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In the tenth season of the Riga IFF, 84 cinematographic works were submitted to the evaluation of juries – foreign and local experts in the field – and were eligible for festival awards and special prizes from the festival’s supporters in seven categories. For the first time in the history of the festival, not only the creators of the nominated films, jury representatives and industry professionals, but also festival visitors gathered at the in-person award ceremony in the main venue of the festival, the “Splendid Palace” cinema. The recording of the ceremony can still be viewed on LSM.lv and Replay.lv.
Director Tia Kouvo’s “Family Time” has been recognized as the winner of the 2023 Riga IFF Feature Competition, which received a cash prize worth 4,000 euros and the main prize of the festival – “Zelta Gaili”. “Melnās pirts maasība” directed by Anna Hints earned special praise from experts.
Barbara Rupika’s short film “This is how things happen” received the main award and a cash prize of 2000 euros at the international competition of the Short Film Festival. The jury expressed special appreciation for the work “Desperation of Monkeys” by Julián García Long. On the other hand, the work “Gruzis” by the director Ilze Ances Kazakas became the winner in the national competition and received a specially designed statuette and a cash prize of 1000 euros. Sarlota Virri’s short film “There was a form in the midst of chaos” has been nominated for the prestigious European Film Academy Award “European Short Film 2023”.
The video clip for the song “Imposer” by the group “The Lou Lous” created by director Carlos Lesmes was chosen as the winning clip in the Baltic music video competition. It received a festival award and a cash prize worth 1000 euros.
Laureates are also announced in the industry section of the festival “Riga IFF Forum”. The short film “Yummy” by Martīnus Klemets was recognized as the winner of the “Short Riga Test Screenings” festival and the recipient of the “BBPosthouse” award – post-production services worth 5,000 euros. The jury expressed special appreciation for Edmund Janson’s work “Free Descent”. On the other hand, among the full-length film and multi-series projects presented at the “Riga IFF Showcase”, the international jury chose Jan Gebert’s “Europa” as the winner, which received a 5,000 euro cash prize from the main partner of the festival, the media and technology company “Tet”.
The celebration of the ten-year season continues until the evening of October 22 – on Sunday, internationally recognized and award-winning films will be shown on the screens of the cinema “Splendid Palace” and “Forum Cinemas”. Also some Riga IFF films on the online platform online.rigaiff.lv (in the territory of Latvia) can be enjoyed until October 22 at 11:59 p.m.
The festival is created with the support of the State Cultural Capital Fund, the EU program “Creative Europe – MEDIA”, the Riga City Council and the National Cinema Center.
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