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Programme

Festival Programme

10.04 - 18.04.2026

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Sunday, 12 April

12:00

Children’s Short Film Competition | We Shine Together | Forum Cinemas

Films:
  • Looking for you / DE / 4'
  • Lost and found / HR / 6'
  • Catch that fish! / FR / 6'
  • + 6 more
13:00

Focus | Alternative Dimensions | KKC

Films:
  • 400 cassettes / DE, GR / 14'
  • Solar Walk / DK / 21'
  • Ramón Who Speaks to Ghosts / CA, MX, ES / 7'
  • + 3 more
13:30

“Alternatīva” Short Film Competition | Awards Ceremony and Film Screening | Forum Cinemas

The “Alternatīva” Short Film Competition is an exciting and creative event for children and young people aged 10 to 25. It offers an opportunity to find inspiration, experiment, and explore the world of cinema, while developing creative thinking, self-expression, and the skills to create audiovisual stories.

As part of the competition, participants were invited to create and submit short films up to 5 minutes in length, freely choosing the genre and technique. During the event, audiences will be treated to a program of films created for the competition, featuring vibrant and original works, as well as an awards ceremony honoring the best of the best.

15:00

Youth Short Film Competition | Where My Feet Carry Me | Forum Cinemas

Films:
  • The Sky Was Candy / DE / 3'
  • I found a box / FR / 9'
  • Wing Shop / CL, FR, DE, MX, ES / 5'
  • + 9 more
15:00

Pure Queer Competition 1 | To Overcome | KKC

Films:
  • Blast / HU / 18'
  • Second spring / CZ / 18'
  • Stuporia / AT, DE / 16'
  • + 3 more
17:00

International Competition 4 | NuclearVision | KKC

Films:
  • At Night / IT, CH / 8'
  • Who Killed Narin G**** ? / FR / 5'
  • Kyiv cake / UA, EE / 22'
  • + 2 more
17:00

Evening Event | KKC

S O U N D A Y S is a series of events held at the Kaņepe Culture Center.

Led by musicians and longtime friends Uncle Sampl3 (Andrejs Eigus) and Uncle Rodion (Rodions Zolotarjovs), these are evenings where music is unrolled both literally and emotionally; new and fresh vinyl records, having found their way to Andrejs and Rodions, are played live and on the spot, experiencing their first listen right here.

Free enterance
Kaņepes Kultūras centrs (Skolas iela 15, Rīga)

19:00

International Mid-Length Competition 1 | Where's the dough? | KKC

Films:
  • +10k / FR, ES / 30'
  • Temo Re / GE / 50'
  • A Winter Mirage / CN, UK / 30'
19:00

Pure Queer Competition 2 | To liberate | KKC

Films:
  • Far Between Us / SK / 12'
  • The Story / UA / 30'
  • Crimson Bonds / AT, DE / 18'
  • + 2 more