How can Baltic producers unlock new opportunities by working with France? This dynamic conversation brings together acclaimed French producer Nadia Turincev (Easy Riders Films) and leading Latvian producer Gints Grūbe (Mistrus Media) to explore the realities, benefits, and challenges of international co-productions.

From financing strategies and creative partnerships to navigating cultural and market differences, the session offers practical insights and first-hand experiences for industry professionals looking to strengthen their European connections.

Organized in partnership with the French Institute in Latvia, this event is designed as an open and engaging exchange. A chance to ask questions, share experiences, and start building the collaborations of tomorrow.

23 October

18:30 - 20:00

Splendid Palace Vault Hall

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What is a modern film museum? How, in the complex 21st century, can it be opened up to audiences? What is a cinémathèque for a society captivated by the contemporary and by everything still to come? For almost a hundred years, the Cinémathèque française has been the standard-bearer of film archiving, research and demonstration – founded in 1936 by French film visionaries Henri Langlois, Georges Franju and Jean Mitry.

RIGA IFF, together with the National Film School of the Latvian Academy of Culture and the Latvian Film Museum, is honoured to collaborate with the Cinémathèque française and invite audiences to a guest lecture by Émilie Cauquy, Head of Film Access and Promotion. In her talk, Cauquy will address strategies for promoting film heritage, explain the concept of the cinémathèque, and discuss the challenges of audience engagement.

Cauquy is an experienced professional in the distribution and promotion of the film heritage amassed at Cinémathèque française and in shaping the concept of the modern cinémathèque, as well as in developing programmes and retrospectives dedicated to the classics of French film. She currently runs the Cinémathèque VOD platform Henri, dedicated to Henri Langlois. With this new platform, both Cauquy and the Cinémathèque hope it will serve as a synonym for the past, present – and, without doubt, the future of French film.

20 October

16:00 - 17:30

Free entry