijafilms.lv

    €144,564/101,600 LVL

    production grant

     

     

    GRANTS AWARDED BY THE CULTURE CAPITAL FOUNDATION (www.kkf.lv), THE CO-FINANCING PROGRAM FOR FILM PROJECTS WITH EU FUNDS, 2008

     

     

    The Golden Horse/Zelta zirgs

    Valentas Askinis,

    Signe Baumane

    Rija Films

    rijafilms.lv

    €99,601/70,000 LVL

    animated feature, Eurimages financing, production grant

    The Enthusiast/Entuziasts

     

    Ego Media

    egomedia.lv

    €28,457/20,000 LVL

    feature, MEDIA financing, development grant

    Three Days/Tris dienas

    Juris Poskus

    Fa Filma

    fafilma.lv

    €34,149/24,000 LVL

    feature, MEDIA financing, development grant

    The Mud/Dubli

    Dainis Klava

    Studija Ave

     

    €14,940/10,500 LVL

    documentary, MEDIA financing, production grant

    The Tourist/Turists

    Roberts Vinovskis

    Locomotive Productions

    locomotive.lv

    €14,940/10,500 LVL

    documentary, MEDIA financing, production grant

    The Wild Pie-pirats/Mezonigie piragi

    Maris Putnins

    Animacijas Brigade

     

    €64,029/45,000 LVL

    animated feature, MEDIA financing, development grant

     

     

     

    GRANTS AWARDED BY THE CULTURE CAPITAL FOUNDATION (www.kkf.lv), PROJECT COMPETITION, 2008

     

     

    FEATURES:

     

    Threesome Dance/Dancis pa trim

    Arvids Krievs

    Kaupo

    dancispatrim.lv

    €2,353/1,654 LVL

     

    Amateur/Amatieris

    Janis Nords

    Red Cats Film Studio

    redcats.lv

    €10,361/7,282 LVL

     

    The Smell of Gasoline/Benzina smaka

     

    Film Angels Studio

    angels.lv

    €1,992/1,400 LVL

     

    Mother, I Love You/Mammu, es tevi mīlu

    Janis Nords

    Tanka

     

    €1,671/1,175 LVL

    script development grant

    Finding Elvis/Kur pazudis Elvis?

    Una Celma

    Latsfilma

     

    €7,114/5,000 LVL

     

    The Only Photograph/

    Vieniga fotografija

    Brigita Eglite

    EDFS

    latfilma.lv

    €9,960 /7,000 LVL

     

    The Hunt/Medibas

    Andis Miziss

    Ego Media

    egomedia.lv

    €9,960/7,000 LVL

     

    The Last Boat to Gotland/Pedeja laiva uz Gotlandi

    Janis Kalejs

    Film Angels Studio

    angels.lv

    €3,557/2,500 LVL

     

    Three Days/Tris dienas

    (later renamed Kolka Cool)

    Juris Poskus

    Fa Filma

    fafilma.lv

    €14,229/10,000 LVL

     

    Atvari

     

    Studija Centrum

     

    €4,269/3,000 LVL

     

    Mona

    Inara Kolmane

    Studija Devini

     

    €8,537/6,000 LVL

     

     

     

    SHORT FICTION FILMS:

     

     

    Let's Play!/Ejam, berni, rotalas

    Baiba Aizkalna

    Jura Podnieka studija

    jps.lv

    €17,074/12,000 LVL

     

    KK-2679

    Ugis Olte

    Klipu Filmu darbnica

     

    €4,980/3,500 LVL

     

    The Breakwater/Mols

    Renars Vimba, Inga Tropa

    Latvian Academy of Culture

    lka.edu.lv

    €2,134/1,500 LVL

     

    Night Purchases/Nakts pirkumi

    Juris Kursietis

     

     

    €1,422/1,000 LVL

     

    Selection/Selekcija

    Elina Lihaceva

    Locomotive Productions

    locomotive.lv

    €3,557/2,500 LVL

     

    Girl Dances/Meitene dejo

    Dzintars Dreibergs

    Avantis Promo

    avantis.lv

    €2,846/2,000 LVL

     

    Signs of Light/Gaismas zimes

    Ilze Kunga

    Screen Vision

    screenvision.lv

    €11,383/8,000 LVL

     

     

     

     

    DOCUMENTARIES:

     

     

     

    Empire for the Son/Imperija delam (later renamed Ebb Tide/Begums)

    Ivars Zviedris

    Studija Ave

     

    €10,473/7,361 LVL

     

    Is It Easy... 20 Years Later/Vai viegli... pec 20 gadiem

    Antra Cilinska

    Jura Podnieka studija

    jps.lv

    €2,846/2,000 LVL

     

    Act/Akts

    Inara Kolmane

    Studija Devini

     

    €2,594/1,823 LVL

     

    Mansur/Mansurs

    Aija Bley

    Ego Media

    egomedia.lv

    €4,269/3,000 LVL

     

    The Eternal Rehearsal/Muzigais meginajums

    Herz Frank

    Studio EFEF

     

    €2,846/2,000 LVL

     

    The Inventurers/Veiksmes celinieki documentary film cycle

    Vladislav Scepin

    Screen Vision

    screenvision.lv

    €9,960 /7,000 LVL

     

