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Ritvars Stankevičs, Artūrs Vanags
Baltic Music Video Competition
23 October, 21:00
Splendid Palace Large Hall
Ended
With creators
Afterparty in Benjamin House


A

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


ARCHITECT'S CUT shorts
Arborescent Games
Emile Malespine
Architect’s Cut
19 October, 19:00 - 20:18
National Library of Latvia
Ended


Antigone or The Story of Sara Benoliel
Francisco Mira Godinho
Short Film International Competition
24 October, 21:00
Forum Cinemas, Delfi LUX auditorium
Ended
With creators
After the Hunt
Luka Gvandanjīno
Festival Selection
18 October, 20:40
Splendid Palace Large Hall
Sold out


World Premiere
All Birds Sing Beautifully
Krista Burāne
Feature Film Competition
22 October, 18:30
Splendid Palace Small Hall
Ended
With creators
ačgārnis/rentgens
Helias Dzimoulakis
Baltic Music Video Competition
23 October, 21:00
Splendid Palace Large Hall
Ended
With creators
Afterparty in Benjamin House
Acts of Love
Jeppe Rønde
Nordic Highlights
22 October, 20:30
Splendid Palace Small Hall
Ended


Ā
Āda
Elīza Jordane
Baltic Music Video Competition
23 October, 21:00
Splendid Palace Large Hall
Ended
With creators
Afterparty in Benjamin House


B
Big and Little Hands
Vajiko Chachkhiani
Short Film International Competition
23 October, 18:30 - 20:02
Forum Cinemas, Delfi LUX auditorium
Ended
With creators


National premiere
Big Loop Small Loop
Žanete Skarule, Tomas Vengris
Short Film National Competition
22 October, 18:30
Splendid Palace Large Hall
Ended
WIth creators


Latvian premiere
Back to the Family
Šarūnas Bartas
Feature Film Competition
23 October, 19:30
Splendid Palace Small Hall
Ended
With creators
Blue Moon
Richard Linklater
Festival Selection
24 October, 18:30
Splendid Palace Large Hall
Ended


Bugonia
Yorgos Lanthimos
Festival Selection
19 October, 19:15
Splendid Palace Large Hall
Sold out


C

Retrospective
The Conversation
Francis Ford Coppola
In Kino Veritas
18 October, 17:00
Splendid Palace Small Hall
Ended
IN KINO VERITAS Opening
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


KIDS' REEL shorts
The Carp and the Child
Arnaud Demuynck, Morgane Simon
Kids’ Reel
18 October, 11:00 - 12:10
Splendid Palace Large Hall
Ended
25 October, 11:00 - 12:10
Forum Cinemas, 5th Auditorium
Ended


Cemetery
Karolis Vilkas
Short Film International Competition
23 October, 21:00
Forum Cinemas, Delfi LUX auditorium
Ended
With creators


National premiere
Cave man
Mersedese Margoite, Imants Daksis
Short Film National Competition
22 October, 18:30
Splendid Palace Large Hall
Ended
WIth creators


National premiere
Cleanliness
Andrejs Brīvulis
Short Film National Competition
22 October, 18:30
Splendid Palace Large Hall
Ended
WIth creators
Centre of the Spiral
Dāvis Gauja
Short Film National Competition
22 October, 18:30
Splendid Palace Large Hall
Ended
WIth creators


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


Opening night
Dog of God
Lauris Ābele, Raitis Ābele
Feature Film Competition
16 October, 19:00
Splendid Palace Large Hall
Ended
With creators
Die, My Love
Lynne Ramsay
Festival Selection
24 October, 20:45
Splendid Palace Large Hall
Sold out


The Diffusion Pilot
Aurelijus Čiupas
Short Film International Competition
23 October, 18:30 - 20:02
Forum Cinemas, Delfi LUX auditorium
Ended
With creators


