04/06/2025
Operation Champion goes to Riga!!!
Baltic Sea Docs
dir Mariam Nikolaishvili
prod Irina Gelashvili
🌀 𝟚𝟞 𝕡𝕣𝕠𝕛𝕖𝕔𝕥𝕤 𝕤𝕖𝕝𝕖𝕔𝕥𝕖𝕕 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝔹𝕒𝕝𝕥𝕚𝕔 𝕊𝕖𝕒 𝔻𝕠𝕔𝕤 𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟝! 🌀
We are thrilled to reveal the project selection for the 29th edition Baltic Sea Docs!
As usual, we will meet in Riga where the forum will take place on 31 August-5 September, with pitching sessions scheduled for 4-5 September.
22 documentary projects in development and production will be presented, alongside four projects in post-production in the "Coming Soon" sessions, spotlighting returning projects from previous Baltic Sea Docs editions.
𝔹𝕒𝕝𝕥𝕚𝕔 𝕊𝕖𝕒 𝔻𝕠𝕔𝕤 𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟝 | 𝕊𝕖𝕝𝕖𝕔𝕥𝕖𝕕 ℙ𝕣𝕠𝕛𝕖𝕔𝕥𝕤
𝔸 𝔾𝕦𝕚𝕕𝕖 𝕋𝕠 𝔾𝕣𝕚𝕖𝕗 | Latvia
director Ivars Zviedris, producers Ivars Zviedris, Liene Ulmane (Documentarian)
𝔹𝕣𝕒𝕜𝕖 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝔾𝕠𝕝𝕕 | Poland
director Adelina Borets, producer Glib Lukianets (Gogol Film)
𝔹𝕣𝕚𝕕𝕖 𝕠𝕗 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕀𝕟𝕧𝕚𝕤𝕚𝕓𝕝𝕖 | Lithuania, Poland
director Audrius Stonys, producers Marija Stonyte, Mantas Kazlauskas (UKU films), co-production company Drygas Film Production
ℂ𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕦𝕣𝕒𝕞𝕒 – 𝔼𝕡𝕚𝕔 𝕠𝕗 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝔸𝕟𝕚𝕞𝕒𝕝𝕤 | Finland, Estonia
director Juha Suonpää, producers Juha Suonpää (Swamphead Oy), Liis Nimik (Klara Films)
ℂ𝕦𝕓𝕒. 𝔻𝕖𝕡𝕣𝕚𝕧𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 | Latvia
director Stanislavs Tokalovs, producers Līva Vernere, Uldis Cekulis (VFS Films)
𝔻ℕ𝔸 𝕠𝕗 𝕥𝕙𝕖 ℕ𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 | Ukraine, Lithuania
director Ivan Sautkin, producers Ivanna Khitsinska (Babylon'13), Ringailė Leščinskienė (Zero Copy)
𝔼𝕝ī𝕟𝕒 𝔾𝕒𝕣𝕒𝕟č𝕒: 𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕊𝕪𝕞𝕡𝕙𝕠𝕟𝕪 𝕠𝕗 𝕃𝕚𝕗𝕖 | Latvia, Germany, Austria
director Signe Birkova, producers Gints Grūbe, Dārta Vijgrieze (Mistrus Media), co-production company 3B-PRODUKTION
𝔽𝕒𝕔𝕖 𝕀𝕥 𝕎𝕚𝕥𝕙𝕠𝕦𝕥 𝔽𝕖𝕒𝕣 | Sweden, Ukraine
director Svitlana Lishchynska, producers Fredrik Lange (Vilda Bomben Film AB), Svitlana Lischynska
𝔾𝕒𝕣𝕕𝕖𝕟 𝕠𝕗 𝔸𝕟𝕟𝕒 | Latvia, India
director Kristīne Briede, producers Kristīne Briede (VINO FILMS), Rajani Mani (Elephant Corridor Films)
𝕂𝕚𝕟𝕕 𝕠𝕗 𝔸𝕕𝕦𝕝𝕥𝕤 | Hungary
directors Akar Péter, Rita Balogh, producer Rita Balogh (OTHER FILMS)
𝕄𝕒𝕣𝕚𝕒 𝕀𝕤 𝕆𝕟 𝕋𝕍 | Lithuania
directors Viktorija Mickutė, Ieva Balsiūnaitė, producer Dagnė Vildžiūnaitė (Just a moment)
𝕄𝕚𝕤𝕤𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕚𝕟 𝔸𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 (wt) | Ukraine, Norway
