EU – Baltic States, Good for Business, Latvia, Markets and Companies, Technology

International Internet Magazine. Baltic States news & analytics Thursday, 28.03.2024, 21:36

Latvia's first 3D film "Riga-2041" screened at "Kino Citadele"

BC, Riga, 23.01.2015.Print version
The first-ever 3D film made in Latvia, "Riga-2041" will be screened at "Kino Citadele" Theater from January 23, 2015, as the creative team's representative Sabine Zalite told LETA.

The film will be shown together with other European 3D sci-fi films.

 

"Riga-2041" is a real, quality 3D film. "I believe that it would be difficult to work on that high level again – if not impossible, because concentration of the team, the tiniest details, careful evaluation of each second – all of that is possible only when it is being done the first time, when everyone involved give their all," commented Didzis Eglitis, one of the directors of the film. "The scripts of the short films were also written differently than usual, the managers of the project had to have special courage and trust. The way the films look now that the project is completed – in terms of the storyline and technical solutions – it was hard to explain in words or show in sketches while work was under way," he added.

 

"The making of this film was actually a very risky undertaking. For many members of the team it was the first professional experience in 3D filmmaking, which made them rethink what they knew about making films," said another director, Karlis Vitols.

 

One of the actors in the film, Dainis Gaidelis, notes that not only the way the film was shot, but actors' performances also had to be different. "3D is a format that demands great care and sharp perceptions, because no imperfections can be hidden."

 

"Riga-2041" runs 37 minutes, the film had its premiere on December 29. The film was directed by Didzis Eglitis, Karlis Vitols, Trina Rumete and Adina Istrate. "Riga-2041" is a series of several stories, all united by people's quest for happiness. The film is set in a city overtaken by the cult of happiness. Various inventions and technologies are being advertised that can solve any problems a person may have. Characters in the film can irreversibly change their appearance, projections replace real people, "doctors of happiness" are in great demand. It is up to the viewer to decide whether in the future happiness will depend on technologies or people will still follow the ancient belief that they should be the architects of their own happiness.

 

Also screened at the film theater will be 3D sci-fi films from Great Britain, Netherlands, and France.






Search site