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Riga Film Studio

Film studio in Riga, Latvia

Riga Film Studio (Latvian: Rīgas Kinostudija, Russian: Рижская киностудия, romanized: Rizhskaya kinostudiya) is a Latvian film production company based in Riga and founded in 1940 on the basis of the earlier private film companies. In 1948, the Riga Documentary Film Studio was founded. It is one of the oldest film studios in Latvia.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1948Founded1

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Rīgas kinostudijas ēka
Photo: J. Sedols, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

Riga Film Studio (Latvian: Rīgas Kinostudija, Russian: Рижская киностудия, romanized: Rizhskaya kinostudiya) is a Latvian film production company based in Riga and founded in 1940 on the basis of the earlier private film companies. In 1948, the Riga Documentary Film Studio was founded. It is one of the oldest film studios in Latvia.2

The story

In 1940 a studio was founded in Latvia under Soviet rule, which from then on was responsible for the production of newsreels.

From Wikipedia’s article on Riga Film Studio, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Products and brands

  • film

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Timeline

  1. Aug 17, 2004Renamed Name changed to Akciju sabiedrība "Rīgas Kinostudija"1
  2. May 8, 1998Renamed Name changed to Akciju sabiedrība "RĪGAS KINOSTUDIJA"1
  3. Aug 7, 1997Renamed Name changed to Privatizējamā valsts akciju sabiedrība "RĪGAS KINOSTUDIJA"1
  4. Sep 19, 1991Renamed Name changed to Valsts Rīgas kinostudija1
  5. Mar 1, 1958Renamed Name changed to Rīgas Kinostudija1
  6. 1948Founded Founded1

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