Riga: distinguish a professional conversation from a filming proposal
A Riga-based conversation should name Europe/Riga and the actual meeting date. Ask whether the first exchange is online, which language both people understand and whether any later project would take place in Riga or elsewhere. Do not turn a profile location into an agreement to travel.
For adults aged 18 and over only. Rules applicable to residence, work and the project must be checked separately.
Locate Riga
Riga is listed by GeoNames under Latvia (LV). Its recorded population of 742,572 places it at rank 1 among the 1 cities included for this source country or territory. Its recorded time zone is Europe/Riga.
Coordinates of the source place record: 56.946, 24.10589. View the city on OpenStreetMap · Read the source record
This rank describes the included records, not an official current population ranking. Coordinates identify a geographical place, not a HALHORI office or meeting address.
Schedule a conversation from Riga
Choose the date and time understood by the participant in this city. The table uses the server’s time-zone rules for the selected date. It does not book an appointment or transmit personal information.
Riga · 2026-11-18 10:00 +02:00 · Europe/Riga
| City or reference | Date and time | Zone / UTC offset |
|---|---|---|
| UTC | UTC · +00:00 | |
| Paris | Europe/Paris · +01:00 | |
| Bucharest | Europe/Bucharest · +02:00 | |
| Riga | Europe/Riga · +02:00 | |
| Chișinău | Europe/Chisinau · +02:00 | |
| Bangkok | Asia/Bangkok · +07:00 | |
| Shanghai | Asia/Shanghai · +08:00 | |
| Kyiv | Europe/Kyiv · +02:00 | |
| Moscow | Europe/Moscow · +03:00 |
Example to copy into your invitation: Riga — 2026-11-18 10:00 Europe/Riga (UTC+02:00) — 2026-11-18 08:00 UTC
Time-zone rules: IANA database supplied by the hosting environment. Recent legal changes may require an update; confirm the exact time before travel.
Compare places near Riga
No other place in this source country or territory meets the dataset threshold. This does not mean that no other city or community exists.
Prepare your first conversation from Riga
- Create your applicant account: registration is 100% free and applicants will never be asked to provide a payment method.
- State your current city, communication languages and availability. For this place record, specify the time zone Europe/Riga.
- Before agreeing, request project details, the actual location, terms, distribution rights and remuneration arrangements. A profile preference does not constitute consent.
- Check rules applicable to your circumstances and the project location with competent sources. This page establishes no local permission, opportunity, selection or income.
Riga: distinguish a professional conversation from a filming proposal
A Riga-based conversation should name Europe/Riga and the actual meeting date. Ask whether the first exchange is online, which language both people understand and whether any later project would take place in Riga or elsewhere. Do not turn a profile location into an agreement to travel.
A public local resource, with a precise limit
Live Riga maintains a filmmakers resource describing the Riga Film Fund and general film-production support. This is an independent general cinema resource, not a HALHORI partner, adult-casting list or approval for an adult project. If a proposal involves filming, the producer must establish the permissions applicable to the actual content, location and people. A funding programme is not a filming authorisation.
Questions to put in writing
Before agreeing to a project, request the legal producer name, exact activity, place, dates, working language, compensation, distribution terms and boundaries. Keep the first discussion within the platform and avoid sending identity documents to an unverified contact. HALHORI applicant registration is free and does not require a payment method.
Verified independent resource
Checked 10 October 2026. General resource; no advertising agreement or adult-casting authorisation.
References for planning a conversation
- City
- Riga
- Source country / territory
- Latvia (LV)
- Named time zone
- Europe/Riga
- Recorded population
- 742 572
- Source record last modified
- 2019-09-05
To arrange a conversation, share the full date, time and the named time zone above. Check clock changes for the appointment date. The population and record modification date do not constitute a current census.
Sources and limits
GeoNames data downloaded on 9 October 2026, under CC BY 4.0. Strict threshold: more than 80,000 recorded residents. City sections and historical or abandoned places are excluded. Dates, boundaries and estimates vary by record; worldwide coverage is not guaranteed exhaustive. Geographical designations follow the source and do not express a political position.