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The Latvian Academy of Culture announces the opening of the competition for Preliminary Selection of Postdoctoral Applications

The Latvian Academy of Culture announces the opening of the competition for Preliminary Selection of Postdoctoral Applications for submission to the State Education Development Agency (SEDA) for the research application selection round for Activity 1.1.1.2 “Post-doctoral Research Aid” of the Specific Aid Objective 1.1.1 “To increase the research and innovative capacity of scientific institutions of Latvia and the ability to attract external financing, investing in human resources and infrastructure” of the Operational Programme “Growth and Employment”.

Latvia’s Mellow Mud (Es esmu šeit) has won the Crystal Bear for Best Film in the Generation 14plus strand of the Berlin Film Festival

Latvia’s Mellow Mud (Es esmu šeit) has won the Crystal Bear for Best Film in the Generation 14plus strand of the Berlin Film Festival (Feb 11-21), as voted by the ‘youth jury’. The feature debut of Latvian director Renārs Vimba (a graduate of the Latvian Academy of Culture), received its world premiere in the youth strand of the Berlinale and centres on a 17-year-old girl and her little brother who keep the death of their grandmother secret in an attempt not to lose their home.