FNE at Cannes 2017: German/French Age of Iron Series to Shoot in Latvia
CANNES: The 5m EUR German/French TV series Age of Iron is set to shoot in Latvia in October. The six episodes of the series will be produced by Luxfilm of…
FNE at Cannes 2017: Latvian Cinema in Cannes
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EFP Producer on the Move: Gints Grube, Latvia
RIGA: Gints Grube got a BA in philosophy, did doctoral studies in political science and worked extensively in the media before becoming the director of Hansa Media production company and…
FNE Europa Cinemas: Cinema of the Month: Kino Bize, Riga
This month we speak with Maris Prombergs, the director and programmer of Kino Bize from Riga, Latvia. Kino Bize was founded in 2012 as a small, cozy art house movie…
LATVIA: Country Report 2016
Latvian film industry continued to grow steadily in 2016. State funding for film industry reached 6.7 m EUR in 2016, indicating nearly 1 m EUR growth from 2015, one of…
FNE at Berlinale 2017: Latvian Film in Berlin
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FNE Europa Cinemas: Cinema of the Month: Splendid Palace, Riga
This month we speak with Aiga Stengrevica, the manager of Splendid Palace, a splendid cinema located in the historical center of Riga, in a national architectural monument founded in 1923…
FNE TV: Dita Rietuma head of the Latvian National Film Centre and Janis Kalejs head of the Latvian Film Services Producers
TALLINN: Dita Rietuma head of the Latvian National Film Centre and Janis Kalejs head of the Latvian Film Services Producers Association tell us about the challenges and the advantages after…
PRODUCTION: Michael Idov Develops Humorist
RIGA: Writer/director Michael Idov is developing Humorist, a feature film about the Soviet stand-up comedian Boris Arkadiev. The film is a Latvian/Russian/British coproduction set for shooting in 2017.
FESTIVALS: Mellow Mud Wins Best Fiction Film Award at Latvian National Film Festival
RIGA: Mellow Mud by Renārs Vimba was awarded best fiction film at the National Film Festival Lielais Kristaps. The film was also awarded for best script and best actress.
FESTIVALS: Latvian National Film Festival Announces Nominations
RIGA: The most significant and oldest event in Latvian film industry, National Film Festival Lielais Kristaps, will take place from 6 to 12 October 2016. Awards in 23 categories will…
Dawn to Represent Latvia in the Oscar Race
RIGA: Laila Pakalniņa's Dawn / Ausma is Latvia’s entry for the Best Foreign Language Film category at the 89th Academy Awards.
Latvia and Slovakia Select Dawn an Eva Nová as Oscar Contenders
BRATISLAVA / RIGA: Laila Pakalniņa's Dawn / Ausma is Latvia’s entry for the Best Foreign Language Film category at the 89th Academy Awards, while Marko Škop’s debut feature Eva Nová…
Baltic Sea Docs Celebrates 20 Years
RIGA: Twenty five documentary producers pitched their projects at the 20th Baltic Sea Documentary Film Forum (Baltic Sea Docs), which took place from 7 to 11 September 2016. The annual…
PRODUCTION: Sergei Loznitsa Shoots A Gentle Creature in Latvia
RIGA: Ukrainian director Sergei Loznitsa’s new project A Gentle Creature is currently shooting in and around the second biggest Latvian city, Daugavpils. This is his second feature film shooting in…
PRODUCTION: Juris Poskus Film Gets Latvian Funding
RIGA: The National Film Centre of Latvia has awarded 245,000 EUR to Juris Poskus’ new feature fiction film 24 Hr Sunshine / Saule spīd 24 stundas, an international coproduction between…
Last Call for Baltic Sea Forum
RIGA: Documentary projects 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…
FNE at Cannes 2016: Latvian Cinema in Cannes
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GRANTS: Latvia Announces Centennial Celebration Grants
RIGA: The National Film Centre of Latvia confirmed 1,610,000 EUR for eleven projects in the first round of the Latvia’s Centennial grants session in 2016.
FNE at Cannes 2016: EFP Producer on the Move: Roberts Vinovskis
RIGA: Latvian producer Roberts Vinovskis, a 2016 European Film Promotion Producer on the Move, has been in the film production business since the early 2000’s but is best known for…
