Programme
Festival Programme
10.04 - 18.04.2026
Monday, 13 April
Lecture | Short Film Toolkit: Strategy, Visibility, Career | KKC
The lecture will offer practical tools and ideas for emerging talents to stand out in an increasingly homogeneous industry – from developing an effective festival strategy and preparing a logline to building a personal professional identity and pursuing a career outside the industry's mainstream. It will explore alternative ways to build a career in the world of short films.
The lecture will be led by Anna Huth (Poland) – creator of the film:lab training program for emerging filmmakers, developer of the digital platform team4set, and a member of the European Film Academy, who collaborates with Netflix, Platige Image, and Creative Europe MEDIA.
The lecture will be held in English on Monday, April 13, at 15:30 at Kaņepes Culture Centre.
For more information, visit https://2annas.lv/en/news/lecture-short-film-toolkit-strategy-visibility-career-1
Admission to the event is free of charge and open to all.
Baltic Competition 1 | Here and now | Splendid Palace
- ˌaɪs ˈkriːm, aɪ skriːm / EE / 10'
- Where Does The Sun Sleep at Night? / LV / 23'
- Alike / LT / 15'
- + 3 more
Lecture | Subjectivity and Identity in Experimental Cinema of the 1980s and 90s | KKC
What happens when cinema becomes a space where both aesthetic and power rules are rewritten?
The lecture will explore European experimental cinema through queer and feminist perspectives, with a particular focus on artist-led communities and alternative filmmaking practices. It explores how new technologies and independent initiatives let filmmakers work outside institutions, challenging traditional cinema norms and expanding its political and aesthetic boundaries.
The lecture will be led by Kim Knowles (United Kingdom) – Senior Lecturer at Aberystwyth University and Head of the Alternative and Experimental Cinema department.
The lecture will be held in English on Monday, April 13, at 17:30 at Kaņepes Culture Centre.
For more information, visit https://www.2annas.lv/en/industry/news/lecture-subjectivity-and-identity-in-experimental-cinema-of-the-1980s-and-90s-1
Admission to the event is free of charge and open to all.
International Competition 3 | Confessions | KKC
- I’m not sure / CH / 10'
- I Couldn't Sleep, I'm Going Home / DE, TR / 11'
- But I Never Asked / DE / 20'
- + 2 more
Focus | Kinky Kino (18+) | KKC
- Heat – Tove Lo & SG Lewis / UK / 3'
- Klappe! / DE, ES / 18'
- Own Your Fetish / US / 2'
- + 10 more