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273 articles available in total starting from 27/09/2006. Last article published on 08/04/2025.

Kristijonas Vildžiūnas wraps the shoot for his sixth feature, Dice-ching-o-mat

Kristijonas Vildžiūnas wraps the shoot for his sixth feature, Dice-ching-o-mat

The Lithuanian director’s next film promises to be an existential fantasy drama, described in a short and pithy logline as about a "solitary star seeking a constellation"  

08/04 | Production | Funding | Lithuania/Latvia/Estonia

Applications are open for the 29th Baltic Sea Docs

Applications are open for the 29th Baltic Sea Docs

Documentary filmmakers can now submit their projects for the leading Baltic region event, offering key networking and co-production opportunities in Riga this August  

26/03 | Baltic Sea Docs 2025

What will the next Latvian animation hit be after Flow?

What will the next Latvian animation hit be after Flow?

The Baltic country’s animation sector has much more to offer, and Cartoon Movie’s Spotlight aims to prove this by showcasing three intriguing new projects by Latvian animators  

27/02 | Cartoon 2025 | Cartoon Movie/Sponsored

Kārlis Arnolds Avots  • Actor

Interview: Kārlis Arnolds Avots • Actor

"When I discovered theatre and film, I found a source that could fill the gap inside my soul"

BERLINALE 2025: The young actor discusses past and present challenges in his career, dream projects and even the social responsibility of his profession  

22/02 | European Shooting Stars 2025

Review: Time to the Target

Review: Time to the Target

BERLINALE 2025: Vitaly Mansky returns to his hometown of Lviv to show life in Ukraine 1,000 kilometres away from the frontlines over the period of a year and a half  

18/02 | Berlinale 2025 | Forum

Maria’s Silence and Flow triumph at Latvia’s Lielais Kristaps Awards

Maria’s Silence and Flow triumph at Latvia’s Lielais Kristaps Awards

The historical drama by Dāvis Sīmanis has snagged five gongs, including Best Feature Film, while Gints Zilbalodis’ title dominated in the animation categories, also boasting five wins  

10/02 | Festivals | Awards | Latvia

Latvia heads to the Berlinale promoting Vitaly Mansky’s Time to the Target and Shooting Star Kārlis Arnolds Avots

Latvia heads to the Berlinale promoting Vitaly Mansky’s Time to the Target and Shooting Star Kārlis Arnolds Avots

The seasoned filmmaker’s documentary, playing in the Forum sidebar, delves into the unseen impact of war on daily life in Lviv, Ukraine  

07/02 | Berlinale 2025

Review: Back to the Family

Review: Back to the Family

Lithuanian director Šarūnas Bartas unravels the tensely wound dynamics of a rural family through the return of a young woman for her grandmother’s final days  

06/02 | IFFR 2025 | Big Screen Competition

Review: To Be Continued. Teenhood

Review: To Be Continued. Teenhood

Seven years later, Latvian documentary filmmaker Ivars Seleckis shoots the sequel to To Be Continued and gives us a reflection of contemporary Latvia through the lives of a group of teenagers  

31/01 | Trieste 2025

Vitaly Mansky returns to Lviv to chronicle a city transformed by war in Time to the Target

Vitaly Mansky returns to Lviv to chronicle a city transformed by war in Time to the Target

The film, which will premiere in the Berlinale Forum, will offer an unflinching yet poetic glimpse into the rhythms of life in a city navigating daily routines in the shadow of war  

27/01 | Production | Funding | Latvia/Czech Republic/Ukraine

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