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The Crossroad
''The Crossroad'' ( lv, Šķērsiela) is a 1988 Latvian documentary film directed by Ivars Seleckis. Awards and accolades * 3rd European Film Awards The 3rd Annual European Film Awards were given out in 1990. Winners and nominees Bold indicates winner in the category. European Film * ''Porte aperte'' (''Open Doors'') * ''Cyrano de Bergerac'' * '' Matj'' (''Mother'') * '' Przesluchani ... ** Best Documentary - Won References External links * * 1988 documentary films 1988 films Latvian documentary films Soviet documentary films European Film Awards winners (films) Soviet-era Latvian films {{1980s-documentary-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivars Seleckis
Ivars is a Latvian masculine given name, derived from Scandinavian ''Ivar''. It also occurs as a surname in some cases. Given name *Ivars Godmanis (born 1951), Latvian politician * Ivars Hirss (1931–1989), Latvian-born American painter *Ivars Kalniņš (born 1948), Latvian actor * Ivars Knēts (born 1938), Latvian materials scientist * Ivars Peterson (born 1948), Canadian mathematics writer *Ivars Timermanis (born 1982), Latvian basketball player Surname * Ann-Marie Ivars, Swedish Finnish linguist * Peter Ivars, Finnish orienteer See also *Aivars Aivars is a Latvian masculine given name. It is borne by over 13,000 men in LatviaPMLP database and in 2006 was the sixth most popular man's name in the country. Its nameday is celebrated on 29 January. Its rise to its present popularity began ... {{given name, type=both Norwegian-language surnames Latvian masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic
The Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic (Latvian SSR), also known as Soviet Latvia or simply Latvia, was a federated republic within the Soviet Union, and formally one of its 16 (later 15) constituent republics. The Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic was in existence for 51 years, from August 5, 1940 to September, 6 1991. The Soviet annexation of Latvia took place in August of 1939 to the agreed terms of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact (Nazi-Soviet Nonaggression Pact). In 1939 Latvia was forced to grant military bases on its soil to the Soviet Union, and in 1940 the Soviet Red Army moved into Latvia, which was effectively incorporated into the Soviet Union. The territory changed hands during World War II with Nazi Germany occupying a large portion of Latvian territory from 1941 to 1944. Soviet instability and the dissolution of the Soviet Union provided the impetus for Latvia to regain independence. Creation, 1940 On 24 September 1939, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
3rd European Film Awards
The 3rd Annual European Film Awards were given out in 1990. Winners and nominees Bold indicates winner in the category. European Film * ''Porte aperte'' (''Open Doors'') * ''Cyrano de Bergerac'' * '' Matj'' (''Mother'') * '' Przesluchanie'' (''Interrogation'') * ''Skyddsängeln'' (''The Guardian Angel'') * '' Tulitikkutehtaan tyttö'' (''The Match Factory Girl'') * '' ¡Ay, Carmela!'' Young European Film * ''Henry V'' * ''La blanca paloma'' (''The White Dove'') * ''Turnè'' (''On Tour'') * '' Un monde sans pitié'' (''Love Without Pity'') * '' Zamri, umri, voskresni!'' (''Lie Still, Die, Revive'') European Actor * Kenneth Branagh for ''Henry V'' * Gérard Depardieu for ''Cyrano de Bergerac'' * Philip Zandén for ''Skyddsängeln'' (''The Guardian Angel'') European Actress * Carmen Maura for '' ¡Ay, Carmela!'' * Anne Brochet for ''Cyrano de Bergerac'' * Krystyna Janda for '' Przesluchanie'' (''Interrogation'') European Supporting Actor * Dmitrij Pevsov for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Film Award For Best Documentary
The European Film Award for Best Documentary or Prix Arte has been awarded annually since 1989 by the European Film Academy. Special Mentions were presented alongside the winner of the award until 1993, since 1999 a set of nominees are presented out of which a winner is chosen. Criteria Documentary films taken into consideration must have a minimum length of 70 minutes. They must have either had a theatrical release in at least one European country, at a European competitive feature film festival accredited by FIAPF or been screened at one of the following documentary festivals: * Cinéma du Réel (France) * Copenhagen International Documentary Festival (Denmark) * Doclisboa (Portugal) * Dok Leipzig (Germany) * International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (The Netherlands) * Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival (Czech Republic) * Kraków Film Festival (Poland) * Sheffield Doc/Fest (UK) * Thessaloniki Documentary Festival (Greece) * Visions du Réel Visions du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1988 Documentary Films
