PRODUCTION: Michael Idov Develops Humorist
RIGA: Writer/director Michael Idov is developing Humorist, a feature film about the Soviet stand-up comedian Boris Arkadiev. The film is a Latvian/Russian/British coproduction set for shooting in 2017.
FESTIVALS: Mellow Mud Wins Best Fiction Film Award at Latvian National Film Festival
RIGA: Mellow Mud by Renārs Vimba was awarded best fiction film at the National Film Festival Lielais Kristaps. The film was also awarded for best script and best actress.
FESTIVALS: Latvian National Film Festival Announces Nominations
RIGA: The most significant and oldest event in Latvian film industry, National Film Festival Lielais Kristaps, will take place from 6 to 12 October 2016. Awards in 23 categories will…
Dawn to Represent Latvia in the Oscar Race
RIGA: Laila Pakalniņa's Dawn / Ausma is Latvia’s entry for the Best Foreign Language Film category at the 89th Academy Awards.
Latvia and Slovakia Select Dawn an Eva Nová as Oscar Contenders
BRATISLAVA / RIGA: Laila Pakalniņa's Dawn / Ausma is Latvia’s entry for the Best Foreign Language Film category at the 89th Academy Awards, while Marko Škop’s debut feature Eva Nová…
Baltic Sea Docs Celebrates 20 Years
RIGA: Twenty five documentary producers pitched their projects at the 20th Baltic Sea Documentary Film Forum (Baltic Sea Docs), which took place from 7 to 11 September 2016. The annual…
PRODUCTION: Sergei Loznitsa Shoots A Gentle Creature in Latvia
RIGA: Ukrainian director Sergei Loznitsa’s new project A Gentle Creature is currently shooting in and around the second biggest Latvian city, Daugavpils. This is his second feature film shooting in…
PRODUCTION: Juris Poskus Film Gets Latvian Funding
RIGA: The National Film Centre of Latvia has awarded 245,000 EUR to Juris Poskus’ new feature fiction film 24 Hr Sunshine / Saule spīd 24 stundas, an international coproduction between…
Last Call for Baltic Sea Forum
RIGA: Documentary projects applications for the 20th Baltic Sea Forum for Documentaries, the annual co-financing forum for documentary projects, are due by 7 June. The forum is organised by the…
FNE at Cannes 2016: Latvian Cinema in Cannes
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GRANTS: Latvia Announces Centennial Celebration Grants
RIGA: The National Film Centre of Latvia confirmed 1,610,000 EUR for eleven projects in the first round of the Latvia’s Centennial grants session in 2016.
FNE at Cannes 2016: EFP Producer on the Move: Roberts Vinovskis
RIGA: Latvian producer Roberts Vinovskis, a 2016 European Film Promotion Producer on the Move, has been in the film production business since the early 2000’s but is best known for…
Latvia Cash Rebates Rise
RIGA: The National Film Center of Latvia and the Riga Film Fund have increased their total cash rebate to 2.3 m EUR for 2017.
GRANTS: Latvia Announced Production Grants
RIGA: The National Film Centre of Latvia allotted production grants for 25 projects in 2016. The total amount of 1,993,461 EUR was distributed to three fiction films, five animated films…
ScripTeast - 10 Years: Focus on Latvia
Film New Europe and Independent Film Foundation are celebrating the 10th anniversary of ScripTeast with a series of weekly interviews with scriptwriters and key players involved in ScripTeast activity.
PRODUCTION: Jānis Nords Shoots Foam at the Mouth
RIGA: Director Jānis Nords is currently shooting Foam at the Mouth / Ar putām uz Lūpām, a psychological drama in a contemporary setting. The premiere of this Latvian/Lithuanian/Polish coproduction is…
Cinema Admissions Increase in Latvia in 2015
RIGA: Admissions in Latvia were over 2.4 m in 2015, approximately 2 % more than in 2014. Market share of European and domestic films decreased compared to 2014.
Latvia to Launch Co-financing Fund
RIGA: National Film Centre of Latvia will grant 946,010 EUR in 2016 through the newly established Co-financing Fund, aiming to attract foreign financing for Latvian film industry and to promote…
FNE at Berlinale 2016: Latvian Film in Berlin
Latvian film industry will be represented at the Europen Film Market (EFM) in Berlin, where the National Film Centre of Latvia, Latvian Film Producers' Association and Riga Film Fund will…
GRANTS: Latvia Announces Centennial Grants
RIGA: National Film Centre of Latvia allotted 6,802,000 EUR for sixteen projects in the Latvian Films for Latvia’s Centennial grants session.
