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FNE at Riga IFF 2019: Latvians Celebrate Local Success

Cathy Meils Latvia 2019-10-18

RIGA: The 6th edition of the Riga IFF opened on 17 October 2019 with the national premiere of emerging young Latvian filmmaker Gints Zibalodis’s auteur success Away at the historic…

FNE at RIGA IFF 2019: Pakalnina’s Latvian/Lithuanian/Norwegian Documentary Spoon Competes at Riga

FNE Staff Latvia 2019-10-15

RIGA: The lauded Latvian director Laila Pakalnina will have her Latvian/Lithuanian/Norwegian documentary Spoon in the Baltic Sea competition of the 2019 Riga International Film Festival, which runs 17 – 27…

GRANTS: Latvia Announces National Identity Film Production Grants

Zane Balčus Latvia 2019-10-10

RIGA: The National Film Centre of Latvia (NKC) will distribute up to 1.5 M EUR for the production of three films dealing with historical subjects and national identity.

Animus Animalis (A story about people, animals and things) by Aistė Žegulytė

FNE at Riga IFF 2019: Lithuania's Animus Animalis (A Story about People, Animals and Things)

Aukse Kancereviciute Latvia 2019-10-04

VILNIUS: Aistė Žegulytė's first feature-length documentary Animus Animalis (a Story about People, Animals and Things) / Animus Animalis (istorija apie žmones, žvėris ir daiktus), which has recently opened in cinemas…

FESTIVALS: Nova Lituania Competes at Riga IFF

FNE Staff Latvia 2019-10-02

VILNIUS: Writer/director Karolis Kaupinis's first feature film Nova Lituania will screen in the Baltic Sea competition at the Riga IFF, which runs 17 – 27 October 2019.

FESTIVALS: Riga IFF 2019 Announces Baltic Sea Region Competition

Cathy Meils Latvia 2019-09-30

RIGA: Ten fiction and documentary films will screen in the Baltic Sea Region Competition of the 2019 Riga International Film Festival, which runs 17 – 27 October 2019. The lone…

PRODUCTION: Latvian/Estonian Coproduction Christmas in the Jungle Starts Shooting in Indonesia

Zane Balčus Latvia 2019-09-18

RIGA: Estonian director Jaak Kilmi started principal photography on Latvian/Estonian coproduction Christmas in the Jungle / Ziemassvētki džungļos on 7 September 2019. The shooting for this children’s adventure film takes…

FNE Oscar Watch 2020: Latvia Selects The Mover as Oscar Bid

FNE Staff Latvia 2019-09-17

RIGA: The historic drama The Mover / Tēvs nakts directed by Dāvis Sīmanis has been selected as Latvia’s candidate for the 92nd Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award…

Baltic Sea Docs Announces Awards

FNE Staff Latvia 2019-09-16

RIGA: The Russian project How to Save a Dead Friend directed by Marusya Syroechkovskaya received the Baltic Sea Docs Award at the 23rd Baltic Sea Forum for Documentaries (Baltic Sea…

Baltic Sea Docs in Riga

FNE Staff Latvia 2019-09-04

RIGA: A total of 25 projects take part in the new edition of Baltic Sea Docs, the co-financing forum of international documentary projects held in Riga from 3 to 7…

Baltic Film Days Honour Baltic Way

FNE Staff Latvia 2019-08-22

RIGA: The 3rd edition of Baltic Film Days will be held in Tallinn (Kino Artis) and Vilnius (Forum Cinemas Vingis) on 21-22 August, and in Riga (Splendid Palace) on 22-23…

Baltic Sea Docs 2019 Announces Selected Projects

FNE Staff Latvia 2019-08-13

RIGA: Projects from Estonia, North Macedonia, Georgia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania and Latvia are among the 25 projects selected for Baltic Sea Docs (BSD), the Co-financing forum of international documentary projects,…

Latvia and Hungary Sign Cooperation Programme

FNE Staff Latvia 2019-08-05

RIGA: The Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia and the Human Resources Ministry of Hungary have signed a cultural cooperation programme for 2019-2021. The programme includes the cinema.

PRODUCTION: Latvian Director Matīss Kaža Starts Shooting First Latvian Western

Zane Balčus Latvia 2019-07-29

RIGA: Latvian director Matīss Kaža starts principal photography on his debut feature Where the Road Leads / Kur vedīs ceļš on 24 July 2019. The film is a contemporary take…

Co-production Forum Baltic Sea Docs 2019 Announces Selected Projects

Zane Balčus Latvia 2019-07-16

RIGA: A total of 25 projects from 20 countries will participate at the 23rd Baltic Sea Forum for Documentaries (BSD), set to take place in Riga from 3 to 7…

PRODUCTION: Pakalnina Begins Shooting Latvian/Lithuanian In the Mirror

Zane Balčus Latvia 2019-07-08

RIGA: Latvian director Laila Pakalniņa is starting principal shooting for a Latvian/Lithuanian feature film, In the Mirror.

PRODUCTION: Viesturs Kairšs’ City on the River in Postproduction

Zane Balčus Latvia 2019-07-03

RIGA: Viesturs Kairišs' City on the River / Pilsēta pie upes is in post-production, after the completion of the last shooting period in April 2019. Filming lasted 37 days. Most…

The Year Before the War by Dāvis Sīmanis

PRODUCTION: Latvian/Lithuanian/Czech The Year Before the War Begins Filming

Zane Balčus Latvia 2019-06-05

RIGA: Latvian director Dāvis Sīmanis has begun principal shooting of the Latvian/Lithuanian/Czech coproduction The Year before the War.

FNE at Cannes 2019: Latvian Cinema in Cannes

National Film Centre of Latvia Latvia 2019-05-18

Dear film family, come and explore LATVIA IN CANNES 2019! - Join us @ Marché du Film - PAVILION 209 @ Village International Pantiero!

Producers on the Move 2019: Inese Boka-Grūbe, Latvia

Zane Peneze Latvia 2019-05-17

FNE spoke with 2019 Producer on the Move Inese Boka-Grūbe representing Latvia. She has been a partner and producer at Mistrus Media since 2008, and has produced a number of…