FNE Country Report 2015: Latvia
After the financial meltdown in 2008 and 2009 the recovery of Latvian film industry has been steadily improving each year. State funding for film industry increased significantly reaching 4.3 m…
FESTIVALS: Documentary Triumphs at Latvian National Film Festival
RIGA: The documentary film Ruch and Norie won four awards at the 27th edition of Latvia’s The Great Christopher/Lielais Kristaps festival of national films.
GRANTS: Latvia Announces Documentary Film Grants in 2015
RIGA: National Film Centre of Latvia confirmed 114,501 EUR to six projects in the second documentary film grants session of 2015.
FESTIVALS: The Event Wins Riga IFF
RIGA: The Riga International Film Festival First Award in history went to Ukrainian director Sergei Loznitsa for his documentary The Event about a failed 1991 communist coup d’etat attempt in…
PRODUCTION: Ivars Zviedris Shoots Documentary Loggers
RIGA: Acclaimed director Ivars Zviedris is currently working on a new project Loggers / Zāģeri, a documentary about the communities of Latvian forest workers.
PRODUCTION: Dāvis Sīmanis in Postproduction with My Peaceful Place of Exile
RIGA: Award-winning director Dāvis Sīmanis is in postproduction with the feature My Peaceful Place of Exile / Pelnu sanatorija. The story of this Latvian/Lithuanian coproduction is set in the final…
FESTIVALS: Riga International Film Festival Announces Official Competition
RIGA: Seven films will compete for the first time in the international competition of Riga International Film Festival (15-25 October 2015). It is a competition for films from countries connected…
Latvia Submits Modris for the Oscars
RIGA: Juris Kursietis’ debut feature Modris has been selected by a committee of experts established by the National Film Centre of Latvia as Latvia’s candidate for the Best Foreign Language…
Latvia Announces International Film Coproduction Grants in 2015
RIGA: The National Film Centre of Latvia has announced its first grants for international coproductions, with 200,000 EUR going to eight projects.
Baltic Sea Docs 2015 Selects 25 Projects
RIGA: The 19th Baltic Sea Forum for Documentaries (BSD) taking place 2-6 September 2015 in Riga announced its final selection of 25 projects, representing 13 countries. They include six Latvian…
PRODUCTION: Award Winning Animator Edmunds Jansons in Production on Pigtail and Mr. Sleeplessness
RIGA: Award-winning animator Edmunds Jansons is working on his new short film Pigtail and Mr. Sleeplessness / Bize un Neguļa about a six year old girl known as Pigtail who…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Close Relations
Vitaly Mansky’s documentary Close Relations is set for a December 2015 release.
Latvia Announces Film Development Grants for 2015
RIGA: The National Film Centre of Latvia has awarded 107,300 EUR to fourteen projects in the film development grants session for 2015
Latvia Announces Debut Film Grants for 2015
RIGA: The National Film Centre of Latvia has awarded 139,156 EUR to five projects in the debut film grants session for 2015.
SPI International to Launch FilmBox Baltic and Fast&FunBox in Latvia
RIGA: Movie channel FilmBox Baltic and the extreme-sports channel Fast&FunBox will be launched by SPI International on the telecom operator SIA Lattelecom.
Single Digital Market Assembly to be Held in Riga
RIGA: The digital assembly 2015, coorganised by the European Comission and the Latvian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, will be held in Riga to discuss the single…
Film Education Initiative for Teachers Launched in Latvia
RIGA: The National Film Centre of Latvia in collaboration with the National Centre for Education has developed a new project entitled “Kino Skolās”, which aims at promoting accessibility and knowledge…
Record Attendance for European Films in Latvia
RIGA: Latvian cinemas saw a dramatic increase in admissions for European films in 2014.
Latvian EU Presidency Encourages Film
BRUSSELS: The National Film Center of Latvia has compiled a comprehensive list of films, from classics to contemporary masterpieces, to be released in a new collection. This initiative is a…
PRODUCTION: Māris Martinsons in Preproduction with Magic Kimono
RIGA: Director Māris Martinsons will begin shooting a Latvian/Estonian/Japanese feature length modern-day fairytale, Magic Kimono / Maģiskais kimono, in August 2015. The film is a coproduction between Krukfilms in Latvia,…