directors Kateryna Holovko, Marharyta Melnychuk, producers Aliona Kachkan, Eugene Rachkovsky (TABOR Production), Martin A. Walther (Walther Bros)
𝕆𝕝𝕚𝕞𝕓𝕚 – 𝕄𝕠𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣 ℂ𝕠𝕦𝕣𝕒𝕘𝕖 | Croatia
director Karlo Mlinar, producer Filip Filkovic Philatz (More-Magnets)
𝕆𝕡𝕖𝕣𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 ℂ𝕙𝕒𝕞𝕡𝕚𝕠𝕟 | Georgia
director Mariam Nikolaishvili, producer Irina Gelashvili (Radium Films)
ℝ𝕒𝕡𝕝𝕒𝕟𝕕 | Finland
director Miina Alajärvi, producer Oona Saari (Illume)
ℝ𝕖𝕡𝕒𝕚𝕣𝕄𝕒𝕟 | Lithuania
director Marija Stonytė, producers Akvilė Žilionytė, Mantas Kazlauskas, Marija Stonytė (UKU films)
ℝ𝕚𝕥𝕒 | Lithuania
director Gaile Garnelyte, producer Akvilė Žilionytė-Khan (Artišokai)
𝕋𝕙𝕖 ℙ𝕖𝕣𝕗𝕖𝕔𝕥 | Estonia, Finland
director Laura Liventaal, producers Hõbe Ilus (Sui), Oona Saari (Illume)
𝕋𝕙𝕖 ℝ𝕠𝕒𝕕𝕤 𝕠𝕗 𝔽𝕠𝕣𝕘𝕠𝕥𝕥𝕖𝕟 𝔻𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕞𝕤 | Estonia, Germany
director Joosep Matjus, producers Katri Rannastu (WildKino), Claudia Zenkert (SEETREE)
𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕎𝕒𝕣𝕤 𝕎𝕖 ℙ𝕝𝕒𝕪 | Germany, Ukraine
directors Anton Yaremchuk, João Pedro Prado, producers Vincent Edusei, Maritza Grass (Carousel Film)
𝕋𝕙𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕕𝕤 𝕠𝕗 𝕄𝕪 𝔸𝕟𝕔𝕖𝕤𝕥𝕠𝕣𝕤 | Estonia
director Carlos Lesmes, producer Merili Laur (Tin Can)
𝕎𝕠𝕞𝕖𝕟 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕎𝕒𝕣 | Poland, Germany, Ukraine
directors Elwira Niewiera, Piotr Rosolowski, producers Maciej Kubicki (Telemark), Hans-Robert Eisenhauer (Ventana Film), Natalie Krasilnikova (Art Dialog)
ℂ𝕠𝕞𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕊𝕠𝕠𝕟 | 𝕗𝕚𝕝𝕞𝕤 𝕚𝕟 𝕡𝕠𝕤𝕥-𝕡𝕣𝕠𝕕𝕦𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕤𝕥𝕒𝕘𝕖 𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞 𝕡𝕣𝕖𝕧𝕚𝕠𝕦𝕤 𝔹𝕊𝔻 𝕖𝕕𝕚𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕤
𝕀𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕎𝕚𝕟𝕕𝕤 𝕠𝕗 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕀𝕔𝕖𝕗𝕚𝕖𝕝𝕕𝕤 | Estonia
director Mihkel Oksmann, producer Hõbe Ilus (Sui)
𝕄𝕪 𝔽𝕒𝕞𝕚𝕝𝕪 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕆𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣 ℂ𝕝𝕠𝕨𝕟𝕤 | Estonia
directors Heilika Pikkov, Liina Särkinen, producer Ülo Pikkov (Silmviburlane)
ℙ𝕠ž𝕖𝕣𝕤𝕜𝕚𝕤: 𝕀𝕟 𝔽𝕠𝕔𝕦𝕤 | Lithuania
director Joris Skudra, producer Justė Michailinaitė (Broom Films)
𝕊𝕙𝕦𝕥 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝔽𝕦𝕔𝕜 𝕌𝕡! | Ukraine
director Taisiia Kutuzova, producer Alona Savchuk (Crimean Waves)
Follow us for more updates as we continue introducing the projects closer!
👉 More information: www.balticseadocs.lv/industry/selected-projects-2025/
Baltic Sea Docs is organized by the National Film Centre of Latvia / Kino centrs.
Polish Docs Eesti Filmi Instituut / Estonian Film Institute Lietuvos kino centras
