13-01-2016

GRANTS: Latvia Announces Centennial Grants

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    RIGA: National Film Centre of Latvia allotted 6,802,000 EUR for sixteen projects in the Latvian Films for Latvia’s Centennial grants session.

    Latvian film industry has been preparing for Latvia’s centennial since 2014. The sixteen projects receiving grants include six feature films, eight long documentaries and two animated films. Their production will start in 2016 with the premiere set for 2018.

    The programme Latvian Films for Latvia’s Centennial was launched in order to contribute to the production of films high in quality, diverse in genre and socially significant, promoting themes related to the Latvian history, statehood and national identity. The grants were announced on 8 December 2015.

    Click HERE for the full list of grants