Ticket prices fall in Estonia
The average ticket price in Estonia fell by 7% to 4.2 EUR in 2009.
Mixed results at Estonian box office
Estonia's box rose in 2009, but the share for domestic films dropped sharply.
PRODUCTION: Letters to Ingel in production
Art-house director Sulev Keedus is in production with his long awaited third feature, Letters to Ingel written in tandem with script partner, Estoniam literary savant Madis Kõiv.
PRODUCTION: Red Quicksilver preps March release
Red Quicksilver (Punane elavhõbe) is the first Estonian-shot feature by Andres Puustusmaa who directed two features in Russia (notably 1814) and has now returned to his native country.
NonStop brings Showtime to Estonia
The Swedish niche TV company NonStop has launched the film channel Showtime in Estonia.
Baltic Event wraps in Tallinn
After two, intensive days of one-on-one meetings and making business deals, the best projects and producers at the Baltic Event were honored at an awards ceremony on December 1, 2009…
ESTONIAN FOCUS: Bank Robbery
Bank Robbery, a feature debut from Andrus Tuisk opened in Estonia on October 23.
ESTONIAN FOCUS: Vasha
Vasha, an Estonian-German-Finnish-Irish co-production, was released in cinemas in Estonia on January 23.
ESTONIAN FOCUS: The Temptation of St. Tony
The second feature by Venice Horizons winner Veiko Õunpuu, The Temptation of St Tony, premiered October 10 as the opening film of the second multiplex cinema in Tallinn, Estonia.
ESTONIAN FOCUS: Buratino
Buratino, Son of Pinocchio, an Estonian-Russian co-production released on March 12, was presented at this year's Berlin European Film Market as a previously unheard-of-genre piece: a juvenile musical trash-comedy.
ESTONIAN FOCUS: Bank Robbery
Bank Robbery, a feature debut from Andrus Tuisk opened in Estonia on October 23.
The eighth annual Baltic Event to take place in Tallinn
For the eighth time, Baltic Event will take place in Tallinn from November 29 - December 3.
ESTONIAN FOCUS: The Temptation of St. Tony
The second feature by Venice Horizons winner Veiko Õunpuu, The Temptation of St Tony, is premiered October 10 as the opening film of the second multiplex cinema in Tallinn, Estonia.
FESTIVALS: 13th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) announces competition
13th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF, http://www.poff.ee/) has selected 21 films for the EurAsia competition programme, taking place for the sixth year.
FESTIVALS: Animated Dreams fest opens in Estonia
The 11th edition of the Estonian animated film festival, Animated Dreams, opened November 18 and continues through November 22.
New multiplex ceiling collapses
The newly opened Cinamon multiplex in Tallinn, Estonia, suffered a heavy blow to its launch and, potentially, audience figures for some time to come as the soundproof ceiling of its…
Viasat enters Estonian IPTV market
Viasat, a division of the Modern Times Group, is launching pay-TV channels in Estonia via the IPTV and broadband provider Elion.
Digital center planned for Baltic film school
The Tallinn-based international Baltic Film and Media School (BFM) has launched an architectural competition for its new prmemises, complete with a digital cluster, due for completion by the end of…
Estonia to cut film subsidies in 2010
Estonia is planning to cut as much as 11.8% of the national film fund Estonian Film Foundation's budget in 2010, as presented in the state budget sent to the parliament…
