RÄ«gas kinostudija

Cinema Studio Riga ( lett: Rigas Kinostudija ) is the oldest film studio in Latvia. It was founded in 1948 and performs since 1958 the present name. Since 1961 it is located in the building Šmerļa ielā 3, Riga. In the time of the Latvian SSR, the entire production was covered by the film idea about the script to the finished product from the studio. There were up to 1,000 people employed and produces virtually all Latvian films of the postwar era. The buildings are well-equipped recording studios from the 1960s, which are among the largest in Northern Europe ..

History

With the annexation of Latvia by the Soviet Union in 1940, several private film companies were nationalized to a movie studio. Under German occupation were then under the name Ostland Film GmbH and " Rigas Filma " to 1944 different Latvian- recorded movies. After the restoration of LSSR the studios were merged for feature films and documentaries in 1948 and 1958 received its current name. The recording studios were still over different parts of the city Riga, as the New Theatre and the Philharmonic scattered. From 1963, three modern large-scale recording studio could be taken in a new centralized building complex of the architect V. Voronov and A. Okunjew in operation. The Redaktionskolegium, the documentary department, the puppet film group as well as the art director and Soviet: In the Šmerļa ielā 3, now all working groups were.

The film studio were their own workshops for film preparation, recording techniques, decoration and technical buildings, lighting, sound equipment, film processing, assembly, mechanization and auto transport. Approximately half of the annual production of 15 films were full-length feature films. The members of the Art soviets were recruited initially mostly of well-known directors and actors of the theater as Alfred Amtmanis - Briedītis, Vija Artmane, Edward Smiļģis, Elza Radzina. , Own histrionic young constructed and designed a stuntman department: After 1965 in the affiliated national cinema actresses Gym ( Tautas kinoaktieru studija lett ).

After the collapse of the Soviet Union almost no films were produced in the studio. The buildings are, however, often rented for large events such as TV shows. The documentation retained in the studio documents, photographs, costumes, scenery and technical facilities now include the Cinema Museum Riga. About the copyright to the Soviet era films produced to a civil trial will be held for some years.

Recording studios

The building complex consists of three pavilions and a gazebo photo

In the studio, is also the largest green background in Europe is ..