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Līga Požarska

24 articles available in total starting from 24/04/2019. Last article published on 21/11/2024.

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Review: Lotus

Review: Lotus

Latvia’s Signe Birkova draws inspiration from surrealism, expressionism and silent film to create a visually radical feature about a female avant-garde pioneer  

21/11/2024 | Black Nights 2024 | First Feature Competition

Erik Tikan’s forthcoming documentary Between Borders in post-production

Erik Tikan’s forthcoming documentary Between Borders in post-production

The filmmaker’s sophomore doc, focusing on an Estonian volunteer in Ukraine, delves into the psychological toll the war is taking on volunteers and their families  

22/10/2024 | Production | Funding | Estonia

Kārlis Lesiņš’s upcoming El Lobo Leton to be co-produced with Colombia

Kārlis Lesiņš’s upcoming El Lobo Leton to be co-produced with Colombia

The director's forthcoming documentary feature, about a Latvian who became a Mexican cinema legend, has secured the involvement of Vaivén Films, marking the first Latvian-South American co-production  

09/10/2024 | Production | Funding | Latvia/Italy/Colombia

Olga Korotko • Director of Crickets, It's Your Turn

Interview: Olga Korotko • Director of Crickets, It's Your Turn

“I mock the patriarchy and machismo, but there is nothing to laugh about”

The Dubai-based Kazakh director believes that toxic masculinity and sexism can be battled with reason instead of force  

15/08/2024 | Locarno 2024 | Cineasti del Presente

Tato Kotetishvili • Director of Holy Electricity

Interview: Tato Kotetishvili • Director of Holy Electricity

"As my background is in cinematography, it was hard to let someone else shoot it"

The Georgian cinematographer-turned-director talks about his feature directorial debut, a production for which he wears multiple hats, serving as director, screenwriter, producer and DoP  

13/08/2024 | Locarno 2024 | Cineasti del Presente

Review: A Postcard from Rome

Review: A Postcard from Rome

Latvian actress-turned-director and screenwriter Elza Gauja tells the poignant story of a senior couple grappling with the wife’s fast-progressing Alzheimer’s  

05/06/2024 | Latvia

Gints Zilbalodis • Director of Flow

Interview: Gints Zilbalodis • Director of Flow

“Creating a sense of hand-made artistry was crucial”

CANNES 2024: We sat down with the renowned Latvian animation director to discuss apocalyptic floods and domestic animals  

23/05/2024 | Cannes 2024 | Un Certain Regard

Review: The Brink of Dreams

Review: The Brink of Dreams

CANNES 2024: Egypt’s Nada Riyadh and Ayman El Amir follow a group of young women as they challenge longstanding norms by starting an all-female street-theatre troupe  

17/05/2024 | Cannes 2024 | Critics’ Week

Josh Mond • Director of It Doesn’t Matter

Interview: Josh Mond • Director of It Doesn’t Matter

“As my movies are so personal, it's important to be surrounded by people who are there for the right reasons”

CANNES 2024: We sat down with the independent US helmer to discuss the collaborative filmmaking process, his central character and the European dream  

16/05/2024 | Cannes 2024 | ACID

Oskars Rupenheits’ sophomore feature, Red Code Blue, about to wrap shooting

Oskars Rupenheits’ sophomore feature, Red Code Blue, about to wrap shooting

Similarly to his feature debut, in his upcoming crime-comedy, set in post-Soviet Latvia, the helmer also casts non-professional actors and promises an abundance of peculiar characters  

13/05/2024 | Production | Funding | Latvia

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