    Destination Lost/Pirmie

    Kaspars Goba

    Elm Media

    elmmedia.lv

    €2,134/1,500 LVL

     

    The Hands/Rokas (later renamed Valkyrie Limited)

    Davis Simanis

    Locomotive Productions

    locomotive.lv

    €6,830/4,800 LVL

     

    The Bean/Pupa

     

    VFS Films

    vfs.lv

    €4,269/3,000 LVL

     

    Klucis. Deconstruction of an Artist/Nepareizais latvietis

    Peteris Krilovs

    VFS Films

    vfs.lv

    €8,324/5,850 LVL

     

    The Fifth Hamlet/Piektais Hamlets

    Krista Burane

    Nomadi

     

    €2,099/1,475 LVL

     

    The Man with

    150, 000 USD Prize on His Head/Latvietis, par kura galvu izsludinata 150,000 USD atlidziba

    Una Celma

    Latsfilma

     

    €1,422 /1,000 LVL

     

    Version Vera/Versija Vera

    Ilona Bruvere

    Kinolats

    ilonabruvere.com

    €6,474/4,550 LVL

     

    Sounds Under the Sun/Pa-saules skanas

    Davis Simanis, Gints Grube

    Mistrus Media

    mistrusmedia.lv

    €13,090/9,200 LVL

     

    To Give Up Is Forbidden/Padoties aizliegts

    Dzintars Dreibergs

    Riga Film Studio

    padotiesaizliegts.lv, kino.lv

    €4,269/3,000 LVL

     

    How Are You Doing, Rudolf Ming?/Ka tev klajas, Rudolf Ming?

    Roberts Rubins

    Jura Podnieka studija

    jps.lv

    €9,960/7,000 LVL

     

    Double Portrait of a Coin/Monetas dubultportrets

    Romualds Pipars

    Gilde Film Studio

    latfilma.lv

    €3,147/2,212 LVL

     

    And Jazz/Un dzess

    Dainis Klava

    VFS Films

    vfs.lv

    €3,984/2,800 LVL

     

    Ticklers of Life/Dzives kutinataji

    Andis Miziss

    VFS Films

    vfs.lv

    €2,846/2,000 LVL

     

    Singing Grandmas/Vecmaminu koris

    Ilze Ramane

    VFS Films

    vfs.lv

    €2,846/2,000 LVL

     

    Century of Film in Latvia/Kinogadsimts Latvija

    Dzintra Geka

    Sibirijas berni

     

    €4,269/3,000 LVL

     

    Women and Guards/Sievietes un sargi

    Una Celma

    Latsfilma

     

    €8,964/6,300 LVL

     

    Snow Crazy/Sniegs

    Laila Pakalnina

    VFS Films

    vfs.lv

    €3,557/2,500 LVL

     

    The Man from Varka Crew/Cilveks no Varka Kru

    (later renamed Lohengrin from Varka Crew/Loengrins no Varka Kru)

    Viesturs Kairiss

    Ego Media

    egomedia.lv

    €3,984/2,800 LVL

     

    Controversial History/Pretruniga vesture

    Inara Kolmane

    Studio Devini

     

    €2,134/1,500 LVL

     

    Palavani. Unknown Wrestlers/Palavani.nezinamie cikstoni

    Teimuraz Tsava

    VFS Films

    vfs.lv

    €4,588/3,225 LVL

     

    Volga 3000

     

    VFS Films

    vfs.lv

    €3,557/2,500 LVL

     

    The End Game/Spele ar beigam

    Liga Gaisa

    Mistrus Media

    mistrusmedia.lv

    €2,134/1,500 LVL

     

    15 Young by Young/15 stasti par jauno documentary film cycle

     

    Avantis Promo

    15youngbyyoung.com

    €4,269/3,000 LVL

     

    Goat Climbs to Heaven/Kaza kapa debesis

    Laima Zurgina

    Apmacibu un Kopprodukciju centrs

     

    €5,691/4,000 LVL

     

     

     

    ANIMATED FILMS:

     

     

    Wings and Oars/Sparni un airi

    Vladimir Leschiov

    Lunohod

     

    €4,269/3,000 LVL

     

    Sister and Brother/Masa un bralis

    Roze Stiebra

    Dauka

     

    €7,114/5,000 LVL

     

    Karu tuleb!

    Janis Cimermanis

    Animacijas Brigade

     

    €8,537/6,000 LVL

     

    When Apples Roll/Kad aboli ripo

    Reinis Kalnaellis

    Rija Films

    rijafilms.lv

    €7,114 /5,000 LVL

     

    View Finder/Skatu mekletajs

    Peteris Noviks

    Rija Films

    rijafilms.lv

    €5,691/4,000 LVL

     

    Wedding in Latgale/Kazas Latgale

    Janis Cimermanis

    Animacijas Brigade

     

    €2,134 /1,500 LVL

     

    Fortress Tales

     

    Urga

     

    €1,340/942 LVL

     

    Horrible Lie/Baigie meli

    Banuta Rubess

    Jet Media

     

    €1,636 /7,150 LVL

     

    To Swallow a Toad/Norit krupi

    Jurgis Krasons

    Rija Films

    rijafilms.lv

    €8,808/6,190 LVL