File:1988 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The oil platform Piper Alpha explodes and collapses in the North Sea, killing 165 workers; The USS Vincennes (CG-49) mistakenly shoots down Iran Air Flight 655; Australia celebrates its Bicentennial on January 26; The 1988 Summer Olympics are held in Seoul, South Korea; Soviet troops begin their withdrawal from Afghanistan, which is completed the next year; The 1988 Armenian earthquake kills between 25,000-50,000 people; The 8888 Uprising in Myanmar, led by students, protests the Burma Socialist Programme Party; A bomb explodes on Pan Am Flight 103, causing the plane to crash down on the town of Lockerbie, Scotland- the event kills 270 people., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 Piper Alpha rect 200 0 400 200 Iran Air Flight 655 rect 400 0 600 200 Australian Bicentenary rect 0 200 300 400 Pan Am Flight 103 rect 300 200 600 400 1988 Summer Olympics rect 0 400 200 600 8888 Uprising rect 200 400 400 600 1988 Armenian eart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1988 Films
The following is an overview of events in 1988 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths. Highest-grossing films The top 10 films released in 1988 by worldwide gross are as follows: Events * May 25 – '' Rambo III'' was released as the most expensive film ever made with a production budget between $58 and $63 million. The film failed to match the box office earnings from '' Rambo: First Blood Part II'' (1985). * July 15 – '' Die Hard'' defies low commercial expectations to gross $141.5 million worldwide. Hailed as an influential landmark in the action film genre, it influenced a common formula for many '90s action films, featuring a lone everyman against a colorful terrorist character who's usually holding hostages in an isolated setting. Such films and their sequels are often referred to as "''Die Hard'' on a _____": '' Under Siege'' (battleship), '' Cliffhanger'' (mountain), '' Speed'' (bus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latvian Documentary Films
Latvian may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Latvia Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of ... ** Latvians, a Baltic ethnic group, native to what is modern-day Latvia and the immediate geographical region ** Latvian language, also referred to as Lettish ** Latvian cuisine ** Latvian culture ** Latvian horse * Latvian Gambit, an opening in chess See also * Latvia (other) * {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soviet Documentary Films
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a Federation, federal union of Republics of the Soviet Union, fifteen national republics; in practice, both Government of the Soviet Union, its government and Economy of the Soviet Union, its economy were highly Soviet-type economic planning, centralized until its final years. It was a one-party state governed by the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, with the city of Moscow serving as its capital as well as that of its largest and most populous republic: the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Russian SFSR. Other major cities included Saint Petersburg, Leningrad (Russian SFSR), Kyiv, Kiev (Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Ukrainian SSR), Minsk (Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Byelorussian SSR), Tas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Film Awards Winners (films)
European, or Europeans, or Europeneans, may refer to: In general * ''European'', an adjective referring to something of, from, or related to Europe ** Ethnic groups in Europe ** Demographics of Europe ** European cuisine, the cuisines of Europe and other Western countries * ''European'', an adjective referring to something of, from, or related to the European Union ** Citizenship of the European Union European Union citizenship is afforded to all citizens of member states of the European Union (EU). It was formally created with the adoption of the 1992 Maastricht Treaty, at the same time as the creation of the EU. EU citizenship is additi ... ** Demographics of the European Union In publishing * ''The European'' (1953 magazine), a far-right cultural and political magazine published 1953–1959 * ''The European'' (newspaper), a British weekly newspaper published 1990–1998 * ''The European'' (2009 magazine), a German magazine first published in September 2009 *'' The Eur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
