Searching

Youth Short Film Competition Program

Jauniešu īsfilmu konkursa programma "Kā mēs plūstam"

Riga International Short Film Festival 2ANNAS presents! Youth Short Film Competition Program "How We Flow": - THE SPRAYER (Iran 2022; 9 min) In the land occupied by the sprayers’ army, no one has the right to grow any plant.

1h 40min

Release Date: 07.04.2024

Elemental

The film journeys alongside an unlikely pair, Ember and Wade, in a city where fire-, water-, land- and air-residents live together. The fiery young woman and the go-with-the-flow guy are about to discover something elemental: how much they actually have in common. Movie available in the following versions and formats: - in Latvian (2D and 3D); - in Russian, with subtitles in Latvian (2D); - in English (2D) - exclusive screenings.

1h 48min

Release Date: 16.06.2023

On the Count of Three

The film program “Black Matters. Contemporary Black Voices in Cinema” offers a selection of three exceptional films that focus on different approaches and artistic voices conveying their own black truth. The program is carried out with financial support from the U.S. Embassy in Latvia. The program starts off with “On the Count of Three” (2021) by Jerrod Carmichael – a darkly comic drama about two friends who decide to make a suicide pact and spend their last day on Earth tying different loose knots (and nooses).

1h 26min

Release Date: 28.03.2023

Bullet Train

Five assassins aboard a fast moving bullet train find out their missions have something in common. Movie in English with subtitles in Latvian and Russian.

2h 7min

Release Date: 25.11.2022

Dads

Папы

Daddy - and that says it all! He's big, smart, sweet, funny, gentle, simple... Each of us has a completely unique and unrepeatable relationship with him, full of the most beautiful and sometimes difficult moments. The four characters in the comedy "Dads" do not know each other, but what they have in common is that they have children. Movie in Russian with subtitles in Latvian.

1h 48min

Release Date: 04.01.2022

Escape Room: Tournament of Champions

Escape Room: Tournament of Champions is the sequel to the box office hit psychological thriller that terrified audiences around the world. In this installment, six people unwittingly find themselves locked in another series of escape rooms, slowly uncovering what they have in common to survive…and discovering they’ve all played the game before. Movie in English with subtitles in Latvian and Russian.

1h 28min

Release Date: 30.07.2021

Ava

Ava (Chastain) is a deadly assassin who works for a black ops organization, traveling the globe specializing in high profile hits. When a job goes dangerously wrong she is forced to fight for her own survival. Movie in English with subtitles in Latvian and Russian.

1h 36min

Release Date: 25.09.2020

(UN) Ideal Man

(НЕ) Идеальный мужчина

In a future in which human-like androids have become commonplace companions and servants, one, with a handsome male appearance, finds its owner’s feelings difficult to understand and her desires impossible to fulfill. Movie in Russian with subtitles in Latvian.

1h 32min

Release Date: 24.01.2020

Exhibition | FRIDA VIVA LA VIDA

The film highlights the two sides of Frida Kahlo’s spirit: on one side the revolutionary, pioneering artist of contemporary feminism and on the other, the human being, victim of her tortured body and a tormented relationship. With Asia Argento as narrator, the two faces of the artist will be revealed, by pursuing a common thread consisting of Frida’s own words: letters, diaries and private confessions. The film alternates interviews, with original documents, captivating reconstructions and Frida Kahlo’s own paintings, kept in some of the most amazing museums in Mexico.

1h 30min

Release Date: 26.11.2019

The Informer

Special Ops soldies world is turned upside-down when he is jailed after a fight to protect his wife. He's given a chance for early release by becoming an informant for the FBI and using his covert skills in an operation to take down the most powerful crime boss in New York. But when the FBI sting meant to finally earn Koslow his freedom results in the death of an undercover NYPD cop, he finds himself caught in the crossfire between the mob and the FBI. Movie in English with subtitles in Latvian and Russian.

1h 53min

Release Date: 27.09.2019

Kino Kults | John Wick: Chapters 1 & 2

An ex-hit-man comes out of retirement to track down the gangsters that killed his dog and took everything from him. After returning to the criminal underworld to repay a debt, John Wick discovers that a large bounty has been put on his life... Movie in English with subtitles in Latvian and Russian. "Kino Kults" and Forum Cinemas invite you to revisit the intriguing world of international assassins in "John Wick" and "John Wick: Chapter 2" on the big screen.

