This year, director Viestur Kairish will release his long awaited historical fiction film “Chronicles of Melanie”. The film premieres in Latvia on the 1st of November 2016, but before hand, on the…
Latvian animation will again be a focal point of the Annecy International Animation Film Festival (June 13-18) with two films in the competition programmes and a MIFA stand. In the Main Competition,…
As part of the official programme Riga IFF hosts an international competition of feature length films completed until August 1 in the countries accross the Baltic sea. It is required for the…
Documentary project applications for the 20th Baltic Sea Forum for Documentaries, the annual co-financing forum for documentary projects, are due by 7 June. The forum is organised by the National…
Centre for Scientific Research of Latvian Academy of Culture and Riga Film Museum, along with the support of international partners, is organizing an international academic conference “Baltic Sea…
Eurimages has awarded Jānis Nords’ upcoming feature film ‘Foam at the Mouth’ with €150,000 in funding. Other projects supported by the Board include films by Sergei Loznitsa, Joachim Trier, Pablo…
Admissions in Latvia were over 2.4 m in 2015, approximately 2 % more than in 2014. Market share of European and domestic films decreased compared to 2014. The market share of American films was…
Latvian film industry will be represented at the Europen Film Market in Berlin, MGB Stand G11. Representatives from the National Film Centre of Latvia, Latvian Film Producers’ Association and Riga…
