Selection committee of RIGA IFF SHOWCASE hand-picks 10 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. 

For additional information, please contact us at showcase@rigaiff.lv.

AWARD

A jury of Latvian and international professionals will determine the project, which will receive a cash prize of EUR 5,000 provided by media company TV3 and services from BBposthouse / BBrental worth EUR 10,000. 

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.
• Only projects with existing or planned financing from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Ukraine are eligible for submission.
• There is no submission or participation fee.
• There are no genre or technique restrictions or requirements for the submitted projects.
• 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 1 August 2025, 23:59 (local time in Latvia, GMT+2).

RIGA IFF SHOWCASE is a compact, efficient and easy-to-navigate market intended for those who work with creating, funding, or distributing feature length films or series. The market includes a pitching session for diverse feature film and series projects as well as a variety of networking events. RIGA IFF SHOWCASE gives participants an insight into works from the Baltics, 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 2025 will take place from 23 to 25 October. To submit your feature film or series project for the pitching session, please head HERE.

Prior to submitting your work, please check the Submission section, to see if it meets the eligibility criteria.

Audience members for the 2025 edition of RIGA IFF SHOWCASE will be announced in September.

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 2025 will take place from 23 to 25 October.

Line-up of projects selected for RIGA IFF SHOWCASE 2025 will be published at the end of August.

On-site screening programme for accredited film industry members, showcasing the latest Latvian works in the format of feature length films and series.

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 2024 and must not have been released internationally. 

To submit your film for industry screenings, please reach out to our team at showcase@rigaiff.lv. 

The line-up of RIGA IFF SHOWCASE Industry screenings will be published here in September.

One-to-one meetings will take place on 25 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 will be able to sign up for one-to-one meetings online, filling in an online form.

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 – 25 October until 13:00 (prior to one-to-ones with project representatives)