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290 articles available in total starting from 27/09/2006. Last article published on 01/08/2025.

Review: Natural Light

Review: Natural Light

BERLINALE 2021: In his competition-premiered first fiction feature, Hungarian director Dénes Nagy explores the human condition in a story set during World War II  

03/03/2021 | Berlinale 2021 | Competition

EXCLUSIVE: Trailer for EFM title Dawn of War

EXCLUSIVE: Trailer for EFM title Dawn of War

Margus Paju's sophomore feature, a war drama set in August 1939, will be presented at this year's European Film Market, with two dedicated screenings  

25/02/2021 | Berlinale 2021 | EFM

Matīss Kaža putting the finishing touches to his second fiction feature, Neon Spring

Matīss Kaža putting the finishing touches to his second fiction feature, Neon Spring

The director’s new film, slated for release this autumn, centres on a 20-year-old woman in the wake of her parents’ separation  

18/02/2021 | Production | Funding | Latvia

Dāvis Sīmanis • Director of The Year Before the War

Interview: Dāvis Sīmanis • Director of The Year Before the War

“From the beginning, I wanted to focus on an eclectic visual style”

We talked to the Latvian director, who presented his third feature film at the International Film Festival Rotterdam  

10/02/2021 | IFFR 2021 | Big Screen Competition

Review: The Year Before the War

Review: The Year Before the War

Dāvis Sīmanis' new feature is a flamboyant, bizarre tragicomedy set in Europe in 1913, rich in surprises and loosely inspired by early silent-era cinema  

09/02/2021 | IFFR 2021 | Big Screen Competition

Kristijonas Vildžiūnas finalising post on his fifth feature, Songs for a Fox

Kristijonas Vildžiūnas finalising post on his fifth feature, Songs for a Fox

The Lithuanian helmer’s new film centres on Dainius, a young rock singer who, after his lover’s death, locks himself away in solitude in a secluded country house  

22/01/2021 | Production | Funding | Lithuania/Latvia/Estonia

Pavel Gumennikov  • Director of Tiger Martindale’s Survival Expert

Interview: Pavel Gumennikov • Director of Tiger Martindale’s Survival Expert

“We feel incredibly honoured to be the first recipients of the Eurimages Co-production Development Award in Latvian history!”

We had the chance to ask Latvian director Pavel Gumennikov a few questions about his new project, the recipient of the Eurimages Development Award at this year’s Cinekid  

16/12/2020 | Cinekid 2020 | Cinekid for Professionals

EXCLUSIVE: Square Eyes boards Alina Gorlova’s This Rain Will Never Stop

EXCLUSIVE: Square Eyes boards Alina Gorlova’s This Rain Will Never Stop

The Austrian outfit will be in charge of the IDFA First Appearance Competition winner’s world sales  

07/12/2020 | IDFA 2020

Post-production on Stanislavs Tokalovs' Lovable under way

Post-production on Stanislavs Tokalovs' Lovable under way

The Latvian-Estonian co-production, set for release at the end of 2021, wrapped principal photography on 9 September  

07/12/2020 | Production | Funding | Latvia/Estonia

Viestur Kairish  • Director of The Sign Painter

Interview: Viestur Kairish • Director of The Sign Painter

"How can you survive as a human and not sell your soul"

We met up with Latvian director Viestur Kairish to discuss his latest film The Sign Painter, which screened in Competition at Tallinn's Black Nights Film Festival  

01/12/2020 | Black Nights 2020 | Competition

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