Culture & Entertainment

A major motion picture is to be developed on the subject of the Mass Refugee Flight of 1944 from Estonia to the West.   We are looking for established screenwriting and directing talent to join the team.   Any hints that may lead to the right people would also be...

The Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir is listed as one of the 10 best choirs in the world by classicalmusic.com.   Little surprise that a nation famous for song – its independence from the USSR was preceded by a ‘Singing Revolution’ of massed voices in Tallinn in 1988 – should boast...

For the first time, a student film made by Baltic Film and Media School graduate German Golub "My Dear Corpses" has won the toughest competition for film schools – the Student Academy Awards. This means that the film is eligible to run for the "big" Oscars.   Whether the film...

Tervitused Seattlest, The Seattle Estonian Society and West Coast Estonian Days (LEP) organizing committee have a few announcements that we would like to share. First, in light of the current COVID-19 crisis, Seattle LEP 2021 will be postponed.   But do not worry, Seattle will be hosting the 35th LEP...

Estonian filmmakers Hõbe Ilus and Mihkel Oksmann currently based in New York   Jaanika Peerna, Cultural Affairs Coordinator at the Estonian Consulate General in New York interviews Hõbe Ilus and Mihkel Oksmann, currently based in New York.   Jaanika Peerna: What are you up to? Mihkel Oksmann: I am in...

  Jaanika Peerna, Cultural Affairs Coordinator at the Estonian Consulate General in New York interviews designer Anni Jürgenson: Jaanika Peerna: What are you up to? Anni Jürgenson: I design jewelry in Brooklyn for the Ana Luisa brand.   JP: How has your life and daily routine changed due to the...

Henrik Visnapuu ja ta muusa Ing Luunjas. Autor/allikas: Eesti Kirjandusmuuseum   2. jaanuaril oli Henrik Visnapuu 130. sünniaastapäev. Sel puhul asetati küünlad Metsakalmistule ning peeti luuleõhtu Tallinna Kirjanike maja musta laega saalis. 2. jaanuaril kell 16 lugesid ja laulsid kirjanike majas Visnapuu ja oma luulet eesti poeedid-trubaduurid: Maarja-Liis Mölder, Wimberg,...

Ameerika filmiakadeemia valis Tanel Toomi mängufilmi „Tõde ja õigus“ nende 10 filmi hulka, mis jätkavad kandideerimist parima rahvusvahelise filmi kategoorias. Filme esitas Oscarile 91 riiki. Lisaks A. H. Tammsaare samanimelisel teosel baseeruvale mängufilmile „Tõde ja õigus“ jõudsid kümnekohalisse short-list’i veel: Tšehhi film “The Painted Bird”, Prantsusmaa film “Les Misérables”, Ungari...