CulturePublished: 18 October 2026 at 14:33

Linda Olte's Film «Bērns» Wins Ecumenical Jury Prize at Warsaw Film Festival

Feature film «Bērns» by Latvian director Linda Olte has won the International Ecumenical Jury prize at the Warsaw Film Festival. The festival hosted the film's world premiere.

«Bērns» (The Child), a feature film by Latvian director Linda Olte, has received the International Ecumenical Jury prize at the Warsaw Film Festival in the Polish capital, LSM Culture reported on 18 October 2026.

The festival hosted the film's world premiere, meaning audiences saw it there for the first time. It was part of the festival's main competition programme, in which films compete for the event's principal awards.

The prize was awarded by the International Ecumenical Jury. The source does not provide further details about the film's plot, its creators or any other awards it may have received at the festival.

What is known so far is that Olte's «Bērns» made its debut in an international competition programme and received a jury's recognition right away.

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