3h 43min

Release Date: 13.05.2019

Long Shot

Charlotte Field is one of the most influential women in the world. Fred Flarsky is a gifted and free spirited journalist with a self-destructive streak. The two have nothing in common, except that she was his baby sitter and first crush. When Fred unexpectedly reunites with Charlotte, he charms her with his self-deprecating humor. As she prepares to make a run for the Presidency, Charlotte impulsively hires Fred as her speechwriter, much to the dismay of her trusted advisors. Movie in English with subtitles in Latvian and Russian.

2h 5min

Release Date: 03.05.2019

Sem uzhinov

Семь ужинов

After five years of marriage, their relationships have come to a dead end – no kids, no common interests, almost no more love is left… When the wife asks for divorce, the husband tries the last remedy to cure their relationships – a scientific method known as "7 dinners"... Movie in Russian with subtitles in Latvian.

1h 31min

Release Date: 15.02.2019

Hunter Killer

Deep under the Arctic Ocean, American submarine Captain Joe Glass is on the hunt for a U.S. sub in distress when he discovers a secret Russian coup is in the offing, threatening to dismantle the world order. With crew and country on the line, Captain Glass must now assemble an elite group of Navy SEALs to rescue the kidnapped Russian president and sneak through enemy waters to stop WWIII. Movie in English with subtitles in Latvian and Russian.

2h 2min

Release Date: 23.11.2018

Widows

Set in contemporary Chicago, amidst a time of turmoil, four women with nothing in common except a debt left behind by their dead husbands' criminal activities, take fate into their own hands, and conspire to forge a future on their own terms. Movie in English with subtitles in Latvian and Russian.

2h 9min

Release Date: 16.11.2018

British Museum presents: Hokusai

This fascinating new cinema event, British Museum presents: Hokusai, is a groundbreaking documentary and exclusive private view of the major British Museum exhibition Hokusai: beyond the Great Wave. Filmed in Japan, the US and the UK, the film focuses on Hokusai's work, life and times in the great, bustling metropolis of Edo, modern Tokyo.

1h 27min

Release Date: 22.02.2018

12 Strong

"12 Strong" is set in the harrowing days following 9/11 when a U.S. Special Forces team is chosen to be the first U.S. troops sent into Afghanistan for an extremely dangerous mission. There, in the rugged mountains, they must convince Northern Alliance General to join forces with them to fight their common adversary: the Taliban and Al Qaeda. In addition to overcoming mutual distrust and a vast cultural divide, the Americans must adopt the rudimentary tactics of the Afghan horse soldiers. Movie in English with subtitles in Latvian and Russian.

2h 10min

Release Date: 26.01.2018

The Death of Stalin

In the days following Stalin’s collapse, his core team of ministers tussle for control; some want positive change in the Soviet Union, others have more sinister motives. Their one common trait? They’re all just desperately trying to remain alive. Movie in English with subtitles in Latvian and Russian.

1h 46min

Release Date: 12.01.2018

Kingsman: The Golden Circle

When their headquarters are destroyed and the world is held hostage, the Kingsman's journey leads them to the discovery of an allied spy organization in the US. These two elite secret organizations must band together to defeat a common enemy. Movie in English with subtitles in Latvian and Russian.

2h 20min

Release Date: 22.09.2017

Fun Mom Dinner

Four moms, whose only common ground is their kids' preschool class, get together for a harmless 'fun mom dinner.' When the night suddenly takes an unexpected turn, these unlikely new friends realize they have more in common that just marriage and motherhood. Together, they reclaim a piece of the women they used to be. Movie in English with subtitles in Latvian and Russian.

1h 29min

Release Date: 11.08.2017

REMBRANDT

Every Rembrandt exhibition is eagerly anticipated, but this major new show hosted by London’s National Gallery and Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum is an event like no other. Given exclusive, privileged access to both galleries, the film documents this landmark exhibition whilst interweaving Rembrandt’s life story with the behind-the-scenes preparations at these world famous institutions. The exhibition focuses on the highlights from the final years of Rembrandt’s life, commonly thought to be his finest years.

1h 37min

Release Date: 29.06.2017

John Wick: Chapter 2

In this next chapter following the 2014 hit, legendary hitman John Wick [Keanu Reeves] is forced back out of retirement by a former associate plotting to seize control of a shadowy international assassins' guild. Bound by a blood oath to help him, John travels to Rome where he squares off against some of the world's deadliest killers. Movie in English with subtitles in Latvian and Russian.

