Nominees announced for the 2025 National Film Awards “Lielais Kristaps 2025”
Special congratulations to:
LAC rector Dāvis Sīmanis – his documentary film Frankenstein 2.0 has been nominated in the categories “Best Film” and “Best Feature-Length Documentary”, while Dāvis Sīmanis has received a nomination in the category “Best Documentary Film Director”;
LAC doctoral students:
· Lauris Ābele – animation film “Dieva suns” (dir. Raitis Ābele, Lauris Ābele) has been nominated in the category “Best Film”, but Lauris Ābele has received a nomination in categories “Best Screenwriter”, “Best Animation Director”, and “Best Composer”;
· Krista Burāne – her documentary film “Visi putni skaisti dzied” has been nominated in categories “Best film” and “Best Feature Documentary Film”, but Krista Burāne has received a nomination “Best Screenwriter” and “Best Documentary Film Director”;
· Iveta Auniņa – her film “Jātnieka balss”, which was created as a doctorate creative work, has been nominated in the category “Best Debut Film”;
LAC film festival “Easy to be young” creative director Jānis Ābele – his documentary film “Testaments” has been nominated in categories “Best Film” and “Best Feature Documentary Film”;
LAC lecturer Ivo Briedis, who together with Raitis Ābele, Lauris Ābele, and Harijs Grundmanis has been nominated in the category “Best Screenwriter” for the film “Dieva suns”;
Category’s “Best Feature Film Cinematographer” nominee Aleksandrs Vasks (“Putekļu pastardiena”) and category’s “Best Documentary Film Cinematographer” nominee Mārtiņš Jansons (“Visi putni skaisti dzied” and “Mākslas darbi rodas mokās”);
Category’s “Best Student Film” nominees:
· “Bardo”, dir. Rasa Droiska, prod. Eva Ansule;
· “Klusuma harmonija”, dir. Mārtiņš Jansons, prod. Mārtiņš Jansons;
· “Manas pirmās bēres”, dir. Līva Klepere, prod. Grēta Grebže, Elza Siliņa;
· “No No Place Hotel”, dir. Reinis Ūbelis, prod. Reinis Ūbelis, “Griffonmark”, co-prod. Loreta Līva Lazdiņa;
· “Vērotājs”, dir. Arnis Kalniņš, prod. Grēta Grebže;
Category’s “Best Short Film” nominees (prod. LAC National Film School):
· “Tīrība” , dir. Andrejs Brīvulis, prod. Emma Daniela Grāpe, LAC National Film School, co-prod. Andrejs Brīvulis, Art Academy of Latvia;
· “Žļurga”, dir. Aivars Šaicāns, Jēkabs Okonovs, prod. Elza Saliņa, Daiga Livcane, LAC National Film School, co-prod. “Pilna”;
· “Putekļu pastardiena”, dir. Alvīna Jansen, prod. Emīls Alps, “Neonorma”, co-prod. LAC National Film School;
LAC lecturer Inese Boka-Grube, who is part of film “Solomamma” (dir. Janicke Askevold), which has been nominated in the category “Best Minority Co-Production Film”. Full list of nominees can be found here.
Photo: Gints Ivuškāns