RIGA IFF 2026
Visit the festival
Tickets & Passes
Search
Close
Latviski / In English
RIGA IFF 2025 Calendar

Thursday, 16 October

Opening night
Dog of God
Lauris Ābele, Raitis Ābele
Feature Film Competition
16 October, 19:00
Splendid Palace Large Hall
Ended
With creators


Friday, 17 October
Jura Podnieka izstādes atklāšana. “Podnieka laiktelpa”
17 October, 17:10
Latvian Film Museum
Ended
Raptures
Jon Blåhed
Nordic Highlights
17 October, 18:00
Rotkho Museum (Daugavpils)
Ended
24 October, 18:30
Forum Cinemas, 2nd Auditorium
Ended


U Are The Universe
Pavlo Ostrikov
Festival Selection
17 October, 18:00
Splendid Palace Small Hall
Ended


The Love That Remains
Hlynur Pálmason
Nordic Highlights
From 30 January (2026)
Multiple cinemas (view)
RIGA IFF Collection


The Mastermind
Kelly Reichardt
Festival Selection
17 October, 18:30
Forum Cinemas, 5th Auditorium
Ended
23 October, 18:30
Splendid Palace Large Hall
Ended


Redlight to Limelight
Bipuljit Basu
Home Made Premieres
From 18 February (2026)
Siguldas devons (Sigulda)


Egghead Republic
Pella Kågerman, Hugo Lilja
Nordic Highlights
17 October, 20:30
Forum Cinemas, 11th Auditorium
Ended
25 October, 20:30
Forum Cinemas, 5th Auditorium
Ended


It Was Just an Accident
Jafar Panahi
Festival Selection
17 October, 21:00
Splendid Palace Large Hall
Ended


Saturday, 18 October
KIDS’ REEL Animated Shorts
Kids’ Reel
18 October, 11:00 - 12:10
Splendid Palace Large Hall
Ended
25 October, 11:00 - 12:10
Forum Cinemas, 5th Auditorium
Ended
The Tales from the Magic Garden
David Súkup, Patrik Pašš, Leon Vidmar, Jean-Claude Rozec
Kids’ Reel
From 5 March (2026)
Multiple cinemas (view)
RIGA IFF Collection


Book launch for Werner Herzog’s Every Man for Himself and God Against All
18 October, 16:00 - 17:30
K.Suns
Ended
Retrospective
The Conversation
Francis Ford Coppola
In Kino Veritas
18 October, 17:00
Splendid Palace Small Hall
Ended
IN KINO VERITAS Opening
The Love That Remains
Hlynur Pálmason
Nordic Highlights
From 30 January (2026)
Multiple cinemas (view)
RIGA IFF Collection


Renoir
Chie Hayakawa
Festival Selection
18 October, 18:00
Forum Cinemas, 5th Auditorium
Ended
24 October, 20:30
Forum Cinemas, 5th Auditorium
Ended
25 October, 18:00
Rotkho Museum (Daugavpils)
Ended
25 October, 20:45
Splendid Palace Small Hall
Ended


Islands
Jan-Ole Gerster
Zeitgeist Deutschland
18 October, 18:00
Splendid Palace Large Hall
Ended
ZEITGEIST DEUTSCHLAND Opening
The Great Arch
Stéphane Demoustier
Architect’s Cut
18 October, 19:00
National Library of Latvia
Ended
Post-screening talk
23 October, 18:00
Forum Cinemas, 5th Auditorium
Ended


Dreams
Dag Johan Haugerud
Nordic Highlights
18 October, 19:30
Splendid Palace Small Hall
Ended
26 October, 17:30
Forum Cinemas, 5th Auditorium
Ended


Sauna
Matthias Broe
Nordic Highlights
18 October, 20:15
Forum Cinemas, 5th Auditorium
Ended


After the Hunt
Luka Gvandanjīno
Festival Selection
18 October, 20:40
Splendid Palace Large Hall
Sold out


Sunday, 19 October
Circusboy
Julia Lemke, Anna Koch
Kids’ Reel
19 October, 13:30
Splendid Palace Small Hall
Ended
25 October, 14:00
Splendid Palace Small Hall
Ended


Living Large
Kristina Dufková
Kids’ Reel
19 October, 16:00
Forum Cinemas, 5th Auditorium
Ended


Retrospective
The Virgin Suicides
Sofia Coppola
In Kino Veritas
19 October, 17:00
Splendid Palace Large Hall
Ended


Love
Dag Johan Haugerud
Nordic Highlights
19 October, 18:00
Splendid Palace Small Hall
Ended
26 October, 20:00
Forum Cinemas, 5th Auditorium
Ended


Selection of shorts Paris as seen by… La Cinémathèque française
Architect’s Cut
19 October, 19:00 - 20:18
National Library of Latvia
Ended
Bugonia
Yorgos Lanthimos
Festival Selection
19 October, 19:15
Splendid Palace Large Hall
Sold out


