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© Alexei Melnik
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.

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Following the promising nominations, the Oscar ceremony felt like a disappointment. For the first time, the Academy had nominated international films such as “Sentimental Value” from Norway and “Secret Agent” from Brazil in the Best Picture category. Yet in the end, it was American productions that walked away with all the awards.
"Olmo" by Mexican writer and director Fernando Eimbcke wins the Youth Film Award of the Swedish Church and INTERFILM at the 43rd Children and Youth Film Festival in Malmö 2026.

Events

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

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