2h 2min

Release Date: 10.02.2017

How to Be Single

There's a right way to be single, a wrong way to be single, and then…there's Alice. And Robin. Lucy. Meg. Tom. David. New York City is full of lonely hearts seeking the right match, be it a love connection or a hook-up. And somewhere between the teasing texts and one-night stands, what these unmarrieds all have in common is the need to learn how to be single in a world filled with ever-evolving definitions of love. Sleeping around in the city that never sleeps was never so much fun. Movie in English with subtitles in Latvian and Russian.

1h 50min

Release Date: 12.02.2016

Rams

Hrútar

Brothers Gummi and Kiddi are sheep-farmers who pride themselves with the best flocks in Iceland. And yet although they have a common job, and their sheep have a common ancestor, the brothers have not spoken in decades. When Kiddi's flock gets infected with a deadly disease, and the government decides to destroy it entirely, the brothers are forced to overcome their disagreements in order to avoid a disaster and save their farms. Armed with a shotgun and wit, Gummi and Kiddi are ready to take on anyone.

1h 33min

Release Date: 14.12.2015

Black Mass

In 1970s South Boston, FBI Agent John Connolly persuades Irish mobster James "Whitey" Bulger to collaborate with the FBI and eliminate a common enemy: the Italian mob. The drama tells the story of this unholy alliance, which spiraled out of control, allowing Whitey to evade law enforcement, consolidate power, and become one of the most ruthless and powerful gangsters in Boston history. Movie in English with subtitles in Latvian and Russian.

2h 2min

Release Date: 02.10.2015

Lielais Kristaps. Dokumentālās īsfilmas V

Viktors is a businessman with something unique to offer – in the former sovkhoz canteen he has opened a pub, bakery, spa, hotel and mobile shop station. He also knows life and his words carry weight, as the village of half a thousand has no unemployment. He proudly tells the story of his business and his village. --- ON WHAT'S IMPORTANT The documentary short “On What's Important” is an optimistic story of old age in a Georgian small town. The heyday of septuagenarian Otari's generation was in the Brezhnev era, now life has changed.

1h 38min

Release Date: 16.09.2015

Wild Tales

Relatos Salvajes

The film is split into six unconnected stories, watching each story is around 20-30 minutes long and you feel like you're watching a live action short film. What do they have in common? All of them are a mix between drama and comedy. The script is hilarious, even if the lines are sad, it's so full of black comedy, that there were people rolling on the floor laughing at the Cinema. Movie in Spanish with subtitles in Latvian and Russian. The film will be demonstrated within film festival "Spektrs III".

2h 2min

Release Date: 09.04.2015

Third Person

THIRD PERSON tells three stories of love, passion, trust and betrayal, in a multi-strand story line reminiscent of Paul Haggis's earlier Oscar-winning film Crash. The tales play out in New York, Paris and Rome: three couples who appear to have nothing related but share deep commonalities: lovers and estranged spouses, children lost and found. The Rome-set segment revolves around a young couple on a road trip, to be played be Casey Affleck and Moran Atias. Both Liam Neeson and Olivia Wilde will play writers in the Paris-set section of the film.

2h 17min

Release Date: 12.12.2014

Third Person

Third Person (BP)

THIRD PERSON tells three stories of love, passion, trust and betrayal, in a multi-strand story line reminiscent of Paul Haggis's earlier Oscar-winning film Crash. The tales play out in New York, Paris and Rome: three couples who appear to have nothing related but share deep commonalities: lovers and estranged spouses, children lost and found. The Rome-set segment revolves around a young couple on a road trip, to be played be Casey Affleck and Moran Atias. Both Liam Neeson and Olivia Wilde will play writers in the Paris-set section of the film.

2h 17min

Release Date: 13.09.2014

Brick Mansions

In a dystopian Detroit, abandoned homes from better times house the city‟s most dangerous criminals. These are the grim, apocalyptic housing projects known as Brick Mansions. Unable to control the rampant crime, the authorities have walled Brick Mansions in, supposedly to protect the rest of the city from its lawless, violent, degenerate inhabitants. In Brick Mansions, only the strong survive. In this dog-eat-dog society, the ruthless, urbane, and deadly drug kingpin Tremaine, played by RZA, is at the top of the foodchain.

