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456 articles available in total starting from 18/12/2002. Last article published on 07/07/2025.

Samuli Valkama filming the dark comedy The Kidnapping of a President

Samuli Valkama filming the dark comedy The Kidnapping of a President

The Finnish filmmaker has been inspired by the bizarre true story of a failed attempt at a far-right coup against Finland’s first president in the 1930s  

07/07 | Production | Funding | Finland/Czech Republic/Netherlands/Estonia

The 11th European Genre Forum unveils its line-up

The 11th European Genre Forum unveils its line-up

Eight new genre projects are set to embark on the training initiative, which includes three specialised labs hosted at leading festivals across Europe  

23/06 | Industry | Market | Croatia/Netherlands/Estonia

The Shadow and U Are the Universe win at Estonia’s Haapsalu Horror and Fantasy Film Festival

The Shadow and U Are the Universe win at Estonia’s Haapsalu Horror and Fantasy Film Festival

Jaak Kilmi’s period thriller and Pavlo Ostrikov’s sci-fi triumph at the festival’s 20th anniversary edition  

05/05 | HOFF 2025

Helmut Jänes • Director, Haapsalu Horror and Fantasy Film Festival

Interview: Helmut Jänes • Director, Haapsalu Horror and Fantasy Film Festival

“Festivals are a good platform, but the real work starts afterwards, before the theatrical release”

The director of the Estonian gathering, this year celebrating its 20th anniversary, tells us more about what’s in store for audiences from 1-3 May  

28/04 | HOFF 2025

Marko Raat’s 8 Views of Lake Biwa scoops seven accolades at this year’s Estonian Film and Television Awards

Marko Raat’s 8 Views of Lake Biwa scoops seven accolades at this year’s Estonian Film and Television Awards

Liina Triškina-Vanhatalo’s Lioness was also a big winner, snagging the gongs for Best Feature Film and Best Screenwriter  

14/04 | Festivals | Awards | Estonia

Moonika Siimets  • Director of The Black Hole

Interview: Moonika Siimets • Director of The Black Hole

“I’m all about mixing genres: one eye should be laughing and the other one crying”

The Estonian director tells three stories in her new film, which follows people and other creatures looking for love and attention  

08/04 | Night Visions 2025

Kristijonas Vildžiūnas wraps the shoot for his sixth feature, Dice-ching-o-mat

Kristijonas Vildžiūnas wraps the shoot for his sixth feature, Dice-ching-o-mat

The Lithuanian director’s next film promises to be an existential fantasy drama, described in a short and pithy logline as about a "solitary star seeking a constellation"  

08/04 | Production | Funding | Lithuania/Latvia/Estonia

Filming wraps on Ove Musting’s sophomore feature, Pig Slaughter

Filming wraps on Ove Musting’s sophomore feature, Pig Slaughter

The film is set to be a darkly comedic and raw exploration of rural traditions in Southern Estonia, blending absurd situations with a reflection on a vanishing way of life  

20/03 | Production | Funding | Estonia

Review: The Home

Review: The Home

Mattias J Skoglund's effective, modest horror takes full advantage of one of the biggest modern fears: moving into an assisted living facility  

14/03 | SXSW 2025

Mattias J Skoglund  • Director of The Home

Interview: Mattias J Skoglund • Director of The Home

“I wanted to create a tone that would be very raw, intimate and slightly uncanny”

The Swedish director breaks down his indie horror flick set in a retirement home, which is based on a novel by Mats Strandberg  

10/03 | SXSW 2025

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