The film will tell about the circumstances of the holiday, the process of preparation and its course in the context of the historical events of the second half of the 19th century, the model of society, as well as the formation of Latvian national self-confidence.
Ertmane noted that after getting acquainted with the content of the film script and demo material from the first stage of filming, it has been established that supplementing it with the content prepared by LNKC would create a full-fledged Song Festival film emphasizing the Song and Dance Festival tradition as a UNESCO , The value characterizing the Latvian cultural environment.
Films will participate in LNKC, attracting experts in the field The land that sings in the development of the script and in the filming process, advising on the historical, content and organizational aspects of the Song and Dance Festival tradition
It is planned to involve the Song and Dance Festival community in the filming process – amateur choir singers, conductors, chief conductors, chief conductors and other representatives of the holiday tradition. At least 50% of the community is expected to be involved in the filming process.
Ertmane pointed out that the resulting film must be a factually correct film story that allows the general public to present the birth of the Song and Dance Festival tradition to the general public, namely the historical circumstances and people who have evolved the Song and Dance Festival tradition for 150 years. becoming an essential value of the national cultural heritage of both Latvia and the other Baltic States and a vivid form of expression of the nation’s creative spirit and activity.
She pointed out that the purpose of creating such a film is to strengthen the Song and Dance Festival tradition as a value, a unique component of Latvian culture and Latvian national identity, emphasizing the historical aspects of the Song and Dance Festival tradition in 150 years of its existence.
It is expected that the film will be available to the public until the XXVII General Latvian Song and XVII Dance Festival, which is planned to take place from June 30 to July 8, 2023.
As shown by Firmas.lv, BE K Movies Linda Krūkle is a member of the Board with the right to represent the company separately. In the period from March 6, 2019 to December 31, 2019, the company’s turnover was 95,293, however, SIA K Films was operating at a loss of 43,584 euros. Last year, the company’s turnover was 85,605, but its profit reached 144,647 euros.
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