The RIGA IFF FORUM programme includes a series of film industry events dedicated to both experienced industry professionals, as well as students and young filmmakers. Every year, RIGA IFF FORUM hosts a variety of lectures, discussions, presentations, meetings, and networking events.

Launched in 2016, RIGA IFF FORUM is tailored to fit the needs of the film industry in the Nordic region. With a strong focus on creating new cooperations and strengthening existing ties, the festival’s industry section encompasses both short and feature film production, and paves the road to partnerships between film and immersive media.

Schedule

October 17

10:00 – 17:00 Latvian Academy of Culture ERASMUS+ project “Audio Description Against Exclusion” workshop (Latvian Academy of Culture Zirgu pasts) 

October 19

13:30 – 15:00 Semi-Peripheral Service Media Industries: a Marriage between Nation-Branding and Media Imperialism? Lecture by Anikó Imre (Vault Hall of the Splendid Palace)
16:00 – 18:00 Discussion Series: How To Decolonise the Media: Critical Cultural Journalism in Eastern Europe (Kino Bize)

October 20

15:00 – 18:00 Short Riga Test Screenings training
16:00 – 18:00 Discussion Series: Westernisation and Eastern European Cinema (Kino Bize)  
18:30 – 22:00 RIGA IFF SHOWCASE screenings (Kino Bize)

18:30 – 20:08 Raven’s Hollow
20:30 – 22:00 Melchior the Apothecary

October 21

10:00 – 16:00 RIGA IFF SHOWCASE project pitching session (Splendid Palace Small Hall)
11:00 – 14:00 Short Riga Test Screenings first day (Vault Hall of the Splendid Palace)
15:00 – 18:00 Short Riga Test Screenings one to one meetings (Vault Hall of the Splendid Palace)
17:00 – 18.30 RIGA IFF SHOWCASE one-to-one meetings (Splendid Palace)

October 22

10:00 – 13:00 Short Riga Test Screenings second day (Vault Hall of the Splendid Palace)
10:00 – 18:00 RIGA IFF SHOWCASE screenings (Kino Bize)

10:00 – 11:21 Shoal
12:00 – 13:18 The Hive
14:30 – 16:14 Sisters
16:45 – 17:30 A Life We Did Not Choose
17:45 – 18:00 Lotus (excerpts)

14:00 – 17:00 Short Riga Test Screenings one to one meetings (Vault Hall of the Splendid Palace)
20:00 RIGA IFF Awards