We combine attractive financial incentives with reliable local production support. Our offering includes Minority Co-Production Funding and Cash Rebate Schemes, backed by high-level Production Services covering locations, crew, and casting — all designed to make producing in Latvia efficient, flexible, and production-friendly.
We collaborate internationally on film and series projects, offering flexible co-production partnerships tailored to each project's creative and financial needs. If you're looking for a local partner, we also provide service production support for commercials, music videos, series and other audiovisual projects, working closely with trusted local crews and suppliers.
If you’re interested in co-producing with Latvia, one option is our minority co-production funding scheme from National Film Centre of Latvia.
1. WHO CAN APPLY
International film projects where a Latvian company participates as a minority co-producer.
2. ELIGIBLE PROJECTS
Feature films, documentaries, and animations of any length, in development or pre-production. Projects already in production are not eligible.
3. LATVIAN PARTICIPATION & PRODUCER REQUIREMENTS
Latvian share must be at least 20% in a bilateral co-production (with two partners) or 10% in a multilateral (with more than two partners) co-production. As low as 5% in exceptional cases, if the partner country has ratified the European Convention on Cinematographic Co-production. The main producer must have at least 50% of their budget confirmed.
4. FUNDING AND TIMING
The total budget for the scheme is EUR 500,000. There is no fixed amount per project and no fixed amount of project to be supported. Applications are accepted twice a year, in spring and in autumn.
5. OTHER REQUIREMENTS
The project must qualify as a Latvian film under national criteria (creative, cultural, or production involvement). Projects led by companies from Russia or Belarus, or those receiving their public funding, are not eligible.
Financial support for incoming film and TV productions through the Latvian state rebate scheme, offering a percentage refund on eligible production costs.
1. WHO CAN APPLY
International productions or co-productions working with a Latvian production partner can apply. The applicant must be a company registered in Latvia.
2. ELIGIBLE PROJECTS
Feature films, documentaries, animated films and TV films (including series) that shoot wholly or partly in Latvia and incur eligible Latvian production costs.
3. REBATE STRUCTURE & SUPPORT INTENSITY
Latvia offers two complementary cash rebate schemes for international film and series productions:
–LIAA Cash Rebate: 20–30% rebate on eligible production costs, depending on factors such as local spending level.
–Riga Film Fund: 20–25% rebate on eligible costs.
Both schemes may be combined with other Latvian public funding, provided that the total public support does not exceed 50% of the project’s eligible Latvian expenditure.
4. FINANCIAL & TIMING CONDITIONS
–There are minimum budget requirements for feature films and documentaries to qualify.
–Projects must have at least 50% of total financing secured when applying.
–Applications are typically reviewed in open calls held at least twice a year; decisions are made within approximately one month.
5. OTHER REQUIREMENTS
To be eligible, productions must incur costs through Latvian service providers or crew, and shooting must take place in Latvia.
We maintain our own location database, providing access to a strong and diverse range of filming locations across Latvia and the wider Baltic region. Latvia offers excellent production opportunities, including purpose-built studio facilities such as Riga Film Studio, as well as established backlot environments like Cinevilla Studios and LED UNIT, a virtual production studio enabling LED-volume shoots and controlled digital environments.
As collaborators of Laika Casting, we offer direct access to professional actors, supporting artists, and extras.
–Non-unionized professional actors
–Casting in all three neighboring Baltic countries - Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia and beyond
–International production experience working with projects from Europe, South Korea, US, Canada
–Competitive rates for extras and featured extras
–Competitive international buyouts for commercials
–Easy-to-use online casting databases
–Production-friendly regulations for working with children’s actors on set
–Safe Covid protocols for organizing in-person casting sessions and coordinating large crowds
With over 15 years of hands-on production experience, we have built trusted relationships with highly skilled local crews and can assemble teams tailored to the specific needs of each project. We work with trusted local rental partners to provide professional camera equipment and a full range of unit and set-support gear, including production tents, generators, heating, vehicles, and other essential on-set infrastructure.
