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Film scholar and film critic
Country of origin
Latvia

Anita Uzulniece studied German language and literature at the State University of Latvia and film at the Film Institute in Moscow. Additional studies enabled her to write a dissertation on the documentary film 1960-80 in Latvia. She is co-author of "Film History in Latvia" and "Marija Leiko (1989). She is Assistant Professor at RISEBA (Riga International School of Economics and Business Administration) and organizes in Riga every year the film forum "And the World Became Film". As a film critic, she writes about films and publishes reviews and festival reports. In 2020 and 2022, a collection of her articles was published in two volumes under the title “Mans kino (un) laiks” (My Films and My Time). Member of INTERFILM and FIPRESCI.

Current issues

Mythical figures and images from the worlds of culture, sport and politics formed the subject matter of some of the films screened at DocFest Sheffield 2026. Peter Paul Huth explores them.
The extent to which the documentary film has evolved was once again evident this year at DocFest Sheffield (10–15 June 2026). The classic ideal of Direct Cinema or Cinéma Vérité has given way to a wide variety of cinematic possibilities. Report by Peter Paul Huth.

Events

16.02.2025
Haus der EKD, Charlottenstraße 53/54, 10117 Berlin

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