The festival and industry event-documentary symposium was scheduled to run from November 26 to December 1. In a statement, the organizers point out that in an emergency, the decision has been made to abandon the online version of the festival, convinced that “only the live connection between viewers and filmmakers, the magic of premieres on the big screen and in-depth industry discussions a real film festival “.
By moving the live version of the festival to next year, the organizers promise to keep the planned film and industry event schedule, jury, as well as the opening concert in honor of Juris Podnieks’ 70th anniversary in Riga Dome Church with maestro Gidon Kremer and Kremerata Baltica participation.
“In order to delight cinema-goers and continue to connect with high-end cinematographic works even in emergency situations, we have prepared an alternative online version of the festival, which will take place from 26 November to 1 December,” the statement said.
Briede noted that during this time, one film that has recently achieved international success and recognition will be offered to the Latvian audience free of charge. The film will be translated – there will be subtitles in Latvian or English. The online festival program will be announced on the website in the coming days artdocfest.com.
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