1h 29min

Release Date: 16.05.2014

The Amazing Spider-Man 2

We've always known that Spider-Man's most important battle has been within himself: the struggle between the ordinary obligations of Peter Parker and the extraordinary responsibilities of Spider-Man. But in The Amazing Spider-Man 2™, Peter Parker finds that a greater conflict lies ahead! It's great to be Spider-Man (Andrew Garfield). For Peter Parker, there's no feeling quite like swinging between skyscrapers, embracing being the hero, and spending time with Gwen (Emma Stone).

2h 20min

Release Date: 25.04.2014

Lamb of God - As The Palaces Burn

In 1995, five guys from Virginia with a love of heavy metal began jamming together. They played in basements and dingy clubs, recorded demos, worked hard, built a rabid underground fan base, and eventually called themselves Lamb of God. Now, more than fifteen years later, Lamb of God has achieved the kind of success that kids with garage bands dream about - they have sold over two million albums, made two platinum-selling DVDs, been nominated for four Grammy Awards, and have continued growing their cult of heavy metal loyalists into a worldwide community.

2h 15min

Release Date: 20.03.2014

SKLMNTI

The Excitement while waiting for a weekday to end. The Crew - ready to go. Countless Hours spent searching for a spot. Finding common ground with the law and the police. Strength to continue after a failure. Trick framed into a shot. Inspiration for the next adventures. "SKLMNTI" reflects all of the above and takes you behind the scenes. Featuring Reinis Stabins,Edvards Lansmanis,Kaspars Ozolins,Pauls Iklāvs, Emīls Ozolins, Ernests Cerbulis and Einārs Lansmanis. The Film was shot in the Baltic States in association with RED BULL and outdoor sports equipment shop GANDRS.

0h 40min

Release Date: 20.09.2013

Pretty Sweet

This is an epic tale of two gangs, like The Jets and The Sharks. But Girl and Chocolate aren't even gangs. Some of them act tough and some of them act like babies. But they are even more unlike the Jets and The Sharks in that they aren't even battling each other for territory. They really don't know what the hell they are doing. They don't have a feud, most of them really like each other so that is another thing they don't have in common with the Jets and the Sharks. What they do have in common with The Jets and The Sharks is they love to dance. And when I say dance, I mean SKATE.

1h 10min

Release Date: 15.05.2013

Pitch Perfect

Beca (Anna Kendrick) is that girl who’d rather listen to what’s coming out of her headphones than what’s coming out of you. Arriving at her new college, she finds herself not right for any clique but somehow is muscled into one that she never would have picked on her own: alongside mean girls, sweet girls and weird girls whose only thing in common is how good they sound when they sing together, in the new out-loud comedy Pitch Perfect.

1h 52min

Release Date: 01.03.2013

Seven Psychopaths

People say “dream carefully, because it might become true”. Struggling screenwriter Marty (played by Colin Farrell) could do anything for inspiration to write. His prayers came true. Crazy Marty’s friends Hans and Billy (Christopher Walken and Sam Rockwell) are the part time dog thieves. They all become entangled in the Los Angeles criminal underworld after they kidnap a gangster's beloved Shih Tzu. Sounds funny? Marty obviously do not think so. It is obvious that making gangsters angry is not good for one’s health.

1h 49min

Release Date: 23.11.2012

Restless

The young Annabel and Enoch seem to have something in common, showing up at one funeral after another. It turns out that Annabel harbours a poignant secret and Enoch is followed by a ghost friend, a Japanese kamikaze pilot from WWII. Mia Wasikowska (Alice in Wonderland, 2010) and Henry Hopper, son of the legendary actor and director, star in a quirky indie romance-drama ostensibly ticking all the right boxes of the traditional boy-meets-girl story, only lacking “they lived happily ever after” promise at the end.

1h 31min

Release Date: 18.09.2011

Hall Pass

Rick (Owen Wilson) and Fred (Jason Sudeikis) are best friends who have a lot in common, including the fact that they have each been married for many years. But when the two men begin to show signs of restlessness at home, their wives (Jenna Fischer, Christina Applegate) take a bold approach to revitalizing their individual marriages: granting them a "hall pass," one week of freedom to do whatever they want...no questions asked. At first, it sounds like a dream come true for Rick and Fred.

