Just Film Celebrates 25 Years
TALLINN: Just Film, the youth and children’s film festival of the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF), celebrates from 7 to 23 November 2025 its 25th anniversary with a record…
Qualified for Oscars® Consideration, Winter in March Continues Its International Recognition Season
TALLINN: The Estonian/Armenian stop motion short film Winter in March directed by Natalia Mirzoyan continues to collect international awards and festival recognitions. Most recently, it has been chosen as a…
FNE Podcast: Nikolaj Nikitin: Curator of Critics’ Picks Competition at PÖFF
TALLINN: FNE spoke to Nikolaj Nikitin, curator of Critics’ Picks Competition Programme at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF), about the selected films, jury and geographical diversity of this…
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2025 Announces Titles in Baltic Competition
TALLINN: Eleven films that reveal a fresh and distinctive voice from the region’s filmmakers have been selected for the Baltic Competition, one of the most important programmes of the Tallinn…
Projects Selected for Works in Progress at Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event 2025
TALLINN: Works in Progress, showcasing films currently in production or postproduction and seeking sales agents or festival premieres, introduces 18 promising projects across three categories: Baltic Event Works in Progress,…
PÖFF 2025 Announces Lineups for Critics’ Picks and Rebel With a Cause Competitions
TALLINN: The 29th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) has announced the selection for its boldest and most forward-looking programmes, Critics’ Picks and Rebels With a Cause competitions.
Baltic Event Co-Production Market 2025 Announces Selected Projects
TALLINN: The 15th Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event’s Baltic Event Co-Production Market will showcase 15 film projects from 19 to 21 November 2025.
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2025 Announces Competition Lineup
TALLINN: Films by George Ovashvili and Csaba Káel are among the 17 feature films selected for the Official Selection Competition of the 29th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF). The…
FNE Oscar Watch 2026: Estonia Selects Long Papers as Oscar Contender
TALLINN: The Estonian Film Institute has selected the long animated film Long Papers / Pikad paberid by Meel Paliale as Estonia’s candidate for the 98th Academy of Motion Picture Arts…
Baltic Film Days 2025 Held in Estonia
TALLINN: The 9th edition of the Baltic Film Days festival is being held in Estonia on 26 and 27 August 2025, celebrating the richness and uniqueness of Baltic cinema.
Estonia’s Largest Cinema Opens in Tallinn
TALLINN: The new Apollo Plaza entertainment centre opened in Tallinn's Rotermann Quarter, on the premises of the former Coca-Cola Plaza. It is now home to Estonia's biggest cinema, a bookstore,…
Submissions Open for Works in Progress at Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event 2025
TALLINN: Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event (14 – 21 November 2925), the region’s leading platform for the audiovisual industry, has opened submissions for Works in Progress projects.
PRODUCTION: Jaak Kilmi Enters Postproduction with Dirt in Your Face
TALLINN: Estonian director Jaak Kilmi wrapped the shoot for Dirt in Your Face / Musta pori näkku on 10 August 2025. This late-'80s coming-of-age road film is an Estonian/Latvian coproduction.
Tartuff Ready for Celebration in Estonia
TARTU: The traditional Tartu open-air film festival Tartuff, specialised in films about love, will celebrate its 20th edition from 4 to 9 August 2025.
Summer Cinema Opens in Tallinn
TALLINN: The central square of Tallinn’s Rotermann Quarter is hosting the Summer Cinema, celebrating the 70th anniversary of Sõprus Cinema.
Estonian Productions Head to Latvia and Lithuania Amid Funding Gaps at Home
TALLINN: Estonia is gearing up to produce six long films in 2025, but only three of them will be filmed on home turf. With local costs on the rise and…
Baltic Event Co-Production Market 2025 Opens Call
TALLINN: Submissions to the largest international co-production market in Northern Europe, the Baltic Event Co-Production Market, are open until 14 July 2025. The Baltic Event Co-Production Market will take place…
First Audiovisual and Multimedia Innovation Center in the Baltics to Launch Next Year in Estonia’s Ida-Viru County
TALLINN: Estonia is creating a long-awaited middle ground with the development of the Ida Hub, the first audiovisual and multimedia innovation centre in the Baltics, which is planned to open…
FNE at Cannes 2025: Estonian Animator Sander Joon Wins Audience Award at Focus WiP - Cinéma de Demain
CANNES: Hair of Hare / Jänesejuus, the new project by the award-winning Estonian animator Sander Joon, won the Audience Award at the Focus WiP (Work in Progress) section of the…
FNE Market Analysis 2024: ESTONIA
TALLINN: After hitting good numbers with both domestic and international titles in 2023, the year 2024 was a bit of a slump on both fronts. It remains to be seen…

