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289 articles available in total starting from 27/09/2006. Last article published on 30/07/2025.

Juris Kursietis takes Oleg to the Directors' Fortnight

Juris Kursietis takes Oleg to the Directors' Fortnight

The Latvian filmmaker and his producers tell Cineuropa about the themes in Kursietis’ sophomore feature, set to world-premiere imminently in the Directors' Fortnight  

14/05/2019 | Production | Latvia/Belgium/Lithuania/France

Viesturs Kairišs wraps filming on City on the River

Viesturs Kairišs wraps filming on City on the River

The director of The Chronicles of Melanie has finished principal photography on another period piece, expected for release in January 2020  

02/05/2019 | Production | Latvia/Czech Republic/Lithuania

The National Film Centre of Latvia splits €1.1 million among 14 projects

The National Film Centre of Latvia splits €1.1 million among 14 projects

Four feature-length fiction films, four animations and six documentaries have been awarded production support  

24/04/2019 | Funding | Latvia

After an impressive domestic opening, Lotte and the Lost Dragons heads to Berlin

After an impressive domestic opening, Lotte and the Lost Dragons heads to Berlin

The third part of the Estonian-Latvian animation franchise has had the third-best opening in Estonia and will be premiered internationally in the Berlinale’s Generation KPlus  

04/02/2019 | Berlinale 2019 | Generation Kplus

Filming under way on Šarūnas Bartas' In the Dusk

Filming under way on Šarūnas Bartas' In the Dusk

The Lithuanian director is currently shooting a new period drama set during the guerrilla war that started in 1944  

14/01/2019 | Production | Lithuania/Czech Republic/France/Serbia/Portugal/Latvia

The National Film Centre of Latvia supports four family-friendly features

The National Film Centre of Latvia supports four family-friendly features

The national film agency has earmarked €1,240,417 to finance a wide range of fiction films with child-, youth- and family-friendly content, set to hit screens in 2019 and 2020  

05/11/2018 | Funding | Latvia

Core of the World takes home the main award from Riga

Core of the World takes home the main award from Riga

Russian director Nataliya Meshchaninova's drama was handed the top prize at the Riga International Film Festival on Saturday night  

29/10/2018 | Festivals | Latvia

Martin and the Forest Secret wins the Riga IFF pitching forum

Martin and the Forest Secret wins the Riga IFF pitching forum

Czech and Estonian projects were awarded at the pitching platform for children’s and youth films  

23/10/2018 | Industry | Latvia

Latvia’s To Be Continued put forward for the Oscars

Latvia’s To Be Continued put forward for the Oscars

The new film by legendary documentarian Ivars Seleckis is to vie for an Academy Award nomination in the category of Best Foreign-language Film  

05/09/2018 | Oscars 2019 | Latvia

Four Latvian films make it into the top ten at the national box office

Four Latvian films make it into the top ten at the national box office

During the first half of this year, overall attendance for all-new Latvian films doubled in comparison with 2017 figures  

22/08/2018 | Box office | Latvia

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