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235 articles available in total starting from 27/09/2006. Last article published on 17/04/2024.

Lauris Abele, Raitis Abele and Marcis Abele  • Directors and DoP of Troubled Minds

Interview: Lauris Abele, Raitis Abele and Marcis Abele • Directors and DoP of Troubled Minds

“There was kind of a mission to address bipolar disorder as an everyday problem”

We talked to the Latvian creative trio about their debut feature, which examines the fine line between artistic creativity and mental-health problems  

18/11/2021 | Black Nights 2021 | First Feature Competition

Andrius Blaževičius’ Runner wins the Riga International Film Festival

Andrius Blaževičius’ Runner wins the Riga International Film Festival

Other victors included Stefano Cipani’s My Brother Chases Dinosaurs, winner of the ECFA Award in the Kids’ Reel Competition, and Olga Lucovnicova’s doc My Uncle Tudor, crowned Best International Short  

25/10/2021 | Festivals | Awards | Latvia

EXCLUSIVE: Trailer for Tallinn Black Nights First Feature Competition title Troubled Minds

EXCLUSIVE: Trailer for Tallinn Black Nights First Feature Competition title Troubled Minds

Raitis and Lauris Abele’s debut feature attempts to explore what happens to your life once you start playing with your mind  

19/10/2021 | Black Nights 2021 | First Feature Competition

EXCLUSIVE: Trailer for Tallinn Black Nights competition title Songs for a Fox

EXCLUSIVE: Trailer for Tallinn Black Nights competition title Songs for a Fox

Retired rock star Kristijonas Vildžiūnas’ fifth feature tells the story of a young singer who, after his lover’s death, locks himself away in a secluded country house  

05/10/2021 | Black Nights 2021 | Competition

LevelK boards Latvian-Belgian dark comedy Samuel’s Travels

LevelK boards Latvian-Belgian dark comedy Samuel’s Travels

The movie, directed by Aik Karapetian, follows the titular lead character who, in searching for his biological father, becomes a slave for a farmer’s daughter  

24/09/2021 | Industry | Market | Latvia/Belgium

Episode 08: Natural Light (Hungary/Latvia/Germany/France)

Episode 08: Natural Light (Hungary/Latvia/Germany/France)

The producers of Dénes Nagy's film are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support  

16/09/2021 | The Co-production Podcast

Latvian veteran documentarian Laila Pakalniņa discusses her career at Baltic Sea Docs

Latvian veteran documentarian Laila Pakalniņa discusses her career at Baltic Sea Docs

The masterclass covered the director's work in documentary and fiction, her approach to writing as well as the importance of building up atmospheres for effective storytelling  

13/09/2021 | Baltic Sea Docs 2021

The 25th Baltic Sea Docs hands out its awards

The 25th Baltic Sea Docs hands out its awards

The winners included Dedovshina by Elyor Nemat, The Cello by Kira Jääskeläinen, Stranded by Staņislavs Tokalovs and Manifesto of Tenderness by Ksenia Okhapkina  

13/09/2021 | Baltic Sea Docs 2021 | Awards

Bogdan George Apetri  • Director of Miracle

Interview: Bogdan George Apetri • Director of Miracle

“As a filmmaker, you never need to go wide; you need to go deep”

VENICE 2021: The writer-director talks about his new film, which explores the trials and tribulations of two very different characters, a nun and a police inspector  

10/09/2021 | Venice 2021 | Orizzonti

Baltic Sea Docs and Creative Europe MEDIA organise a seminar on distributing documentaries in Covid times

Baltic Sea Docs and Creative Europe MEDIA organise a seminar on distributing documentaries in Covid times

The seminar put a spotlight on loss of income from distribution during Covid and how this is might become a long-term problem for independent documentaries  

08/09/2021 | Baltic Sea Docs 2021

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