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BALTIC FEATURE FILMSCo-operation Platform
LITHUANIAN FEATURE FILMS RELEASED 2009-2012
Original Title English Title Director Year of Release
Miegančių drugelių tvirtovė Fortress of Sleeping Butterflies
Algimantas Puipa 2012
Tadas Blinda. Pradžia Tadas Blinda Donatas Ulvydas 2011
Myliu kulką Tavo širdyje I Love Bullet in Your Heart Donatas
Vaišnoras 2011
Zero 2: muilo opera Zero 2 Emilis Vėlyvis 2010
Kai apkabinsiu Tave Back To Your Arms Kristijonas Vildžiūnas
2010
Atsisveikinimas (Laimingo žmogaus istorija) Farewell Tomas
Donela 2010
Anarchija Žirmūnuose Anarchy in Zirmunai Saulius Drunga 2010
Kelionė per Lietuvą Journey Through Lithuania Vaidotas Digimas
2010
Duburys Vortex Gytis Lukšas 2009
Artimos šviesos Low Lights Ignas Miškinis 2009
Stiklainis uogienės A Jar of Jam Ramunė Čekuolytė 2009
Vabzdžių dresuotojas A Bug Trainer Donatas Ulvydas 2009
Giedrė Giedrė Donatas Vaišnoras 2009
Kutenimai Tickle Romualdas Lavrynovičius 2009
Nepalikit, prašau Dont’t Leave, Please Robertas Šarknickas
2009
LATVIAN FEATURE FILMS RELEASED 2009-2011
Original Title English Title Director Year of Release
Dancis pa trim Threesome Dance Arvids Krievs 2011
Es mīlu tevi, Rīga I Love You Riga Pavels Gumennikovs 2011
Kolka Cool Kolka Cool Juris Poškus 2011
Lote un Mēness akmens noslēpums Lotte and Moonstone Secret
(EE/LV) Janno Põldma, Heiki Ernits 2011
Monsieur Tauriņš Monsieur Taurins Aleksandrs Hāns 2011
Amaya Hong Kong Confidential (LV/HK) Māris Martinsons 2010
Rūdolfa mantojums Rudolf’s Gold Jānis Streičs 2010
Seržanta Lapiņa atgriešanās Return of Sergeant Lapins Gatis
Šmits 2010
Es gribu Tavu meiču I Want Your Girl Miks Ozoliņš 2009
Mazie laupītāji Little Robbers (LV/AT) Armands Zvirbulis
2009
Medības The Hunt Andis Mizišs 2009
Pasažieri Passengers Jurģis Tūbelis 2009
ESTONIAN FEATURE FILMS RELEASED 2009-2011
Original Title English Title Director Year of Release
Täitsa lõpp! That’s IT! collective work 2011
Üks mu sõber A Friend of Mine Mart Kivastik 2011
Kirjad Inglile Letters to Angel (EE/FI) Sulev Keedus 2011
Surnuaiavahi tütar Graveyar Keeper’s Daughter Katrin Laur
2011
Rotilõks Rat-trap (EE/RU) Andres Puustusmaa 2011
Kormoranid ehk Nahkpükse ei pesta Farts of Fury Andres Maimik,
Rain Tolk 2011
Lotte ja kuukivi saladus Lotte and Moonstone Secret (EE/LV)
Janno Põldma, Heiki Ernits 2011
Idioot The Idiot Rainer Sarnet 2011
Polli päevikud Poll Diaries (EE/DE/AT) Chris Kraus 2010
Punane elavhõbe Red Mercury (EE/RU) Andres Puustusmaa 2010
Phobos Phobos (EE/RU) Oleg Assadulin 2010
Lumekuninganna The Snow Queen (EE/NO) Marko Raat 2010
Vasha Vasha (EE/DE/FI) Hannu Salonen 2009
Buratino Buratino, the Son of Pinocchio (EE/RU) Rasmus Merivoo
2009
Püha Tõnu kiusamine The Temptation of St. Tony (EE/SE/FI) Veiko
Õunpuu 2009
Pangarööv Bank Robbery Andrus Tuisk 2009
Isemoodi muinasjutt An Awesome Tale (UA/EE) Roman Shirman
2009
Päeva lõpus When the Day is Done Maiju Ingman 2009
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Co-operation Platform
Baltic Films is an umbrella
organisation promoting
internationally films from
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Baltic
Films represents the three countries
at major film festivals and markets.
