Academic Centre
The Grand Prix of the Riga Summer School was awarded to “Who Colors Riga?” by students from Italy, Georgia and Moldova. Certificate of Appreciation went to “Teika about Teika” by students from Colombia, Russia, Ukraine and Latvia, and “Dreams from Miera iela” by students from Lithuania, Latvia and Ukraine. “Dreams from Miera iela” also received Audience Award. This year the University of Latvia invited all interested people from Riga to attend the premieres of the summer School films. Now Riga Summer School films can be viewed in different Latvian and foreign festivals, media outlets and internet portals.
The films were evaluated by a jury of professionals, consisting of TV Journalist Adriana Roze, Live Riga representative Ieva Lasmane, Latvian Television Journalist Judīte Čunka, Communication Studies Department Lecturer Lolita Stašāne and Entrepreneur Kristaps Pētersons.
Films that were made in about two weeks feature different faces of Riga, for instance, the diversity of people, history of various places in Riga, people’s destinies, dreams and hopes. Stories were captured on film by students from Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine, Russia, Moldova, Italy, Georgia and Colombia.
The participants of Riga Summer School represent various fields of study but they are all united by their interest about filmmaking. During the summer school they had lectures by Professor Inta Brikše, Professor Viktors Freibergs, lecturer Dmitrijs Petrenko and Latvian Television Journalist Lilita Eglīte, as well as practical workshops under the leadership of film professionals Dmitrijs Ščegoļevs and Pēteris Sudakovs. The producer of Riga Summer School films is Communication Studies Department Lecturer Kaspars Rūklis.
Already for the second year in a row Riga Summer School was organized by the Communication Studies Department of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Latvia. It was supported by Live Riga and Laima.
Additional information:
Kaspars Rūklis,
Executive Director, Riga Summer School
Kaspars.Ruklis@gmail.com
00 371 29405048
Web: sites.google.com/site/rigasummerschool/, Find Riga Summer School also on Facebook! Annotations of Riga Summer School 2012 Films: The Man Who Does Not Love
He is a pessimist; he hates life and sees a sufferer in everyone. He is looking for that one person to love in an unfamiliar country. In abandoned and lonely district of a beautiful city he finds her. But she, as many others, leaves him wondering about what he did or said wrong. A film by: Denis Demidov, Russia
Volha Furs, Belarus
Anna Desjatova, Russia
Instructor Dmitrijs Ščegoļevs, Latvia
Instructor Pēteris Sudakovs, Latvia
Producer Kaspars Rūklis, Latvia Who Colors Riga?
It is a film about Riga's creative identity in the form of street art. How does street art fill Riga with life and colors? How does it contribute to the continuous development and changing of the city? The story is told by street artists themselves and shown through their work. A film by: Daria Mangione, Italy
Medea Gagua, Georgia
Catalina Ganea, Moldova
Instructor Dmitrijs Ščegoļevs, Latvia
Instructor Pēteris Sudakovs, Latvia
Producer Kaspars Rūklis, Latvia The Island of Love
The feel of any place is determined by the people. The island of love in Riga neighborhood Bolderāja surprises with nature, geography and people’s dreams. It is up to the people whether the idea of this island can be also used to characterize the whole neighborhood. A film by: Daria Filatova, Russia
Misjel Tjutjunnik, Russia
Kristiāna Kārkliņa, Latvia
Irina Orlova, Russia
Instructor Dmitrijs Ščegoļevs, Latvia
Instructor Pēteris Sudakovs, Latvia
Producer Kaspars Rūklis, Latvia Teika about Teika
This is a story about an old cinema in Rīga neighborhood called Teika. A legend that lives in an old man’s mind. But actually it is a story about the human nature. Does what we are looking for even exists? Teika (in Latvian) – story, legend, tale. A film by: Natalia Orlova, Russia
Manuel Adarve, Colombia
Anastasia Bermicheva, Ukraine
Marika Mitriķe, Latvia
Instructor Dmitrijs Ščegoļevs, Latvia
Instructor Pēteris Sudakovs, Latvia
Producer Kaspars Rūklis, Latvia Miera iela
