RIGA IFF 2025
FEATURE FILM COMPETITION

WINNER

The Visitor

Vytautas Katkus

€5,000 monetary award

RIGA IFF 2025
FEATURE FILM COMPETITION

SPECIAL MENTION

Special Operation

Oleksiy Radynski

RIGA IFF 2025
SHORT FILM INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION

WINNER

Drifting, South

Di Zhang

€2,000 monetary award

RIGA IFF 2025
SHORT FILM INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION

SPECIAL MENTION

tiny film about rape

Nebe Motýlová

RIGA IFF 2025
SHORT FILM NATIONAL COMPETITION

WINNER

Where Does the Sun Sleep at Night?

Ildze Felsberga

€1,000 monetary award

RIGA IFF 2025
SHORT FILM NATIONAL COMPETITION

SWH AUDIENCE AWARD

The Observer

Arnis Kalniņš

Commercial airtime worth €1,000

RIGA IFF 2025 CANDIDATE
FOR THE EUROPEAN SHORT
FILM AWARD – PRIX VIMEO 2027

Antigone or The Story of Sara Benoliel

Francisco Mira Godinho

RIGA IFF 2025
BALTIC MUSIC VIDEO COMPETITION

WINNER

Dragas

Robertas Nevecka

Production services worth €3,000; monetary award of €1,000

RIGA IFF 2025
BALTIC MUSIC VIDEO COMPETITION

OMVF SPECIAL AWARD

Interval III

Ieva Balode

Place in the European music video competition final

RIGA IFF 2025
BALTIC MUSIC VIDEO COMPETITION

ERICA SYNTHS INCENTIVE PRIZE

Zeme griežas

Ieva Aleksa

Sound effects synthesizer Echolocator

RIGA IFF 2025
BALTIC MUSIC VIDEO COMPETITION

ERICA SYNTHS INCENTIVE PRIZE

Ir par maz

Dāvis Gauja

Drum synthesizer LXR

RIGA IFF 2025 SHOWCASE

WINNER

THE WEDDING DAY

Marta Elīna Martinsone

€5,000 monetary award

RIGA IFF 2025 SHOWCASE

WINNER

HARDSUB

Novruz Hikmet

Services worth €10,000

SHORT RIGA Test Screenings 2025

WINNER

LAST DAYS

Kornelijus Stučkus

Personalized distribution consultation

RIGA IFF 2024 FEATURE FILM COMPETITION

WINNER

Songs of the Slow Burning Earth

Olha Zhurba

RIGA IFF 2024 FEATURE FILM COMPETITION

SPECIAL MENTION

Drowning Dry

Laurynas Bareiša

RIGA IFF 2024 SHORT FILM NATIONAL COMPETITION

WINNER

North Pole

Roberts Vanags

RIGA IFF 2024 INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM COMPETITION

WINNER

Where Russia Ends

Oleksiy Radynski

RIGA IFF 2024 INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM COMPETITION

SPECIAL MENTION

Pubert Jimbob

Quirijn Dees

RIGA IFF 2024 SHORT FILM CANDIDATE FOR THE EUROPEAN FILM AWARD

Left-Handed Pen

Adas Burkšaitis

RIGA IFF 2024 BALTIC MUSIC VIDEO COMPETITION

WINNER

Protection

Anna Ansone

RIGA IFF 2024 BALTIC MUSIC VIDEO COMPETITION

SPECIAL MENTION

In My Nostrils

Antons Georgs Grauds

RIGA IFF 2024 BALTIC MUSIC VIDEO COMPETITION

RADIO SWH AUDIENCE AWARD

Visai Baika

Elzė Vozbinaitė

Advertising slots worth 1 000 EUR

SHORT RIGA TEST SCREENINGS 2024

WINNER

WHERE DOES THE SUN SLEEP AT NIGHT?

Ildze Felsberga

Post-production services worth 5 000 EUR

SHORT RIGA TEST SCREENINGS 2024

SPECIAL MENTION

Slush

Jēkabs Okonovs, Aivars Šaicāns

RIGA IFF SHOWCASE 2024

WINNER

Curtain

Valeria Sochyvets

RIGA IFF 2024 SHOWCASE NEM ZAGREB MARKET EXCHANGE FINALIST

Cold

Domas Petronis, Tiago Guedes

RIGA IFF 2023 FEATURE FILM COMPETITION

WINNER

Family Time

Tia Kouvo

RIGA IFF 2023 FEATURE FILM COMPETITION

SPECIAL MENTION

Smoke Sauna Sisterhood

Anna Hints

RIGA IFF 2023 SHORT FILM COMPETITION

CANDIDATE FOR THE EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS

In the Midst of Chaos There Was Shape

Saarlotta Virri

RIGA IFF 2023 SHORT FILM INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION

WINNER

Such Miracles Do Happen

Barbara Rupik

RIGA IFF 2023 SHORT FILM INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION

SPECIAL MENTION

The Despair of Monkeys

Julián García Long

RIGA IFF 2023 SHORT FILM NATIONAL COMPETITION

WINNER

Debris

Ilze Ance Kazaka

RIGA IFF 2023 BALTIC MUSIC VIDEO COMPETITION

WINNER

Imposer

Carlos Lesmes

RIGA IFF SHOWCASE 2023

WINNER

Europa

Jan Gebert

EUR 5,000 cash prize

SHORT RIGA Test Screenings 2023

WINNER

Yummy

Martinus Klemet

EUR 5,000 for film equipment or post-production services

SHORT RIGA Test Screenings 2023

SPECIAL MENTION

Freeride

Edmunds Jansons

RIGA IFF 2022 FEATURE FILM COMPETITION

WINNER

Godland

Hlynur Pálmason

RIGA IFF 2022 FEATURE FILM COMPETITION

SPECIAL MENTION

My Love Affair with Marriage

Signe Baumane

RIGA IFF 2022 SHORT FILM COMPETITION

CANDIDATE FOR THE EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS

Asterión

Francesco Montagner

RIGA IFF 2022 INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM COMPETITION

