Latvia Joins European Film Promotion
RIGA: Latvia has become the 35th member of European Film Promotion (EFP), joining Baltic State neighbors Estonia and Lithuania, which were previously represented in tandem with Latvia through the umbrella…
GRANTS: Latvia Announces Centennial Grants
RIGA: Thirteen film projects will receive state funding under the tender Local Films for Latvia's Centennial.
FESTIVALS: Latvian Film Festival Lielais Kristaps Announces Nominations
RIGA: The Latvian National Film Festival Lielais Kristaps, one of the central events of the upcoming Riga International Film Festival, has announced its nominees.
Kickstarter Campaign for Latvian Roller Skis Doc Launched
RIGA: The producers of a doc about Latvian athlete Raymond Dombrovsky’s bid to cross North America on roller-skis have launched a kickstarter campaign to fund the film which has also…
PRODUCTION: Laila Pakalnina Working on a Latvian-Polish Coproduction
RIGA: Acclaimed Latvian director Laila Pakalnina is shooting a period drama, Dawn (Ausma), produced by her own studio Hargla.
Latvia Opens Grants for Foreign Productions
RIGA: The National Film Centre of Latvia has announced its annual tender for co-funding of foreign productions.
PRODUCTION: Mellow Mud Wraps Summer Shooting
RIGA: Latvian director's Renārs Vimba debut feature Mellow Mud has finished its summer production shoot, producers Alise Ģelze and Aija Bērziņa said.
Latvian Film Council Elects New President
RIGA: Producer and head of the Latvian Film Producers association Aija Bērziņa has been elected as chairman of Latvian Film Council.
Latvia to Double Film Distribution Grants nearly doubled
RIGA: The Latvian Film Centre has nearly doubled the amount to be given in grants for local film promotion, to 40,000 EUR.
GRANTS: Latvian Film Centre Funds 15 Projects for Development
RIGA: National Film Centre of Latvia has renewed the tender for project development support, after a six year break, an indication of the film industry's recovery after the financial crisis.
Latvia Buys TVP’s House by the Backwater
WARSAW: The hit series format House by the Backwater from Polish public broadcaster TVP has bought by Latvian TV.
PRODUCTION: WIDE Picks up What Silent Gerda Knows in Development
RIGA: Latvian born Russian writer/director Yevgeni Pashkevich's feature film What Silent Gerda Knows (Ko zina klusā Gerda) has entered development stage with distribution rights already acquired by Paris-based WIDE.
GRANTS: Latvia Funds Seven Debut Films
RIGA: The Latvian Film Centre will finance seven projects under its newly introduced debut film tender.
GRANTS: Latvian Film Centre Funds Two Latvian Russian Films
RIGA: The National Film Centre of Latvia awarded two grants under its new cofinancing tender announced in May 2014.
FNE TV: Dita Rietuma Head of the Latvian National Film Centre
FNE spoke to Dita Rietuma who made her debut in Cannes as the newly appointed head of the Latvian Film Centre about how Latvia plans to strengthen cooperation with its…
PRODUCTION: Modris Sets Fall Release
RIGA: The Latvian/Greek/German coproduction Modris, a debut feature by Latvian director Juris Kursietis, is set to be released in Latvia on 24 October 2014.
Latvian Animations Find International Sales
RIGA: Latvian animations sell to Europe, Middle East and Russia.
FNE Doc Bloc: Deadline Approaches for Baltic Sea Forum
Producers have two weeks left to apply for the Baltic Sea Forum for Documentaries.
Latvia Introduces Coproduction Funding
RIGA: The Latvian Film Centre has launched its first tender for coproduction funding.
