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SHORT RIGA: Test Screenings<\/em> have been taking place for four years now. The format is closed screenings of short films by Baltic directors, after which an international panel of experts provide evaluation and recommendations for finishing the films or suggestions on how to best submit the films for festival consideration.<\/p>\n

Curators of SHORT RIGA: Test Screenings<\/em> select ten promising short-form works by directors either residing in or born in the Baltics (rough cut \u2013 up to 40 min; finished films \u2013 up to 30 min). Various techniques and genres are accepted. The films are evaluated by a five-member commission of experts, the composition of which changes yearly so as to guarantee in-depth evaluations coming from different perspectives. What remains unchanged is the basic principle: to involve representatives of notable film festivals and talent scouts so that the screenings serve as a potential springboard for getting the selected films onto the festival circuit.<\/p>\n

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Screenings will take place October 24 \u2013 25, 2019.<\/p>\n

The screening sessions are divided over two days, with the latest cuts of five films immediately analysed after each individual film\u2019s screening. The panel of experts will have familiarised themselves with the projects in advance, but final comments and evaluations will follow only after seeing these films on the big screen. Before each film is presented, its makers will explain at which stage their film currently is and what are the main issues and questions that they wish to clarify. After screening of the said film, the experts comment and field questions. Further communication on the projects takes place at the evening networking event.<\/p>\n

Application for SHORT RIGA: Tests Screenings<\/em> will be open on the homepage of RIGA IFF from July 1 to August 16, 2019 (23:59 CET)<\/span>. For additional information, please contact the\u00a0programme representative\u00a0Lauma Kaudz\u012bte (lauma@rigaiff.lv<\/a>).<\/p>","bs_screenings":null,"bs_imported_date_0":null,"bs_imported_time_0":null,"bs_imported_date_1":null,"bs_imported_time_1":null,"bs_imported_date_2":null,"bs_imported_time_2":null,"sorttime":"","sortdate":"","bs_id0":null,"bs_id1":null,"bs_id2":null,"custom_additional_content_small":null,"link":"https:\/\/rigaiff.lv\/en\/forum-2019\/short-riga-testa-skates\/","original_title":null,"director":null,"country":null,"year":null,"festival_year":null,"runtime":null,"languages":null,"sub_languages":null,"description":null,"images":null,"in_cinemas":null,"on_demand":null,"not_available":null,"rights_expiry_date":null,"online_only":null,"poster":null,"price":null,"eyelet_embed":null,"available_until":null,"geographical_availability":null,"synopsis_preview":null,"trailer_url":null,"custom_supporter_title":"Supported by","supporter":[{"supporter_select":{"ID":11172,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2019-09-07 10:05:44","post_date_gmt":"2019-09-07 07:05:44","post_content":"","post_title":"Nacion\u0101lais kino centrs (NKC)","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"nacionalais-kino-centrs","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-11 14:13:04","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-11 11:13:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/rigaiff.lv\/2020\/?post_type=supporters&p=11172","menu_order":0,"post_type":"supporters","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw","post_title_ml":"[:en]Nacion\u0101lais kino centrs (NKC)[:lv]Nacion\u0101lais kino centrs[:]","post_title_langs":{"en":true,"lv":true},"acf":{"logo":"https:\/\/rigaiff.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Nacionalais-Kino-centrs-NKC-\u2013-Simple-Vertical-LV.svg","url":"http:\/\/nkc.gov.lv"}},"width_(px)":"120"}],"available":null,"geographical_availability_custom_short":null,"geographical_availability_custom_long":null,"subtitle_language_online":null,"cinesend_id":null,"online_price":null,"online_bs_id":null}