VIDES FILMU STUDIJA



PROFILE
VFS PROFILE

VFS has weekly 30 min. slot «Vides Filmu Studija presents» in Latvian TV:
VIDES FAKTI (Environmental Facts)
a weekly 15 min TV program dealing with environmental and wildlife topics broadcasted since 1996. In 1997, 1998 and 1999 received awards for the best independent production on Latvian TV.
COPE (Catch)
a bi-weekly 15 min TV program for fishermen.
IZ-BRAUCIENS (Out-ing)
a monthly program about active tourism.
LAIKA CELINIEKI (Travelers in Time)
a monthly TV documentary about the interrelations of man, nature and the cultural environment.

VFS produces (selection):
documentaries on various human, environmental and wildlife topics:
Heaven and Earth - the Upper Daugava
awarded the Lielais Kristaps for the best documentary film in Latvia, 1995
Narrow-Gauge Train de facto
1998
Rule of the Roof
2001
Struggling for Centimetres
2001
educational and industrial films on ecological issues:
Is the River Alive?
1999
Environmental Investment Programmes in Latvia
1998
The End of No.8
1999
How Many You Are?
2000
TV spots, commercials and CD-ROM:
World of Water and Damnation,
awarded the first prize of jury on the European Video Clip Festival ENVIROCOM'96 and'98 in Switzerland
LATVIA – nature
presentation video for EXPO2000
Environment and Development
CD-ROM, 2000

Services offered by VFS:
hire of a fully equipped film crew, experienced at filming under various conditions, including PADI certified underwater cameramen (Betacam SX or DV formats)
hire of professionally upgraded post-production facilities for off-line and on-line editing (AVID MC1000 and MCXpress)
access to computer-based video archive with unique audio-visual materials dated from 1990 about ecological and nature themes in Latvia, the Baltic States and the world.

VFS was established in December 1997 based on several years' experience in environmental and wildlife TV production within creative group «Environmental Video Project» and in cooperation with the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development, Baltic Media Centre
and with the support of PHARE programme. Now VFS is operating as a separate project within non-profit state enterprise «VIDES PROJEKTI».
OUR ADDRESS:
Vides Filmu Studija
Pils iela 17Riga LV-1050LATVIA
Tel: +371 7503588
Fax: +371 7503589
E-mail: vfs@vfs.apollo.lv
Website: www.vfs.lv