The 12th edition of Riga International Film Festival (RIGA IFF) may be over, but you can still revisit 11 days filled with bold and daring cinematic journeys. Relive the screenings, events, and vibrant atmosphere of Latvia’s biggest celebration of cinema through photos captured by our photographers.

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RIGA IFF public programme:

16 October

• Opening Night: Dog of God screening (Valters Kristovskis, Agneta Ragauska)
• Opening night: afterparty at Benjamin House (Valters Kristovskis)

17 October

• Opening of exhibition Podnieka laiktelpa (Elizabete Didža)
• Nordic Highlights opening: The Love That Remains screening (Valters Kristovskis)
• Latvian premiere of Redlight to the Limelight (Valters Kristovskis)

18 October

• Kids’ Reel animated short film screening (Valters Kristovskis)
• Book launch for Werner Herzog’s Every Man for Himself and God Against All (Valters Kristovskis)
• In Kino Veritas opening: The Conversation screening (Valters Kristovskis)
• Zeitgeist Deutschland opening: Islands screening (Valters Kristovskis)
• Architect’s Cut opening: The Great Arch screening and Latvian architects’ talk (Valters Kristovskis)
• After the Hunt screening (Agneta Ragauska)

19 October

• Latvian premiere of North South Man Woman (Valters Kristovskis)

21 October

• World premiere of The Last Will (Valters Kristovskis)

22 October

• World premiere of All Birds Sing Beautifully (Elizabete Didža)
• Short Film National Comp. screening (Valters Kristovskis)

23 October

• Special Operation screening and Q&A (Elizabete Didža)
• Short Film International Comp., Screening I, Existential Threats (Elizabete Didža)
• Short Film International Comp., Screening II, Construction Time Again (Emīlija Jakadela)
• Latvian premiere of Back to the Family (Emīlija Jakadela)
• Baltic Music Video Comp. screening and afterparty at Benjamin House (Valters Kristovskis)

24 October

• Short Film International Comp., Screening III & IV, Why Do You Film? & How Are You? (Agneta Ragauska)
• Latvian premiere of Solomamma (Valters Kristovskis)

25 October

• RIGA IFF AWARDS and afterparty at Benjamin House (Valters Kristovskis, Elizabete Didža, Agneta Ragauska)

RIGA IFF FORUM programme:

23 October

• BWiFM: Lecture for mentees (Andželika Bondare)
• Baltic Animation Meet-Up: Keynotes & Case studies (Andželika Bondare)
• SHORT RIGA Test Screenings: Pitching training (Elizabete Didža)
• Nadia Turinceva talk. Co-Production with France (Andželika Bondare)

24 October

• RIGA IFF SHOWCASE: Project pitches (Andželika Bondare)
• SHORT RIGA Test Screenings: Project pitches, day 1 
• Baltic Animation Meet-Up: Studio presentations (Andželika Bondare)
• SHORT RIGA Test Screenings: One-to-one meetings, day 1 (Andželika Bondare)
• Networking Cocktail (Andželika Bondare)

25 October

• SHORT RIGA Test Screenings: Project pitches, day 2 (Andželika Bondare)
• RIGA IFF SHOWCASE: One-to-one meetings (Andželika Bondare)
• SHORT RIGA Test Screenings: One-to-one meetings, day 2 (Andželika Bondare)
• Meet the Festivals (Andželika Bondare)
• RIGA IFF AWARDS and afterparty at Benjamin House (Valters Kristovskis, Elizabete Didža, Agneta Ragauska)

26 October

• Location tour, day 3 (Andželika Bondare)

Thank you for being a part of the festival and see you soon in RIGA IFF 2026 from 15 to 25 October!

Follow festival updates on the website rigaiff.lv and on RIGA IFF’s social media accounts. RIGA IFF is made possible with the support of the State Culture Capital Foundation, the EU programme “Creative Europe – MEDIA”, Riga City Council, the Investment and Development Agency of Latvia, the National Film Centre of Latvia, and the Investment and Tourism Agency of Riga.