{"id":44102,"date":"2025-10-25T22:07:08","type":"post","title":"Winners of the 12th Riga International Film Festival announced in a grand ceremony!","categories":[3],"categories_full":[{"term_id":3,"name":"Zi\u0146as","slug":"news","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":3,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":271,"filter":"raw","term_order":"0","i18n_config":{"name":{"ts":{"lv":"Zi\u0146as"}}},"cat_ID":3,"category_count":271,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Zi\u0146as","category_nicename":"news","category_parent":0}],"categories_slugs":"news","tags":[],"featured_image":"https:\/\/rigaiff.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC02559-\u2013-Kaspars-Kursiss-RIGA-IFF-WEB-scaled.jpg","featured_image_id":44067,"eng_img":null,"lv_img":false,"vertical":false,"horizontal":"https:\/\/rigaiff.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC02559-\u2013-Kaspars-Kursiss-RIGA-IFF-WEB-scaled.jpg","filmchief_id":null,"photos":null,"fch_imported_date":null,"fch_imported_time":null,"buy_or_apply":null,"url":null,"content":"

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At the festival\u2019s home, the Splendid Palace, competition participants, local and foreign juries, guests and visitors gathered for a dazzling ceremony directed by Gerds Lapo\u0161ka to honour the winners of the Riga International Film Festival (RIGA IFF) competition and industry programmes. The RIGA IFF continues on Sunday, October 26, at the Splendid Palace and Forum Cinemas, screening high-quality European auteur films alongside some of today\u2019s most talked-about Hollywood mainstream releases.<\/b><\/p>\n

Playing on the festival\u2019s slogan, \u201cSEE. SHIFT. BECOME.\u201d, the RIGA IFF awards ceremony \u2013 once again directed by Gerds Lapo\u0161ka \u2013 invited audiences to celebrate the transformations sparked in viewers by a refined cinematic experience. Actor and director Toms Harjo was entrusted with hosting the crowning event of the festival\u2019s 12th season, while the band Alejas provided musical surprises throughout the evening.<\/p>\n

This year, 78 films competed for the bronze statuettes designed by artist Ervins Broks and for prizes from festival supporters\u00a0BBRental, BBPostHouse, Nafta Films, TV3, SWH TV, Erica Synths, the Oulu Music Video Festival,\u00a0<\/i>and\u00a0Lights On<\/i>. Over the course of 11 days, the jury watched and evaluated nine feature films from the Baltic Sea region, 30 short films from Latvia and around the world, as well as 15 music videos, in which Baltic directors and musicians explored the interplay between moving image and music. The awards ceremony also honoured the winners of the festival\u2019s industry programme, RIGA IFF FORUM, including its sections RIGA IFF SHOWCASE and SHORT RIGA Test Screenings.<\/p>\n

RIGA IFF 2025 laureates:<\/b><\/p>\n