IN PERSON at Scandinavia House at 58 Park Avenue

(at 38th Street) and ONLINE across the U.S.

The other cinema of Northern Europe: the three Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania have been producing motion pictures since 1910.

 

While not as well-known as those in Scandinavia and other parts of Europe, their industries have met challenges in one era or another that ultimately only galvanized their creative ambitions for features, documentaries, and animation shorts.

 

Through the screening of the latest productions, the New York Baltic Film Festival offers New Yorkers and audiences across the U.S. an unprecedented opportunity to enjoy the best in Northern European filmmaking and see the world through Baltic eyes.

Estonian films in the program include:
Good Bye Soviet Union (Hüvasti, NSVL) Lauri Randla, Estonia/Finland, 2020, Narrative)
Dawn of War (O2) Margus Paju, Estonia/Finland/Latvia-Lithuania, 2020, Narrative)
Kratt Rasmus Merivoo, Estonia, 2020, Narrative
A Year Full of Drama (Aasta täis draamat) Marta Pulk, Estonia, 2019, Documentary

ABOUT NYBFF
Established in 2018, the annual New York Baltic Film Festival is presented by Scandinavia House and organized by the Consulate General of Estonia, Consulate General of Lithuania and Daris Delins, former Honorary Consul for Latvia in New York. Programming support is from the Estonian Film Institute, National Film Center of Latvia, and Lithuanian Film Center. Funding for the festival is courtesy of governments of the Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania and by the generous donations of members of the Baltic community in New York. Additional support to the festival is from the Estonian Ministry of Culture, Lithuanian Culture Institute, Lithuanian Foundation, Latvia-100, Embassy of Latvia to the U.S., Permanent Mission of Latvia to the U.N. in New York, American Latvian Association, Printful, and the American Scandinavian Foundation.

balticfilmfestival.com