The premiere of the cycle ‘Latvian code. Latvia today ‘new films

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As LTV representatives emphasize, 2020 is a time of change, therefore the films document and reveal this year’s current processes in both society and nature. Change is one of the themes of every film made this year.

“The film cycle demonstrates the variety of possible changes, how they create new conditions that we learn to live with. Today, in the new conditions we must be able to adapt to nature and the processes taking place in society,” says Zane Valeniece, project manager and head of LTV Film Procurement. “Change is a process that affects us as an individual and as a part of society as a whole, therefore it is important to capture and emphasize the current in this process: re-emigration, civic participation, ecological sustainability are just some of the topics covered by the 2020 Latvia Code film selection , “lists Zane.

This year, the films will have their premiere from Tuesday, November 17 at 10 pm on LTV1 and Replay.lv.

On November 17, the debut documentary “Mistrus Media” by director Paul Kester will be shown. It will be a story about the Līgatne ferry, which brings locals, tourists, accidental passers-by and cars across the Gauja from early spring to autumn. The era of 12 wooden ferries reveals an era – tourists, locals, cars, animals, movers, habits, everyday life, traditions, holidays, unexpected events, cyclical nature. Life on a small ferry allows you to capture time. The story of one calendar year’s film traces life on a ferry in a remote part of Latvia, revealing it as a story about 21st century Latvia.

On November 24, the documentary “Unrestrained” (“Documentary”) by director Ivars Zviedra will premiere. It will be an attempt by the documentary filmmaker to understand those who chant the slogan “Dismiss the Saeima!” Almost every year, and those who listen to this chanting in the Saeima building. The first shots of the film were taken on January 13, 2009, when riots took place in Old Riga, but the last ones – on October 14, 2020, when creative workers raised a wall of misunderstanding at the Saeima.

On December 1, the film “Mr. Black Stork” (“Skuba TV Productions”) by director Maris Maskalans will reach the audience. The film will tell not only about one of the most mysterious birds in Latvia, which is not only on the list of protected species, but also chooses separate places in the forest and hidden from the eyes of people, but also ornithologist Māris Strazds. Maris “together” with the black stork is older than with his wife – he has been studying storks for 40 years now. Colleagues Mari called him “Mr. Black Stark”. The film will be an observation about the relationship between Mara and the black storks.

On December 8, another debut documentary will be premiered – “Amber Land Films” by director Viesturs Meikšāns. This will be a documentary about the reflections of a Latvian family living in Denmark on returning to life in Latvia. The head of the family, who has been working at Odense University Hospital for the ninth year, receives an invitation from a close friend and old colleague to develop his own back health department at Valmiera Hospital, but the conditions are unclear and do not become a reason to return immediately and return to Latvia. The issue of work is not the only thing that takes his mind – his parents are already of respectable age and it seems right to be close to them. He is also concerned that his daughters will become Danes while living in Denmark, and each of them has a position on this issue.

This year’s cycle of “Latvijas koda” will end with Mārtiņš Graud’s film “Dinārs” (“Vides Filmu Studija”). Dinar is a musician with an integral value – his special hairstyle. In the colorful life of Dinar, there seems to be nothing missing – there are orders to play at balls, and women’s attention, he likes to do what he can – to entertain the audience with hit hits. The dinar shakes his mane and “catches another” until everything almost stops. In the new circumstances, he must be able to maintain his audience and joy of life.

The project “Latvian Code” is taking place for the eighth year. It is implemented in cooperation with the State Culture Capital Fund and the National Cinema Center. Its aim is to support films that document the life, environment and people of Latvia today, seek a broader social, cultural and historical context and reveal the tendencies characteristic of the era in various spheres of life.

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