The production had an extensive and long marketing campaign, with the fake band playing during the nation's music awards gala and a song from the sound-track making it onto public broadcaster's video chart show. The film includes a string of local celebrity cameos, a trademark move by the directing duo. Much of the marketing push was undertaken by the film's co-directors Andres Maimik and Rain Tolk.
The film will next go to Estonian VoD network Elion and eventually will be aired by the country's public broadcaster ETV, which co-financed the project. With most of the attention paid to domestic marketing, there is no international sales agent on board yet.
The budget of the film is reported as a modest 450,00 EUR.
Credits:
Original title: Kormoranid
Directors: Andres Maimik, Rain Tolk
Script: Andres Maimik, Rain Tolk
DoP: Mait Mäekivi
Original score: Sten Sheripov
Producer Kaspar Kaljas, Kuukulgur Film
Principal cast:
Guido Kangur, Roman Baskin, Harry Kõrvits, Enn Klooren, Jüri Vlassov, Elina Pählimägi, Ester Pajusoo, Ene Järvis.
Length: 115 min