1h 45min

Release Date: 18.03.2011

Life As We Know It

In the romantic comedy “Life as We Know It,” Holly Berenson (Katherine Heigl) is an up-and-coming restaurateur and Eric Messer (Josh Duhamel) is a promising network sports director. After a disastrous blind date, the only thing they have in common is their dislike for each other and their love for their goddaughter, Sophie. But when they suddenly become all Sophie has in the world, Holly and Messer are forced to put their differences aside. Juggling career ambitions and competing social calendars, they’ll have to find some common ground while living under one roof.

1h 54min

Release Date: 28.01.2011

A Nightmare on Elm Street

Freddy Krueger returns in "A Nightmare on Elm Street," a contemporary reimagining of the horror classic. A group of suburban teenagers share one common bond: they are all being stalked by Freddy Krueger, a horribly disfigured killer who hunts them in their dreams. As long as they stay awake, they can protect on another but when they sleep, there is no escape. Starring: Jackie Earle Haley, Rooney Mara, Katie Cassidy, Thomas Dekker, Kellan Lutz, Kyle Gallner, Clancy Brown, Connie Britton Director: Samuel Bayer Movie in English with subtitles in Latvian and Russian.

1h 35min

Release Date: 21.05.2010

Coco before Chanel

Coco avant Chanel

Audrey Tautou gratiously performs Coco Chanel in this film nominated for “Oscar” for the costumes. This is the story of the rise of the fashion icon and the love triangle that changed the life of a common cabaret dancer for ever. Coco Chanel, one of these most iconic fashion designers of all time is something of a complex character with layers upon layers of depth, pain, and a truly heartbreaking story. And, here it goes - the drama of her life that attracted more than 5 million viewers to the cinemas of France.

1h 45min

Release Date: 14.05.2010

Date Night

Phil and Claire Foster are a sensible, loving couple with two kids. The Fosters have their weekly “date night” – an attempt at re-experiencing the spice of the dates, involving the same weekly night out at the local Tavern. In an attempt to take date night off auto-pilot, and hopefully inject a little spice into their lives, Phil decides a change of plans is in order: take Claire into Manhattan to the city’s hottest new restaurant. The Fosters, however, don’t have reservations. Hoping to be seated sometime before the clock strikes twelve, they steal a no-show couple’s reservations.

1h 28min

Release Date: 09.04.2010

Paris, I Love You

Paris, je t'aime

“Paris, je t'aime” is about the plurality of cinema in one mythic location: Paris, the City of Love. Twenty filmmakers have five minutes each; the audience must weave a single narrative out of twenty moments. The 18 moments are fused by transitional interstitial sequences and also via the introduction and epilogue. Each transition begins with the last shot of the previous film and ends with the first shot of the following film, extending the enchantment and the emotion of the previous segment, preparing the audience for a surprise, and providing a cohesive atmosphere.

2h 2min

Release Date: 21.08.2009

Terminator Salvation

Judgment Day has come and gone, leveling modern civilization. An army of Terminators roams the post-apocalyptic landscape, killing or collecting humans where they hide in the desolate cities and deserts. But small groups of survivors have organized into a Resistance, hiding in underground bunkers and striking when they can against an enemy force that vastly outnumbers them.

2h 0min

Release Date: 05.06.2009

Underworld : The Rise of the Lycans

Set in post-apocalyptic 2018, “Terminator Salvation” stars Christian Bale as John Connor, the man fated to lead the human resistance against Skynet and its army of Terminators. But the future Connor was raised to believe in is altered in part by the appearance of Marcus Wright (Sam Worthington), a stranger whose last memory is of being on death row.

1h 31min

Release Date: 06.02.2009

The Duchess

Set at the end of the eighteenth century, The Duchess is the story of the beautiful and, glamorous Georgiana Spencer, the most fascinating woman of the age. While her beauty and charisma made her name, her extravagant tastes and appetite for gambling and love made her infamous. Married young to the older, distant Duke of Devonshire, intimate of ministers and princes, Georgiana became a fashion icon, a doting mother, a shrewd political operator and darling of the common people. But at the core of her story is a desperate search for love.

1h 50min

Release Date: 19.12.2008

Bucket List, The

Corprate billionaire Edward Cole and working class mechanic Carter Chambers have nothing in common except for their terminal illnesses. While sharing a hospital room together, they decide to leave it and do all the things they have ever wanted to do before they die according to their bucket list. In the process, both of them heal each other, become unlikely friends, and ultimately find the joy in life. Cast: Jack Nicholson, Morgan Freeman Directed by Rob Reiner Movie in English with subtitles in Latvian and Russian.

1h 37min

Release Date: 21.03.2008