Aija Bērziņa
Producer: Soviet Jeans, My Freedom, Lovable
In Person Q&A
Aija Bērziņa (b. 1978, Latvia) has graduated European Film College in Ebeltoft, Denmark, and the Latvian Academy of Culture in Riga. Her first film as producer was the daring documentary by Ivars Zviedris – Documentarian (VFS Films, 2012) which was awarded Latvia’s national award for the best film and premiered at Dok Leipzig. Her next – and the first from her company TASSE FILM – Renars Vimba feature fiction Mellow Mud (2016). Premiered at the Berlinale, it won a Crystal Bear for best film in the Generation 14 plus program.
Aija’s productions include titles like Oleg by Juris Kursietis and Finnish co-production Dogs don’t wear pants both selected for Quinzaine, Cannes 2019.
Since 2014 Aija is also first chair of the Film Council in Latvia, and since 2013 – president of the Film Producers Association of Latvia. In 2014 Aija founded the Riga International Film Festival.
BBFF ‘24 will screen three of the latest Aija’s productions Soviet Jeans, which just received nominations in 12 categories for Latvian National Film Award, My Freedom - Latvia’s official submission for Oscars and Lovable.