The lineup included more than 100 films in 10 thematic sections, and the festival organised several competitions as well as special focus programmes (one of those dedicated to Roberto Rossellini and connected to the festival’s opening film, the Italian/Latvian documentary The Rossellinis by Alessandro Rossellini), as well as an industry section dedicated to a variety of fields including animation, XR, women in film industry and others.

The closing ceremony was pre-recorded and presented as a short film on 25 October 2021, after the festival closed.

FULL LIST OF WINNERS:

International Feature Film Competition:

Main Award:
Runner / Bėgikė (Lithuania, Czech Republic)
Directed by Andrius Blaževičius
Produced by M-Films
Coproduced by Bionaut
Supported by the Lithuanian Film Centre

Jury Special Mention:
Lamb / Dýrið (Iceland, Sweden, Poland)
Directed by Valdimar Jóhannsson
Produced by Go to Sheep
Coproduced by Black Spark Film & TV, Madants
Supported by the Icelandic Film Centre, Swedish Film Institute, Polish Film Institute, Iceland’s Ministry of Industries and Innovation, Eurimages and Nordic Film and TV Fund, Creative-Europe MEDIA

International Competition of the Short Film Section Short Riga:

Main Award:
My Uncle Tudor / Nanu Tudor (Belgium, Portugal, Hungary)
Directed by Olga Lucovnicova

Special Mention:
Pneuma (France)
Directed by Fanny Béguély

National Competition of the Short Film Section Short Riga:

Main Award:
Panic (Latvia)
Directed by Helen Ora

KIDS’ REEL Competition:

KIDS’ REEL Competition Award by the European Children’s Film Association (ECFA):
My Brother Chases Dinosaurs / Mio fratello rincorre i dinosauri (Italy)
Directed by Stefano Cipani

Children’s Short Film Section Award:

Mum Is Pouring Rain / Maman pleut des cordes (France)
Directed by Hugo De Faucompret

Children’s Jury Award:
Space Boy (Belgium)
Directed by Olivier Pairoux