Rija Films is Latvian animation studio.
Company’s activities are production, distribution and services for
animation, documentaries and fictions. Company has taken part in more than
40 international co-production and cooperation projects including work with
Les Amateurs, Paramount, Sony, Dreamworks, A Film and others.
Rija Films got CARTOON nominee for the Best European Producer.
Lotte and the Lost Dragons/ Lote un pazudušie pūķi
is a 2019 Estonian-Latvian animated film directed by Janno Poldma and Heiki Ernits (who is also head animator), in a co-production between Joonis Films and Rija Films.
Classic animation, 72 min, 2019, Estonia /Latvia, children, dialogues
Karl the Raccoon and Victor Vetch are two scientists who have arrived in
Gadgetville and have decided to take part in a local competition for who can
collect the most folk songs. They dream of recording the song of the
mythical fire-breathing dragon. Lotte and her little sister hear of their
plan and decide to help the scientists.
We invite you to view a short-film collection of Atom ART:
Atom Art is an award-winning 2D animation studio established in 2001 and
based in Riga, Latvia. Over the years, it has grown from a fourto
five-person animation studio to a company with more than 30 people on its
staff. However, the main team has stayed the same. Atom Art is known for its
auteur short films and animated films for children.
Pigtail and Mr. Sleeplessness / Bize un Neguļa Edmunds Jansons,
digital cut-outs, 2D computer animation, 25 min, 2017, Latvia, children,
dialogue in Latvian / English
To win back her parents’ attention, a six-year-old girl nicknamed Pigtail
and her imaginary friend, Mr. Sleeplessness, come up with a clever plan to
send her Baby Brother and Grandma to the moon.
Ursus
Reinis Pētersons, charcoal drawing, 10 min, 2011, Latvia, universal, no
dialogue
A charcoal-on-paper animation about a circus bear on a motorcycle who
decides to leave the daily routine and takes off into the forest, where his
true happiness seems to dwell.
Choir Tour / Kora turneja
Edmunds Jansons, 2D computer animation, 5 min, 2012, Latvia, universal, no
dialogue
It’s a wild free-for-all when a famous boys’ choir breaks away from their conductor while on tour in Seoul and causes mayhem in the hotel
International Father’s Day / Starptautiskā Tēva diena
Classic animation, 5 min, Latvia, Estonia, 2012
This student film is directed by Latvian filmmaker Edmunds Jansons at the
Estonian Academy of the Arts. This film is about the bonds between father
and child, whether human or animal, in a highly stylized and aesthetically
vibrant depiction of the relationship between a bird and his children in a
tree as a parade takes place below.
The Isle of Seals / Roņu sala
Written, directed and animated by Edmunds Jansons 2D Computer Animation, 6 min, 2014, Latvia, no dialogues
In the middle of a grey sea there is a grey isle. On this grey island grey hunters live. The life is simple and harsh. Seals and hunters live together in a cruel balance. One day, the Photographer arrives to document this everyday life. For him it turns out to be deadly complicated.
