FNE at Baltic Event 2013: Project Slate

TALLINN: The annual Baltic Event, kicks off on 27 November this week running for three days in Tallinn presenting slates of projects in four different sections:
25-11-2013

FNE at Tallinn Black Nights 2013: Kertu

TALLINN: Kertu by Estonian director Ilmar Raag (The Class, Une Estonienne a Paris) topped Estonian box office for domestic films in 2013 with over 38,000 viewers to date.
25-11-2013

FNE at Tallin Black Nights 2013: Tangerines

Tangerines, an Estonian/Georgian coproduction directed by Zaza Urushadze, pitched at Connecting Cottbus 2010, began shooting at the end of 2012 and opened in cinemas in Georgia and Estonia in October…
20-11-2013

FNE at Tallin Black Nights 2013 The Arbiter

TALLINN: Kadri Kõusaar’s second film The Arbiter, which had its international premiere in the East of the West competition at the Karlovy Vary IFF, is a morally challenging and difficult…
20-11-2013

FESTIVALS: Black Nights 2013 Competition Spans Europe and Asia

TALLINN: The EurAsia main competition of the 17th Black Nights Film Festival running 15 November – 1 December 2013 encompasses European Cannes competitors and debuting Asian directors when the main…
13-11-2013

FNE at Jihlava IDFF Emerging Producers 2013: Elina Litvinova

FNE interviews Estonian documentary producer Elina Litvinova, selected to participate in the 2013 Emerging Producers workshop at the Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival.
24-10-2013

Director of the Estonian Film Institute Edith Sepp

FNE spoke with Edith Sepp who heads the new Estonian Film Institute that replaced the Estonian Film Foundation this year about the challenges ahead for Estonian film and why it…
08-10-2013

War Documentary Underscores Estonian Sacrifices

TALLINN: Blood Type, a documentary on the lives of Estonian soldiers serving in Afghanistan, will be marking the final phase of the Baltic country's decade-long commitment when it's released to…
11-09-2013

PRODUCTION: Cherry Tobacco Shooting in Estonia

TALLINN: Katrin Maimik’s coming-of-age debut film Cherry Tobacco (Kirsitubakas), written by Andres Maimik, is shooting in Estonian locations through October. It builds on the latter's previous hit comedy Kormoranid. Tobacco…
28-08-2013

FNE TV: Riina Sildos, Managing Director, Baltic Event

The B’EST (Baltic Bridge East by West) has just announced its project slate for its second edition to be held in St Petersburg from 11-15 September. FNE asked Riina Sildos,…
20-08-2013

FNE at KVIFF East of the West 2013: The Arbiter

TALLINN: Kadri Kõusaar’s second film The Arbiter, making its international premiere in the East of the West competition at the Karlovy Vary IFF (www.kviff.com), is a morally challenging and difficult…
05-07-2013

Record Cinema Attendance in Estonia

TALLINN: Estonia reached a 20 year high in cinema attendance in 2011, with 2.5 m tickets sold at an average price of 4.1 EUR, an increase of 100,000 tickets over…
30-05-2013

EFP Producers on the Move 2013 Kiur Aarma

TALLINN: Kiur Aarma, Estonian film producer, screenwriter and musician had an international hit with the 2009 documentary Disco and Atomic War, which he produced and co-wrote (best documentary at Jihlava…
19-05-2013

ScripTeast 2013 at Cannes The Soldier

Estonian scriptwriter Mart Kivastik competes for the Krzysztof Kieslowski ScripTeast Award during the 2013 Cannes IFF with The Soldier, a WWII story about a minor KGB officer who, for the…
18-05-2013

FNE Cannes Preview 2013: Estonian Films in Cannes 2013

ESTONIA is glad to meet all friends old and new once again at the Marché du Film market in Cannes. For the first time, we are now situated in the…
14-05-2013

Nordic Video Library Launched in Estonia

TALLINN: The Nordic Video Library, a unique online and offline platform presenting Nordic films for educational purposes, was launched in Estonia on 25 March at Tallinn’s Baltic Film and Media…
26-03-2013

Estonian Film Institute appoints new management

TALLINN: The board of the Estonian Film Insitute , the country’s main film financing body, has appointed new management. Edith Sepp-Dallas will assume the post of general director, while Piret…
22-03-2013

FNE at Berlinale 2013: Estonia at EFM!

Information Courtesy of Estonian Film Foundation BERLIN: ESTONIA is once again proud to present its new titles at the European Film Market. Our location is the same: Martin Gropius Bau,…
09-02-2013

FNE Europa Cinemas: Cinema of the Month - Kino Sõprus, Tallinn

FNE together with Europa Cinemas continues its Cinema of the Month series. In recognition of the hard work and excellence of European cinema operators we choose a cinema from each…
05-02-2013

Estonia Launches First Regional Fund

TALLINN: Estonia will launch its first regional fund for the audiovisual industry after the Berlin European Film Market in the end of February, 2013.
04-02-2013