4th Riga Fantasy Film Festival’s press conference was hold on 13th floor of Rietumu Banka on Thursday 19th of February.  Honor president of International Centre of Cinema Augusts Sukuts opened it inviting everyone to raise a glass to Nikolai Gogol and Jan Svankmajer whose anniversaries shall be celebrated during this edition.

Chairman of Rietumu Banka Charity Fund Board Inga Sina emphasized that Rietumu Banka has supported FFF since its very beginning and proudly watched it grow to an international widely known festival.

Festival’s director Sarlote Liduma informed the press about the competition programme and festival’s special events. This edition will celebrate 200th anniversary of Nikolai Gogol by screening Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka and Ridley Scott’s  film Alien (1979) shall experience its premiere in Latvia. Festival will also celebrate Czech animator and director Jan Svankmajer’s 75th anniversary and a very special prize – A Fish – is prepared for him. It is a sophisticated masterpiece of jewelry made of cupronickel, bronze, agate, obsidian and turquoise and its author is Juris Lauders.

During the conference also the festival’s catalogue – as bright and rosy as festival’s poster – was presented and will be available in cinema K.Suns booking office.