Estonia Supports Film Industry With Additional 3 m EUR
TALLINN: The Estonian government has decided to support the film sector with an additional 3 m EUR. The money will go to the Estonian Film Institute and is aimed at…
Edith Sepp Re-elected VP of EFAD
TALLINN: Edith Sepp, CEO of the Estonian Film Institute, was unanimously re-elected as Vice President of the European Film Agency Directors, EFAD.
Baltic Promotion Group North Star Allaince Establishes Tokyo Office
TALLINN: North Star Film Alliance has announced the opening of an office in Tokyo.
Truth and Justice Dominates Delayed 2020 Estonian Film and Television Awards
TALLINN: Tanel Toom’s debut drama won five top awards at the fourth Estonian Film and Television Awards (EFTA). The gala, which was initially planned for April 2020, but was postponed…
Estonian UP Invest Buys Baltics’ Forum Cinemas
TALLINN: Estonian venture company UP Invest is set to acquire Finnish owned Forum Cinemas.
Industry@Tallin & Baltic Event 2020 Application Deadline
TALLINN: The 2020 edition of Industry @Tallinn & Baltic Event is accepting applications for its several sections through 21 September 2020.
PRODUCTION: Jaak Kilmi Shoots Kids Thriller
TALLINN: Jaak Kilmi’s children’s feature The Sleeping Beast / Tagurpidi torn, produced by Stellar Film, started shooting on 3 August and will continue until 11 September 2020. The shooting takes…
PRODUCTION: Dystopian Drama Memory of Water Shooting in Estonia
TALLINN: Memory of Water, the adaptation of the eponymous bestseller by Emmi Itäranta, is currently shooting near Tallinn. The film directed by Saara Saarela is a Finnish/Estonian/German/Norwegian coproduction with a…
FESTIVALS: Tartu Love Film Festival Announces Lineup
TARTU: Thirteen feature films and four documentaries will screen at the 15th Tartu Love Film Festival aka Tartuff from 10 to 15 August 2020. For the first time in the…
PRODUCTION: Estonian/Latvian/German Melchior the Apothecary Shoots in Tallinn
TALLINN: The first part of the medieval crime trilogy Melchior the Apothecary started shooting on 13 July 2020 in Tallinn. The Estonian/Latvian/German coproduction is based on Indrek Hargla's successful crime…
Estonia Headed Towards a Busy Filming Summer
TALLINN: Five domestic features: Kalev, Erik Stoneheart, Melchior the Apothecary, The Sleeping Beast and Estonian Funeral, are filming in Estonia this summer.
Lithuania and Slovenia Send Projects to European Genre Lab
TALLINN: The Lithuanian film Meat to Maths by Emilija Riviere and the Slovenian film The Vultures by Vida Breže are among the eight projects selected to participate in the European…
FNE at Cannes Online 2020: Film Estonia Cash Rebate and regional funds at Marché du Film
Estonia will wrap up the Cannes market with Film Estonia Cash Rebate and regional film funds, who will be available on June 26th.
Estonian Film Institute Launches Short Films Website
TALLINN: The Estonian Film Institute has launched Estonian Shorts, a website for short films which makes selected short films available for viewing for free.
Estonia Coproduces British Starrer Burial
TALLINN: Ivo Felt is coproducing for Estonia’s Allfilm the British/Estonian Burial, to be shot in Estonia in the autumn of 2020. The cast includes Diana Rigg and Tom Felton.
FNE at Cannes Online 2020: Estonian Film
Estonian Film Institute, Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, North Star Film Alliance and our regional film funds are all taking part in the Cannes Virtual Market.
PRODUCTION: Estonia Coproduces Tverdovskiy’s The Conference
TALLINN: The Estonian production company Nafta Films (O-2, Melchior the Apothecary, Erna at War, Secret Society of Souptown) is partnering on the Russian/Estonian coproduction The Conference. Estonia is responsible for…
FESTIVALS: Haapsalu Fest Donates Online Proceeds to Corona Relief
TALLINN: The virtual edition of the 15th Haapsalu Horror and Fantasy Film Festival recorded a virtual attendance of around 10,000 and announced it was donating most of its ticket sale…
Estonia Announces Support for Film Industry
TALLINN: The Estonian Film Institute will distribute 1.3 m EUR as compensation measures to face the challenges in the film sector caused by the COVID-19 virus outbreak.
PRODUCTION: Estonian Animated Feature Danger Island Continues Production
TALLINN: Some animation filmmakers are finding it relatively easy to continue with their work, although other productions have largely halted. The Estonian bundle content startup IMEPILT Studios is in production…
