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Dostoyevsky’s The Idiot Adapted by Estonian Director Rainer Sarnet

Martin Aadamsoo Estonia 2011-10-18

An adaptation of Fyodor Dostoyevsky's novel, The Idiot (Idioot) by Estonian director Rainer Sarnet screened in the Flash Forward section of the Busan International Film Festival. The film, produced by…

Dostoyevsky’s The Idiot adapted by Estonian Director Rainer Sarnet

Martin Aadamsoo Estonia 2011-10-18

An adaptation of Fyodor Dostoyevsky's novel, The Idiot (Idioot) by Estonian director Rainer Sarnet screened in the Flash Forward section of the Busan International Film Festival. The film, produced by…

Estonia Ponders New Film Commission

Martin Aadamsoo Estonia 2011-10-10

TALLINN: Estonia could launch preparations for setting up a Film Commission before the end of the year if the financing bid of the country's export promotion agency Enterprise Estonia prove…

FESTIVALS: Worldfilm Call for Documentary Entries

FNE Staff Estonia 2011-10-02

The 9th Worldfilm ( www.worldfilm.ee) festival to be held 19-25 March 2012 in Tartu, Estonia, is accepting entries through 17 October 2017, with an extended deadline for world premieres.

FNE - IDF DocBloc: Deadline: Baltic Event Co-Production Market

FNE Staff Estonia 2011-09-23

The 10th film market Baltic Event, held annually in Tallin, Estonia, invites European filmmakers who seek financing and presenting. If you are interested in your project entering the co-production market,…

Lotte Sequel Opens Strong in Estonia

Martin Aadamsoo Estonia 2011-08-31

TALLINN: Lotte and the Moonstone Secret, an Estonian-Latvian children's animated feature film, drew 9,658 film-goers in its opening weekend, making it the fifth largest Estonian domestic film launch in 10…

PRODUCTION: The Russians of the Isle of Crows in Postproduction

Iulia Blaga Estonia 2011-08-11

TALLINN: Sulev Keedus's social documentary The Russians of the Isle of Crows is in postproduction with a premiere scheduled for autumn 2011.

PRODUCTION: The Land of Love in Postproduction

Iulia Blaga Estonia 2011-08-04

TALLINN: Liivo Niglas is in post-production with The Land of Love, his second documentary (after Yuri Vella's World) featuring the Siberian indigenous reindeer herder, writer and activist Yuri Vella, who…

Estonian Ad Prices Rise

FNE Staff Estonia 2011-07-31

TALLINN: Advertising prices grew 21.6% in Estonia in the first half of 2011, compared to the same period in 2010.

Estonia Adds Animation Workshop

FNE Staff Estonia 2011-07-14

TALLINN: Animated Dreams, the Estonian animation film festival, will introduce the first training and networking platform, AnimaCampus Tallinn, 15-19 November 2011.

FESTIVALS: Animated Dreams Call for Submissions

FNE Staff Estonia 2011-07-01

TALLINN: Animated Dreams (16-20 November 2011, www.anima.ee), the oldest and largest animated film event in Estonia, is accepting film submissions through 15 August 2011.

Rat King Receives Eurimages Support

FNE Staff Estonia 2011-06-16

Rat King, an Estonian-Finnish coproduction, has been granted 250,000 euros in funding from Eurimages, in a decision at the latest meeting taking place in Helsinki.

Tallin TV Receives National License

FNE Staff Estonia 2011-06-14

TALLINN: The city channel Tallinn TV has received a license to broadcast nationally. The license was granted on 13 June. Tallinn TV's license runs until June 2014.

Estonia Cinema Attendance Reaches 18-year High

Martin Aadamsoo Estonia 2011-06-09

TALLINN: Newly released data shows that 2010 saw Estonian audiences flock to cinemas in record numbers. The total number of admissions reached 2.1 million in a country of 1.3 inhabitants,…

PRODUCTION: Estonia Marks Film Centennial with Mega-Film

Martin Aadamsoo Estonia 2011-06-06

TALLINN: The Estonian NGO Cinema Bus (www.kinobuss.ee), which tours the country with film and animation workshops and screens films in rural areas, has initiated an ambitious project to produce a…

FESTIVALS: Estonian Animated Festival Accepting Submissions

FNE Staff Estonia 2011-05-29

TALLINN: Animated Dreams (www.anima.ee), the oldest and biggest Estonian animation film festival, is accepting submission through 15 August 2011. The festival takes place 16-20 November 2011.

FNE at DISCOP Budapest 2011: Estonia

Martin Aadamsoo Estonia 2011-05-25

TALLINN: Estonia's three national broadcasters, public broadcaster Estonian TV (ETV, etv.err.ee, operated under ERR which also runs a national radio network),and foreign-owned commercial channels TV3 (www.tv3.ee) owned by Modern Times…

Estonia Announces 2011 Film Grants

Martin Aadamsoo Estonia 2011-05-18

TALLINN: The Estonian Ministry of Culture announced funding support for the production of five film projects being shot as international coproductions with the involvement of Estonian producers. The ministry's total…

Kanal TV Announces June Launch in Estonia

FNE Staff Estonia 2011-05-16

TALLINN: Estonian TV channel Kanal 2 will add a third channel to offerings, Kanal 12, scheduled to begin broadcasts on 8 June 2011. Kanal 2 added a women's channel, Kanal…

Estonian Films in Cannes

FNE Staff Estonia 2011-05-10

The Estonian film delegation is now situated in a new location at Cannes: Pantiero, pavillion 212, Estonian Films. A complete list of Estonian screenings and events follows: