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GRANTS: Latvia Announces Production Grants

Zane Peneze Latvia 2019-04-16

RIGA: The National Film Centre of Latvia awarded 1,110,401 EUR in grants to 14 films on 15 April 2019.

New Art House Cinema Opens in Riga

FNE Staff Latvia 2019-04-02

RIGA: A new art house cinema opens in Kaņepes Culture Center, one of the hippest places in Rīga, on 2 April 2019.

BOX OFFICE: Class Reunion Remake Becomes Box Office Hit in Latvia

Zane Peneze Latvia 2019-03-28

RIGA: Class Reunion / Klases salidojums directed by Andrejs Ēķis and produced by Platforma Filma is the leading domestic film at the Latvian Box office. After six weeks it has…

The Humorist to Be Released in Its Countries of Origin

FNE Staff Latvia 2019-02-28

RIGA: The Russian/Latvian/Czech coproduction The Humorist by Michael Idov will be released in Russia on 1 March 2019 and in the Czech Republic by 24 April 2019. The film will…

M-appeal Picks Up The Humorist

FNE Staff Latvia 2019-02-12

RIGA: The Berlin-based sales agent M-appeal picked up Michael Idov’s black comedy The Humorist. This Russian/Latvian/Czech coproduction was shot in Latvia and it is presented at Berlinale’s European Film Market.

FNE at Berlinale 2019: Latvian Film in Berlin

National Film Centre of Latvia Latvia 2019-02-09

Latvian stand at EFM - Martin Gropius Bau - stand number G10! Latvian animation goes to Berlin 2019. This has been a fruitful time for animators in Latvia – two…

Jacob, Mimmi and the Talking Dogs by Edmunds Jansons

Latvian/Polish Animated Film Sold in France

FNE Staff Latvia 2019-01-30

RIGA: Jacob, Mimmi and the Talking Dogs, a Latvian/Polish animated film directed by Edmunds Jansons, was sold by New Europe Film Sales in France. The film will open in Latvia…

FNE Market Analysis 2018: LATVIA

Zane Peneze Latvia 2019-01-30

Latvia’s film programme for the country’s centenary, which was celebrated in 2018, has led to an unheard of box office success and has shown an unprecedented rise in local box…

Latvia Increases Budget for Incentives in 2019

Zane Peneze Latvia 2019-01-23

RIGA: The National Film Centre of Latvia will allot less money for minority coproductions, but more for the incentives programme in 2019.

Latvian The Pagan King to Be Released in UK

FNE Staff Latvia 2019-01-16

RIGA: The English language Latvian historical drama The Pagan King, directed by Aigars Grauba and starring British actor James Blurr and Swedish actor Edvin Erre, will be theatrically released in…

Bille Wins Best Film at Latvian National Film Awards

FNE Staff Latvia 2018-11-14

RIGA: Inara Kolmane’s family film Bille, a Latvian/Lithuanian/Czech coproduction, won the Best Film award at the 30th Lielais Kristaps Latvian national film awards on 12 November 2018.

GRANTS: Latvia Gives Grants to Four Family Films

Zane Peneze Latvia 2018-11-08

Riga: The National Film Centre of Latvia will distribute 1,240,417 EUR for the production of four family films.

PRODUCTION: The Despair Moves into Post-production

Cathy Meils Latvia 2018-11-07

RIGA: Latvian Emerging Producer at the Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival, Lelde Pruse continues her collaboration with the award-winning director Karlis Lesins, who has completed shooting on his feature film…

Two Animations Among Latvian Films in Post-production

FNE Staff Latvia 2018-11-05

RIGA: Latvian production companies have a bonanza of films in post-production or completed and awaiting release. They include two animated films, both for children and family audiences.

Core of the World by Natalia Meshchaninova

FESTIVALS: Core of the World Wins Riga IFF

FNE Staff Latvia 2018-10-29

RIGA: Core of the World, a Russian/Lithuanian coproduction directed by Natalia Meshchaninova, won the Best Film Award at the Riga International Film Festival, which concludes on 31 October 2018.

Martin And The Forest Secret by Petr Oukropec

Czech and Estonian Films Win Riga Pitching Forum

FNE Staff Latvia 2018-10-23

RIGA: The third edition of the Riga International Film Festival's pitching FORUM for children's and youth film projects, which took place 18 – 19 October 2018, awarded two films from…

7 Billion Years Before the End of the World by Jānis Ābele

FESTIVALS: Ten Baltic Films Compete at 2018 Riga IFF

FNE Staff Latvia 2018-10-02

RIGA: The Riga IFF, running 18-31 October 2018, will screen ten films from the Baltic region in the main competition, including fiction, documentary and children’s films.

FESTIVALS: RIGA IFF Announces Pitching FORUM Selection

FNE Staff Latvia 2018-09-26

RIGA: Thirteen projects have been selected for the annual Riga International Film Festival's pitching FORUM for children and youth film projects, which will take place 18-19 October 2018.

Documentary To Be Continued Selected as Latvia’s Oscar Bid

FNE Staff Latvia 2018-09-04

RIGA: Veteran filmmaker Ivars Seleckis’s documentary To Be Continued has been selected as Latvia’s official entry for the US Academy Awards in the Foreign Language Film category.

BOX OFFICE: Admissions to Latvian Films Double in First Half of 2018

Zane Peneze Latvia 2018-08-10

RIGA: Admissions to Latvian films reached 290,000 in the first half of 2018, marking an already record year for domestic cinema. In 2017 admissions to domestic films were 194,000.