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Latvian artist Ulla’s (29) solo show in Rostock, Germany, reveals her family’s private life, straining her bond with sister Darta (34). When a storm in Latvia cuts off contact with their mother, the sisters embark on a turbulent journey towards reconciliation.<\/p>\n

Type of work:<\/b> Feature film
\nStage:<\/b> Post-production
\nLooking for:<\/b> Sales, festivals, distribution
\nContacts:<\/b> alise@white-picture.lv<\/a><\/p>\n

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Anna Ansone (1993) studied at the National Film School in Riga and completed her postgraduate studies at the Academy of Media Arts Cologne (KHM). Her graduation film, Still Life<\/i> (2020), was shown at numerous short film festivals and won the West-Art Jury prize at the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen. In 2022, Can\u2019t Help Myself<\/i> (2022) won Best Short at Riga International Film Festival and screened at Rotterdam in 2023. Anna currently lives between Cologne and Riga, and Summer Blues<\/i> is her debut feature shot on 16mm film.<\/p>\n","links":false},{"image":{"ID":43752,"id":43752,"title":"White PicturePhoto by Reinis Hofmanis","filename":"Alise-Gelze.jpeg","filesize":1235675,"url":"https:\/\/rigaiff.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Alise-Gelze.jpeg","link":"https:\/\/rigaiff.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Alise-Gelze.jpeg","alt":"","author":"21","description":"","caption":"White Picture\n\nPhoto by Reinis Hofmanis","name":"0755ec4c5eec4398b81ebc7b07f0224c","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":43749,"date":"2025-10-01 10:44:50","modified":"2025-10-01 10:46:06","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/rigaiff.lv\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1333,"height":2000,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/rigaiff.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Alise-Gelze-150x150.jpeg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/rigaiff.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Alise-Gelze-250x375.jpeg","medium-width":200,"medium-height":300,"medium_large":"https:\/\/rigaiff.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Alise-Gelze-768x1152.jpeg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":1152,"large":"https:\/\/rigaiff.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Alise-Gelze.jpeg","large-width":800,"large-height":1200,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/rigaiff.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Alise-Gelze-1024x1536.jpeg","1536x1536-width":1024,"1536x1536-height":1536,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/rigaiff.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Alise-Gelze.jpeg","2048x2048-width":1333,"2048x2048-height":2000,"large1200":"https:\/\/rigaiff.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Alise-Gelze-1200x1800.jpeg","large1200-width":1200,"large1200-height":1800,"large1800":"https:\/\/rigaiff.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Alise-Gelze.jpeg","large1800-width":1333,"large1800-height":2000,"small":"https:\/\/rigaiff.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Alise-Gelze-120x180.jpeg","small-width":120,"small-height":180,"uncompressed":"https:\/\/rigaiff.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Alise-Gelze.jpeg","uncompressed-width":1333,"uncompressed-height":2000,"custom-size":"https:\/\/rigaiff.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Alise-Gelze-700x200.jpeg","custom-size-width":700,"custom-size-height":200}},"name,_surname":"ALISE\u2000\u0122ELZE","position":"Producer","description":"

Alise Gelze has been an active film producer since 2006, having successfully produced both features and short films. Among her most notable productions are Oleg<\/i> (2019), directed by Juris Kursietis, which made its world premiere at Quinzaine des R\u00e9alisateurs; Mother, I Love You<\/i> (2013), directed by Janis Nords, recipient of over 15 international and national awards, including the Berlinale \u2013 Generation KPlus International Jury Prize for Best Film; and Mellow Mud<\/i> (2016), directed by Renars Vimba, which earned the Crystal Bear at Berlinale \u2013 Generation 14Plus. Currently, she heads her own production company, White Picture, with several features in development and post-production. Its inaugural feature co-productions, The Invisible Fight<\/i> by Rainer Sarnet, premiered at the Locarno IFF in 2023, and Two Prosecutors<\/i> by Sergey Loznitsa premiered at Cannes IFF in 2025\u2014both shot in Latvia.<\/p>\n","links":false}],"participants_title":"","participants":false,"forum_project_parent_select":[40826],"categories_slugs":"","original_title":"VASARAS ASARA","director":"Anna Ansone","country":[{"value":"LV","label":"Latvia (LV)"},{"value":"DE","label":"Germany (DE)"},{"value":"LT","label":"Lithuania (LT)"}],"year":"","festival_year":"2023","runtime":"","languages":[],"sub_languages":[],"screenings_merged":false}