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Become a part of the 25th Riga International Short Film Festival 2ANNAS. The oldest and most exciting short film festival in the Baltic States! The festival will take place from April 9 to 15 in Riga, Latvia.

In a solemn atmosphere, in the presence of an international jury of professionals, directors, and guests, 9 awards were presented at the Cannabis Cultural Center on the evening of 15 February to participants in the Short Film Festival 2ANNAS. In the International Awards, 65 new, great films were selected from a selection of 2,654 entries from around the world. The French film "Naked in the Streets at Night", directed by Benoit Rambourg, was awarded the Grand Prix and the Golden Anna statue by the sculptor Aigars Zemitis and the 1000 EUR cash prize from the Latvian Mobile Phone. The winner of the Baltic Short Film Competition was the Lithuanian feature film “Quartz”, directed by Odeta Riškutė and Claudia Matvejevaitė, who won the Anna statue and BBPost House and BBRental prize - the rental of film equipment and the possibility to post-film the film for 2000 EUR.

The International Short Film Festival 2ANNAS, the leading short film festival in Latvia and one of the most important events of its kind in the Baltics, will take place from Monday, February 10, during the week until Sunday, February 16, in Riga, at the Kaņepes Culture Center Cinema August and KSuns Cinema. Already in the first days of the festival - on February 10 and 11 - the audience will be offered a selection of the best European short films in 3 screenings of the European Film Academy "SHORT MATTERS". August at the Kaņepes Culture Center will be able to watch the most outstanding contemporary films nominated by the European Film Awards, the most important European short film festivals. Also, on Monday, February 10, a focused program of short films made in Latvia with an intriguing title - “Cosmic Latvians” will be offered, while at the opening of the festival - on February 11, surprising, hypnotically beautiful short films will be screened at the Splendid palace cinema. on attitudes towards our planet and its ecology.

The moment is here, just before the new decade begins, 2ANNAS announces the 24th Festival Official selection. Thanks to everyone who submitted their work. Congratulations to the creators of these 28 International Short Film competition, 18 Baltic Short Film competition, 5 Mid-Length Film competition and 14 Children's Short Film competition contestants.

24. Riga International Short Film Festival 2ANNAS will wait for all interests in 2020 from 10 to 16 February.

24th Riga International Short Film Festival 2ANNAS has opened submissions for short, children's and midi-lenght film competitions 2019

Festival 2ANNAS team believe that we all are here because of what unites us - need to ask questions, seek answers and enjoy wonderful films! But now - let's get to the point.