We work with experienced local partners providing editing, sound post-production, and music composition, including dialogue editing, sound design, and mixing. Our network includes skilled editors and composers with international project experience, and post-production can be handled fully in Latvia or integrated smoothly into international workflows.
If you’re interested in co-producing with Latvia, one option is our minority co-production funding scheme from National Film Centre of Latvia.
1. WHO CAN APPLY
International film projects where a Latvian company participates as a minority co-producer.
2. ELIGIBLE PROJECTS
Feature films, documentaries, and animations of any length, in development or pre-production. Projects already in production are not eligible.
3. LATVIAN PARTICIPATION & PRODUCER REQUIREMENTS
Latvian share must be at least 20% in a bilateral co-production (with two partners) or 10% in a multilateral (with more than two partners) co-production. As low as 5% in exceptional cases, if the partner country has ratified the European Convention on Cinematographic Co-production. The main producer must have at least 50% of their budget confirmed.
4. FUNDING AND TIMING
The total budget for the scheme is EUR 500,000. There is no fixed amount per project and no fixed amount of project to be supported. Applications are accepted twice a year, in spring and in autumn.
5. OTHER REQUIREMENTS
The project must qualify as a Latvian film under national criteria (creative, cultural, or production involvement). Projects led by companies from Russia or Belarus, or those receiving their public funding, are not eligible.
Financial support for incoming film and TV productions through the Latvian state rebate scheme, offering a percentage refund on eligible production costs.
1. WHO CAN APPLY
International productions or co-productions working with a Latvian production partner can apply. The applicant must be a company registered in Latvia.
2. ELIGIBLE PROJECTS
Feature films, documentaries, animated films and TV films (including series) that shoot wholly or partly in Latvia and incur eligible Latvian production costs.
3. REBATE STRUCTURE & SUPPORT INTENSITY
Latvia offers two complementary cash rebate schemes for international film and series productions:
–LIAA Cash Rebate: 20–30% rebate on eligible production costs, depending on factors such as local spending level.
–Riga Film Fund: 20–25% rebate on eligible costs.
Both schemes may be combined with other Latvian public funding, provided that the total public support does not exceed 50% of the project’s eligible Latvian expenditure.
4. FINANCIAL & TIMING CONDITIONS
–There are minimum budget requirements for feature films and documentaries to qualify.
–Projects must have at least 50% of total financing secured when applying.
–Applications are typically reviewed in open calls held at least twice a year; decisions are made within approximately one month.
5. OTHER REQUIREMENTS
To be eligible, productions must incur costs through Latvian service providers or crew, and shooting must take place in Latvia.
We maintain our own location database, providing access to a strong and diverse range of filming locations across Latvia and the wider Baltic region. Latvia offers excellent production opportunities, including purpose-built studio facilities such as Riga Film Studio, as well as established backlot environments like Cinevilla Studios and LED UNIT, a virtual production studio enabling LED-volume shoots and controlled digital environments.
As collaborators of Laika Casting, we offer direct access to professional actors, supporting artists, and extras.
–Non-unionized professional actors
–Casting in all three neighboring Baltic countries - Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia and beyond
–International production experience working with projects from Europe, South Korea, US, Canada
–Competitive rates for extras and featured extras
–Competitive international buyouts for commercials
–Easy-to-use online casting databases
–Production-friendly regulations for working with children’s actors on set
–Safe Covid protocols for organizing in-person casting sessions and coordinating large crowds
With over 15 years of hands-on production experience, we have built trusted relationships with highly skilled local crews and can assemble teams tailored to the specific needs of each project. We work with trusted local rental partners to provide professional camera equipment and a full range of unit and set-support gear, including production tents, generators, heating, vehicles, and other essential on-set infrastructure.
We work with experienced local partners providing editing, sound post-production, and music composition, including dialogue editing, sound design, and mixing. Our network includes skilled editors and composers with international project experience, and post-production can be handled fully in Latvia or integrated smoothly into international workflows.
