RIGA IFF SHOWCASE is a compact and upcoming market that is easy to navigate. It is intended for those who work with creating, funding, or distributing feature films or series. The market includes a pitching session for diverse feature film and series projects, a programme of industry screenings of newly completed films, and networking events. RIGA IFF SHOWCASE gives participants an insight into works from the Baltics as well as Eastern and Central Europe, with the aim to boost co-productions within the region and present projects to buyers from Europe and North America. The edition of 2024 will take place from 24 to 26 October.
Project pitching session is the centrepiece of the RIGA IFF SHOWCASE programme. It encompasses a carefully curated selection of feature film and series’ projects from the Baltics, Central and Eastern Europe as well as the Caucasus. This is your place to be, if you are looking for new voices from within the Eastern cinematic landscape.
Film industry professionals who do not have a FORUM or FORUM & Festival Pass are welcome to attend the RIGA IFF SHOWCASE pitching session by purchasing a ticket at the RIGA IFF info centre (next to the cinema Splendid Palace, Elizabetes iela 61).

10:00 - 15:00
Marta Selecka, Andra Doršs
Domas Petronis, Tiago Guedes
On-site screening programme for accredited film industry members, showcasing feature films and series in post-production stage or completed work, looking for sales and festivals.
If you wish to submit a completed work – film or series – for the industry screenings, please note that it must have been completed no later than 2023 and must not have been released internationally.

19:00 -

16:00 -
One-to-one meetings will take place on 26 October from 13.30 to 15.30 at the Radisson Blu Elizabete hotel restaurant. This event is exclusive to RIGA IFF SHOWCASE participants and audience members.
RIGA IFF SHOWCASE Audience members and participants can sign up for one-to-one meetings online using these links:.
Signing up for one-to-ones is open from 18 October until 25 October 16.00 (GMT +3). Individual schedules for each participant will be sent out in the evening of 25 October.
Please note:
- One meeting slot is 15 minutes long.
- Participation slots are limited and attendance will be granted on a first-come, first-served basis, based on this registration.
- The amount of meetings per participant will depend on the total number of applicants, and we will do our best to accommodate the maximum number of participants.
If you are a FORUM Pass, Festival & FORUM Pass holder who is not a RIGA IFF SHOWCASE participant or audience member, you can schedule meetings, by reaching out individually to other guests, using Eventival Who’s Here platform. Suggested time for meetings – 26 October until 13.00 (prior to one-to-ones with project representatives).
Selection committee of RIGA IFF SHOWCASE hand-picks 15 to 18 feature film and series projects that are pitched to an audience of international and local buyers as well as a jury. After the pitching session, one-to-one meetings take place, providing opportunity for in-depth discussions with potential partners, buyers and festival representatives.
Award
A jury of Latvian and international professionals will determine the project, which will receive a cash prize of 5,000 EUR.
Eligibility & Requirements
You can submit your feature film or series project for the pitching session if it is in development, pre-production, production, or post-production.
If you wish to submit a completed work – film or series – for the industry screenings, please note that it must have been completed no later than 2023 and must not have been released internationally. In case you want to submit your film for industry screenings, please reach out to our team at showcase@rigaiff.lv.
Only projects and completed work with existing or planned financing from Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Moldova, Bulgaria, Hungary, Croatia, Romania, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Albania, Georgia and Ukraine are eligible for submission.
There is no submission or participation fee.
In case a project is selected, filmmakers must confirm their availability for the whole event on site in Riga.
Deadline
The deadline for applications is 12 August 2024, 23:59 (local time in Latvia, GMT+2).
If you have any questions, please contact us at showcase@rigaiff.lv.