World Premiere
Drifting, South
Di Zhang
Short Film International Competition
24 October, 21:00
Forum Cinemas, Delfi LUX auditorium
Ended
With creators
Dragas
Robertas Nevecka
Baltic Music Video Competition
23 October, 21:00
Splendid Palace Large Hall
Ended
With creators
Afterparty in Benjamin House
dzīve tāda
Rolands Čivčs
Baltic Music Video Competition
23 October, 21:00
Splendid Palace Large Hall
Ended
With creators
Afterparty in Benjamin House
The Dance Club
Lisa Langseth
Nordic Highlights
20 October, 19:00
Forum Cinemas, 5th Auditorium
Ended


E

World Premiere
Easter Day
Mykola Zasieiev
Short Film International Competition
23 October, 18:30 - 20:02
Forum Cinemas, Delfi LUX auditorium
Ended
With creators
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


F

International premiere
Fiji
Andrea Lamedica
Short Film International Competition
23 October, 21:00
Forum Cinemas, Delfi LUX auditorium
Ended
With creators


G
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


Anthology Six in Paris
Gare du Nord
Jean Rouch
In Kino Veritas
20 October, 18:00
Splendid Palace Small Hall
Ended


The Ghost Feel Hour
Eero Tammi
Short Film International Competition
24 October, 18:30
Forum Cinemas, Delfi LUX auditorium
Ended
With creators


H

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


ARCHITECT'S CUT shorts
Harmonies of Paris
Lucie Derain
Architect’s Cut
19 October, 19:00 - 20:18
National Library of Latvia
Ended


KIDS' REEL shorts
Hoofs on Skates
Ignas Meilūnas
Kids’ Reel
18 October, 11:00 - 12:10
Splendid Palace Large Hall
Ended
25 October, 11:00 - 12:10
Forum Cinemas, 5th Auditorium
Ended


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


Islands
Jan-Ole Gerster
Zeitgeist Deutschland
18 October, 18:00
Splendid Palace Large Hall
Ended
ZEITGEIST DEUTSCHLAND Opening


ARCHITECT'S CUT shorts
I’m Hungry, I’m Cold
Chantal Akerman
Architect’s Cut
19 October, 19:00 - 20:18
National Library of Latvia
Ended


World Premiere
Ice Burns Like Fire
Miguel Ariza
Short Film International Competition
23 October, 21:00
Forum Cinemas, Delfi LUX auditorium
Ended
With creators
Ir par maz
Dāvis Gauja
Baltic Music Video Competition
23 October, 21:00
Splendid Palace Large Hall
Ended
With creators
Afterparty in Benjamin House
Interval III
Ieva Balode
Baltic Music Video Competition
23 October, 21:00
Splendid Palace Large Hall
Ended
With creators
Afterparty in Benjamin House
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Mary Bronstein
Festival Selection
22 October, 21:00
Splendid Palace Large Hall
Ended


L
The Love That Remains
Hlynur Pálmason
Nordic Highlights
17 October, 18:30
Splendid Palace Large Hall
Sold out
NORDIC HIGHLIGHTS Opening
18 October, 18:00
Rotkho Museum (Daugavpils)
Ended
21 October, 19:00
Forum Cinemas, 5th Auditorium
Ended


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


World Premiere
The Last Will
Jānis Ābele
Feature Film Competition
21 October, 18:30
Splendid Palace Large Hall
Ended
With creators


Anthology Six in Paris
La Muette
Claude Chabrol
In Kino Veritas
20 October, 18:00
Splendid Palace Small Hall
Ended


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


Last Tropics
Thanasis Trouboukis
Short Film International Competition
23 October, 18:30 - 20:02
Forum Cinemas, Delfi LUX auditorium
Ended
With creators
La Durmiente
Maria Inês Gonçalves
Short Film International Competition
23 October, 21:00
Forum Cinemas, Delfi LUX auditorium
Ended
With creators
Labākā doma pasaulē
Edgars Kaupers, Emīls Kaupers
Baltic Music Video Competition
23 October, 21:00
Splendid Palace Large Hall
Ended
With creators
Afterparty in Benjamin House
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


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


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


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


Anthology Six in Paris
Montparnasse-Levallois
Jean Luc Godard
In Kino Veritas
20 October, 18:00
Splendid Palace Small Hall
Ended


ARCHITECT'S CUT shorts
Mannequins of Paris
François Reichenbach
Architect’s Cut
19 October, 19:00 - 20:18
National Library of Latvia
Ended


