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248 articles available in total starting from 27/09/2006. Last article published on 10/09/2024.

The 28th Baltic Sea Forum for Documentaries announces its winners

The 28th Baltic Sea Forum for Documentaries announces its winners

A handful of awards have been given out at the Riga-based event to projects hailing from Kazakhstan, Georgia, Bulgaria, Latvia, Belarus and Lithuania  

10/09 | Baltic Sea Docs 2024 | Awards

EXCLUSIVE: First look at Arto Halonen’s eco-sci-fi feature After Us, the Flood, now in post-production

EXCLUSIVE: First look at Arto Halonen’s eco-sci-fi feature After Us, the Flood, now in post-production

Penned by Ossi Hakala, the Finnish-Latvian co-production is set in a post-climate-change world on the verge of destruction and sees a physicist sent back in time to save humankind  

30/08 | Production | Funding | Finland/Latvia

Laurynas Bareiša • Director of Drowning Dry

Interview: Laurynas Bareiša • Director of Drowning Dry

“I’m not preaching, because I’m aware of my own limitations, but I want to show what the reality is”

We met up with the Lithuanian director, whose second feature tells the story of two sisters trying to rebuild their lives after a terrible accident  

19/08 | Locarno 2024 | Competition

Review: Drowning Dry

Review: Drowning Dry

Lithuanian director Laurynas Bareiša’s second feature thrusts us into the intimacy of fragile characters who are trying to piece themselves back together following a terrible tragedy  

10/08 | Locarno 2024 | Competition

Laurynas Bareiša’s sophomore feature, Drowning Dry, set to premiere in competition at Locarno

Laurynas Bareiša’s sophomore feature, Drowning Dry, set to premiere in competition at Locarno

The Venice Orizzonti winner’s new effort, starring Gelminė Glemžaitė, Paulius Markevičius, Agnė Kaktaitė and Giedrius Kiela, began as a way for the helmer to work through a near-tragic experience  

12/07 | Production | Funding | Lithuania/Latvia

Is Central and Eastern European cinema following in the Nordics' footsteps?

Is Central and Eastern European cinema following in the Nordics' footsteps?

The region's untapped potential and growth need to be exploited to the fullest but controlled in order to avoid past mistakes, warns European Producers Club managing director Alexandra Lebret  

03/07 | Karlovy Vary 2024 | KVIFF Eastern Promises

The 28th Baltic Sea Docs announces its selection

The 28th Baltic Sea Docs announces its selection

A total of 26 projects will be featured at the upcoming edition of the leading Baltic event, which will run in Riga from 1-6 September  

19/06 | Baltic Sea Docs 2024

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 | Latvia

Review: Flow

Review: Flow

CANNES 2024: Gints Zilbalodis’ endearing animated tale, about a black cat in the aftermath of a catastrophic flood, is the hidden gem of this year’s Cannes Film Festival  

29/05 | Cannes 2024 | Un Certain Regard

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 | Cannes 2024 | Un Certain Regard

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