FNE Oscar Watch 2020: For the First Time Estonia Has Two Films Competing for Oscars

TALLINN: A committee led by the Estonian Film Institute has selected Truth and Justice by Tanel Toom as Estonia’s candidate for the 92nd Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’…
23-08-2019

FESTIVALS: The 14th Tartu Love Film Festival Starts Today

TARTU: The 14th edition of Tartu Love Film Festival tARTuFF will screen 11 feature films and four documentaries from 12 to 17 August 2019. The biggest open-air film festival in…
12-08-2019

PRODUCTION: Priit Pääsuke Shoots New Estonian Youth Comedy

TALLINN: Priit Pääsuke, the director of The End of the Chain, is working on his second feature, Kids of the Night. The shooting started at the end of July and…
08-08-2019

PRODUCTION: Christopher Nolan’s Tenet to Be Shot in Estonia in July

TALLINN: Christopher Nolan’s new project Tenet is to be shot in Estonia in July 2019 with Allfilm servicing. The film will benefit of the 30% Estonian incentives.
17-07-2019

CEE Animation Workshop Opens Call for Submissions

TALLINN: Applications for the CEE Animation Workshop, a year-long project development and production skills advancement programme for professionals, can be send until 30 August 2019. The workshop welcomes established producers…
17-07-2019

GRANTS: Estonia Gives Grants to Ten Films

TALLINN: The Estonian Film Institute has given 1.76 m EUR to ten feature films since the beginning of 2019.
24-06-2019

Estonia Allows One-Time Increase in Film Incentives Funding

TALLINN: The Estonian government has approved a one-time rise in the amount of funding available through the country’s film incentives.
24-06-2019

PRODUCTION: Peeter Simm Shoots On the Water

ESTONIA: The renowned Estonian director Peeter Simm is currently shooting the coming of age drama On the Water / Vee peal. The shooting period started in February and will continue…
21-06-2019

Cristopher Nolan to Shoot Tenet in Estonia

TALLINN: Christopher Nolan’s spy thriller Tenet, produced by Warner Bros., will start shooting in Tallinn in June. The cast includes David Washington, Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth Debicki and Michael Caine.
27-05-2019

Baltic Event Hosts MIDPOINT TV Launch 2020

PRAGUE: The Baltic Event Co-Production Market has signed on as the newest partner of the MIDPOINT TV Launch programme.
20-05-2019

FNE at Cannes 2019: Estonian Cinema in Cannes

Tallinn Black Nights Wolf Letter: Meet us in Cannes!
18-05-2019

Estonian Films Headed for Record Breaking Year

TALLINN: Domestic films in Estonia have passed the 650 000 admissions mark in just four and a half months. In 2018, Estonian films had almost 649,000 admissions in total. The…
14-05-2019

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…
25-04-2019

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.
05-04-2019

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…
21-03-2019

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…
13-03-2019

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…
27-02-2019

FNE at Berlinale 2019: Estonian Film in Berlin

Meet us - Estonian Stand G11 at Gropius Bau
10-02-2019

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…
07-02-2019

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…
05-02-2019