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Liene Linde’s upcoming film “Black Velvet” receives an award in Tallinn

As the Tallinn International Film Festival came to an end, Liene Linde’s upcoming feature film “Black Velvet” was given an award in the “Works in Progress” competition of the industry event section Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event. 30-year-old Marta’s rather chaotic life story is coming to cinemas in autumn, 2023. Starring Inga Tropa. Industry@Tallinn & Baltic

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National Film Award “Lielais Kristaps” winners announced

On February 27th, the National Film Award “Lielais Kristaps” took place.   Three of  Ego Media films – “Lame-os” by Marta Elīna Martinsone (co-produced by 8HEAD Productions and  Tet Studio),  “See You Never Ever” by Ivars Zviedris (co-produced by The Documentarist) and short film “Unfollow Me” by Ilze Burkovska- Jacobsen (co-produced by Bivrost Film), were nominated in 14 categories

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Latvian National Film Award ‘Lielais Kristaps’ nominations

Latvian National Film Award ‘Lielais Kristaps’ (Big Kristaps) has announced this year’s nominations, in several categories three films produced by Ego Media are nominated: the debut fiction “Lame-os” by Marta Elīna Martinsone, the documentary “See You Never Ever” by Ivars Zviedris and the debut short  “Unfollow Me” by Ilze Burkovska- Jacobsen. “Lame-os” has been nominated

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‘My Favorite War’ Lands At EastWest Filmdistribution – EFM

– DEADLINE, Tom Grater, 23/02/21 EXCLUSIVE: Vienna-based sales outfit EastWest Filmdistribution has taken world rights on My Favorite War, the animated feature doc that was an award winner at Annecy last year, where it world premiered. The film is eligible for this year’s Oscars and Annies. Based on director’s Ilze Burkovska-Jacobsen’s childhood memories of creating her own escape route

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The most screened feature film in Latvian cinemas in 2020- “The Sign Painter”, directed by Viesturs Kairish

– FILM NEW EUROPE, Zane Balčus, 18/02/21 RIGA: Latvian box office results show a nearly 70% decrease in 2020 in comparison to 2019. Due to the pandemic, the cinemas were closed in mid-March, allowed to re-open in mid-May with restricted capacity, and closed again at the beginning of November. The attendance reached less than one-third

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