Estonia Sees Best Box Office in Decades
TALLINN: Estonia recorded its best box office in decades in 2015 with 18% gross growth and almost 20% admissions growth compared to 2014.
The Master Wins Best Estonian Film of the Year
TALLINN: Riho Unt’s short animated film The Master / Isand received the Neitsi Maali/Virgin Maali Award for Best Estonian Film in 2015.
Estonia Announces First Call for New Cash Rebate
TALLINN: Estonian Film Institute opened the first call for applications to the country’s new cash rebate fund FilmEstonia. The 600,000 EUR budget for the pilot year is set to grow…
Estonian Coproduction Short-Listed for Oscars
TALLINN: The Fencer, a Finnish/Estonia coproduction directed by Klaus Härö, has been short-listed for the upcoming Oscars in the Best Foreign Language Film category.
FNE Country Report 2015: Estonia
The defining events for Estonia’s film industry in 2015 were: the decision to introduce a cash rebate scheme for incoming productions which will take effect in 2016, alongside two regional…
Estonian Coproduction Competes for Golden Globes
TALLINN: The Fencer, a Finnish/Estonia coproduction directed by Klaus Härö, is competing in the Golden Globes Best Foreign Language Film category.
FNE at Tallinn Black Nights 2015: Prize Winners
TALLINN: The 19th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival awarded its top prize to the South Korean film Sado by director Lee Joon-ik with the director and producer picking up an…
Estonia’s Tartu Film Fund to Triple its Budget
TALLINN: The Estonian regional Tartu Film Fund in the city of Tartu has announced that it will increase the amount of funding available in the next five years to 450,000…
FNE TV: Tiina Lokk Director Black Nights Film Festival
FNE asked Tiina Lokk about how being an A category festival is changing the Black Nights Film Festival and why the European Commission chose Tallinn as the place to wind…
FNE TV: Marge Liiske Managing Director Baltic Event
FNE asked Marge Liiske about how the Baltic Event is helping Estonian filmmakers to collaborate with European partners and to make to voice of Estonian culture heard beyond its borders.
FNE at Baltic Event: Latvian/Estonian What Nobody Can See in Production
TALLINN: What Nobody Can See, a psychological thriller by Latvian director Stanislavs Tokalovs, was showcased at Baltic Event Works in Progess hosted by the Black Nights Film Festival in Tallinn.
FNE at Baltic Event: A Estonian/Finish Slasher Horror Film in Production
TALLINN: Bodom, a slasher horror film directed by Taneli Mustonen, was presented at Baltic Events Works In Progress hosted by Black Nights Film Festival in Tallinn.
FNE at Baltic Event: Slovak/German Freedom in Production
TALLINN: Freedom, a drama from Jan Speckenbach exploring the issue of loss and the search for identity, was presented at Baltic Works in Progress hosted by Black Nights Film Festival…
FNE TV: Edith Sepp Director Estonian Film Institute and Chair of the Film New Europe Association
FNE asked Edith Sepp about Estonia’s new tax rebate scheme that launches on 1 January 2016 and how it will help to bring more productions to shoot in Estonia.
FNE at Baltic Event: Estonian/Latvian/Lithuanian Pretenders in Production
TALLINN: Pretenders, a coproduction between Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, and the feature debut from Estonian director Vallo Toomla explores the generation of millennials in their 30's. The Eurimages supported project…
Motherland Gets New Eurimage Award
TALLINN: Eurimages has given its first Co-Production Development Award to Motherland by writer/director Tomas Vengris and producer Uljana Kim from Lithuania.
European Film Forum Digital Debate
TALLINN: A debate on the future of Europe’s film and content industries will kick off on 18 November 2015 in Tallinn.
Baltic Event Ready to Kick Off
TALLINN: The 19th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival will present eight projects in its inaugural International Works in Progress alongside 13 projects of the Baltic Event Co-production Market and 14…
GRANTS: Estonia Announces Grants for Jubilee Films
TALLINN: The Estonian Film Institute today announced grants for six film projects that are designated for screening during the Republic of Estonia’s 100th anniversary in 2018.
FESTIVALS: Tallinn Announces Main Competition
TALLINN: Eighteen films representing 21 countries will compete in the main competition of the 19th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival.
