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EXCLUSIVE: Italian distributor TVCO has taken world sales rights for Dace Pūce sci-fi thriller Manny, the first ever Indo-Latvian co-production.

Injury-ridden Ellie Roebuck wants to make up for lost time as she bids to force her way into Sarina Wiegman’s plans for UEFA Women’s EURO 2022.

Leo Barraclough International Features EditorTelepool’s Global Screen has sold the miniseries “Dark Woods” to further international territories, including Japan (NHK Enterprises), CIS (Mauris Film), Poland (Canal Plus), Czech Republic (Ceska Televize), Slovenia (RTV Slovenija), Latvia (Latvian Television), Lithuania (LRT), India and sub-continents (BookMyShow), and French-speaking Switzerland (RTS).

Jamie Lang HBO Max has revealed that it will be launching in seven additional countries in 2022: Turkey, Greece, Estonia, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania and the Netherlands.

Emilio Mayorga Portugal’s Sardinha em Lata and Latvia’s Atom Art have boarded two new projects – “Saari 2” and “Taste Buddies” respectively – at Cartoon Forum, the biggest European animation event devoted to TV series.Both series are lead-produced by Helsinki and Barcelona-based Pikkukala (“Royals Next Door Sisters,” “The Stinky Dog”), run by Pablo Jordi. “Saari 2” marks a new installment of the first series produced by Pikkukala.

Donny Van de Beek has been left out of the provisional Netherlands squad for the upcoming October internationals by Louis van Gaal after a lack of game time.

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Christopher Vourlias Forma Pro Films is planning to launch one of Europe’s largest LED Unit studios in Latvia this summer, Variety has learned.

Columbus Blue Jackets goalie Matiss Kivlenieks has died at the age of 24 after a “tragic accident” during Independence Day celebrations in the United States, according to the NHL team.

Christopher Vourlias For three small nations tucked away in a far corner of Northeastern Europe, wedged between the sprawling tundra of Scandinavia to the north and the lumbering bear of Russia in the east, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have long realized their strength in numbers: In 1989, amid mass protests calling for independence from the Soviet Union, half a million people joined hands in a human chain stretching from Tallinn to Vilnius.

Jamie Lang Latido Films has closed a seven-country theatrical release agreement with Spanish distributor Versión Digital for Victor Escribano’s debut documentary “7 Lakes 7 Lives,” produced by two-time Spanish Academy Goya-winning director and producer José Luis López Linares.Having passed through the Malaga Film Festival and now on its way to Cannes, the touching documentary will be released in Finland, Poland, Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania through an agreement with Digital

Read More: Two gay men set on fire in “brutal” homophobic attackArtis Jaunklavins, Kindzulis’ roommate, was also burned in the attack after trying to douse the flames.He told Lithuanian website Delfi that he found Kindzulis “burning like a torch” outside their home in Tukums.Jaunklavins, who sustained burns while trying to “put out the flames,” carried Kindzulis to the bath, “but the burns were too severe, his toasted clothes embedded in the skin,” he said.He had previously alleged that

Prince Philip, pressing on with royal duties as she formally accepted the credentials of new ambassadors from the Ivory Coast and Latvia.The monarch, 95, held the virtual audiences from Windsor Castle, where she has lived during the COVID-19 pandemic, while the ambassadors were 20 miles (32 kilometers) away at Buckingham Palace in central London.The queen, who ended a two-week period of royal mourning on Friday, wore a floral dress and pearls for the occasion.Videos from the events were the

Even monarchs have Zoom meetings. Queen Elizabeth II hopped on a video chat for a meeting with some very important guests, and by the looks of it, she’s an expert.

Queen Elizabeth II stoicly returned to work Tuesday following Prince Philip’s death at age 99 on April 9.

The Queen has put on a brave face as she returned to work for the first time since her husband Prince Philip's funeral. The 95 year old was seen via video from Windsor Castle as she carried out royal duties, welcoming dignitaries to Buckingham Palace.

