24/07/2025
Latvian Previews at Locarno Pro | Locarno Film Festival! 🐆
On 9 August, a curated showcase will feature the work of three experienced producers from Latvia. Each will present two projects currently in progress, pitching their vision and sharing exclusive excerpts with an audience of international industry professionals, including financiers, sales agents, producers, and film funds.
This year’s lineup brings together three familiar faces at Locarno:
🔸Alise Ģelze from White Picture
🔸Matīss Kaža from Dream Well Studio and Trickster Pictures – recipient of the 2025 Academy Award for Best Animated Feature with Flow and former Match Me! alumnus
🔸Guntis Trekteris from EGO MEDIA
Latvian Previews will showcase six projects:
I LOVE YOU, LEX FRIDMAN
By Iveta Pole, Matīss Kaža
Produced by Matīss Kaža (Trickster Pictures, Latvia)
LIMBO
By Gints Zilbalodis
Produced by Matīss Kaža (Dream Well Studio, Latvia)
Coproduced by Sacrebleu Productions (France)
ROACH COACH
Trakmakāns
By Ilze Burkovska-Jacobsen, Trond Jacobsen
Produced by Guntis Trekteris (Ego Media, Latvia)
Coproduced by Bivrost Film & TV (Norway)
SUMMER BLUES
Vasaras nogurdinātie
By Anna Ansone
Produced by Alise Ģelze (White Picture, Latvia)
Coproduced by Filmfaust (Germany), Von Anfang Anders (Germany), Akis Bado (Lithuania)
TABITA
By Juris Kursietis
Produced by Alise Ģelze (White Picture, Latvia)
Coproduced by The Film Kitchen (Netherlands)
ULYA
Uļa
By Viesturs Kairišs
Produced by Guntis Trekteris (Ego Media, Latvia)
Coproduced by Allfilm (Estonia), Staron Film (Poland), Tremora (Lithania)
Latvian Previews offers a unique opportunity to discover new voices and stories from Latvia, thanks to a partnership between Locarno Pro and the National Film Centre of Latvia.
