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PRODUCTION: Veiko Ounpuu’s The Last Ones Gets Estonian Grant

FNE Staff Estonia 2016-06-30

TALLINN: The Estonian Film Institute announced that it will give 490,000 EUR to support The Last Ones / Viimane directed by Veiko Õunpuu. The grant will be distributed over a…

Estonia Lines up Fall Domestic Premieres

FNE Staff Estonia 2016-06-30

TALLINN: Three Estonian films will have their domestic premieres in fall 2016. They include one Estonian/Polish/Dutch coproduction.

PRODUCTION: The Eternal Road Goes into Production

FNE Staff Estonia 2016-06-27

TALLINN: The Finnish/Swedish/Estonian coproduction The Eternal Road directed by Antti-Jussi Annila has begun filming in Estonia.

PRODUCTION: Alfred Molina and Cillian Murphy Cast in Estonian/Irish Animated Film

FNE Staff Estonia 2016-06-20

TALLINN: The Estonian animation studio A Film Estonia is coproducing a 26-minute animated film with Dublin’s Giant Animation. The Overcoat will be voiced by Cillian Murphy and Alfred Molina. Kristel…

ScripTeast - 10 Years: Focus on Estonia

Michal Klimkiewicz Estonia 2016-06-17

Film New Europe and Independent Film Foundation are celebrating the 10th anniversary of ScripTeast with a series of weekly interviews with scriptwriters and key players involved in ScripTeast activity.

FNE at Cannes 2016: Estonians Announce Awards and Welcome Andrus Ansip

Anna Franklin Estonia 2016-05-17

CANNES: Estonians had much to celebrate in Cannes with the visit of the European Commission Vice-President and former prime minister of Estonia Andrus Ansip to the Estonian stand and the…

FNE at Cannes 2016: Estonian Cinema in Cannes

Estonian Film Institute Estonia 2016-05-15

Visit us at the Estonian Pavilion no 138 in the International Village Riviera

FNE at Cannes 2016: EFP Producer on the Move: Aet Laigu

Martin Aadamsoo Estonia 2016-05-09

TALLINN: Aet Laigu is this year’s Estonian representative in the European Film Promotion’s (EFP) Producers on the Move programme. Laigu works as a producer and screenwriter at her own production …

Telia Hints at Plans for Content Production in Estonia

Martin Aadamsoo Estonia 2016-04-27

TALLINN: The local head of the international telecoms giant Telia has hinted that the company may start to produce its own content in the vein of Netflix and Amazon. Telia…

Estonian Film Institute Awards Microgrants for Features

Martin Aadamsoo Estonia 2016-04-25

The Estonian Film Insitute announced the latest two grants from its recently established microgrants scheme. The grants are awarded to Scandinavian Silence / Skandinaavia Vaikus by Martti Helde and Portugal…

GRANTS: Estonia Announces Jubilee Grants

Martin Aadamsoo Estonia 2016-04-01

TALLINN: The Estonian Film Institute announced production grants for films to be made on the occasion of the Republic of Estonia’s 100th anniversary in 2018. The list includes mostly debut…

Class Reunion Sets All-Time Box Office Record in Estonia

Martin Aadamsoo Estonia 2016-03-30

TALLINN: Class Reunion / Klassikokkutulek, a remake slapstick comedy by Rene Vilbre, broke the all-time box office record in Estonia with 980,000 EUR gross in the first six weeks since…

FilmEstonia Cash Rebate Fund Announces First Grant

Martin Aadamsoo Estonia 2016-03-11

TALLINN: The Estonian Film Institute announced that the first grant from the country’s new cash rebate fund FilmEstonia will go to the historical drama The Eternal Road by the Finnish…

FNE Europa Cinemas: Cinema of the Month: Kino Kannel, Võru (Estonia)

Iulia Blaga Estonia 2016-03-07

This month we speak with Kris Kelp, the manager of Cinema Kino Kannel from Võru, Estonia. Kino Kannel is part of Võru Culture Centre and has been a member of…

Class Reunion Sets Opening Record in Estonia

Martin Aadamsoo Estonia 2016-02-24

TALLINN: Estonian production Class Reunion, a remake slapstick comedy by Rene Vilbre, has broken the all-time opening weekend box office record for a domestic film in Estonia with over 33,000…

Third Multiplex to Open in Tallinn

Martin Aadamsoo Estonia 2016-02-23

TALLINN: Apollo Kino cinema chain opened its third multiplex in Estonia and the second in the capital city of Tallinn. The new multiplex has six screens with 800 seats and…

FNE at Berlinale 2016: Estonian Films at EFM

Estonian Film Institute Estonia 2016-02-13

Estonia's stand in Berlin is G12.

GRANTS: Estonia Announces Grants

Michal Klimkiewicz Estonia 2016-02-04

TALLINN: The Estonian Film Institute gave almost 850,000 EUR as production grants for the new feature films by Jaak Kilmi and Katrin and Andres Maimik.