We’re delighted to welcome the producer & co-writer of Flow (Straume) to LBFF!‍

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Matīss Kaža will be attending the screening on 30 Novemebr at Rich Mix and will be discussing the acclaimed film during the Q&A.

Matīss intro, in his own words: “I’m a director, producer and writer, and the founder of Trickster Pictures. I was born in Stockholm, Sweden in 1995, but grew up mostly in Riga, Latvia. I’m a Latvian/American/Swedish triple citizen. I know it sounds like I’m some MI6 agent. I hold a BFA in Film & Television from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts and have been a Directing Fellow at AFI Conservatory in Los Angeles. In 2021, I graduated from the MA program in Audiovisual and Performative Arts at the Latvian Academy of Culture.

I directed my first feature-length documentary ONE TICKET PLEASE (2017). After graduating, I returned to Europe to work as a producer and director on several short films and documentaries. I’m also directing for the theatre, with SOFT POWER (2023) as my directorial debut at the Latvian National Theatre.

In 2024, I premiered my first animated film as a producer and writer, FLOW (2024) by Gints Zilbalodis. It was the first Latvian film in 26 years to premiere in Un Certain Regard at the Cannes Film Festival.
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When I’m not directing, producing or writing for the screen, I’m exploring new forms of devised theatre, and curating lecture programs in cinema for schools. I have also taught screenwriting, new media and directing in the bachelor’s program at the Latvian Academy of Culture.” Credit: matisskaza.com.

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