Latvian Short Film Agency

Still from director Jāzeps Podnieks short film “Being Within” (2022)

Latvian Short Film Agency

Latvian Short Film Agency was founded with the aim of serving as the missing link in the chain in communication and targeted promotion and representation of Latvian short films. Its activity plans to further develop the Latvian short film industry by representing the interests of filmmakers, festivals and the country at the local and international level.

  • Filmmakers and industry representatives from Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia will once again champion great short films and the talents behind them during the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, widely recognised as the largest dedicated short film festival and market in the world. The 41st Short Film Market – welcoming more than 4000 delegates from across


    Latvian Short Film Agency at the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival
  • Responding to recent discussions about support for private cultural and artistic events, the team behind the Riga International Short Film Festival 2ANNAS expresses concern over the attempts of certain Riga City Council deputies and their political parties to introduce a discriminatory approach to decision-making, which could lead to art censorship and pose a threat to


    ISFF 2ANNAS warns of the risks of art censorship in Riga City Council’s policy for support of culture
  • This weekend, Latvian filmmakers and industry professionals will be making a strong presence at PÖFF Shorts (Black Nights Film Festival) in Tallinn — with several films across competition programmes and active participation in the festival’s industry events. Firstly, one can’t miss the Shorts Live-Action Competition where Latvia will be represented by Reinis Ūbelis short film


    Latvia is making waves at PÖFF Shorts in Tallinn this weekend
  • The world’s largest short film competition, “48 Hour Film Project,” is coming to the Baltics for the first time and will take place in Vilnius on November 7–9. Participants will have only 48 hours to create a film — from the first idea to the final edit. Held annually in more than a hundred cities


    The filmmakers’ challenge comes to Lithuania: for the first time, the global “48 Hour Film Project” competition will take place in Vilnius.
  • Latvijas Īsfilmu aģentūra aicina filmu veidotājus pieteikt jaunākās filmas digitālajam īsfilmu katalogam. No iesūtītajiem darbiem atlases komisija izvēlēsies spēcīgākos un spilgtākos darbus, kuri tiks iekļauti digitālajā īsfilmu katalogā. Tas tiks publicēts aģentūras mājas lapā latvianshortfilm.com, kā arī kalpos kā galvenais materiāls komunikācijā ar filmu festivālu programmētājiem un izplatītājiem, pārdošanas aģentiem, televīzijas un straumēšanas platformām visa


    Latvijas Īsfilmu aģentūra aicina filmu veidotājus pieteikt filmas īsfilmu katalogam!
  • Riga International Short Film Festival 2ANNAS – the oldest short film festival in the Baltics – celebrates its 30th anniversary April 10–16, 2026!  For three decades, 2ANNAS has been a home for daring, original, and socially engaged cinema. This milestone edition is no exception: they invite filmmakers from around the world to submit their boldest


    2ANNAS ISFF TURNS 30 – SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN!