PRODUCTION: Viesturs Kairišs’ Biographical Drama Ulya in Postproduction
RIGA: Viesturs Kairišs is currently in postproduction with a new biographical drama about the world famous basketball player Ulyana Semyonova. The film follows her path from an old-believers community on…
PRODUCTION: Final Stage for Long Animated Film Born in the Jungle
RIGA: The Latvian/Polish/Czech long animated film Born in the Jungle / Laimīgie by Edmunds Jansons is currently in late production. Pre-sales for France, Germany, Spain and Sweden were secured by…
Baltic Sea Docs 2025 Announces Selected Projects
RIGA: A total of 26 projects have been selected for the 29th Baltic Sea Docs, the well-established coproduction and co-financing forum, which will be held in Riga 31 August -…
Flow Presented at Virtual Global Event by United Nations
RIGA: The Permanent Mission of the Republic of Latvia to the United Nations, in collaboration with the UN Movie Society of the United Nations Staff Recreation Council, presented a special…
FNE at Cannes 2025: Latvian Cinema in Cannes
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Flow Wins 2025 LUX Audience Award
BRUSSELS: The animated film Flow by Latvian director Gints Zilbalodis, was declared the winner of the 2025 LUX Audience Award at a ceremony held in the European Parliament hemicycle in…
GRANTS: National Film Centre of Latvia Announces Grants
RIGA: The National Film Centre of Latvia has announced the results of its annual production grant competition on 25 April 2025. A total of 2,444,061 EUR was distributed to 14…
Splendid Palace in Riga Names One of Its Auditoriums Flow Hall
RIGA: The Splendid Palace cinema in Riga has named its Small Hall Flow Hall / Straumes zāle, to honour Gints Zilbalodis’ animated film and its contribution to the worldwide recognition…
FNE at Cannes 2025: Kristen Stewart’s Latvian Minority Coproduction The Chronology of Water Selected for Cannes’ Un Certain Regard
RIGA: The directorial debut of the American actress Kristen Stewart, The Chronology of Water, will have its world premiere in the Un Certain Regard competition at the 78th Cannes Film…
Winners of 2ANNAS 2025
RIGA: Vox Humana (Philippines) by Don Josephus Raphael Eblahan won the Grand Prix at the 29th Riga International Short Film Festival 2ANNAS. The Best Baltic Short Film prize went to…
Baltic Sea Docs 2025 Launches Call for Applications
RIGA: Baltic Sea Docs is now accepting project submissions for its 29th edition till 9 May 2025. The leading documentary coproduction pitching event in the Baltic region will be held…
Winners of International Documentary Film Festival ArtDocFest/Riga 2025
RIGA: The Grand Prix of the 5th International Documentary Film Festival ArtDocFest/Riga went to the Ukrainian film Mission 200 directed by Volodymyr Sydko. The festival was held in Riga 1…
PRODUCTION: Laila Pakalniņa in Postproduction with Latvian/Lithuanian Doc Scarecrows
RIGA: The acclaimed Latvian film director and screenwriter Laila Pakalniņa is in late postproduction with her Latvian/Lithuanian documentary Scarecrows / Putnubiedekli, which should be finished in June 2025.
Latvia to Give 1 m EUR Boost to Animation Sector
RIGA: A few days before the 97th Academy Awards, where Flow by Gints Zilbalodis was nominated in two categories, the Latvian government announced an allocation of 1 m EUR for…
PRODUCTION: Signe Baumane Preps Latvian/US/Italian Animated Film Karmik Knot
RIGA: Latvian animator/artist/director Signe Baumane is currently in preparation with Karmik Knot, a Latvian/US/Italian coproduction starring Patrick Wilson, Polish-born American actress Dagmara Dominczyk and Matthew Modine.
Flow Wins Independent Spirit Award 2025 for Best International Film
LOS ANGELES: Gints Zilbalodis’ Academy Award-nominee Flow received the award for Best International Film at the 40th Independent Spirit Awards held on 22 February 2025.
Flow’s Success Continues to Ripple
RIGA: Gints Zilbalodis' Golden Globe-winner and Academy Award-nominee Flow has surpassed the 20 m USD mark at the global box office. The film was bought by Criterion Collection for a…
Flow Surpasses 300,000 Admissions in Latvia
RIGA: Gints Zilbalodis' Golden Globe-winner and Academy Award-nominee Flow has been seen in Latvia by over 300,000 people, a record for a total population of 1.85 m. Flow is now…
FNE at Berlinale 2025: Latvian Cinema in Berlin
Latvia at the Berlinale and EFM 2025 - Latvian stand G10, Gropius Bau
Flow to Be Released on Max and HBO Linear
RIGA: Gints Zilbalodis’s Academy Award nominee Flow will be released on Max on 14 February and on HBO linear on 15 February 2025.
