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

The Estonian Film Institute announces its first round of production subsidies for 2021

The Estonian Film Institute announces its first round of production subsidies for 2021

€1.412 million are being shared among the new features by Triin Ruumet, Marko Raat and Mart Kivastik  

26/01/2021 | Production | Funding | Estonia

Kristijonas Vildžiūnas finalising post on his fifth feature, Songs for a Fox

Kristijonas Vildžiūnas finalising post on his fifth feature, Songs for a Fox

The Lithuanian helmer’s new film centres on Dainius, a young rock singer who, after his lover’s death, locks himself away in solitude in a secluded country house  

22/01/2021 | Production | Funding | Lithuania/Latvia/Estonia

Filming about to wrap on Ove Musting’s Kalev

Filming about to wrap on Ove Musting’s Kalev

The sports drama is set in 1990 and will star Mait Malmsten, Priit Võigemast, Reimo Sagor, Mihkel Kuusk and Andris Keišs in the lead roles  

11/01/2021 | Production | Funding | Estonia

EXCLUSIVE: Trailer and poster for Gentle Warriors

EXCLUSIVE: Trailer and poster for Gentle Warriors

Lithuanian documentarian Marija Stonytė’s debut feature is a coming-of-age story about three girls who become women in the most masculine of surroundings  

15/12/2020 | Promotion | Lithuania/Estonia

Post-production on Stanislavs Tokalovs' Lovable under way

Post-production on Stanislavs Tokalovs' Lovable under way

The Latvian-Estonian co-production, set for release at the end of 2021, wrapped principal photography on 9 September  

07/12/2020 | Production | Funding | Latvia/Estonia

Dora Šustic and Maja Pek-Brünjes • Director and producer of Afterparty

Interview: Dora Šustic and Maja Pek-Brünjes • Director and producer of Afterparty

“Unlike most TV shows about female friendships, we don’t shy away from feminism; we explore it”

We asked Dora Šustic and Maja Pek-Brünjes, the winners of the MIDPOINT TV Launch HBO Award, about their future plans for the series Afterparty  

30/11/2020 | MIDPOINT 2020

Veiko Õunpuu • Director of The Last Ones

Interview: Veiko Õunpuu • Director of The Last Ones

“I wish we could return to a sort of animism in our thinking”

We chatted to Estonian director Veiko Õunpuu, whose The Last Ones takes on the people on the lower rung of society. And Roxette  

30/11/2020 | Black Nights 2020 | Baltic Film Competition

Peeter Simm • Director of On the Water

Interview: Peeter Simm • Director of On the Water

“Children helped and complemented each other with surprising professionalism”

We spoke to veteran Estonian filmmaker Peeter Simm, who presented his new coming-of-age dramedy On the Water in Tallinn  

30/11/2020 | Black Nights 2020 | Competition

Henrik Ruben Genz • Director of Erna at War

Interview: Henrik Ruben Genz • Director of Erna at War

“When I read the book, I immediately felt that it was a strong concept, a very unique idea”

Cineuropa chatted to Henrik Ruben Genz, helmer of the Danish-Estonian-Belgian war drama Erna at War, which world-premiered at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival  

30/11/2020 | Black Nights 2020 | Competition

Tallinn embraces Fear, awarding Ivaylo Hristov’s drama a Grand Prix

Tallinn embraces Fear, awarding Ivaylo Hristov’s drama a Grand Prix

The Bulgarian drama has been named the winner of the 24th edition of the Estonian festival, with the Best Baltic Feature Film title going to The Last Ones  

30/11/2020 | Black Nights 2020 | Awards

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