The Rossellinis

2020

A laid-back journey in search of a unique family, descendants of the man who rewrote the history of cinema.

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Ring Of Fire

2021

Four actors, unwanted by any of the national theatres in Riga, go their own way and establish the independent theatre company Kvadrifrons, setting up a stage in the stables of the legendary Riga Circus.

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The Jump

2020

In 1970, just off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard, Lithuanian sailor and would-be defector Simas Kudirka jumped off his Soviet vessel aboard a US coast guard cutter, asking for asylum. His leap for freedom set off a chaotic series of events, leading to one of the biggest political muddles during the Cold War.

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Upurga

2021

An uptight rafting instructor loses his clients to the dank waters and dark forests of a river valley pregnant with the paranormal. Bound by the roots of their pagan past and submerged in unconscious passions: do they want to be saved?

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Known for award-winning creative documentaries, fiction and animation for more than 25 years

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About us

VFS House

VFS FILMS is a Latvian production company established in 1997 and best known for its human interest documentaries, shorts and author-driven television docu-series.

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Awards

THE ROSSELLINIS world premiere at the 77th Venice International Film Festival, the closing film of International Film Critics’ Week
2020
THE JUMP awarded the Best Feature Documentary at the 36th Warsaw International Film Festival
2020
IMMORTAL awarded Crystal Globe - the Grand Prix for Best Documentary Film at the 54th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
2019
BRIDGES OF TIME Jury Special mention at Batumi International Art-House Film Festival
2018
WONDERFUL LOSERS. A DIFFERENT WORLD. Alpe Adria Cinema Award - Best Documentary Film at Trieste IFF 29th edition
2018
THE FAIRYTALE OF EMPTY SPACE National Film Award Lielais Kristaps for the Best director, Best DOP and Best animation artwork
2017
LIBERATION DAY world premiere at International Documentary Filmfestival Amsterdam
2016
UKRAINIAN SHERIFFS GRAND PRIX — Docs Against Gravity
2015
DOUBLE ALIENS awarded the Best Documentary at the Batumi International Arthouse Film Festival 2015
2015