16-06-2011

Rat King Receives Eurimages Support

By FNE Staff

    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.

    Rat King is the story of a schoolboy who is hooked on online gaming and wants to bring the game to another level - into real life. The shooting of the film took place in Estonia. The director of the film is Petri Kotwica (Finland), whose his last film Black Ice was selected for the main competition of the Berlin Film Festival in 2008.

    The film is produced by Making Movies OY in Finland and Allfilm in Estonia. The film has received financial support from the Estonian Film Foundation, Finnish Film Foundation, Estonian Cultural Endowment, Estonian Ministry of Culture and the Finnish television channel MTV3.

    In 2009 Rat King participated in theTallinn co-production market Baltic Event.

    Estonia has been a member of Eurimages since 2004. Estonian films that have received Eurimages funding include Lotte from Gadgetville, The Temptation of St. Tony and the documentary Nazis and Blondes.

    Additional Information

    Karlo Funk

    Head of Production and Development

    Estonian Film Foundation

    e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

    phone. +372 627 6064