FESTIVALS: Baltic Sea Forum Announces 2021 Programme
RIGA: The Baltic Sea Forum for Documentaries (Baltic Sea Docs) has concluded the project selection for its 25th edition that will run 1 - 12 September. The most important documentary…
Forma Pro Films to Open Latvian LED Unit Studio
RIGA: The Lativan production company Forma Pro Films plans to open one of Europe’s largest LED Unit studios in Riga in August 2021. The new space will encompass 1,500 square…
Danish WW2 Drama Completes Shooting in Latvia
RIGA: Danish drama The Bereaved / Hvidstengruppen2– de efterladte by Anne-Grethe Bjarup Riis has wrapped shooting in Latvia, serviced by Film Angels Studio. The Latvian shooting was supported by the…
Latvia Launches COVID-19 Cultural Project Tests
RIGA: Latvia will launch six pilot projects, including two film screenings at Forum Cinemas' Kino Citadele, starting 10 June 2021, in order to develop and check the requirements for the…
Latvian Drama The Pit Sold to HBO Europe
RIGA: Latvian director Dace Pūce’s debut feature The Pit / Bedre (2020) will be available to Eastern Europe's viewers through a new license agreement with HBO Europe, inked by the…
PRODUCTION: Latvian Director Ivars Tontegode Shoots Teenage Drama Anna LOL
RIGA: Latvian director Ivars Tontegode is currently shooting a teenage drama Anna LOL, produced by Mojo Raiser Production and KIB Kultivators. The film was supported by the National Film Centre…
GRANTS: Latvia Announces Coproduction Grants for 2021
RIGA: The National Film Centre of Latvia has distributed 300,000 EUR to four Latvian minority coproductions originating in Italy, Estonia, and Lithuania (two projects). The projects include three feature films…
Baltic Sea Docs 2021 Announces Call for Projects
RIGA: Applications for the 25th edition of the Baltic Sea Forum for Documentaries are welcome till 11 June 2021. The most important documentary training and pitching event in the Baltic…
FESTIVALS: IDFF Artdocfest Riga 2021 Announces Winners
RIGA: The International Documentary Film Festival Artdocfest ran in Riga and outside the city from 28 April to 3 May 2020. The main prize was awarded to Silent Voice directed…
Latvian Films Available Online Internationally on 4 May 2021
RIGA: The 17th edition of the Latvian Film Marathon will be held online on 4 May 2021. The annual event is organised by the National Film Centre of Latvia to…
PRODUCTION: Latvian Actress Elza Gauja in Postproduction with Debut Feature
RIGA: Latvian actress Elza Gauja is currently in postproduction with her debut feature Keep Smiling, Mom!, which will be released by the broadcasting company TV3 Group in all three Baltic…
PRODUCTION: Linda Olte Shoots Latvian/Italian Debut Feature Sisters
RIGA: Latvian director Linda Olte is currently in production with her debut feature Sisters / Māsas, a social family drama that required a thorough research. The film is a Latvian/Italian…
PRODUCTION: Latvian Director Juris Poškus in Postproduction with 24 HR Sunshine
RIGA: Latvian director Juris Poškus is currently in postproduction with his third feature film, a comedy-drama 24 HR Sunshine, produced by Madara Melberga for Fa Filma.
GRANTS: National Film Centre of Latvia Announces Production Grants for 2021
RIGA: The National Film Centre of Latvia has announced the results of its 2021 production grants for new films. The grants in the amount of 1,538,805 EUR have been distributed…
PRODUCTION: Latvian Director Māris Martinsons in Production with Historical Drama In the Land That Sings
RIGA: Latvian director Māris Martinsons has started production on In the Land that Sings (working title) / Zeme, kas dzied. The historical drama is set in the second half of…
FESTIVALS: Riga IFF 2021 Calls for Submissions
RIGA: The Riga International Film Festival, which will take place 14 – 24 October 2021, has opened submissions for all six of its competition sections. Submissions will be free of…
GRANTS: Latvia Gives 2021 Co-financing Programme Grants To Six Films
RIGA: The National Film Centre of Latvia gave out the Latvian Co-financing programme grants totalling 1,158,013 EUR to six film projects originating from Germany, Russia, the Netherlands and Denmark.
Latvian Drama The Pit Sold to German Speaking Territories
RIGA: Latvian director Dace Pūce’s debut feature film The Pit / Bedre (2020), whose sales are handled by TVCO (Italy), has been sold to the German distributor Arsenal Filmverleih. The…
FNE Market Analysis 2020: LATVIA
RIGA: Latvian film industry experienced disruptions due to the COVID-19 pandemic since mid-March 2020. The cinemas were closed from 13 March to 9 June and from 9 November until the…
BOX OFFICE: Latvian Box Office Falls by 70% in 2020
RIGA: Latvian box office results show a nearly 70% decrease in 2020 in comparison to 2019. Due to the pandemic, the cinemas were closed in mid-March, allowed to re-open in…
