Latvijas konsulāts Ņujorkā- Apkārtraksts 2017.09.25- Latvian Events in New York

Latvian Pavel Gumeninikov and his short film Just Go! will represent Latvia in the 20th Annual MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival. The 10-minute film is one of 10 Finalists screening in over 250 cinemas across six continents between September 28 and October 8, 2017. Being selected for the Final 10 means Just Go! automatically qualifies for Oscar consideration.

Please make a date to see and vote for this film. The more votes, the better the chances Latvia will win !

When: September 27, 2017, 7 pm
Where: Anthology Film Archives, 32 Second Avenue (at 2nd St.), New York, NY 10003

For more information about the film, please click here.

To view the teaser trailer, click here:

For a full list of screening venues throughout the U.S. for this film click here.

Latvia and its Centenary will be showcased at this year’s 92Y organized International Street Fest. Come and learn more about Latvia and the exciting events planned there in 2018 during the Centenary celebrations.
 
The StreetFest stretches from 79th Street to 94th Street on Lexington Avenue and attracts thousands of visitors.
 
The Latvian booth (located between 90th and 91st Streets on Lexington Ave.) will be promoting Latvia as a must see tourist destination for New Yorker’s, as well as answering questions about Latvia.
 
The sixteen-block StreetFest is promoted in major New York publications, including The New York Times, Time Out New York, and The Village Voice, in local papers, and on several radio stations.
 
To read more about the StreetFest, please visit the 92Y website here.

For further details and to find the application form to make an appointment please visit the Embassy’s website here.

In 2018, Latvia celebrates a hundred years since it became an independent state. With festivities at home and all around the world, Latvia will present the best it can offer in culture, lifestyle and innovation. We will explore, create and celebrate – for the prosperity of Latvia!
 
For more information on the Centenary program, visit the official Latvia100 platform:lv100.lv.
 
Events across the United States can also be located here: www.latvia100usa.org

2017 and 2018 are the celebration years for the entire Baltic region. Our neighbors – Lithuania, Estonia and Finland – are also celebrating their centenaries of statehood. Finland celebrates its centenary on December 6, 2017, followed by Lithuania’s 100th anniversary of restored independence on February 16, 2018, and the centenary of Estonia’s statehood on February 24, 2018.