TALLINN: Estonian government has decided to increase Film Estonia’s support by 3.4 m EUR in 2022, which will increase the total funding for the cash rebate scheme in 2022 to 5.4 m EUR.
The increased funding is expected to bring 11.4 m EUR in additional revenue into Estonia, with a net income of at least 8 m EUR, according to ERR, the English-language service of the Estonian Public Broadcasting.
The increased sum was proposed by the Culture minister Tiit Terik in May 2022 and decided by the Government on 4 August 2022.
Film Estonia is handling the cash rebate scheme under the umbrella of the Estonian Film Institute.
The Film New Europe (FNE) Association is the networking platform for film professionals in the CEE/SEE/Baltics region. The webportal and FNE newswire was chosen as the MAIN TOOL to achieve the network’s objectives of the sharing of know how, visibility of regional cultural diversity and finally the VOICE of the region.
FNE’s objectives include VISIBILITY for the region and AUDIENCES for films by providing a special focus on the region.