In the frame of the Latvian Animation Festival 2021 at the Park Cinema (Flame Towers) there will be a master-class of the famous Latvian Animation Artist  Vladimir Leschiov.

Latvia is a small superpower when it comes to animation, known around the world for its visual narrative style and animation auteurs. This year the Embassy of the Republic of Latvia in Baku has organized in cooperation with the Park Cinema, first time in Azerbaijan, Latvian Animation Film Festival with the name of “A Small Nation-Big Animation. All animations will be screened since 15-th Nov till 21-st Nov 2021 at the Park Cinema (Flame Towers).

After the master class, we invite you toview Vladimir Leschiov’s animations:

Electrician’s Day / Elektriķa diena

Classical animation, 8 min, 2018, adults, no dialogue

An accident happens during repairs at a psychiatric hospital. As a result,
an electrician loses consciousness and finds himself on the other side of
the wall.

Waiting for the New Year/ Gaidot Jauno gadu

Classical animation, 9 min, 2016, adults, no dialogue

A lonely female street cleaner’s letter to an unknown person, written on the
first day of the New Year. It has been a year spent observing the seasons
and dreaming of a miracle for the upcoming New Year.

Rainy Days/ Lietus dienas

Classical animation, 9 min, 2014, adults, no dialogue

An elderly Japanese man visits a strange island, where he disappears in his
own memories.

Wings and Oars / Spārni un Airi

Classical animation, 6 min, 2009, adults, no dialogue

A former pilot looks back over his life: the Earth, the Sky, the Woman –
everything that took place on the journey from an air strip to an abandoned
boat house. Memories and flashes of various time periods create a surreal
mood in which the present, past and future all exist at the same time.

Villa Antropoff

Vladimirs Leščovs and Kaspars Jancis, classical animation, 13 min, 2012,
adults, no dialogue

An ironic story about dreams and losing dreams. Inspired by a real event,
when both directors found themselves at a strange wedding celebration in the
villa of former USSR leader Yuri Andropov near Pärnu in Estonia.

Lost in Snow / Zuduši sniegā

Classical animation, 8 min, 2007, adults, no dialogue

A man goes ice-fishing on a winter day. But he is not alone. And his day on
the ice involves more than catching fish.