The National Film Prize “Kristaps the Great” will take place online and on television this year. From November 12 to 15, viewers will have the opportunity to watch the film, premiere and retrospective of Kalvis Zalcmanis, the winner of the Lifetime Awards, on the online website filmas.lv, the organizers informed.
Take part in the “Big Kristaps” audience vote
This year, 13 works nominated in the categories of the best films are nominated for the National Film Award “Big Kristaps” audience sympathy award. Vote for your favorite may be once a day until midnight on 12 November.
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Filmas.lv
From November 12 to 15 on the portal of the National Cinema Center filmas.lv it will be possible to watch films nominated for “Kristaps the Great”.
Documentaries: “Wearing” (director Ivars Zviedris), “Wanderers” (director Matīss Kaža), “Being Beautiful” (director Andra Doršs), “Hike ’44” (directors Lauris and Mārcis Ābeles), “Song Chamber Mystery“ I’m Going to War ”” (director Aleksandrs Okonovs, before the film – video recording: address by the former President of Latvia Vaira Vike-Freiberga), “My dear Don” (director Pauls Dombrovskis), “Every day in the century. Seasons ”(director Dzintra Geka).
Animated movie: “All my friends are dead” (director Anna Zača, Nils Skapāns).
Student films: “Two Stripes” (director Alise Zariņa), “Deviation” (director Kate Rasa Ozola), “Spring of Dreams” (director Rūta Znotina), “Suspension Prima” (director Georgs Harijs Āva), “Šambala” (director Kristaps Opincāns).
Laureate of the Lifetime Achievement Award, cinematographer, co-founder of the Latvian Academy of Culture Kalvis Zalcmanis retrospective films: “Life” (1972, director Hertz Franks), “Echo” (1983, director Ansis Epners), “Chief Conductors” (1983, director Ansis Epners), “Ugly Duckling – Child of a Man” (1985, director Laima Žurgina), “ Jamma ”(1986, director Laima Žurgina). All films from the State Archive of Film and Photophono Documents have just been restored with the support of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia and will remain in the filmas.lv film library.
The films included in this program can be watched all over the world (except for Ivars Zviedra’s film “Valkītājs”).
Premieres and special screenings
Invitations to premieres and special screenings will be available on the portal filmas.lv, where you can find information on how to register for special sessions. These films can be watched in the territory of Latvia.
Documentary films with Mārtiņš Grauds will be opened on November 12 at 19:00 “Big Kristaps” “Tree Opera” premiere. The film documents the production of Anna Kirse’s contemporary opera in the forests of Finland.
“Big Kristaps” will take place on November 13 at 21:00 screening of the most nominated film – “City by the River” (director Viesturs Kairišs, 15 nominations).
November 14 at 19:00 – premiere by Liene Linde and Armands Zača for the documentary “Presence”, which reveals the experiences and reflections of four Latvian women during pregnancy.
On other platforms
LTV1 and Replay.lv – Dzintars Dreibergs’ film will be screened by one of the nominees of “Big Kristaps” on the evening of November 11, at 10.10 pm “Blizzard of Souls” (11 nominations) will be shown without commercial breaks, and will be preceded by a documentary about the making of the film.
Full-length movie “City by the river” can watch “Vimeo”And LMT Smart Television.
The movie “What does Pacific Gerda know” (director Jevgenijs Paškēvičs) will be able to watch “Shortcut” and “Helio” from November 12.
Reinis Kalvins film “Change” “Shortcut” and “Helio” can be viewed.
Matīsa Kaža interdisciplinary project “Cinema and us” viewable “Vimeo”.
Ilze Burkovska-Jakobsen documentary animated film “My favorite war” viewable “Vimeo”.
Animated film “Swan Maiden” (director Kārlis Vītols) – LMT Smart TV, “Shortcut” and “Helio”.
“Sisters Dust” (director Krista Burāne) can be seen in “Shortcut”.
Ceremony
The “Big Kristaps” award ceremony will take place on the evening of Sunday, November 15, and will be broadcast live on the social media portal LSM.lv (from 19:30) and LTVs and Replay.lv (from 21:10).
The award ceremony will take place in a new format – without spectators and will be broadcast from the pavilion of the National Film School of the Latvian Academy of Culture, where the leaders of the ceremony and the jury will be located, and the nominees will be broadcast live.
This year’s “Big Kristaps” films are judged by an international jury, which includes Aija Bērziņa (Latvian Film Producers Association), Kaspars Braķis (Latvian Cinematographers Guild), Elita Kļaviņa (actress, director), Rolandas Kvietkauskas (former head of the Lithuanian Cinema Center), Arūnas Matelis (Lithuania , director), Juris Poškus (director), Ieva Viese-Vigula (FIPRESCI).
The vote of the spectators continues on the portal LSM.lv until November 12 at 23:59.
Support
The organizers of “Lielā Kristaps” are grateful for the support of cooperation partners – the National Cinema Center and the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia, “Latvijas Mobilais telefonu”, Riga City Council, “Hannu Pro”, “LG Electronics Latvia”, “Rīgas namiem”, cinema “Splendid Palace” , Tallinas Street Quarter “You already know Where”, Latvian Film and Photophono Document Archive, Cultural Information Systems Center (KISC), LAC National Film School, Riga Cinema Museum, Hotel “Neiburgs”, “Valmiermuiža”, “Cafe Film Noir”, “Prestige Cuvee” , “Mitto”, Latvian Television, public media portal LSM.lv, “Day”, “Culture Day”, “Kino Rakstiem”, “IEVAI” and “Cālim”, film producers, authors and viewers.
CONTEXT:
During the Covid-19 outbreak in the spring, an emergency situation was declared in Latvia to control the new coronavirus. The situation was stable in the summer, but the morbidity at the end of September fast increased. The government tightened security measures, but the incidence of Covid-19 continued to rise.
In November, in order to limit the spread of Covid-19 in Latvia, the government decided to re-declare a state of emergency in the country, which will be in force from November 9 to December 6, and during which there will be new, stricter restrictions.
In particular, all on-site public cultural events will be canceled and banned by 6 December. Museums, libraries, cultural centers and other cultural sites will be able to continue the work during the limited working hours – from 06.00 to 20.00, by refusing to organize events.
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