Estonian Doc Breaks Box Office Records
TALLINN: Ott Tänak: The Movie, a documentary about the World Rally Championship driver, directed by Tarvo Mölder, set a new record in Estonia, passing the 50,000 attendance mark since its…
The Little Comrade Wins 3rd Estonian Film and Television Awards
TALLINN: The Little Comrade by Moonika Siimets was awarded best fiction film at the 3rd edition of the Estonian Film and Television Awards, organised by the Estonian Film Institute.
Truth and Justice Is Estonia’s Most Watched Film
TALLINN: Tanel Toom’s debut feature Truth and Justice has become Estonia's most watched film since the country regained its independence in 1991, with 205,595 admissions in four weeks. The record…
PRODUCTION: Estonian/Danish Coproduction Brings Legendary Book Character On Screen
TALLINN: A Film Estonia is currently in production with the long animated feature Raggie / Sipsik directed by Meelis Arulepp and Karsten Kiilerich. The film is based on an Estonian…
Truth and Justice Sets Opening Record in Estonia
TALLINN: Tanel Toom’s debut feature Truth and Justice has set a new opening record in Estonia. The film premiered on 22 February 2019 and got 51,239 admissions in its opening…
FNE at Berlinale 2019: Estonian Film in Berlin
Meet us - Estonian Stand G11 at Gropius Bau
Estonian/Latvian Box Office Hit Lotte and the Lost Dragons Premieres at Berlinale
TALLINN: Lotte and the Lost Dragons / Lotte ja kadunud lohed will have its international premiere in Berlinale’s Generation Kplus programme (7-17 February 2019), same as the previous two instalments…
FNE Europa Cinemas: Cinema of the Month: Tartu Elektriteater, Tartu, Estonia
This month we speak with Andres Kauts, director/programmer of Tartu Elektriteater, a hip cinema in the medieval town of Tartu in Estonia, known for the variety of its films (European…
FNE Market Analysis 2018: ESTONIA
Estonian films had a breakthrough year in 2018. Domestic films had more than 647,600 admissions, which is an all-time record. In 2017 Estonian films had 282,421 admissions. The success of…
Edith Sepp Elected Vice-President of EFAD’s
TALLINN: Edith Sepp, head of the Estonian Film Institute and the Chair of the FNE Association, has been elected Vice-President of the European Film Agency Directors (EFADs) for a two…
Admissions to Domestic Films in Estonia Doubled Due to Centennial Film Programme
TALLINN: Estonian films had more than 600,000 admissions in 2018. Over half of the films were produced within the Estonia 100 centennial film programme. Admissions to Estonian films increased from…
Baltic States to Boost International Coproductions
TALLINN: Estonia, together with Latvia and Finland, is currently analysing possibilities of offering a joint cash rebate for international projects. The path is also clear for Italian/Baltic coproductions.
FNE at Tallinn 2018: FNE TV: Rolandas Kvietkauskas
FNE asked Rolandas Kvietkauskas, Director of the Lithuanian Film Centre, about the effectiveness of the Lithuanian tax incentives and what will be new in 2019.
FNE at Black Nights FF and Baltic Event 2018: Awards Winners
TALLINN: The 22nd Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, held from 16 November to 2 December 2018 in the Estonian capital of Tallinn, awarded its top prize to the Columbian/French coproduction…
FNE at Black Nights Industry@Tallinn: Baltic Works-in-Progress
TALLINN: Eleven new projects from Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Finland were presented at the Baltic works-in-progress showcase on 28 November 2018 at Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event at 22nd Tallinn Black…
PRODUCTION: Volmer in Post-production with Biopic of Estonia’s First Filmmaker
TALLINN: Legendary Estonian film director Hardi Volmer is in post-production with a feature film about the first Estonian filmmaker, The Real Life of Johannes Pääsuke / Johannes Pääsukese tõeline elu,…
GRANTS: Estonia Hands out Grants to 38 Films
TALLINN: The Estonian Film Institute gave 1,654,400 EUR to 42 films between April and October 2018.
Eleven Films in Baltic Works in Progress 2018
TALLINN: Ten films from Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia, and one Finnish film, will be presented in the Baltic Event Works in Progres,s taking place during the Black Nights festival, running…
PRODUCTION: Awarded Estonian Director Vallo Toomla Works on Portrait Documentary
TALLINN: Estonian director Vallo Toomla is currently filming a portrait documentary under the working-title Marju Lepajõe. Words of the Days / Marju Lepajõe. Päevade sõnad, which will premiere in 2019.
Industry@Tallinn Presents 11 Projects at Baltic Event Works in Progress
TALLINN: Eleven projects in the advanced stages of production or post-production from the Baltic region will be presented at the 16th annual Baltic Event Works in Progress programme, taking place…
