FNE at Berlinale 2024: Latvian Cinema in Berlin - Maria's Silence
Dāvis Sīmanis film “Maria’s Silence” will have its world premiere at the Berlinale - The official program of the 74th Berlin International Film Festival has been announced, featuring the film…
A Postcard from Rome Awarded Best Latvian Feature Film of 2023 at Lielais Kristaps Awards
RIGA: Elza Gauja’s love story about two senior postal workers A Postcard from Rome / Pastkarte no Romas received the main award at the Latvian National Film Awards Lielais Kristaps.…
PRODUCTION: Latvian Director Juris Kursietis in Postproduction with Blue Blood
RIGA: Latvian director/writer Juris Kursietis is currently in postproduction with his feature film Blue Blood / Zilās asinis, a coproduction between Latvia, Estonia and Greece.
PRODUCTION: Latvian Director Armands Zacs in Postproduction with Youth Eternal
RIGA: Latvian director/writer Armands Zacs is in the final stage of postproduction with his debut feature Youth Eternal / Mūžīgi jauni.
Soviet Jeans Leads Nominations for Latvian National Film Awards Lielais Kristaps
RIGA: Staņislavs Tokalovs’ and Juris Kursietis’ TV series Soviet Jeans received 12 nominations for the Latvian National Film Awards Lielais Kristaps, whose ceremony will be held on 4 February 2024.
PRODUCTION: Davis Simanis’s Latvian/Lithuanian Maria's Silence Almost Ready for Berlinale’s Forum
RIGA: The Latvian director/writer/DoP Davis Simanis is putting the final touches on his new project, a powerful historical drama Maria’s Silence. The world premiere of this Latvian/Lithuanian coproduction will be…
GRANTS: Nine Latvian Projects Supported through ERFD to Be Completed in 2023
RIGA: Nine projects that received support from the National Film Centre of Latvia through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) in 2022 are expected to be finished by the end…
PRODUCTION: Latvian Director Alise Zariņa Shoots Feel-good Feature about Death and Abandonment
RIGA: Latvian production company Mima Films is currently in mid-production with Alise Zariņa’s sophomore feature Impressions / Nospiedumi, in which the seemingly dark topics of slow death, fear of abandonment,…
Latvian/Lithuanian Coproduction My Freedom by Ilze Kunga-Melgaile
RIGA: The main character in Ilze Kunga-Melgaile’s debut feature My Freedom / Mana Brīvība is based on the journalist and politician Ita Kozakeviča, a bright figure in the pro-independence movement…
Latvia Presents 11 Films at 2023 Tallinn Black Nights FF
RIGA: Latvia’s participation in the 27th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (3 – 19 November 2023) includes 11 films in several competition programmes and out of competition, as well as…
Latvian Patriot Week Online Film Festival Underway Worldwide
RIGA: The National Film Centre of Latvia, in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, started a Patriot Week online film festival on 11 November 2023. A selection of 15…
PRODUCTION: Latvian Series Soviet Jeans in Postproduction
RIGA: Latvian directors Staņislavs Tokalovs and Juris Kursietis are currently in postproduction with their eight-episode series Soviet Jeans / Padomju džinsi, a dramedy set in 1979 Soviet Latvia, the time…
FESTIVALS: Family Time Wins RIGA IFF 2023
RIGA: Finnish Family Time by Tia Kouvo received the Golden Rooster Award in the main competition of the 10th Riga International Film Festival, which was held 12 – 22 October…
PRODUCTION: Latvian Marcis Lacis Wraps Shooting Horror Comedy Touched by Eternity
RIGA: Latvian director/writer/actor Marcis Lacis has entered postproduction with the horror comedy Touched by Eternity / Mūžības skartie.
PRODUCTION: Latvian Oskars Rupenheits Shoots Crime Film Red Code Blue
RIGA: Latvian director/writer Oskars Rupenheits is currently in production with the independent crime story Red Code Blue / Tumšzilais evaņģēlijs, which has been financed by private companies and funders, and…
FNE Oscar Watch 2024: Latvia Selects My Freedom as Oscar Candidate
RIGA: Ilze Kunga-Melgaile’s debut feature My Freedom / Mana Brīvība has been selected as Latvia‘s candidate for the 96th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award in the Best…
RIGA IFF SHOWCASE 2023 Announces Selected Projects
RIGA: Fourteen film and series' projects have been selected for the 2nd RIGA IFF SHOWCASE pitching sessions, which will be held within the 10th edition of the Riga International Film…
FESTIVALS: Riga International Film Festival 2023 Announces Lineup
RIGA: Eight films from the Baltic Sea region and the Nordic countries will compete for the festival’s main award at the 10th edition of the Riga International Film Festival, which…
The 7th Baltic Film Days Underway in Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia
RIGA: Films by Viesturs Kairišs, Signe Baumane, Elza Gauja, Giedrius Tamoševičius & Vytautas V Landsbergis, and Ove Musting are currently being screened in Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia within the 7th…
Baltic Sea Docs 2023 Announces Selected Projects
RIGA: The Baltic Sea Forum for Documentaries (Baltic Sea Docs) has announced the projects selected for its 27th edition set to take place 3 - 10 September 2023. This year,…