The founding members of Baltic
Films are the Estonian Ministry of
Culture, the Ministry of Culture of
the Republic of Latvia and the Minis-
try of Culture of the Republic of
Lithuania.
National Representatives
Marge LiiskeManaging Director of EFF
Tel +372 6276 060
[email protected]
Ilze Gailīte HolmbergDirector of NFC
Tel +371 6735 8870
[email protected]
Irma PužauskaitėChief officer for Cinema –
Arts Department
Ministry of Culture of the Republic
of Lithuania
Tel +370 5219 3443
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KEY FIGURESESTONIA
Total population 1 340 194
Population of capital city Tallinn 400 292
Currency EUR EUR
Standard VAT rate 20%
Personal income tax 21%
GDP 2010 14 305 500 000 EUR
GDP per capita 2010 10 675 EUR
Average monthly income 2010 792 EUR
Number of cinemas 2011 49
Number of screens 2011 74
Number of multiplex cinemas 2011 3
Average ticket price 2011 4 EUR
Gross Box Office 2011 10 051 315 EUR
Number of admissions 2011 2 471 228
Admissions per capita 2011 1,84
Market share of domestic films 2011 7 %
Annual state support for film industry 2012 6 143 087 EUR
LATVIA
Total population 2 067 887
Population of capital city Riga 695 653
Currency LVL (Lats) 1 EUR = 0,7028 LVL
Standard VAT rate 22%
Personal income tax 25%
GDP 2010 18 120 533 000 EUR
GDP per capita 2010 8 093 EUR
Average monthly income 2010 633 EUR
Number of cinemas 2011 26
Number of screens 2011 63
Number of multiplex cinemas 2011 4
Average ticket price 2011 4,07 EUR
Gross Box Office 2011 8 388 770 EUR
Number of admissions 2011 2 061 149
Admissions per capita 2011 0,99
Market share of domestic films 2011 4,5 %
Annual state support for film industry 2012 1 969 079 EUR
LITHUANIA
Total population 3 244 601
Population of capital city Vilnius 657 626
Currency LTL (Lits) 1 EUR = 3,4528 LTL
Standard VAT rate 21%
Personal income tax 24%
GDP 2009 20 598 725 767 EUR
GDP per capita 2009 6 149 EUR
Average monthly income 2010 612 EUR
Number of cinemas 2011 42
Number of screens 2011 95
Number of multiplex cinemas 2011 9
Average ticket price 2011 3,62 EUR
Gross Box Office 2011 10 737 913 EUR
Number of admissions 2011 2 968 028
Admissions per capita 2011 0,93
Market share of domestic films 2011 10,52 %
Annual state support for film industry 2012 2 389 600 EUR
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ANNUAL STATE SUPPORT FOR FILM INDUSTRY 2008-2012
Ministry of Culture Cultural Endowment Estonian Film Foundation
Total
EUR EUR EUR EUR
2008 907 545 1 562 770 4 120 150 6 590 465
2009 465 916 1 368 540 3 715 930 5 550 386
2010 877 060* 1 414 290 3 434 383 5 725 732*
2011 522 989 1 407 619 3 535 350 5 465 958
2012 1 063 288 1 645 415 3 434 384 6 143 087
* incl. support for European Film Academy Award 2010 ceremony in
Tallinn
TOP TEN 2011
Title Country of Origin Admissions GBO EUR Prints
Pirates of the Caribbean. On Stranger Tides USA 94 611 477 826
9
