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CineRegio launches Manifesto for Sustainable Filming at Berlin International Film Festival
CineRegio, a network of regional film funds in Europe, launches today their Manifesto for Sustainable Film, as well as a commitment to social impact at this year’s Berlin International Film Festival. As of today, 24 members of CineRegio have signed…
Advertorial: LITES WATER STAGE is lifting, tilting and submerging film sets.
Lites offers custom built floating platforms that can hold up to 30 tonnes of set. Exterior boat decks or interior sets can float, rock on the waves, tilt 90°, capsize, and sink underwater while offering full safety for the people…
The Baltics - A Most Memorable FamTour
The Baltic States initial foray into the world of FamTours was off the charts. Borne from years of speaking with my Lithuanian colleague Jonas Spokas, it all came to fruition at 2022 Focus. I was talking with Jonas and Jurate…
Advertorial: The landscape of Russian production services: producing high quality content on all stages
In the face of the pandemic and film production restrictions all over the world we entered 2021 with the lack of new content and large-scale projects. One of the countries that conversely showed the rise in production was Russia, conquering…
Gerety Awards 2019 announce shortlist
After three weeks of judging in ten capital cities with some of the world’s most esteemed creatives, the Gerety Awards has announced its shortlist. Entries from more than thirty countries competed for the first Gerety Awards and the shortlisted winners…
European film production has almost doubled in the last 10 years
The new European co-production report published by the European Audiovisual Observatory shows a stark rise in film production between 2007 and 2016. Analysis on production volume, co-productions and the distribution of European feature films details what change took place over…
Amazon Prime series Marisa Romanov will shoot in LA and the country of Georgia
Marisa Romanov starts production at the beginning of September and the shoot will span between two locations, basing itself between Tbilisi in Georgia and LA. The series has been developed out of an award-winning short film by the series’ writer, showrunner…
Period piece Maria’s Paradise now filming in Estonia
Zaida Bergrot’s new project Maria’s Paradise is bringing the past to life in Tallinn, Estonia. The period piece dives into a religious movement founded by Maria Åkerblom which found popularity in Finland during the 1920’s. The script centres on the…
Estonia’s cash rebate incentive is twice as popular than initially projected
Estonia’s cash rebate incentive, which was piloted in 2016, has attracted an inward spend of EUR1.6 million, twice that of what was initially expected. The Estonian Film Institute had expected that every euro spent would be tripled by foreign investment…
Jihlava IDFF to establish dedicated film fund for Central and Eastern European documentaries
Countries within Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) will soon have access to a new film fund, courtesy of the Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival. The fund will cater specifically to mid-range and feature length documentaries, with the first round of…
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Nafta Films
Category: Production Service Companies
Country: Estonia
Covering: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, North of FinlandDon Films
Category: Production Service Companies
Country: Finland
Covering: Finland, Arctic (North of Finland and Norway), EstoniaKiasi Productions
Category: Production Companies
Country: Uganda
Covering: Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Burundi, EthiopiaAgency Icon OÜ
Category: Casting Services
Country: EstoniaLED Unit
Category: Studios & Facilities
Country: Latvia
Covering: Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Europe, Russia, USARetroactive jealousy
Category: Legal Services
Country: EstoniaGo East Films
Category: Directors Representative
Country: United States of America
Covering: China, Japan, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Singarope, Korea, USA, Canada, Romania, Poland, Italy, Ukraine, Turkey, Russia, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, EgyptScuare – Production House
Category: Production Companies
Country: Lithuania
Covering: Lithuania, Latvia, EstoniaPure Scandinavia / Part of Grillifilms
Category: Production Service Companies
Country: Finland
Covering: Finland, Lapland, Baltics (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania), Scandinavia (Sweden, Norway), Arctic RegionsGet Shot Films
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Country: Estonia
Covering: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Finland
Locations (2)
Estonia
Estonia offers a competitive cash rebate of up to 30% on a minimum spend such of EUR1 million for feature films and television productions. Capital city Tallinn is one of Estonia’s main international appeals with a blend of historic architecture…
Latvia
The appeal of Latvia's solid crew base, low production costs and Riga Motion Studio have been enhanced by two competitive filming incentives. The co-financing between the two schemes totals up to 50%. The national 20-25% rebate can be combined with…
Incentives (3)
Viru Film Fund
The Viru Film Fund provides cash rebate of up to 40% of your production costs for local production in Viru region, in the Eastern region of Estonia. There is an annual budget of EUR200,000 for co-funding feature films, documentaries, TV…
Tartu Film Fund
A Fund Grant of 1--20% of the eligible costs of the Film Project incurred in the Tartu region of Estonia. Applications are organised for grants twice a year.
Estonia Cash Rebate
Projects qualify if they meet a minimum budget ranging from EUR200,000 for a feature documentary to feature films with a budget of at least EUR1 million. The level of support provided is determined by amount of Estonian production costs that…