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As Riga International Film Festival (RIGA IFF, 17\u201327 October) is preparing to host the third co-production market,\u00a0<\/b>RIGA IFF SHOWCASE<\/b><\/a>, a line-up of contestants for its pitching competition has been selected. The festival has chosen\u00a0<\/b>16 projects<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 8 feature films and 8 series from the Baltics and Eastern as well as Central Europe. This year, RIGA IFF SHOWCASE will emphasize Latvian projects, with the momentum of 2024 which has been a landmark year for Latvian cinema internationally.<\/b><\/p>\n The\u00a0line-up<\/a>\u00a0will feature the second season of\u00a0the acclaimed TV series\u00a0Soviet Jeans<\/i>, created by Sta\u0146islavs Tokalovs. It will also include the latest work by the internationally acknowledged arthouse film director Laila Pakalni\u0146a,\u00a0Cat on My Mind<\/i>, as well as the upcoming feature film\u00a0Times New Roman<\/i>\u00a0by the Ukrainian director Philip Sotnychenko, whose debut film\u00a0La Palisiada<\/i>\u00a0has recently been announced as Ukraine\u2019s entry for the Oscar bid.<\/p>\n Projects included in the RIGA IFF SHOWCASE line-up will be evaluated by an international\u00a0jury<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Lavigne, artistic director at Series Mania; Daria Badior, Kyiv Critics Week co-curator and film critic; Marija Razgut\u0117, M-films founder and producer; and Geoffrey Macnab, film critic at\u00a0The Independent<\/i>\u00a0and\u00a0Screen International<\/i>, as well as J\u0101nis Kal\u0113js, producer and co-founder at Film Angels Studio. The winning project will receive a cash prize of EUR 5 000. The jury will also select the project to be presented at NEM Zagreb in December 2024.<\/p>\n RIGA IFF SHOWCASE participants:<\/b><\/p>\n Curtain<\/i><\/a>\u00a0(Zavisa<\/i>), dir. Valeria Sochyvets<\/p>\n Cold<\/i><\/a>\u00a0(\u0160altis<\/i>), dir. Domas Petronis, Tiago Guedes<\/p>\n The Wedding Day<\/i><\/a>\u00a0<\/i>(L\u012bgava<\/i>), dir. Marta El\u012bna Martinsone<\/p>\n Patchwork Kingdom<\/i><\/a>\u00a0(Szmatkowe Historie<\/i>), dir. Ma\u0142gorzata Bosek<\/p>\n Cat on My Mind<\/i><\/a>\u00a0(Es dom\u0101ju par ka\u0137i<\/i>), dir. Laila Pakalni\u0146a<\/p>\n Times New Roman<\/i><\/a>, dir. Philip Sotnychenko<\/p>\n Filter<\/i><\/a>\u00a0(Filtr<\/i>), dir. David Semler<\/p>\n Things Washed Ashore<\/i><\/a>\u00a0(Pludmal\u0113 atrastas lietas<\/i>), dir. J\u0101nis \u0100bele<\/p>\n Boring as Hell<\/i><\/a>\u00a0(L\u012bdz nelabumam garlaic\u012bgi<\/i>), dir. Marta Selecka, Andra Dor\u0161s<\/p>\n Soviet Jeans 2<\/i><\/a>\u00a0(Padomju d\u017einsi 2<\/i>), dir. Sta\u0146islavs Tokalovs<\/p>\n Couriers<\/i><\/a>\u00a0(Kullerid<\/i>), dir. Liis Lindmaa<\/p>\n Kingpins<\/i><\/a>\u00a0(Visiem vajag naudu<\/i>), dir. Kristians Rieksti\u0146\u0161<\/p>\n Skein<\/i><\/a>\u00a0(Loza<\/i>), dir. Alina Panasenko<\/p>\n Roar<\/i><\/a>\u00a0(Gurkit<\/i>), dir. Artem Sharapko<\/p>\n Atomic Reaction<\/i><\/a>, dir. Emmanuel Rouglan<\/p>\n