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…
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.
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.
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…
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.
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.
FNE at Cannes 2019: Estonian Cinema in Cannes
Tallinn Black Nights Wolf Letter: Meet us in Cannes!
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…
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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
FNE at Berlinale 2019: Estonian Film in Berlin
Meet us - Estonian Stand G11 at Gropius Bau
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…
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…
FNE Market Analysis 2018: ESTONIA
Estonian films had a breakthrough year in 2018. Domestic films had more than 647,600 admissions, which is an all-time record. In 2017 Estonian films had 282,421 admissions. The success of…
Edith Sepp Elected Vice-President of EFAD’s
TALLINN: Edith Sepp, head of the Estonian Film Institute and the Chair of the FNE Association, has been elected Vice-President of the European Film Agency Directors (EFADs) for a two…
Admissions to Domestic Films in Estonia Doubled Due to Centennial Film Programme
TALLINN: Estonian films had more than 600,000 admissions in 2018. Over half of the films were produced within the Estonia 100 centennial film programme. Admissions to Estonian films increased from…
Baltic States to Boost International Coproductions
TALLINN: Estonia, together with Latvia and Finland, is currently analysing possibilities of offering a joint cash rebate for international projects. The path is also clear for Italian/Baltic coproductions.