WINNER

Asterión

Francesco Montagner

RIGA IFF 2022 NATIONAL SHORT FILM COMPETITION

WINNER

Can’t Help Myself

Anna Ansone

RIGA IFF 2022 INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM COMPETITION

SPECIAL MENTION

Sardine

Johanna Caraire

RIGA IFF 2022 KIDS’ REEL

CHILDREN’S JURY AWARD

Yuku and the Himalayan Flower

Arnaud Demuynck, Rémi Durin

RIGA IFF 2022 KIDS’ REEL FEATURE FILM COMPETITION

WINNER

Comedy Queen

Sanna Lenken

RIGA IFF 2022 KIDS’ REEL SHORT FILM COMPETITION

WINNER

The Turnip

Piret Sigus, Silja Saarepuu

RIGA IFF 2022 BALTIC MUSIC VIDEO COMPETITION

WINNER

Ne Daiktai

Jonas Šarkus, Džiugas Babenskas

RIGA IFF 2022 BALTIC MUSIC VIDEO COMPETITION

SPECIAL MENTION

Sunshine Cake

Kristijonas Dirsė

RIGA IFF 2022 SHORT RIGA TEST SCREENINGS

WINNER

The Sun Shines, but Doesn’t Heat

Oleksandr Kosiak

3000 Eur for film equipment or post-production services

RIGA IFF 2022

LIFETIME CONTRIBUTION AWARD

AĪDA ZVIEDRE, JURIS ZVIEDRIS

RIGA IFF 2021 FEATURE FILM COMPETITION

WINNER

Runner

Andrius Blaževičius

3000 EUR monetary prize sponsor

RIGA IFF 2021 FEATURE FILM COMPETITION

SPECIAL MENTION

Lamb

Valdimar Jóhannsson

SHORT RIGA 2021

Best International Short Film

My Uncle Tudor

Olga Lucovnicova

2000 EUR monetary prize sponsor

SHORT RIGA 2021

Special Mention

Pneuma

Fanny Béguély

SHORT RIGA 2021

Best National Short Film

Panic

Helen Ora

SHORT RIGA 2021

European Film Awards Candidate

38

Joanna Rytel

SHORT RIGA 2021

Test Screenings Award

SIERRA

3000 Eur in post-production services sponsor

KIDS’ REEL Feature Film Competition 2021

ECFA Award

My Brother Chases Dinosaurs

Stefano Cipani

KIDS’ REEL Short Film Competition 2021

ECFA Award

Mum Is Pouring Rain

Hugo de Faucompret

KIDS’ REEL 2021

LTV Children's Jury Award

SpaceBoy

Olivier Pairoux

Purchase of screening rights by

RIGA IFF 2020 Award

FEATURE FILM COMPETITION

Conference

Ivan I. Tverdovsky

Monetary prize from

Special Mention

FEATURE FILM COMPETITION

The Trouble with Nature

Illum Jacobi

People’s Choice Award

FEATURE FILM COMPETITION

Andrey Tarkovsky. A Cinema Prayer

Andrey A. Tarkovsky

Presented by

Best Short Film

SHORT RIGA International Competition

Symbiosis

Nadja Andrasev

Monetary prize from

Best Short Film

SHORT RIGA National Competition

II Lines

Alise Zariņa

EFA Short Film Candidate

SHORT RIGA

Push This Button if You Begin to Panic

Gabriel Böhmer

Best Music Video

SHORT RIGA Baltic Music Video Competition

Käpapuu

Zbanski Kino

Special Mention

SHORT RIGA Baltic Music Video Competition

Bruises on her legs

Ignė Narbutaitė, Kabloonak

Best Children's Film

KIDS WEEKEND

Romy’s Salon

Mischa Kamp

RIGA IFF Award

FEATURE FILM COMPETITION

Core of the World

Natalia Meshchaninova

Special Mention

FEATURE FILM COMPETITION

Valley of Shadows

Jonas Matzow Gulbrandsen

FIPRESCI Latvian Section Jury Award

FEATURE FILM COMPETITION

Jimmie

Jesper Ganslandt

Youth Matters! Diploma – Best Film

FEATURE FILM COMPETITION

Anna’s War

Aleksey Fedorchenko

Best Short Film

SHORT RIGA International Competition

Government House

Weiser Herwig

Special Mention – Live Action

SHORT RIGA International Competition

The Linden Tree

Arkesh Ajay

RIGA IFF Award

FEATURE FILM COMPETITION

November

Rainer Sarnet

Īpašā atzinība

FEATURE FILM COMPETITION

From the Balcony

Ole Giæver

RIGA IFF Award

FEATURE FILM COMPETITION

Exiled

Dāvis Sīmanis

Special Mention

FEATURE FILM COMPETITION

Pyromaniac (directed by Erik Skjoldbaerg)

Trond Nielsen (actor)

Youth Matters! Diploma – Best Film

FEATURE FILM COMPETITION

Zoology

Ivan Tverdovsky

Best Children’s Feature Film

KIDS WEEKEND

Mazais gangsteris

Arne Toonen

RIGA IFF Award

FEATURE FILM COMPETITION

The Event

Sergei Loznitsa

Winners

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Main support

Supporters

Festival home

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Winners

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Main support

Supporters

Festival home

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