Manal Issa, 2024
Elisabeth Subrin
Short Film International Competition
24 October, 21:00
Forum Cinemas, Delfi LUX auditorium
Ended
With creators
March nr. 6.2
António Tainha
Baltic Music Video Competition
23 October, 21:00
Splendid Palace Large Hall
Ended
With creators
Afterparty in Benjamin House
Man Down
Georgii Merkis
Baltic Music Video Competition
23 October, 21:00
Splendid Palace Large Hall
Ended
With creators
Afterparty in Benjamin House
Must ülikond
Jaan Sinka
Baltic Music Video Competition
23 October, 21:00
Splendid Palace Large Hall
Ended
With creators
Afterparty in Benjamin House


N

KIDS' REEL shorts
The Night Tunnel
Annechien Strouven
Kids’ Reel
18 October, 11:00 - 12:10
Splendid Palace Large Hall
Ended
25 October, 11:00 - 12:10
Forum Cinemas, 5th Auditorium
Ended


International premiere
Night Sky Elevator
Csanád Baksa-Soós
Short Film International Competition
23 October, 21:00
Forum Cinemas, Delfi LUX auditorium
Ended
With creators


World Premiere
Nonexistent, Like a Flash
Aya Kawazoe
Short Film International Competition
24 October, 18:30
Forum Cinemas, Delfi LUX auditorium
Ended
With creators


Latvian premiere
North South Man Woman
Morten Traavik, Sun Kim
Home Made Premieres
19 October, 20:30
Splendid Palace Small Hall
Ended
With creators
No Other Choice
Park Chan-wook
Festival Selection
26 October, 20:15
Splendid Palace Large Hall
Sold out


O

KIDS' REEL shorts
Once Upon a Time In Dragonville
Marika Herz
Kids’ Reel
18 October, 11:00 - 12:10
Splendid Palace Large Hall
Ended
25 October, 11:00 - 12:10
Forum Cinemas, 5th Auditorium
Ended


One Summer Day, I Drank Bubble Tea
Maung Sun
Short Film International Competition
24 October, 18:30
Forum Cinemas, Delfi LUX auditorium
Ended
With creators


European premiere
Our Pantheons
Rosalie Charrier
Short Film International Competition
24 October, 21:00
Forum Cinemas, Delfi LUX auditorium
Ended
With creators


National premiere
The Observer
Arnis Kalniņš
Short Film National Competition
22 October, 18:30
Splendid Palace Large Hall
Ended
WIth creators
Oda
Ged Sia
Baltic Music Video Competition
23 October, 21:00
Splendid Palace Large Hall
Ended
With creators
Afterparty in Benjamin House


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


Anthology Six in Paris
Place Charles de Gaulle
Éric Rohmer
In Kino Veritas
20 October, 18:00
Splendid Palace Small Hall
Ended


ARCHITECT'S CUT shorts
Paris Winter (1986–1987)
Cécile Decugis
Architect’s Cut
19 October, 19:00 - 20:18
National Library of Latvia
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


Prelude
Alina Panasenko
Short Film International Competition
24 October, 18:30
Forum Cinemas, Delfi LUX auditorium
Ended
With creators
Pati tālākā dienvidu pludmale (Liepu lapu laipa)
Tīna Pankūka
Baltic Music Video Competition
23 October, 21:00
Splendid Palace Large Hall
Ended
With creators
Afterparty in Benjamin House


R
Raptures
Jon Blåhed
Nordic Highlights
17 October, 18:00
Rotkho Museum (Daugavpils)
Ended
24 October, 18:30
Forum Cinemas, 2nd Auditorium
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


Rolle Workshop, a Journey
Fabrice Aragno, Jean-Paul Battaggia
Short Film International Competition
24 October, 18:30
Forum Cinemas, Delfi LUX auditorium
Ended
With creators


With director
Redoubt
John Skoog
Feature Film Competition
23 October, 21:30
Splendid Palace Small Hall
Ended
With creators


