Animated feature My Favorite War directed by Ilze Burkovska-Jakobsen has been included in the list of films “eligible for consideration in the Animated Feature Film category” of the Academy Awards…
The world premiere of the new feature film The Year Before the War by Dāvis Sīmanis will take place at the International Film Festival Rotterdam. Along with 14 other films, it has been selected for…
The prominent film industry publication Variety reports the latest news about the Latvian-Norwegian animated film My Favorite War. It has been sold to distributors in France and Spain, competes for…
From 8 January, the historic drama Blizzard of Souls is being screened in more than 15 virtual cinemas in the USA and Canada, while continuing the run for the Academy Awards as Latvia’s submission in…
Andris Gauja’s drama about relationships “Nothing Can Stop Us Now” has received a prize at the Salerno International Film Festival. The Salerno Festival, established in 1946, is the second oldest…
Finishing the Patriotic month, November, and celebrating the centenary of the Latvian national cinema on a high note, the National Film Centre (NFC) launches a new section on its portal filmas.lv…
Ukrainian director Alina Gorlova’s feature-length documentary This Rain Will Never Stop was chosen as winner in the First Appearance Competition at IDFA. Earlier this week the Ukrainian, Latvian,…
For the thirteenth time Latvia has entered a film for the US Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Oscar awards nomination consideration in the Best International Feature Film category. The…
In the Estonian capital, Tallinn, the only A-class film festival in Northern Europe – Black Nights Film Festival – is currently taking place, and a notable number of Latvian films and projects are…
The NDR Film Prize, worth 12,500 euros, provided a premiere and a special surprise. For the first time ever, it went to a film from Latvia. Appearing by video link, director Dace Pūce expressed her…
