SHORT RIGA Test Screenings is an industry programme aimed at short film projects in works-in-progress stage from the Baltics and invited countries.The event consists of closed screenings of short films after which an international panel of experts provide feedback, recommendations for finishing the films, and suggestions on festival strategy.SHORT RIGA Test Screenings offers a valuable platform for filmmakers to connect with potential distribution and sales partners, to secure a festival premiere, and to enter the international festival circuit – all within a focused environment designed for networking and feedback.The participants benefit from editing consultation, on-site pitching training, and individual meetings with the decision makers during the event.
One project will have the opportunity to have a personalized distribution consultation from Lights On – Italy-based international film distribution company Lights On led by Flavio Armone, will select one film from the lineup to receive a fully tailored distribution consultation.
11:00 - 14:00
10:00 - 13:00 Lenka Tyrpáková has been the curator of SHORT RIGA Test Screenings since 2024. She is also the Artistic Director of the Finále Festival and serves on a variety of selection committees. Since 2008, she has been a programmer at the Prague Shorts Film Festival, and previously held the same position at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival from 2005 to 2023. Lenka is also actively involved as a consultant for several international festivals and is a member of the European Film Academy.
Simone Bardoni is the Artistic Director of the Concorto Film Festival in Italy as well as a part of the world sales company Lights On. He graduated in Film Studies and Film Criticism. Since 2012, he has been working as a film curator. He also teaches at the Faculty of Cinema Studies, collaborates with MIA | Mercato Internazionale Audiovisivo in Rome and is a book and film critic for Film TV magazine.
Léo Ortuno, French journalist and film critic, serves as the short film coordinator for La Semaine de la Critique in Cannes and curates programs for several French film festivals. He writes reviews and conducts interviews for the magazines Bande à Part and SoFilm. He also contributes to various television programs, including Court-Circuit on Arte (dedicated to short films) and Forever Cinéma on Ciné+ Classic (focused on classic cinema).
Queralt Pons Serra is an international sales agent and consultant. She is a founding partner of MoreThan Films, which represents a diverse catalogue of daring and distinctive short and feature films. As a consultant, she works closely with producers on applications for funding programs such as MEDIA, Eurimages, ICAA, and ICEC. She began her professional career at Catalan Films, initially as an intern, before becoming Head of Shortcat (Catalonia’s international short film promotion scheme) and a consultant on international markets and festivals.
Léa Alia Triboulet is based between France and Germany. After extensive experience in festival programming and production, she joined the production and sales agency Salaud Morisset in 2019, where she led the company’s short film department and oversaw acquisitions. She now works as an independent producer and distribution consultant.
Commissioner of Short Films at Yle, the Finnish Broadcasting Company, and producer of the short film program New Cinema on the Yle Teema channel since 1999. Board member of the Tampere International Short Film Festival. Graduate of EAVE and Eurodoc, with an M.A. degree in Visual Culture, Curating, and Contemporary Art.
The curators of SHORT RIGA Test Screenings select 10 to 14 promising short films that are split into two screenings held over two days. The films are evaluated by a commission of five experts that changes yearly so as to guarantee in-depth evaluations from different perspectives. The panel will have familiarised themselves with the projects in advance, but final feedback and evaluations will follow only after seeing the films on the big screen.
The participants also benefit from an on-site pitching training prior to their presentations.
Before each film, the filmmakers will explain what stage their film is currently at and what the main issues and questions that they wish to clarify are. The experts will make comments and take questions after each film. Further communication on the projects takes place at one to one meetings.
Submission for 2025 edition is closed. For additional information, please contact Short Film Programme Manager Lauma Kaudzīte – lauma@rigaiff.lv.
The deadline for applications is 17 August 2025, 23:59 (local time in Latvia, GMT+2).
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