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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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.
Major Reform for Estonian Film Agency
TALLINN: The Estonian Film Foundation, the nation’s public film financing vehicle established in 1997, has entered a period of major reforms which will broaden the agency’s scope, while awaiting the…
Freemantle Picks Up Estonian Series
TALLINN: London-based international production company FremantleMedia has purchased the syndication rights to the Estonian television crime series Revenge Inc. (Kattemaksukontor) produced by Balti Video.
Two Estonian Films Share Award
TALLINN: Mushrooming and Varesesaar Russians tied for the Film of the Year award given out for the 20th time by the Estonian Association of Film Journalists on 8 January 2013.
FNE at Baltic Event 2012: Kazakhfilm welcomes European coproduction
TALLINN: A new, young generation of Kazakh filmmakers have opened the doors to European producers and coproducers in Kazakhstan.
FNE TV: Baltic Event 2012: Anna Katchko: New Kazakh Cinema
FNE spoke to producer Anna Katchko in Tallinn about the Baltic Event’s new B’EST programme and the new opportunities that are opening up for European producers to cooperate with Kazakhstan.
FNE at Baltic Event 2012: Market Awards Announced
TALLINN: The Baltic Event CoProduction Market, 25-28 November 2012 (be.poff.ee) gave its top prize of 5000 EUR in post production services at the new Estonian Digital Centre, to Lithuanian producer…
FNE at Black Nights FF 2012: Awards announced in Tallinn
TALLINN: The grand prix of the 16th Black Nights Film Festival (www.poff.ee) was awarded to the Ukrainian film House with a Turret, the Tridens Herring competition prize was awarded to…
FNE EXCLUSIVE: Riina Sildos, Managing Director, Baltic Event
FNE asks Estonian producer and Baltic Event helmer, Riina Sildos about this year’s 11th edition of the event and about the reorganisation of the structures that underpin the Estonian film…
