FESTIVALS: Estonia, Poland and Lithuania Send Actors to Black Nights Stars

TALLINN: Polish actor Antoni Salaj, Estonian actress Henessi Schmidt, Estonian actor Reimo Sagor, and Lithuanian actor Simonas Mozura have been selected to participate in the Black Nights Stars programme at…
21-10-2020

FESTIVALS: Tallinn Black Nights Adds Diversity Award

TALLINN: The Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, running 13 – 29 November 2020, will introduce the DDA Spotlight Award, honouring diversity and inclusion in film.
20-10-2020

Estonia Supports Film Industry With Additional 3 m EUR

TALLINN: The Estonian government has decided to support the film sector with an additional 3 m EUR. The money will go to the Estonian Film Institute and is aimed at…
13-10-2020

Edith Sepp Re-elected VP of EFAD

TALLINN: Edith Sepp, CEO of the Estonian Film Institute, was unanimously re-elected as Vice President of the European Film Agency Directors, EFAD.
12-10-2020

Baltic Promotion Group North Star Allaince Establishes Tokyo Office

TALLINN: North Star Film Alliance has announced the opening of an office in Tokyo.
28-09-2020

Truth and Justice Dominates Delayed 2020 Estonian Film and Television Awards

TALLINN: Tanel Toom’s debut drama won five top awards at the fourth Estonian Film and Television Awards (EFTA). The gala, which was initially planned for April 2020, but was postponed…
18-09-2020

Estonian UP Invest Buys Baltics’ Forum Cinemas

TALLINN: Estonian venture company UP Invest is set to acquire Finnish owned Forum Cinemas.
02-09-2020

Industry@Tallin & Baltic Event 2020 Application Deadline

TALLINN: The 2020 edition of Industry @Tallinn & Baltic Event is accepting applications for its several sections through 21 September 2020.
31-08-2020

PRODUCTION: Jaak Kilmi Shoots Kids Thriller

TALLINN: Jaak Kilmi’s children’s feature The Sleeping Beast / Tagurpidi torn, produced by Stellar Film, started shooting on 3 August and will continue until 11 September 2020. The shooting takes…
14-08-2020

PRODUCTION: Dystopian Drama Memory of Water Shooting in Estonia

TALLINN: Memory of Water, the adaptation of the eponymous bestseller by Emmi Itäranta, is currently shooting near Tallinn. The film directed by Saara Saarela is a Finnish/Estonian/German/Norwegian coproduction with a…
07-08-2020

FESTIVALS: Tartu Love Film Festival Announces Lineup

TARTU: Thirteen feature films and four documentaries will screen at the 15th Tartu Love Film Festival aka Tartuff from 10 to 15 August 2020. For the first time in the…
05-08-2020

PRODUCTION: Estonian/Latvian/German Melchior the Apothecary Shoots in Tallinn

TALLINN: The first part of the medieval crime trilogy Melchior the Apothecary started shooting on 13 July 2020 in Tallinn. The Estonian/Latvian/German coproduction is based on Indrek Hargla's successful crime…
17-07-2020

Estonia Headed Towards a Busy Filming Summer

TALLINN: Five domestic features: Kalev, Erik Stoneheart, Melchior the Apothecary, The Sleeping Beast and Estonian Funeral, are filming in Estonia this summer.
09-07-2020

Lithuania and Slovenia Send Projects to European Genre Lab

TALLINN: The Lithuanian film Meat to Maths by Emilija Riviere and the Slovenian film The Vultures by Vida Breže are among the eight projects selected to participate in the European…
09-07-2020

FNE at Cannes Online 2020: Film Estonia Cash Rebate and regional funds at Marché du Film

Estonia will wrap up the Cannes market with Film Estonia Cash Rebate and regional film funds, who will be available on June 26th.
26-06-2020

Estonian Film Institute Launches Short Films Website

TALLINN: The Estonian Film Institute has launched Estonian Shorts, a website for short films which makes selected short films available for viewing for free.
24-06-2020

Estonia Coproduces British Starrer Burial

TALLINN: Ivo Felt is coproducing for Estonia’s Allfilm the British/Estonian Burial, to be shot in Estonia in the autumn of 2020. The cast includes Diana Rigg and Tom Felton.
22-06-2020

FNE at Cannes Online 2020: Estonian Film

Estonian Film Institute, Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, North Star Film Alliance and our regional film funds are all taking part in the Cannes Virtual Market.
22-06-2020

PRODUCTION: Estonia Coproduces Tverdovskiy’s The Conference

TALLINN: The Estonian production company Nafta Films (O-2, Melchior the Apothecary, Erna at War, Secret Society of Souptown) is partnering on the Russian/Estonian coproduction The Conference. Estonia is responsible for…
12-06-2020

FESTIVALS: Haapsalu Fest Donates Online Proceeds to Corona Relief

TALLINN: The virtual edition of the 15th Haapsalu Horror and Fantasy Film Festival recorded a virtual attendance of around 10,000 and announced it was donating most of its ticket sale…
18-05-2020