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The Spy and the Poet
Feature premieres on September 21, 2016
THE SPY AND THE POET by Toomas Hussar is a detective story about an intelligence official with a drinking problem named Gustav who crosses his monotonous path with a beautiful gypsy woman who he falls in love with.
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Director Vallo Toomla’s Feature Film Pretenders Will Start its Festival Run at the 64th San Sebastian IFF Debut Film Competition Program
PRETENDERS is the first Estonian film to be selected for the official competition of the San Sebastian IFF. The screening in September will be the film’s world premiere. The film will screen in Estonia on October 6th. All films selected for the competition must have their world premieres in San Sebastian.
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Shooting begins on the feature film Dissidents
Estonia didn’t get any gold medals at the Rio Olympics but that’s okay because our true golden heroes will take the stage with the beginning of shooting on the domestic comedy DISSIDENTS on Friday, August 26, 2016.
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Pretenders
Feature premieres on October 6, 2016
PRETENDERS by Vallo Toomla is a story about a couple, Anna and Juhan, who are unable to move on with their lives because of heavy decision made.
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Swedish-Estonian Short Animation Amalimbo to Screen in Venice
The short animation film AMALIMBO, a cooperation between Sweden and Estonia, was selected for the 73rd Venice IFF Orizzonti short films competition program. The screenwriter and director of AMALIMBO is Swedish-based Argentinian Juan Pablo Libossart and the art director and main animator is Estonian Roland Seer.
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Shooting Begins on the New Estonian Family Film The Little Comrade
Shooting began on the new feature film THE LITTLE COMRADE this week and will continue until the summer of next year. The premiere is planned for 2018 when the Republic of Estonia will celebrate its 100th anniversary.
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When You Least Expect It
Feature premieres on October 12, 2016.
WHEN YOU LEAST EXPECT IT by Mart Kivastik is a story about two people who wake up in the same bed one morning, and neither of them has a clue who the other is.
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Rodnye by Vitaly Mansky Selected for the Toronto IFF Documentary Program
The Latvian-German-Estonian-Ukrainian coproduction RODNYE will have its North American premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 9th. The World premiere for the film took place at the Karlovy Vary IFF on July 5, 2016 where it received a warm welcome.
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Film institute awards quarter of a million to five co-productions
Estonian Film Institute (EFI) awards 227 000 euros as part of its second half-year funding slate to five co-productions, including two feature films and three documentaries, that see Estonian filmmakers as minority co-production partners.
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Paradise Behind the Fence
Documentary premieres on September 8, 2016.
PARADISE BEHIND THE FENCE by Aljona Suržikova talks about Russia’s biggest summer resort Sotchi which has been chosen for the venue of the Winter Olympic Games of 2014.
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Triin Ruumet’s Debut Film The Days That Confused was selected for the Helsinki IFF Love and Anarchy and the 24th Hamburg IFF
The film started its festival journey at the Karlovy Vary IFF where it had its international premiere. Then moved on to the Palic IFF in Serbia and is now waiting its turn at the “Love and Anarchy” festival in Sweden and the Hamburg IFF in October.
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25 Years of the MEDIA Programme
Since its launch in 1991, the EU MEDIA programme has invested over €2.4 billion in European creativity and cultural diversity. It has supported the development of thousands of films in Europe and their international distribution.
The Estonian audiovisual sector has benefitted from the programme since the early 2000s with film projects being developed, festivals, training programmes and co-production markets organised and great European films distributed. Over the years, €4,6 million has been invested in Estonian projects from the MEDIA budget.
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Love
Documentary premieres in autumn 2016.
LOVE by Sandra Jõgeva portrays those who grew up in the 90’s - now at the end of their 20s or in their early 30s - who are subconsciously characterized by nihilism, a lack of ideals and a lack of major plans for their lives.
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The Fresh Estonian-Lao-French Supernatural Suspense Drama Dearest Sister Will Screen at the London IFF
The exotic coproduction between Estonia, Laos and France – DEAREST SISTER was selected for the BFI London IFF program.
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Fatcula
Animation premieres in autumn 2016.
In FATCULA by Martinus Daane Klemet, a mystical beauty clinic appears next to a sports club, threatening to ruin the club owner.
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Mart Kivastik’s Estonian-Icelandic Coproduction When You Least Expect It Will Have its Icelandic Premiere at the Reykjavík IFF
The film is Kivastik’s second full-length feature and it will start its international festival tour in Iceland at the beginning of October.
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Miriam by the Lake
Animation premieres in autumn 2016.
Miriam’s family goes camping by the lake. After a tiring day, they rest in the tent but only the chicken can’t sleep. He goes out for a walk and hears scary noises and sees flashing eyes in the darkness.
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Miriam’s Chicken Dream
Animation premieres in autumn 2016.
A rainy autumn day. A father and a brother build a Lego plane. Miriam is looking at a picture about countries in the South.
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Full House
Animation premieres in Autumn 2016.
FULL HOUSE by Kristjan Holm is about an diligent postman who performs his work duties in an exemplary manner.
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They Say That Tomatoes Love Rock Music
Short film premieres on September 8, 2016.
There’s a slightly run-down house in a sleepy resort town surrounded by old man Alexander’s impressive garden.
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