Cars 2 USA 89 827 346 771 13
Tangled USA 87 118 306 639 10
Rio USA 64 765 275 362 13
Kung Fu Panda 2 USA 64 575 262 041 13
Lotte and Moonstone Secret ESTONIA/LATVIA 63 752 199 520 11
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 USA/UK 59 941 292
895 10
The Hangover Part II USA 58 775 243 407 5
Transformers. Dark of the Moon USA 47 656 239 870 8
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part I USA 45 640 195 791
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ESTONIA
DOMESTIC FILMS RELEASED 2007-2011
Feature films Shorts Animation
Documen-taries Total
2007 9 1 9 30 49
2008 5 8 7 38 58
2009 6 2 5 30 43
2010 4 6 1 34 45
2011 7 5 6 35 53
ADMISSIONS 2007-2011
Domestic films Foreign films Total Per capita
2007 232 478 1 394 779 1 627 257 1,21
2008 119 570 1 511 392 1 630 962 1,22
2009 36 567 1 747 213 1 783 780 1,33
2010 43 317 2 088 124 2 131 441 1,59
2011 172 290 2 299 893 2 471 228 1,84
BREAKDOWN OF FILMS BY ORIGIN 2011 (premieres)
No. of films Admissions GBO EUR
Domestic 23 5 163 618 527 604
European 71 241 213 998 858
USA 117 1 941 786 8 098 531
Other 6 26 413 107 569
Total 217 2 373 030 9 732 562
CINEMA PREMIERES 2007-2011
Domestic Foreign Total
2007 12 4 133 145 4
2008 17 3 149 166 3
2009 9 2 153 162 2
2010 12 1 163 175 1
2011 23 5 194 2171 incl. 8 documentary films2 incl. 3
documentary films3 incl. 5 features, 1 animation, 9 documentaries,
4 shorts4 incl. 3 documentary films5 incl. 15 documentary films
AVERAGE TICKET PRICE 2007-2011
EUR
2007 4,4
2008 4,5
2009 4,2
2010 3,7
2011 4,1
GROSS BOX OFFICE 2007-2011
EUR
2007 7 135 077
2008 7 283 029
2009 7 527 139
2010 7 799 015
2011 10 051 315
NUMBER OF CINEMAS 2007-2011
Total No.of screening
places
No. ofpermanently
workingcinemas
No. ofmultiplexcinemas
No. ofscreens
No. ofdigital
screens
2007 52 11 2 66 0
2008 49 10 2 67 2
2009 49 12 3 74 4
2010 49 12 3 74 13
2011 49 12 3 74 15
DOMESTIC TV CHANNELS 2010
Channel Public/Private Financing Market share %
ETV Public State Budget 15,3
ETV2 Public State Budget 2,1
Kanal 2 Private Commercials 17,3
TV3 Private Commercials 12,8
PBK Private Commercials 11,0
TV6 Private Commercials 2,3
Kanal 11 Private Commercials 2,1
Others 37,1
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ANNUAL STATE SUPPORT FOR FILM INDUSTRY 2008-2012
National Film Centre of Latvia Culture Capital Foundation
Total
LVL EUR LVL EUR LVL EUR
2008 3 243 054 4 614 476 1 073 651 1 527 676 4 316 705 6 142
152
2009 1 770 464 2 519 158 461 680 656 915 2 232 144 3 176 073
2010 1 065 010 1 515 381 260 335 370 425 1 325 345 1 885 807
2011 1 164 010 1 656 246 241 828 344 092 1 405 838 2 000 339
2012 1 044 010 1 485 501 339 859 483 578 1 383 869 1 969 079
TOP TEN 2011
Title Country of Origin Admissions GBO LVL GBO EUR Prints
Cars 2 USA 75 975 196 318 279 336 17
Pirates of the Caribbean. On Stranger Tides USA 75 563 246 257
350 394 10
Rio USA 62 437 175 479 249 685 14
