Riga international Short Film Festival 2ANNAS's blog

Riga International Short Film Festival 2ANNAS is an independent festival of film and audiovisual arts,
held annually in Riga, Latvia, and is dedicated to seeking out and
presenting innovative modes of visual communication. Born in the 1990s,
the festival has grown into an international film event which offers
films by professional filmmakers, winners of international festivals,
students and graduates of film schools from all over the world. 2ANNAS
is a platform which, in addition to the traditional means of filmmaking promotes new forms of content and expression.
Our main objective is promote the works of professional filmmakers
outside of and as an alternative the mainstream cinema products, both
locally and internationally. We especially want to see the development
of the Baltic films and their trends within the context of the world, to
advertise them by creating appropriate environment for developing new
ideas and cooperation projects.  

Every year 2ANNAS offers a range of short film collections
– International and Baltic Competition programmes, guest programmes,
retrospectives, and others, presenting films of all genres - fiction,
animation, documentary, experimental film / video art, etc. In our
programmes we seek for the innovative, experimental, unseen or
long-forgotten in the film world. No idea or event can last without an
inner drive or a wish to express something. Therefore when selecting
films for 2ANNAS competition programmes we search for works with an
individual and unique signature, creativity, aesthetic and technical
performance corresponding to the artistic idea. The festival hosts
lectures and photo exhibitions, as well as
theater and music performances, “out-of-box events”, and other
activities within the rich city environment and the vibrant
multi-talented 2ANNAS atmosphere.The festival invites
special guests – young film directors, VJs and DJs, lecturers, jury
members and collaboration partners – from a number of different
countries. 2ANNAS draws large crowds of visitors, most of
which are young filmmakers, artists, and students from the Baltic and
European countries.