Estonian court upholds ban on Magnus
Magnus, the feature film debut from Estonian writer/director Kadri Kõusaar, has had its worldwide ban through 2025 upheld. The film was the first Estonian film selected for presentation in the…
FNE at KVIFF 2010 East of the West: The Temptation of St. Tony
The first Estonian film ever to screen in the Sundance comptetition, The Temptation of St.Tony by Veiko Õunpuu launched to a controversial reception domestically and became an unexpected box office…
Estonian film production increases
Estonia film production rose in 2009, according to official government statistics, with seven feature films released in cinemas, a major increase from the average four features over the course of…
Tanel Toom wins Estonia’s first Oscar
Young Estonian filmmaker Tanel Toom's (28) graduation film The Confession. one of the five nominees, won the Oscar for the Honorary Foreign Film award in the 37th Student Academy Awards,…
Cannes IFF 2010: Estonian Cinema at Cannes
We are happy to announce, that it is the 10th anniversary of the Estonian Film Foundation in Cannes!
FNE at Cannes: EFP Producer on the Move Anneli Ahven
Estonian Producer on the Move Anneli Ahven (38), a brilliant workaholic from a group of female producers that have prominently featured in Estonia's film industry for the last decade, has…
FESTIVALS: Haapsalu Horror and Fantasy Film Festival sets attendance record
The cavalcade of films screened at the 5th annual Haapsalu Fantasy and Horror Film Festival (HOFF) was visited by more than 2500 people, a new record for the five-year-old event.
Estonia funds digital post-production centre
Enterprise Estonia (www.eas.ee), the country's export and industry promotion agency, has decided to financialliy support the setting up of an audiovisual digital post-production centre in Tallinn.
FNE in Berlin: Estonia’s St Tony Sold to Olive Films
BERLIN: Estonian director Veiko Õunpuu's The Temptation of St Tony (Püha Tõnu kiusamine) (www.thetemptationofsttony.com) produced by Homeless Bob Production has been sold to Olive Films for US distribution. The film…
Ticket prices fall in Estonia
The average ticket price in Estonia fell by 7% to 4.2 EUR in 2009.
Mixed results at Estonian box office
Estonia's box rose in 2009, but the share for domestic films dropped sharply.
PRODUCTION: Letters to Ingel in production
Art-house director Sulev Keedus is in production with his long awaited third feature, Letters to Ingel written in tandem with script partner, Estoniam literary savant Madis Kõiv.
PRODUCTION: Red Quicksilver preps March release
Red Quicksilver (Punane elavhõbe) is the first Estonian-shot feature by Andres Puustusmaa who directed two features in Russia (notably 1814) and has now returned to his native country.
NonStop brings Showtime to Estonia
The Swedish niche TV company NonStop has launched the film channel Showtime in Estonia.
Baltic Event wraps in Tallinn
After two, intensive days of one-on-one meetings and making business deals, the best projects and producers at the Baltic Event were honored at an awards ceremony on December 1, 2009…
ESTONIAN FOCUS: Bank Robbery
Bank Robbery, a feature debut from Andrus Tuisk opened in Estonia on October 23.
ESTONIAN FOCUS: Vasha
Vasha, an Estonian-German-Finnish-Irish co-production, was released in cinemas in Estonia on January 23.
ESTONIAN FOCUS: The Temptation of St. Tony
The second feature by Venice Horizons winner Veiko Õunpuu, The Temptation of St Tony, premiered October 10 as the opening film of the second multiplex cinema in Tallinn, Estonia.
ESTONIAN FOCUS: Buratino
Buratino, Son of Pinocchio, an Estonian-Russian co-production released on March 12, was presented at this year's Berlin European Film Market as a previously unheard-of-genre piece: a juvenile musical trash-comedy.