A Light That Never Goes Out
Lauri-Matti Parppei
Nordic Highlights
19 October, 19:30
Forum Cinemas, 5th Auditorium
Ended
25 October, 18:30
Splendid Palace Small Hall
Ended


North South Man Woman
Morten Traavik, Sun Kim
Home Made Premieres
From 5 February (2026)
Multiple cinemas (view)
RIGA IFF Collection


Monday, 20 October
Lecture by Émilie Cauquy. Cinémathèque – an open city
20 October, 16:00 - 17:30
Pavillion of the National Film School of the Latvian Academy of Culture
Ended
Anthology of shorts Six in Paris
In Kino Veritas
20 October, 18:00
Splendid Palace Small Hall
Ended
The Secret Agent
Kleber Mendonça Filho
Festival Selection
From 25 February (2026)
Forum Cinemas (Rīga)
From 27 February (2026)
Multiple cinemas (view)
RIGA IFF Collection


The Dance Club
Lisa Langseth
Nordic Highlights
20 October, 19:00
Forum Cinemas, 5th Auditorium
Ended


Mother’s Baby
Johanna Moder
Zeitgeist Deutschland
20 October, 20:00
Splendid Palace Small Hall
Ended
22 October, 19:00
Forum Cinemas, 5th Auditorium
Ended


Tuesday, 21 October
Monk in Pieces
David C. Roberts, Billy Shebar
Zeitgeist Deutschland
21 October, 18:00
Splendid Palace Small Hall
Ended
25 October, 18:30
Forum Cinemas, Delfi LUX auditorium
Ended


World Premiere
The Last Will
Jānis Ābele
Feature Film Competition
21 October, 18:30
Splendid Palace Large Hall
Ended
With creators
The Love That Remains
Hlynur Pálmason
Nordic Highlights
From 30 January (2026)
Multiple cinemas (view)
RIGA IFF Collection


Paternal Leave
Alissa Jung
Zeitgeist Deutschland
21 October, 20:00
Splendid Palace Small Hall
Ended
25 October, 18:00
Forum Cinemas, 5th Auditorium
Ended


The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo
Diego Céspedes
Festival Selection
21 October, 20:30
Splendid Palace Large Hall
Ended


Wednesday, 22 October
Short Film National Competition
SHORT FILM NATIONAL COMPETITION
22 October, 18:30
Splendid Palace Large Hall
Ended
WIth creators
World Premiere
All Birds Sing Beautifully
Krista Burāne
Feature Film Competition
22 October, 18:30
Splendid Palace Small Hall
Ended
With creators
Mother’s Baby
Johanna Moder
Zeitgeist Deutschland
20 October, 20:00
Splendid Palace Small Hall
Ended
22 October, 19:00
Forum Cinemas, 5th Auditorium
Ended


Acts of Love
Jeppe Rønde
Nordic Highlights
22 October, 20:30
Splendid Palace Small Hall
Ended


If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Mary Bronstein
Festival Selection
22 October, 21:00
Splendid Palace Large Hall
Ended


Thursday, 23 October
The Great Arch
Stéphane Demoustier
Architect’s Cut
18 October, 19:00
National Library of Latvia
Ended
Post-screening talk
23 October, 18:00
Forum Cinemas, 5th Auditorium
Ended


Special Operation
Oleksiy Radynski
Feature Film Competition
23 October, 18:00
Splendid Palace Small Hall
Ended
With creators
Existential Threats
Short Film International Competition
23 October, 18:30 - 20:02
Forum Cinemas, Delfi LUX auditorium
Ended
With creators
The Mastermind
Kelly Reichardt
Festival Selection
17 October, 18:30
Forum Cinemas, 5th Auditorium
Ended
23 October, 18:30
Splendid Palace Large Hall
Ended


Latvian premiere
Back to the Family
Šarūnas Bartas
Feature Film Competition
23 October, 19:30
Splendid Palace Small Hall
Ended
With creators
The Secret Agent
Kleber Mendonça Filho
Festival Selection
From 25 February (2026)
Forum Cinemas (Rīga)
From 27 February (2026)
Multiple cinemas (view)
RIGA IFF Collection


Construction Time Again
Short Film International Competition
23 October, 21:00
Forum Cinemas, Delfi LUX auditorium
Ended
With creators
Baltic Music Video Competition
BALTIC MUSIC VIDEO COMPETITION
23 October, 21:00
Splendid Palace Large Hall
Ended
With creators
Afterparty in Benjamin House
With director
Redoubt
John Skoog
Feature Film Competition
23 October, 21:30
Splendid Palace Small Hall
Ended
With creators


Friday, 24 October
Weightless
Emilie Thalund
Feature Film Competition
24 October, 17:00
Splendid Palace Small Hall
Ended


The Secret Agent
Kleber Mendonça Filho
Festival Selection
From 25 February (2026)
Forum Cinemas (Rīga)
From 27 February (2026)
Multiple cinemas (view)
RIGA IFF Collection


