Därta Cerina is a Latvian film and theatre researcher, curator and critic. Since 2017 she is a research assistant and a lecturer at the Institute of Arts and Cultural Studies of the Latvian Academy of Culture and is studying semiotics at the master’s level at the University of Tartu. She works on research projects in the field of semiotics of cinema and performing arts, journalism, and criticism, developing interdisciplinary approaches, and putting them into practice. Meanwhile, she gives lectures at Latvian Academy of Culture and is one of the lecturers at the film literacy and education school Antoine Duanel for non-professionals.

Cerina has expanded her knowledge by participating in scientific conferences, festivals and workshops dedicated to performing and audiovisual arts at both local and international level. She works at Riga International Film Festival (Riga IFF) as a curator, as well as has organized several scientific conferences and workshops, and artistic events as a creative producer, including the International Festival of New Theatre – Homo Novus. In 2023 she joined the artistic management team of Dailes Theatre in Riga as an international programmer and since 2024 is the Head of the Artistic Department.

During 2022 she had a weekly selection of films in video format for Latvian streaming service Tet+ – each week Cerina highlighted best in film and tv series. Since 2022, Cerina has been an international voter for Golden Globe, since 2023 a Member of the Board of the Latvian Delegation of FIPRESCI, and since 2024 a member of the European Film Academy. Since the beginning of 2025, she is co-hosting a weekly review programme Where Critics Have No Place which airs on Latvian Radio LR1 every Thursday establishing audio review format in Latvia. Därta Cerina is a Latvian film and theatre researcher, curator and critic. Since 2017 she is a research assistant and a lecturer at the Institute of Arts and Cultural Studies of the Latvian Academy of Culture and is studying semiotics at the master’s level at the University of Tartu. She works on research projects in the field of semiotics of cinema and performing arts, journalism, and criticism, developing interdisciplinary approaches, and putting them into practice. Meanwhile, she gives lectures at Latvian Academy of Culture and is one of the lecturers at the film literacy and education school Antoine Duanel for non-professionals.

Cerina has expanded her knowledge by participating in scientific conferences, festivals and workshops dedicated to performing and audiovisual arts at both local and international level. She works at Riga International Film Festival (Riga IFF) as a curator, as well as has organized several scientific conferences and workshops, and artistic events as a creative producer, including the International Festival of New Theatre – Homo Novus. In 2023 she joined the artistic management team of Dailes Theatre in Riga as an international programmer and since 2024 is the Head of the Artistic Department.

During 2022 she had a weekly selection of films in video format for Latvian streaming service Tet+ – each week Cerina highlighted best in film and tv series. Since 2022, Cerina has been an international voter for Golden Globe, since 2023 a Member of the Board of the Latvian Delegation of FIPRESCI, and since 2024 a member of the European Film Academy. Since the beginning of 2025, she is co-hosting a weekly review programme Where Critics Have No Place which airs on Latvian Radio LR1 every Thursday establishing audio review format in Latvia.