Baltic Event CoProduction Market Call for Entries

TALLINN: The Baltic Event CoProduction Market (www.be.poff.ee) taking place 26-28 November 2012 during the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (2012.poff.ee) is accepting entries through 15 September.
29-08-2012

PRODUCTION: Ilmar Raag’s Kertu Moves into Postproduction

TALLINN: Estonian director Ilmar Raag (The Class, Une Estonienne a Paris) has wrapped shooting of his new social drama, Kertu, with the premiere planned for spring 2013.
28-08-2012

PRODUCTION: Ounpuu Shooting Free Range

TALLINN: The Venice Horizons award-winning Estonian director Veiko Õunpuu is shooting his third feature film with the working title Free Range, scheduled for release in March 2013.
27-08-2012

Worldfilm Accepting Documentary Film Submissions

The 10th Worldfilm (www.worldfilm.ee) festival to be held 18 – 24 March 2013 in Tartu, Estonia, has opened its call for submissions. The deadline for film submissions is 15 October.…
24-08-2012

FNE IDF DocBloc: The New Silk Way

TALLINN: Estonia and Russia are coproducing a Russian-language documentary The New Silk Way directed by Evdokiya Moskvina.
10-08-2012

Film New Europe - Step In - Locarno: Country Report: Estonia

A new film commission, increased cinema attendance driven in part by popular domestic films, and the construction of a new post-production facility are all signs that Estonia has continued to…
27-07-2012

FESTIVALS: Black Nights Expands Horizons Eastward

{mosimage}TALLINN: The Estonian Foreign Ministry announced its support of a new programme at the Black Nights Film Festival (13-28 November 2012, www.poff.ee) of films about Estonia's East European development cooperation…
18-07-2012

2011 Near Record Year for Estonia Box Office

TALLINN: Estonian box office rose to its best result in 19 years at just over 10 million euros.
29-05-2012

FNE at Cannes IFF: 2012: Baltic Bridge East by West Producers’ Workshop Announces Project Slate

{mosimage}CANNES: The Baltic Bridge East by West (B'EST), a new initiative designed for feature film projects from the European Union and the CIS countries and Georgia, is announcing its first…
22-05-2012

FNE at Cannes IFF 2012: Martin Aadamsoo talks to FNE about the new Estonian Film Commission

CANNES: Estonia recently established a new film commission to attract productions to the country. According to the commission's helmer Martin Aadamsoo the Estonians plan to put a different twist on…
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FNE at Cannes IFF 2012: Estonian Film in Cannes

{mosimage}CANNES: Estonia will be glad to meet you once again in this year's Cannes. We are situated in International Village Pantiero, pavillion 219.
16-05-2012

FilmEstonia.eu Launches in Cannes

The Estonian film commission will be officially rolled out during this year's Cannes film market under the brand FilmEstonia.eu.
09-05-2012

Estonian films at EFM & Berlinale 2012

ESTONIAN STAND has moved to a slightly NEW LOCATION in Berlin and is now situated at G10 - the same upper floor in Martin Gropius Bau, but slightly larger and…
11-02-2012

Estonian Films in Berlin

{mosimage}TALLINN: Estonia will present one film in competition in Berlin and three films in the market.
07-02-2012

Estonian Film Centennial Begins in Tartu

{mosimage}TALLINN: The 100th anniversary of Estonian film launched on 6 January in Tartu, the birthplace of the first national film director Johannes Paasuke whose first documentary was the now-lost Utotchkin…
09-01-2012

New World Wins Estonian Journalists Prize

{mosimage}TALLINN: A documentary film, The New World (Uus Maailm) directed by Jaan Tootsen, has won the best film of 2011 prize from the Estonian Association of Film Journalists. Estonian public…
08-01-2012

Baltic Event Awards for Georgia, Hungary, Finland

The Baltic Event Co-Production Market presented three awards at the closing ceremony, at the conclusion of its 10th anniversary edition, which ran from 30 November - 2 December 2011. The…
04-12-2011

FESTIVALS: A Simple Life Wins Black Nights

{mosimage}The Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF, www.poff.ee), which ran from 18 to 30 November 2011, ended with a screening of The Tree of Life, with actress Fiona Shaw in attendance.…
30-11-2011

FESTIVALS: LIfetime Awards for Raamat and Maran

{mosimage}TALLINN: The Black Nights FF (www.poff.ee) will present Lifetime Achievement awards to two Estonian filmmakers, Rein Raamat and Rein Maran, at the closing ceremony on 30 November 2011. Raamat is…
29-11-2011

Estonia Country Profile 2011

{mosimage}TALLINN: The year 2011 saw developments with long-term implications for Estonia's film sector, even though it might not be remembered for its vintage crop of artistic achievements. Increased production, attendance…
27-11-2011