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In this session, “Eurimages” has supported the production of 40 feature films, 6 documentaries and 3 animated films, allocating a total of 10,816,000 euros to the projects, and a total of 505,000 euros has been allocated to Latvian-related films.
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One of the projects supported by the fund is the Estonian director Rainer Sarnet’s feature film The Invisible Fight, co-produced by Estonia, Latvia, Germany, Finland and Greece, with a total budget of EUR 2,500,000. Eurimages allocation – 360,000 euros.
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Director Rainer Sarnets is also well-known in Latvia, his previous film “November” received the main prize of the Riga International Film Festival (Riga IFF) in the autumn of 2017 and in total has won more than 20 international and national awards. In Invisible Fight, the director continues to create a unique visual world, and it will be a kungfu comedy that takes place in an Orthodox monastery in the Soviet Union in the 1970s. For the film’s protagonists, kungfu is a way to overcome your personal demons – pride, arrogance and lust.
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The involvement of the Latvian side in the project will be significant, as most of the film is planned to be shot in Latvia. Therefore, the Latvian side envisages participation in the creation of the film’s visuals (scenography and costumes), as well as in the creation of the film’s music. The film is made with the support of the National Film Center and co-financed by the Riga Film Foundation, it is planned as a co-production of five countries – Estonia (Homeless Bob Production studio), Latvia (White Picture), Germany (The Post Republic, Rapid Eye Movies), Finland (Helsinki Films) and Greece (Neda Film).
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The second project related to Latvia is the film “The Book of Everything” by director Ineke Houtmane, with a total budget of 1,900,000 euros, Eurimages allocation – 145,000 euros. The film is a story about a little boy in the sixties, he lives in a strict, extremely religious family, where his father occasionally raises his hand to the rest of the family because they long for the freedom that prevails in the rest of the world around them. Thomas finds solace in recording his feelings in the Book of All, and in the fantasy where Jesus comes to life and helps the boy gather the courage to face the aggressor.
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The film is planned as a co-production of two countries – the Netherlands (studios Kaap Holland Film and Fatt Production), Latvia (White Picture). The film is co-financed by the National Film Center.
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Ineke Houtmane is an experienced director who has repeatedly screened the works of the popular Dutch writer Gus Kuijer, including the children’s films “Polleke” (2003) and “Madelief” (1998), which were once selected for Berlin and won awards at important festivals. Probably the biggest star in the film’s ensemble is Katja Herbers, known to viewers from the series Westworld, Manhunt, Manhattan and The Leftovers, but the Dutch production company Cape Holland Film a Fatt Production experience of many world-renowned projects – such as a studio Cape Holland Film has worked as a minority co-producer on Dunkirk, which has received more than 60 awards (including three Oscars and one BAFTA).
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White Picture is a new studio, founded in January 2020 by producer Alise Ģelze, starting her creative and professional work independently of the studio Film Mug. At this moment White Picture is working on the production of Juris Kursieš ‘s third feature film “Barbari”, as well as work on the development of directors Armands Začs and Tīna Zariņa debut feature films.
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