02-08-2008

Grants Awarded by The Latvian National Film Center in 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

    www.dancispatrim.lv

    291,689/205,000LVL

    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

    www.nidafilma.l

    €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.

    www.studioforma.lv

    €277,375/194,940 LVL

    production & postproduction grant

    The Hunt/Medibas

    Andis Miziss

    Ego Media

    www.egomedia.lv

    €112,407/79,000 LVL

    postproduction grant

    The Last Boat to Gotland/Pedeja laiva uz Gotlandi

    Janis Kalejs

    Film Angels Studio

    www.angels.lv

    €14,229/10,000 LVL

    development grant

    Rudolf's Gold/Rudolfa mantojums

    Janis Streics

    Platforma

    www.platformafilm.com

    €191,945/134,900 LVL

    production grant

    The Dogs/Suni

    Aik Karapetian

    Locomotive Productions

    www.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

    www.serzantalapinaatgriesanas.lv

    €236,197/166,000 LVL

    production & postproduction grant

    Three Days/Tris dienas

    (later renamed Kolka Cool)

    Juris Poskus

    Fa Filma

    www.fafilma.lv

    €135,173/95,000 LVL

    production & postproduction grant

    In 30 Seconds/30 sekundes

     

    Fa Filma

    www.fafilma.lv

    €4,269/3,000 LVL

    script development grant

    Carry Me Away/Aizrauj mani

     

    Jura Podnieka studija

    www.jps.lv

    €4,269/3,000 LVL

    script development grant

    Forget-me-nots/Neaizmirstulites

     

    Locomotive Productions

    www.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

    www.jps.lv

    €21,343/15,000 LVL

    production & postproduction grant

    Signs of Light/Gaismas zimes

    Ilze Kunga

    Screen Vision

    www.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

    www.lka.edu.lv

    €24,189/17,000 LVL

    production & postproduction grant

    The Breakwater/Mols

    Renars Vimba, Inga Tropa

    Latvian Academy of Culture

    www.lka.edu.lv

    €14,229/10,000 LVL

    production & postproduction grant

    The Fencer/Paukotajs

    Astra Zoldnere

    Ego Media

    www.egomedia.lv

    €12,806/9,000 LVL

    production & postproduction grant

    Selection/Selekcija

    Elina Lihaceva

    Locomotive Productions

    www.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

    www.egomedia.lv

    €42,686/30,000 LVL

    postproduction grant

    The Secrets of the Pyramid of Djoser/Dzosera piramidas noslepumi

    Romualds Pipars

    Gilde film studio

    www.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

    www.screenvision.lv

    €39,840/28,000 LVL

    production & postproduction grant

    Failed State. Are We?/4.maija republika

    Antra Cilinska

    Jura Podnieka studija

    www.jps.lv

    €28,457/20,000 LVL

    post-production grant

    Palavani. Unknown Wrestlers/Palavani. Nezinamie cikstoni

    Teimuraz Tsava

    VFS Films

    www.vfs.lv

    €32,726/23,000 LVL

    production grant

    Sounds under the Sun/Pa-saules skanas

    Davis Simanis, Gints Grube

    Mistrus Media

    www.mistrusmedia.lv

    €35,572/25,000 LVL

    production & postproduction grant

    The Crossing/Parceltuve aka Viktors

    Andris Gauja

    VFS Films

    www.vfs.lv

    €13,744/9,660 LVL

    production & postproduction grant

    Destination Lost/Pirmie

    Kaspars Goba

    Elm Media

    www.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

    www.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

    www.vfs.lv

    €13,233/9,300 LVL

    postproduction grant

    Then and Now/Toreiz un tagad

    Andis Miziss

    Ego Media

    www.egomedia.lv

    €7,114/5,000 LVL

    development grant

    The Tourist/Turists

    Roberts Vinovskis

    Locomotive Productions

    www.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

    www.jps.lv

    €56,914/40,000 LVL

    postproduction grant

    The Three Suns/Trejadas saules

    Janis Ozolins-Ozols

    Rija Films

    www.rijafilms.l

    €21,343/15,000 LVL

    postproduction grant

    Version Vera/Versija Vera

    Ilona Bruvere

    Kinolats

    www.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

    www.vfs.l

    €5,407/3,800 LVL

    postproduction grant

    Rain and Winds 2/Lietus un veji 2

    Peteris Krilovs

    VFS Films

    www.vfs.lv

    €11,383/8,000 LVL

    development grant

    Seven Bright Years/Septini spozi gadi

    Ivars Seleckis

    Riga Film Studio

    www.kino.lv

    €7,114/5,000 LVL

    development grant

    Fortune's Favorite/Laimes luteklis

    Ruta Celma

    Ego Media

    www.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

    www.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

    www.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

    www.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

    www.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

    www.rijafilms.lv

    €109,561/77,000 LVL

    production grant

    To Swallow a Toad/Norit krupi

    Jurgis Krasons

    Rija Films

    www.rijafilms.lv

    €41,263/29,000 LVL

    production grant

    Woman and Wind/Sieviete un vejs

    Aija Bley

    A. Bley filmu studija

    www.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

    www.rijafilms.lv

    €144,564/101,600 LVL

    production grant