On Monday, May 30, the finalists of the Latvian Public Media Award for Culture “Kilograms of Culture 2022” were announced. Viewers and listeners voted for the most original and high-quality works in ten categories (two of them new – “Starts” and “Pop Culture”), nominating one cultural event in each category for the final.
In the category “Music” the finalists are nominated:
Jānis Kalniņš’s opera “Hamlets” at the Latvian National Opera and Ballet, musical director and conductor Mārtiņš Ozoliņš, director Kristīna Vuss.
In the “Cinema” category:
Animated film “Chuchi, Chuchi”, director Māra Liniņa, studio “Atom Art”.
In the “Theater” category:
Rotkho, Daile Theater, directed by Lukash Tvarkowski.
In the category “Visual Arts”:
Anda Munkevica’s solo exhibition “Switches”, Museum of Decorative Arts and Design, curators Iliana Veinberga and Inese Baranovska.
In the “Literature” category:
Osvalds Zebra’s novel “Mežakaija”, publishing house “Dienas raamat”.
In the category “Pop culture”:
Song and video “Resistance” in support of Ukraine, Katrīna Gupalo and musicians from Latvia, Lithuania, Russia and Ukraine, creative agency “Ai Production”.
In the “Start” category:
Singer Paula Saija for the concert program “Paul and Paula – a new name” and 3rd place in the competition “Riga Jazz Stage 2022”.
In the “Heritage” category:
Liepāja 17–19. gs. Interior Museum “Mrs. Hoijere Guest House”, Liepāja State Municipality, project manager, architect Liesma Markova.
In the “Surprise” category:
Poster with a depiction of Vladimir Putin on the cover of the magazine “IR” and opposite the Russian Embassy, artist Krišs Salmanis, Pauls Stradiņš Museum of Medical History.
In the category “Event”:
Concert “For the Freedom of Ukraine” on February 25 at the Congress House, initiated by Ralph Eyland, organized by the Riga City Council and the Latvian National Cultural Center.
The works that were recognized by the Latvian Radio, Latvian Television and LSM jury as the most original and high-quality Latvian cultural events, which took place from January to April 30, 2022 and are worthy of fighting for the opportunity to win the Kilogram Culture Award, were put to the spring vote.
State Ltd. Latvian Television
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