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- Latvia is the central country of the Baltic states (Estonia,
Latvia and Lithuania) and is situated on the Baltic Sea
coast in the north-east of Europe
- Formely a part of the USSR, Latvia gained its
independence in 1990 and since than has
expiered rapid development.
- The capital of Latvia is Riga with
a population over 850 thousand (mainly
Latvians and Russians).
- Latvia has a well developed
TV industry and a filmmaking
history going back some
55 years. Some of the biggest
motion pictures of the Soviet era were made here,
as well as a number of co-productions with the cinematographers from Finland, Denmark, Norway, France, Italy and Canada in recent years.
- Latvia is young, culturally reach and fast growing country which offers great opportunities for western film and TV productions.
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- Latvia has recently signed a special tax break agreement with Canada. We keep working very hard to see more positive changes introduced in order to make Latvia even more attractive for oversees productions.
- We are happy to acknowledge that despite the ever-growing production costs on the international commercials market, shooting in Latvia remains highly cost-effective and reliable option for western producers.
For more info on Latvia and to find out what’s on please refer to the following websites:
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