Marta Herca, RSU lecturer and editor of the student media network, nominated for Latvian film awards
The nominees for the Latvian national film award Lielais Kristaps were announced on 4 January. Marta Herca (pictured), an editor of the student media network Skaļāk and lecturer of several journalism courses at the Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) Faculty of Communication, has been nominated in three categories:
- Best Documentary Feature
- Best Documentary Director
- Best Debut Film
Herca is nominated for her film “Mēs tikai tagad sākam”. She is the film’s director and scriptwriter.
The latest Latvian films will be showcased in the run up to the awards. Audiences will have the opportunity to get to know the filmmakers, watch several films, and participate in various events. The awards ceremony will be broadcast live on Latvian Television.
The ceremony will present awards in several categories including Best Feature, Best Short Feature, Best Documentary Feature, Best Documentary Short, Best Animated Feature, Best Multi-Series, Best Debut, and Best Student Film, in addition to 17 professional categories. There will also be an Audience Award. As every year, the Latvian Filmmakers' Union will present a Lifetime Achievement Award.
A total of 88 films have been submitted for the award this year, including 35 feature-length films, nine mini-series, and 44 short films. Due to the large number of entries, the experts nominated by the professional institutions worked in two selection committees: one for feature films and animation, the other for documentaries.
The documentary committee consisted of directors Ieva Ozoliņa, Dzintra Geka, and Uģis Olte, cinematographer Dainis Juraga, film critic Anita Uzulniece, and Kristīne Matīsa, communication specialist at the National Film Centre.
The Lielais Kristaps National Film Awards is organised by the Latvian Filmmakers' Union in cooperation with the National Film Centre and the Ministry of Culture.
