The film “My Wedding Project” has already achieved international recognition at film festivals. It had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York, won an award at the Annecy Film Festival in France, won the award for best animated film at the Danish Animation Film Festival in Vyborg and has just won the award for Best Director at the Woodstock Festival in New York. York. He continues to travel to festivals around the world, but the Latvian premiere seems the most important for the director. “So far the film has been seen by viewers in America, Mexico, Canada, France, Great Britain, Denmark, Turkey, Greece and not many other places, but only a Latvian viewer can understand the subtle nuances in the characters’ relationships and conversations. . That’s why this premiere is very special to me: from the reaction of the audience I felt that the audience understood the story of the film one hundred percent and perhaps even understood it even more deeply than I had hoped for “, he expressed his joy. Signe Baumane and satisfaction.
“Signe Baumane is undoubtedly one of the best directors in Latvia and the film is really impressive,” said Dita Rietuma, a film scholar and head of the National Cinema Center, after seeing the film.
Actress Anta Aizupe was elated and happy after the premiere: “I’m still in the power of the film! The audience reacted so fantastically, laughing and cheering, in the end the excitement didn’t stop.”
On the other hand, influencer Beta Beidz noted that she was able to look into another world: “After the film, I understood more about my mother’s generation, about all the pressures and prejudices of society. lucky to have already been born in free Latvia “.
According to the filmmakers, the adult animated film “My Marriage Project” poses the eternal question: what is love, how to find and keep it. The film tells the search for love of a young Zelma woman, in which the Mythical Sirens are also involved, who learn to fight for a perfect marriage. However, idealistic notions inevitably crumble when Biology comes into play with its hormones and neural signals that influence a woman’s emotions and actions.
The roles were voiced by Latvian actors: Laura Čaupale, Guna Zariņa, Ģirts Ķesteris, Kaspars Znotiņš, Zane Vadņiņa, Regīna Razuma, Madara Botmane, Juris Kalniņš, Katrīna Pasternak, Edgars Samītis, Dainis Grūbe and others. Linda Leen is also heard in one of the roles. On the other hand, 23 songs were sung by the trio of girls “Lemonade”.
The film can be seen in cinemas across Latvia from 14 October. Special screenings with an introduction by the director and a question and answer session after the film will take place on October 14 in Talso and October 17 in Valmiera. In Riga, however, Signi Baumani will be able to meet on 15 and 26 October at the “Kino Bize”, as well as on 18 and 26 October at the “Kino Citadele”.
The film is a co-production by Latvia, the United States and Luxembourg, made with financial support from the National Cinema Center.
Opening of the Riga International Film Festival40 min
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