The National Film Centre is granting schoolchildren, students, pensioners (all with proper ID), as well as film professionals the opportunity to view the Forum’s film programme free of charge. Taking into account the large number of interested viewers, documentary film enthusiasts are asked to purchase tickets or register their complimentary tickets in advance. For the remaining public the ticket price is 3 EUR.
Screenings at Cinema K.Suns, Elizabetes Str. 83/85, Riga
Tickets: https://www.bezrindas.lv/lv/kino/ksuns-kinogalerija/
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3
18.30 THE GREENAWAY ALPHABET
Dir. Saskia Boddeke, Beeld, NTR, 68 min, 2017, the Netherlands
After the screening – online Q&A with director Saskia Boddeke.
Moderator – director of the National Film Centre of Latvia Dita Rietuma
21.00 FOR SAMA (16+)
Dir. Waad al-Kateab, Edward Watts, Channel 4 News/ITN Productions, 95 min, 2019, UK/US
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4
18.00 GODS OF MOLENBEEK
Dir. Reetta Huhtanen, Zone 2 Pictures Oy, Clin d’oeil Films, Tondowski Films, 73 min, 2019, Finland
After the screening – Q&A with director Reetta Huhtanen. Moderator – Riga IFF KidsWeekend curator Kristīne Simsone
Moderator – film critic Kristīne Simsone
21.00 BUDDY
Dir. Heddy Honigmann, VOF Appel&Honigmann, 86 min, 2018, The Netherlands
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5
18.00 HONEYLAND
Dir. Ljubomir Stefanov, Tamara Kotevska, Apolo Media, Trice Films, 85 min, 2019, North Macedonia
After the screening – panel discussion on bees, ecosystem, and consumerism. Moderator – journalist Elīna Kolāte
21.00 A WOMAN CAPTURED
Dir. Bernadett Tuza-Ritter, Éclipse Film, 89 min, 2017, Hungary/Germany
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6
18.00 COLD CASE HAMMARSKJÖLD
Dir. Mads Brügger, Wingman Media, Pirava Film, Laika, Associated Directors, 128 min, 2019, Denmark/Norway/Sweden/Belgium
21.00 ONE CHILD NATION (12+)
Dir. Nanfu Wang, Jialing Zhang, Chicago Media Project, 85 min, 2019, US
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7
13.00 BUDDY
Dir. Heddy Honigmann, VOF Appel&Honigmann, 86 min, 2018, the Netherlands
15.00 FOR SAMA (16+)
Dir. Waad al-Kateab, Edward Watts, Channel 4 News/ITN Productions, 95 min, 2019, UK/US
17.00 HONEYLAND
Dir. Ljubomir Stefanov, Tamara Kotevska, Apolo Media, Trice Films, 85 min, 2019, North Macedonia
19.00 THE GREENAWAY ALPHABET
Dir. Saskia Boddeke, Beeld, NTR, 68 min, 2017, the Netherlands
21.00 COLD CASE HAMMARSKJÖLD
Dir. Mads Brügger, Wingman Media, Pirava Film, Laika, Associated Directors, 128 min, 2019, Denmark/Norway/Sweden/Belgium
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8
13.00 GODS OF MOLENBEEK
Dir. Reetta Huhtanen, Zone 2 Pictures Oy, Clin d’oeil Films, Tondowski Films, 73 min, 2019, Finland
15.00 A WOMAN CAPTURED
Dir. Bernadett Tuza-Ritter, Éclipse Film, 89 min, 2017, Hungary/Germany
17.00 FOR SAMA (16+)
Dir. Waad al-Kateab, Edward Watts, Channel 4 News/ITN Productions, 95 min, 2019, UK/US
19.00 ONE CHILD NATION (12+)
Dir. Nanfu Wang, Jialing Zhang, Chicago Media Project, 85 min, 2019, US
21.00 HONEYLAND
Dir. Ljubomir Stefanov, Tamara Kotevska, Apolo Media, Trice Films, 85 min, 2019, North Macedonia
All films will be screened in their original language with English subtitles!