Inese is a tram driver. She is passing Miera iela everyday, also she was born and grew up here. This is a short documentary road film when the story of Miera iela is being told from both – her and people, who represents different places in the street – perspective. A tram ride is not only 'a passing by' anymore. A film by: Jore Janaviciute, Lithuania
Oleksii Anisimov, Ukraine
Edmunds Gross, Latvia
Instructor Dmitrijs Ščegoļevs, Latvia
Instructor Pēteris Sudakovs, Latvia
Producer Kaspars Rūklis, Latvia
Zephyr & Caramel
Laima – is the biggest and most loved sweets factory in the Baltic region. The film is about Latvian zephyr and caramel, which are produced by Laima. The film shows all the production process and gives understanding how the zephyr and caramel are made. In the film you can listen to the interviews of people how are producing these sweets for already 16 years. A film by: Oleksii Anisimov, Ukraine
Edmunds Gross, Latvia
Instructor Dmitrijs Ščegoļevs, Latvia
Instructor Pēteris Sudakovs, Latvia
Producer Kaspars Rūklis, Latvia
Executive Director, Riga Summer School
Kaspars.Ruklis@gmail.com
00 371 29405048
Web: sites.google.com/site/rigasummerschool/, Find Riga Summer School also on Facebook! Annotations of Riga Summer School 2012 Films: The Man Who Does Not Love
He is a pessimist; he hates life and sees a sufferer in everyone. He is looking for that one person to love in an unfamiliar country. In abandoned and lonely district of a beautiful city he finds her. But she, as many others, leaves him wondering about what he did or said wrong. A film by: Denis Demidov, Russia
Volha Furs, Belarus
Anna Desjatova, Russia
Instructor Dmitrijs Ščegoļevs, Latvia
Instructor Pēteris Sudakovs, Latvia
Producer Kaspars Rūklis, Latvia Who Colors Riga?
It is a film about Riga's creative identity in the form of street art. How does street art fill Riga with life and colors? How does it contribute to the continuous development and changing of the city? The story is told by street artists themselves and shown through their work. A film by: Daria Mangione, Italy
Medea Gagua, Georgia
Catalina Ganea, Moldova
Instructor Dmitrijs Ščegoļevs, Latvia
Instructor Pēteris Sudakovs, Latvia
Producer Kaspars Rūklis, Latvia The Island of Love
The feel of any place is determined by the people. The island of love in Riga neighborhood Bolderāja surprises with nature, geography and people’s dreams. It is up to the people whether the idea of this island can be also used to characterize the whole neighborhood. A film by: Daria Filatova, Russia
Misjel Tjutjunnik, Russia
Kristiāna Kārkliņa, Latvia
Irina Orlova, Russia
Instructor Dmitrijs Ščegoļevs, Latvia
Instructor Pēteris Sudakovs, Latvia
Producer Kaspars Rūklis, Latvia Teika about Teika
This is a story about an old cinema in Rīga neighborhood called Teika. A legend that lives in an old man’s mind. But actually it is a story about the human nature. Does what we are looking for even exists? Teika (in Latvian) – story, legend, tale. A film by: Natalia Orlova, Russia
Manuel Adarve, Colombia
Anastasia Bermicheva, Ukraine
Marika Mitriķe, Latvia
Instructor Dmitrijs Ščegoļevs, Latvia
Instructor Pēteris Sudakovs, Latvia
Producer Kaspars Rūklis, Latvia Miera iela
Inese is a tram driver. She is passing Miera iela everyday, also she was born and grew up here. This is a short documentary road film when the story of Miera iela is being told from both – her and people, who represents different places in the street – perspective. A tram ride is not only 'a passing by' anymore. A film by: Jore Janaviciute, Lithuania
Oleksii Anisimov, Ukraine
Edmunds Gross, Latvia
Instructor Dmitrijs Ščegoļevs, Latvia
Instructor Pēteris Sudakovs, Latvia
Producer Kaspars Rūklis, Latvia
Zephyr & Caramel
Laima – is the biggest and most loved sweets factory in the Baltic region. The film is about Latvian zephyr and caramel, which are produced by Laima. The film shows all the production process and gives understanding how the zephyr and caramel are made. In the film you can listen to the interviews of people how are producing these sweets for already 16 years. A film by: Oleksii Anisimov, Ukraine
Edmunds Gross, Latvia
Instructor Dmitrijs Ščegoļevs, Latvia
Instructor Pēteris Sudakovs, Latvia
Producer Kaspars Rūklis, Latvia
