To qualify for production support, the film project needs to meet at least three of the following criteria: a) the film is based on a script set mainly in Latvia, or in another Member State of the European Union, or in a State that is a party to the Agreement establishing the European Economic Area, or in Switzerland; b) at least one of the principal characters is connected with Latvian culture or the Latvian language; c) the producer or the script author is either a citizen on Latvia, non-citizen of Latvia (special status for ex-Soviet Union citizens), or has a resident permit in Latvia or the script author speaks Latvian; d) the film is based on a script that is an adaptation of an original, Latvian literary work; e) the main theme of the film addresses contemporary cultural, social or political issues relevant to the Latvian population, f) one of film's original final version in in Latvian language. Since 2022, the film law provides for possibility of granting  financial assistance for foreign films subject to economic considerations. See Article 11 of the film law as per the amendment of 15 November 2021, enforced since 1 January 2022.