Jon Burlingame When Lolita Ritmanis was growing up in Portland, Oregon, she didn’t even speak English.

Davide Abbatescianni Rome-based international sales and production company TVCO has sold Dace Pūce’s debut feature “The Pit” to German independent distributor Arsenal Filmverleih.The drama, staged by Latvia’s Marana Production and Finland’s Inland Film Company, is based on a series of true stories published by Jana Egle.The plot follows a 10-year-old boy called Markuss (Damirs Onackis), who must adapt to starting a new life in the Latvian countryside with his strict grandmother (Dace Eversa).

For much of her career, composer Lolita Ritmanis dreamed of tackling an “epic” Latvian film, in tribute to her heritage as a Latvian-American. In 2019, she finally was able to do so with Blizzard of Souls, penning deeply affecting music, which landed her on the Oscars’ shortlist for Best Original Score.

Jon Burlingame It was definitely an evening of “soul” at the second annual Society of Composers & Lyricists Awards, as the Pixar film “Soul” and the Latvian film “Blizzard of Souls” took the top prizes for outstanding original scores for 2020 films.The “Soul” composing trio of Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross and Jon Batiste won for outstanding original score for a studio film, their second such prize in 48 hours after winning the Golden Globe Sunday night.

EXCLUSIVE: Vienna-based sales outfit EastWest Filmdistribution has taken world rights on My Favorite War, the animated feature doc that was an award winner at Annecy last year, where it world premiered. The film is eligible for this year’s Oscars and Annies.

Alissa Simon Film CriticThe impressive animated memoir “My Favorite War” revisits writer-director Ilze Burkovska-Jacobsen’s childhood in Soviet Latvia in the 1970s and ’80s. The result of a nine-year labor of love from a Norwegian-Latvian team, it combines distinctive cutout animation with family photos and archival footage to forge a look at an authoritarian society through a young girl’s eyes.

Elizabeth Hurley has been isolating at her home in Herefordshire with her family since December, but that hasn't stopped her remembering her previous work trips abroad. MORE: Elizabeth Hurley dances in tiny white swimsuit during beach tripPrior to the latest lockdown, The Royals star was working abroad in Latvia on her latest swimwear collection, and shared a stunning photo of herself standing by the pool on Instagram this week.The actress looked stunning dressed in a black bikini from her

Elizabeth Hurley has shared a fun never-before-seen video from her swimsuit shoot in Riga – and she looks incredible! The Royals actress had been working in the Latvian capital during the autumn while shooting her latest Elizabeth Hurley Beach campaign, and has since posted a behind-the-scenes clip from her sunny location.MORE: Elizabeth Hurley wows in cut-out dress in dazzling new videoIn the footage shared on Instagram Stories, the model was seen dancing in an off-the-shoulder white swimsuit

Elizabeth Hurley returned to the UK in time for Christmas, but until recently the star was enjoying a working holiday in Riga.The swimwear model was out in the Latvian capital to shoot pictures for her latest Elizabeth Hurley Beach campaign, and she looked incredible!MORE: Elizabeth Hurley is sizzling in daring new selfie you have to seeOn her swimwear brand's official Instagram account, the mother-of-one was pictured in a strapless turquoise swimsuit, posing outside in the sun.

Alissa Simon Film CriticA naïve teenager comes of age amid the carnage of World War I’s Eastern Front in this propulsive adaptation of Aleksandrs Grins’ 1934 patriotic classic “Blizzard of Souls.” With its muscular direction by former documentarian Dzintars Dreibergs, atmospheric cinematography and careful attention to period detail, this account of a troop of Latvian Riflemen fighting first for the Russian Imperial Army against invading German forces and then for an independent Latvia should

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorAnimated feature Oscar contender “My Favorite War” has been sold to Spain and France for European distribution. Based on director’s Ilze Burkovska-Jacobsen’s childhood memories, “My Favorite War” recreates her own escape route from the totalitarian regime that was Soviet Latvia.The feature, which is a documentary, sold to Versus Entertainment in Spain and Destiny Films in France.