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This October, Riga International Film Festival\u2019s (RIGA IFF, 16-26 October) programme section ARCHITECT\u2019S CUT will be dedicated to the image and architecture of Paris on screen. On the first weekend of the festival, at the Ziedonis Hall of the National Library of Latvia, the audiences will have a chance to experience two special screenings \u2013 The Great Arch, the Cannes-screened biographical drama on the making of the Grande Arche of Paris, and in collaboration with the prestigious Cin\u00e9math\u00e8que fran\u00e7aise (French Cinematheque), a selection of shorts by francophone cinema masters,\u00a0Paris, As Seen By\u2026 La Cin\u00e9math\u00e8que fran\u00e7aise<\/i>. Tickets to ARCHITECT\u2019S CUT screenings are available on the festival website, rigaiff.lv or at Bi\u013ce\u0161u serviss sales points.<\/p>\n
As usual, with this year\u2019s programme section\u00a0ARCHITECT\u2019S CUT<\/a>, dedicated to urban research, RIGA IFF continues to offer its view on the tightly woven interplay between architecture and film. Inviting the audiences to one of the most prominent buildings of Riga \u2013 the National Library of Latvia \u2013, a special selection of films will be screened, highlighting Paris, its neighbourhoods, buildings, and the history of architecture and cinema.<\/p>\n