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Founded in 2001, the INSTITUTE OF DOCUMENTARY FILM (IDF) is a non-profit training and networking centre based in Prague, Czech Republic, focused on the support of East European documentary films and their wider promotion. Our activities support filmmakers through all stages of completion – development, funding, production, post-production, and distribution. We aim at individual filmmakers (tailored consultations), groups of carefully selected professionals with projects or films (Ex Oriente Film, East European Forum, East Silver, Doc Launch, etc.), broader professional community (East Doc Platform), as well as the general public (portal www.DOKweb.net). We closely work with key int. festivals, broadcasters, distributors, sales agents, markets, or training initiatives and serve as the GATEWAY TO EAST EUROPEAN DOCUMENTARY FILM.

Director
Viesturs Kairiss
Producer
Guntis Trekteris
Co Producer
Viesturs Kairiss
Production company
Ego Media
Director of photography
Gints Berzins ...
Editor
Gunta Ikere ...

The Olympic Man

Loengrīns no Varka Kru, Latvia, 2009, 80 min, Adventure and Sports, Portrait

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The portrayal of Mārtiņš Rubenis, the Latvian luger and the Olympic medal winner – in 2006 in Turin the athlete won the first Winter Olympics medal in Latvian history. By contrast, in today’s cultural circles, he is also known as Dj Betons from Varka Kru. Like a medieval knight Lohengrin, Rubenis goes to the track to fight against the rivals, time, the world and himself.

Director:

Viesturs Kairiss

Producer:

Guntis Trekteris

Co Producer:

Viesturs Kairiss

Screenplay:

Viesturs Kairiss

Director of photography:

Gints Berzins, Andrejs Verhoustinskis

Sound:

Normunds Klavins, Aleksandrs Vaicahovskis