The section is dedicated to young talents eager to learn, practice, get inspired, and expand their creative horizons: each year 8 to 10 young film-makers from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are invited to present their short films to a panel of international experts that provide an in-depth analysis of their work.
The screenings are open to all RIGA IFF industry badge holders and other registered participants. To register as an observer, please contact the curator Anna Zača via anna@rigaiff.lv
Member of the festival’s selection committee and Program Coordinator at the Program Department of Karlovy Vary International Film Festival and the Prague Short Film Festival. Her focus, as a programmer, is German speaking and Arabian countries. Coordinates the KVIFF Future Frames section that promotes young European filmmakers. She had cooperated with other festivals and TV productions as well as produced several short films.
Member of the Sarajevo Film Festival team – initially carried out the pre-selection and coordinated the Competition Programme – Short Film section. Since 2017 – programmer of the Competition Programme – Student Film that presents a platform for emerging regional film professionals. She has worked as an assistant director on several short films. Freelance scriptwriter and theatre critic. Dramatist of numerous theatre plays, as well as some radio and television projects.
Latvian filmmaker, scriptwriter, editor, theorist, and lecturer. He has directed a number of documentary and fiction feature films. Teaches directing and film theory at universities in Riga and Helsinki. His works have participated and have been awarded in a number of festivals around the world. Contributing writer for the magazines Rīgas Laiks and Studija. His film Exiled (2016) won Best Film at the Riga International Film Festival.
Has been the head of programming at the Oscar Qualifying Go Short – International Short Film Festival Nijmegen for 10 editions. As there is a gap in the knowledge of filmmakers about the festival scene, he founded Some Shorts – a festival strategy and distribution agency that specializes in visually powerful and daring short films of all genres and feature documentaries. The company supports emerging talented filmmakers and promotes their works internationally.
Animation expert at the Estonian Short Film Center. Programme curator and jury member at various film festivals. She has coordinated Estonian animation programmes abroad and advised the Estonian Film Institute for animation funding. Has been director of Animated Dreams, the biggest animation festival in Baltics (2013–2015). Holds MA degree in Animation and New Media Arts with a focus on interactive and emerging technologies in the digital age.
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