Latvian premiere
Redlight to Limelight
Bipuljit Basu
Home Made Premieres
17 October, 20:00
Splendid Palace Small Hall
Ended
With creators


S
The Secret Agent
Kleber Mendonça Filho
Festival Selection
20 October, 19:00
Splendid Palace Large Hall
Ended
23 October, 20:15
Forum Cinemas, 5th Auditorium
Ended
24 October, 18:00
Rotkho Museum (Daugavpils)
Ended


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


Anthology Six in Paris
Saint-Germain-des-Prés
Jean Douchet
In Kino Veritas
20 October, 18:00
Splendid Palace Small Hall
Ended


Anthology Six in Paris
Saint Denis Street
Jean-Daniel Pollet
In Kino Veritas
20 October, 18:00
Splendid Palace Small Hall
Ended


Latvian premiere
Solomamma
Janicke Askevold
Feature Film Competition
24 October, 19:00
Splendid Palace Small Hall
Ended


KIDS' REEL shorts
Steps to Fly
Rosario Carlino, Nicolás Conte
Kids’ Reel
18 October, 11:00 - 12:10
Splendid Palace Large Hall
Ended
25 October, 11:00 - 12:10
Forum Cinemas, 5th Auditorium
Ended


Sujip
Gintarė Parulytė
Short Film International Competition
24 October, 21:00
Forum Cinemas, Delfi LUX auditorium
Ended
With creators
Special Operation
Oleksiy Radynski
Feature Film Competition
23 October, 18:00
Splendid Palace Small Hall
Ended
With creators
Sauna
Matthias Broe
Nordic Highlights
18 October, 20:15
Forum Cinemas, 5th Auditorium
Ended


Š
Švelnūs Jausmai
Lena Klyukina
Baltic Music Video Competition
23 October, 21:00
Splendid Palace Large Hall
Ended
With creators
Afterparty in Benjamin House


T
The Tales from the Magic Garden
David Súkup, Patrik Pašš, Leon Vidmar, Jean-Claude Rozec
Kids’ Reel
18 October, 14:00
Splendid Palace Small Hall
Ended
26 October, 14:00
Splendid Palace Small Hall
Ended


ARCHITECT'S CUT shorts
The Tower
René Clair
Architect’s Cut
19 October, 19:00 - 20:18
National Library of Latvia
Ended


There Is Plenty of Fish In The Sea
Joanna Szlembarska
Short Film International Competition
23 October, 18:30 - 20:02
Forum Cinemas, Delfi LUX auditorium
Ended
With creators
Tragedy
Bernardo Zanotta
Short Film International Competition
24 October, 18:30
Forum Cinemas, Delfi LUX auditorium
Ended
With creators


World Premiere
tiny film about rape
Nebe Motýlová
Short Film International Competition
24 October, 21:00
Forum Cinemas, Delfi LUX auditorium
Ended
With creators


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


V

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


The Visitor
Vytautas Katkus
Feature Film Competition
24 October, 21:10
Splendid Palace Small Hall
Ended


W

KIDS' REEL shorts
Wolfie
Philippe Kastner
Kids’ Reel
18 October, 11:00 - 12:10
Splendid Palace Large Hall
Ended
25 October, 11:00 - 12:10
Forum Cinemas, 5th Auditorium
Ended


KIDS' REEL shorts
Writing Home
Eva Matejovičová
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 water was here
Sophie Sherman, Némo Camus
Short Film International Competition
23 October, 18:30 - 20:02
Forum Cinemas, Delfi LUX auditorium
Ended
With creators
A Whisper I Hear
Aleksa Bujisic
Short Film International Competition
23 October, 21:00
Forum Cinemas, Delfi LUX auditorium
Ended
With creators
Where Does the Sun Sleep at Night?
Ildze Felsberga
Short Film National Competition
22 October, 18:30
Splendid Palace Large Hall
Ended
WIth creators
Weightless
Emilie Thalund
Feature Film Competition
24 October, 17:00
Splendid Palace Small Hall
Ended


Z
Zeme griežas
Ieva Aleksa
Baltic Music Video Competition
23 October, 21:00
Splendid Palace Large Hall
Ended
With creators
Afterparty in Benjamin House


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