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Tutas lietas is a series of video stories created in Latvia for the target audience of children aged 2-5 years. The author of the program idea is Marta Selecka, who in 2018 created a children's series together with a group of like-minded people. The first episode of the program was filmed on March 8, 2018 (it was broadcasted for the first time on smart TV LMT Straume in June 2018). The main emphasis in the plot is on getting to know the world through games and songs. The main character of the show, the cheerful and kind-hearted Tuta, together with her play friends, Lapsa, Feneks and Āpsītis, creates a friendly and safe environment for children to learn new knowledge and skills.

“Tutas lietas” is currently shown on LMT Viedtelevīzija, LTV1, LSM Bērnistaba, TV3, as well as on YouTube channel Ausma. One episode is 3-6 minutes long. In total, 9 seasons (20 episodes each) have been created for the summer of 2022. At this time, the 10th season of the program is being filmed.


 * Season 1 - Spring/Summer 2018
 * Season 2 - Fall/Winter 2019
 * Season 3 - Spring/Summer 2019
 * Season 4 - Fall/Winter 2019
 * Season 5 - Spring/Summer 2020
 * Season 6 - Fall/Winter 2020
 * Season 7 - Spring/Summer 2021
 * Season 8 - Fall/Winter 2021
 * Season 9 - Spring/Summer 2022
 * Season 10 - Fall/Winter 2022

Creators
The directors of "Tutas lietas" are the author of the idea and producer Marta Selecka and the director Andra Doršs, who at the same time is also the editing director of the series, who also won the National Cinema Award "Lielais Kristaps" for her work in Latvian cinema projects. The series was filmed by cameramen Dāvis Doršs, Baiba Kļava, Kaspars Cirsis, Jānis Šēnbergs, Mārcis Ābele, etc. The scenarios were created by Inga Mastiņa, Elizabete Lukšo-Ražinska, Lote Eglīte, Luize Pastore, etc. The author and performer of the music for Tuta's songs is the singer and composer Laura Polence, but the song words are written by Kārlis Vērdiņš, Edvards Kuks, Elizabete Lukšo-Ražinska, Inga Mastiņa and Jana Egle. Ilze Žūriņa-Šeibaka, the artist of the program, created a creative visual mood that is engaging for children.

The series is produced by the children's content producer "Ausma" (SIA "Ausma Media", formerly SIA "Tuta Media").

Music
The original songs created especially for the series, by the composer and vocalist Laura Polence, who has gained special popularity. In total, 3 music albums were made. "Tutas dziesmas" (2019) and "Nu-ku-smalki-šiki-drū" (2020) won the Golden Microphone as the best original music album for children of the year, the third one was nominated for this award.

In the third music album "Kas pazudis? Kas uzradies?” (2021) also features songs from other children's shows, 'Ukulele' and 'Emī and Rū'.

Concerts
Starting from 2020, musical concerts of Tuta songs for children are being organized. The first concert took place in Riga, "Hanzas Peron". Four different concert tours have been performed together: “Tutas dziesmas” (2020), “Vasaras ceļojums” (2021), “Piparkūku sirds” (2021) and “Tutas burvīgais koncerts” (2022). Concerts are held in concert halls and open-air stages of the biggest cities of Latvia.

Adaptation of the show
The series "Tutas lietas" has also been adapted for audiences speaking other languages ​​- there have been versions of "Tutas lietas" in English ("Nanny Tuta"), Swedish ("Tottas Saker"), Estonian ("Tuta Asjad"), Portuguese ("Tutices") and in Ukrainian (“Тутині скарби”). "Tutas lietas" is also dubbed in Turkish.