Why do you film?
Short Film International Competition
24 October, 18:30
Forum Cinemas, Delfi LUX auditorium
Ended
With creators
Raptures
Jon Blåhed
Nordic Highlights
17 October, 18:00
Rotkho Museum (Daugavpils)
Ended
24 October, 18:30
Forum Cinemas, 2nd Auditorium
Ended


Blue Moon
Richard Linklater
Festival Selection
24 October, 18:30
Splendid Palace Large Hall
Ended


Latvian premiere
Solomamma
Janicke Askevold
Feature Film Competition
24 October, 19:00
Splendid Palace Small Hall
Ended
With creators
Renoir
Chie Hayakawa
Festival Selection
18 October, 18:00
Forum Cinemas, 5th Auditorium
Ended
24 October, 20:30
Forum Cinemas, 5th Auditorium
Ended
25 October, 18:00
Rotkho Museum (Daugavpils)
Ended
25 October, 20:45
Splendid Palace Small Hall
Ended


Die, My Love
Lynne Ramsay
Festival Selection
24 October, 20:45
Splendid Palace Large Hall
Sold out


Are you ok?
Short Film International Competition
24 October, 21:00
Forum Cinemas, Delfi LUX auditorium
Ended
With creators
The Visitor
Vytautas Katkus
Feature Film Competition
24 October, 21:10
Splendid Palace Small Hall
Ended


Saturday, 25 October
KIDS’ REEL Animated Shorts
Kids’ Reel
18 October, 11:00 - 12:10
Splendid Palace Large Hall
Ended
25 October, 11:00 - 12:10
Forum Cinemas, 5th Auditorium
Ended
Circusboy
Julia Lemke, Anna Koch
Kids’ Reel
19 October, 13:30
Splendid Palace Small Hall
Ended
25 October, 14:00
Splendid Palace Small Hall
Ended


Retrospective
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse
Fax Bahr, George Hickenlooper, Eleanor Coppola
In Kino Veritas
25 October, 16:30
Splendid Palace Small Hall
Ended


Renoir
Chie Hayakawa
Festival Selection
18 October, 18:00
Forum Cinemas, 5th Auditorium
Ended
24 October, 20:30
Forum Cinemas, 5th Auditorium
Ended
25 October, 18:00
Rotkho Museum (Daugavpils)
Ended
25 October, 20:45
Splendid Palace Small Hall
Ended


Paternal Leave
Alissa Jung
Zeitgeist Deutschland
21 October, 20:00
Splendid Palace Small Hall
Ended
25 October, 18:00
Forum Cinemas, 5th Auditorium
Ended


Monk in Pieces
David C. Roberts, Billy Shebar
Zeitgeist Deutschland
21 October, 18:00
Splendid Palace Small Hall
Ended
25 October, 18:30
Forum Cinemas, Delfi LUX auditorium
Ended


A Light That Never Goes Out
Lauri-Matti Parppei
Nordic Highlights
19 October, 19:30
Forum Cinemas, 5th Auditorium
Ended
25 October, 18:30
Splendid Palace Small Hall
Ended


RIGA IFF AWARDS
25 October, 20:30
Splendid Palace Large Hall
Ended
Egghead Republic
Pella Kågerman, Hugo Lilja
Nordic Highlights
17 October, 20:30
Forum Cinemas, 11th Auditorium
Ended
25 October, 20:30
Forum Cinemas, 5th Auditorium
Ended


Sunday, 26 October
The Tales from the Magic Garden
David Súkup, Patrik Pašš, Leon Vidmar, Jean-Claude Rozec
Kids’ Reel
From 5 March (2026)
Multiple cinemas (view)
RIGA IFF Collection


The Secret Agent
Kleber Mendonça Filho
Festival Selection
From 25 February (2026)
Forum Cinemas (Rīga)
From 27 February (2026)
Multiple cinemas (view)
RIGA IFF Collection


Retrospective
Apocalypse Now
Francis Ford Coppola
In Kino Veritas
26 October, 17:00
Splendid Palace Small Hall
Sold out


Dreams
Dag Johan Haugerud
Nordic Highlights
18 October, 19:30
Splendid Palace Small Hall
Ended
26 October, 17:30
Forum Cinemas, 5th Auditorium
Ended


Sorry, Baby
Eva Victor
Festival Selection
26 October, 18:00
Splendid Palace Large Hall
Ended


Love
Dag Johan Haugerud
Nordic Highlights
19 October, 18:00
Splendid Palace Small Hall
Ended
26 October, 20:00
Forum Cinemas, 5th Auditorium
Ended


No Other Choice
Park Chan-wook
Festival Selection
26 October, 20:15
Splendid Palace Large Hall
Sold out


Peter Hujar’s Day
Ira Sachs
Festival Selection
26 October, 20:30
Splendid Palace Small Hall
Ended


Added to My festival
Removed from My festival
Internship
Volunteers
Distribution
Contacts
News
Media Centre
Nordic-Baltic Network

Main support

Supporters

Festival home

Spaces and places

All rights reserved, 2026
Design by Associates, Partners et Sons