Today. Europa. Riga, the capital of Latvia. More 220 000 people queued for hours for three days to get a glimpse at a 2000 year old, faded icon – Tikhvin Icon. It is believed that Luka, the apostle, created the Icon of the Mother of God while she lived in Jerusalem. What made these people spend...

This film is available only in Latvian. The film is about five children from a fifth grade class. There are three boys and two girls: Nils, Roberts, Tomass, Beate and Elza. During a Friday morning assembly they learn from their homeroom teacher that their classmate Elvis has been absent without explanation...

Mūsdienu pilsētas raibie notikumi. Septiņi filmas varoņi – septiņi dažādi stāsti par mūslaiku atkarībām un tos visus vienojošo egoistisko apsēstību ar jūtām. Lai gan katram no šiem jaunajiem cilvēkiem (maniakālam nežēlības...

Riga has its own tradition, to celebrate the birthday of the city each year. The 800 year birthday was celebrated in 2001 , where director and producer Ilona Bruver has made 1800 min show with the participation of circus artists and academic theater actors. The celebration of the 2007 is beeing...

Ar laivām pa Svētupi, ar riteņiem gar jūru, ar stopiem uz Lubānas klāniem… Filmu studija ELM MEDIA un Latvijas Dabas fonds piedāvā piecus aizraujošus ceļojumus filmu ciklā „Pieci stāsti par dabu”. Katra sērija ir piedzīvojumiem...

Filma par četriem draugiem, kas Latvijas mežos meklē Otrajā pasaules karā bez vēsts pazudušos karavīrus. Tās pamatā ir ASV publicētais, prestižajai literārajai balvai EPPI 2003 nominētais romāns Racēji. Kas velk ciešas draudzības...

The stork is called a sacred bird in Latvia. the scientists call it a bird of prey, and say that it has settled in the territory of Latvia only during the past two hundred years. Every year about 10,000 storks come to nest in Latvia from warmer climates. In the film, we can observe the lives of some...

Compilation of five animation films by Māra Liniņa. LIKE A DREAM, 4 minutes A little girl together with her brave dog discovers the secrets of the world around them. Several surprising and unforeseen events permit them to forget who they are in reality and feel as if in a dream. A tiny...

This is a story about a woman, who seemingly has always been victorious against all the difficulties; but, when you look closer, there is sadness lingering in her heart and tears in her eyes. Vija Vetra is the famous Latvian dancer and choreographer. She was admired for her dancing by Jawaharlal Nehru...

A look at Latvian filmmaking situation back in 1998. Is a Latvian film competitive to a Hollywood product? Should a potential participant of European Community have its own national cinematography? Can cinematography survive on the trivial share in the country's budget allotted to cultural needs? Uneasy...