Russian productions head for Estonia

Shooting has begun on the reportedly $4 million budgeted Russian fantasy-thriller Quarantine in Tallinn -- the latest in a spate of Russian films being produced in Estonia.
15-06-2009

Estonian animation marketing push

Estonian animation studios, educators and festivals are uniting under one promotional umbrella to flex their marketing muscle at this year's International Animation Film Market, MIFA, at the Annecy film festival.
11-06-2009

Rising box office trend for Estonian film

Over the past half decade, the share of Estonian films at domestic box office has grown nearly fivefold from 47,000 ticekts sold in 2004 to 223,000 tickets sold in 2007.
31-05-2009

Estonia’s CineExpress tours the Balkans

Estonia's rolling cinema exhibitor Cinema Bus is wrapping up its tour of the Balkan countries, trying to revitalise the failed cinema networks and bring moving pictures back to remote areas…
26-05-2009

US pick up for Autumn Ball

California-based indie distributor Strand Releasing picked up distribution rights of Veiko Õunpuu's Venice-awarded Autumn Ball for the U.S. territory.
13-05-2009

Estonian digital channel declares bankruptcy

TV4, a short-lived Estonian commercial channel that emerged from the bankrupt Kalev Meedia group has itself filed for bankruptcy, an indication of the turbulent times on the TV advertising market.
12-05-2009

Estonia at Marche du Film

ESTONIA will be taking part of Marche du Film this year again, as a part of Baltic Films organization. The Estonian/Baltic Films stand is in the Palais Riviera, number E12.
10-05-2009

Economic dowturn brings slump in Estonia’s advertising market

With the economy expected to shrink by a whopping 10% this year, ad revenues in TV and other media are facing sudden downturns in Estonia.
05-05-2009

EFP Producer on the Move: Estonia's Katrin Kissa

Katrin Kissa (33) represents Estonia as one of European Film Promotion's newest Producers on the Move with her producing debut Autumn Ball, the Venice Horizons award-winning film directed by Veiko…
04-05-2009

Shoreline picks up I Was Here

I Was Here by Rene Vilbre has been picked up by leading independent US sales agent Shoreline Entertainment for sales to all territories beyond Estonia.
22-04-2009

Court overturns Estonian film’s ban

Tallinn Discrict Court lifted the exibition ban imposed in May 2008 on Kadri Kõusaar's Cannes entry Magnus after the director successfully contested the first level court's controversial ruling.
29-03-2009

First online premier in Estonia

Estonian producers Kuukulgur Film launched their short film Suits (Smoke) straight to YouTube on March 9, claiming it to be the first professional Estonian movie released online.
22-03-2009

Estonia plans production facilities

Estonia's Ministry of Culture has convened a working group to start planning for the establishment of complex film production facilities, lacking in the country after the demolition of Soviet-era state…
01-03-2009

New cuts in film funding

Estonia's government on Thursday, February 12, moved to cut over €500 million from the 2009 state budget which is expected to decrease annual subsidies for the Estonian Film Foundation, the…
15-02-2009

Estonia commissions post-prodution study

A consortium of public and private film organisations has commissioned a study on the feasibility of setting up an audiovisual post-production cluster in Tallinn to boost Estonia's film services exports.
09-02-2009

Buratino, Son of Pinocchio, travels to Berlin

Buratino, Son of Pinocchio, an Estonian-Russian co-production to be released on March 12, is presented at this year's Berlin European Film Market as a previously unheard-of-genre piece: a juvenile musical…
04-02-2009

Vasha arrives in cinemas

Vasha, an Estonian-German-Finnish-Irish co-production, was released in cinemas in Estonia on January 23.
27-01-2009

Estonia announces 2008 box office results

Estonia witnessed a stable year at the box office in 2008, with two domestic films in top 10 and the total number of admissions staying on par with the preceding…
15-01-2009

Estonian Box Office National Hit: December Heat

The number one national box office hit in Estonia in 2008, December Heat by debut director Asko Kase, gathered close to 60,000 admissions, beating a string of Hollywood blockbusters.
18-12-2008

Estonian Box Office National Hit: December Heat

The number one national box office hit in Estonia in 2008, December Heat by debut director Asko Kase, gathered close to 60,000 admissions, beating a string of Hollywood blockbusters.
18-12-2008