Culture
The Latvian National Film Center (NKC) has joined the organization of 19 European film institutions “European Solidarity Fund for Ukrainian films” which has also announced two financial support tenders for Ukrainian films and co-productions this year, the representatives of the NKC said on Friday, February 23.
The International Short Film Festival “2Annas” invites viewers to the first Latvian-created superhero animated series “Fantadroms” on February 14 at 20:00. The event “Fantadroms Night” will take place at the Culture House “Atmoda,” (Stabu Street 10), and the entrance to the event is free, organizers said.
For the 21st time, Riga Latvian Society's Latvian Language Advancement Group along with the Latvian Writers' Union has announced the 'word', 'non-word', 'winged phrase', and 'sequence of words' of the year 2023, the campaign's promoters said January 30.
Over the weekend and next week, Rīga City Council has announced a program of commemorative events. On Saturday, January 20, which is the official Barricades commemoration day, the laying of flowers will take place individually throughout the day at the Second Forest Cemetery (Otrie Meža kapi), as well as by the Freedom Monument.
Latvian Television (LTV) has created thirty video stories about the Latvian Cultural Canon to introduce Ukrainians living in Latvia to Latvia's diverse values, covering various cultural sectors.
We have summed up the pre-Christmas weekend events in Rīga in our other story. Here are a few more tips for this weekend.