ROJAL 2012 in Roja
Yesterday, 28 July, on Roja beach at the large screen right on the sea shore, starting from 22:00, two black-and-white art films could be watched. The evening - or more precisely, the night - was fantastic: in the fresh sea air, settled on blankets brought along or folding chairs, sipping beer or cider, the audience spent four hours. For us it was a wonderful rest and cinematic pleasure.
We arrived in Roja in the evening with the idea of watching an open-air film. Right at the town boundary, we were already greeted by the arts festival's name - the familiar white letters spelling ROJA, in which many people like to pose for photographs, now had a red letter L added to them.
What is ROJAL?
The ROJAL festival ran from 26 to 28 July this year in Roja. Its core idea is to promote the film, arts, and culture sector outside Riga - to decentralise Latvian cultural life. The cultural festival ROJAL offered a three-day film and arts event programme for the residents and guests of Roja, North Kurzeme, and all of Latvia - outdoors, in the Roja townscape and harbour area.
Yesterday, 28 July, on Roja beach at the large screen right on the sea shore, starting from 22:00, two black-and-white art films could be watched - Latvian director O. Dunkers's art film "Road Signs" (1969) and festival laureate director M. Hazanavicius's "The Artist" (2011).
The evening - or more precisely, the night - was fantastic: in the fresh sea air, settled on blankets brought along or folding chairs and sipping beer or cider, the audience spent four hours. For us it was a wonderful rest and cinematic pleasure.
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