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300 articles available in total starting from 27/09/2006. Last article published on 10/09/2025.

Up-and-coming Karapetian readies two films

Latvian director of Armenian origin Aik Karapetian is putting the final touches on two feature-length films: the social drama People Out There and the horror film Stress (working title “Louis...  

07/03/2011 | Production | Latvia

Panorama screens first Latvian doc in two decades: homo@lv

Kaspars Goba’s homo@lv, screening tomorrow in the Berlinale’s Panorama sidebar, is the first Latvian documentary to play the festival since 1991. The director has filmed the Gay Pride Parade in...  

15/02/2011 | Berlinale 2011 | Latvia

No secret that Hong Kong Confidential in the race

Maris Martinsons’ second feature film Hong Kong Confidential (Amaya) has been selected as Latvia’s entry for this year’s Academy Awards nominations in the Best Foreign Language Film category. This...  

30/09/2010 | Oscars 2011 | Latvia

Riga Film Fund launched to attract foreign productions

On March 5, the City Council of Riga, Latvia announced that the Riga Film Fund had been launched. The co-financing initiative is open to Latvian and foreign productions planning to shoot in Riga,...  

12/03/2010 | Industry | Latvia

Film Angels ready to get on Last Boat

Latvia’s leading film studios and production house Film Angels Studio is planning to produce its first major international co-production in 2010. The €2m Last Boat to Gotland by Janis Kalejs will...  

14/12/2009 | Production | Latvia

Northern Table for Country Wedding

The Icelandic film Country Wedding by Valdís Óskarsdóttir was awarded the Northern Table, or Best Film prize, as well as then Audience Award, at the 10th Nordic Film Days in Riga, Latvia (October...  

30/10/2009 | Festivals | Latvia

Riga celebrates 10th Nordic Film Days

A total of 15 Nordic films will screen from October 18-24 at the 10th Nordic Film Days in Riga, organised by the International Centre of Cinema in the Latvian capital, in collaboration with Nordea...  

19/10/2009 | Festivals | Latvia

Signe Baumane tribute in Venice Days

The 6th Venice Days (September 3-12, 2009) will make a special tribute to Latvian animation filmmaker Signe Baumane by screening her entire anthology of 15 short films under the title Teat Beat of...  

01/09/2009 | Venice 2009 | Latvia

Local filmmakers support independent National Film Centre

On August 12, around 200 Latvian film professionals carried out a unique support action defending the independent legal status of the National Film Centre of Latvia (NFC). Latvian filmmakers want...  

19/08/2009 | Institutions | Latvia

Pakalnina's Silence in official short film competition

Laila Pakalnina, Latvia’s most internationally renowned filmmaker, is back at Cannes after an eleven-year pause, with Silence (Klusums), selected as one of nine short films in official...  

17/05/2009 | Cannes 2009 | Latvia

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