Kung Fu Panda 2 USA 61 927 175 360 249 516 14
Smurfs USA 56 315 152 745 217 338 12
The Hangover Part II USA 52 899 154 339 219 606 6
Tangled USA 49 954 131 431 187 011 13
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 USA/UK 48 074 143
288 203 881 10
Johnny English Reborn USA/FR/UK 46 177 133 627 190 135 8
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part I USA 45 284 131 857 187
617 8
LATVIA
DOMESTIC FILMS RELEASED 2007-2011
Feature films Shorts Animation
Documen-taries Total
2007 6 4 12 18 40
2008 4 4 7 12 27
2009 4 6 11 21 42
2010 3 3 10 19 35
2011 5* 2 4 17 28
* incl. 1 feature-length animation
CINEMA PREMIERES 2007-2011
Domestic European USA Other Total
2007 6 28 94 23 151
2008 4 27 111 10 152
2009 18 2 158 4 105 21 302 4
2010 19 1 134 104 44 301 3
2011 16 6 116 117 42 291 5
1 incl. 3 features, 12 documentaries, 3 animation programmes, 1
short’s programme2 incl. 4 features, 9 documentaries, 2 animation
programmes, 3 short’s programmes3 incl. 137 films screened at film
festivals4 incl. 132 films screened at film festivals5 incl. 129
films screened at film festivals6 incl. 11 documentaries
ADMISSIONS 2007-2011
Domestic films Foreign films Total Per capita
2007 24 802 2 200 520 2 225 322 1,00
2008 115 400 2 239 269 2 354 669 1,03
2009 83 230 1 860 769 1 943 999 0,86
2010 146 379 1 959 848 2 106 227 0,94
2011 92 386 1 968 763 2 061 149 0,99
BREAKDOWN OF FILMS BY ORIGIN 2011 (premieres)
No. of films Admissions GBO LVL GBO EUR
Domestic 16 6 66 337 69 314 98 625
European 116 191 843 526 670 749 388
USA 117 1 536 550 4 453 718 6 337 106
Other 42 84 414 249 277 354 691
Total 291 5 1 879 144 5 298 979 7 539 810
AVERAGE TICKET PRICE 2007-2011
LVL EUR
2007 2,80 3,98
2008 3,30 4,69
2009 3,50 4,98
2010 2,80 4,02
2011 2,86 4,07
GROSS BOX OFFICE 2007-2011
LVL EUR
2007 6 224 696 8 856 995
2008 6 967 123 9 913 379
2009 5 875 802 8 360 561
2010 5 951 708 8 468 566
2011 5 895 627 8 388 770
NUMBER OF CINEMAS 2007-2011
Total No.of screening
places
No. ofpermanently
workingcinemas
No. ofmultiplexcinemas
No. ofscreens
No. ofdigital
screens
2007 32 14 1 46 0
2008 28 15 2 50 3
2009 28 17 3 55 4
2010 26 17 4 63 11
2011 26 17 4 63 15
DOMESTIC TV CHANNELS 2011
Channel Public/Private Financing Market share %
LTV 1 Public State Budget, Commercials 8,8
LTV7 Public State Budget, Commercials 4,1
TV3 Private Commercials 13,6
LNT Private Commercials 12,7
PBK Private Commercials 11,3
TV5 Private Commercials 3,9
TV6 Private Commercials 2,5
Others 43,1
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ANNUAL STATE SUPPORT FOR FILM INDUSTRY 2008-2012
Ministry of Culture Culture and Sport Support Foundation
Total
LTL EUR LTL EUR LTL EUR
2008 8 094 000 2 344 184 1 769 000 512 338 9 863 000 2 856
522
2009 6 863 000 1 987 662 2 182 000 631 951 6 682 000 1 935
241
2010 4 500 000 1 303 290 2 778 500 805 362 7 278 500 2 108
652
2011 5 810 738 1 682 900 2 439 900 706 700 8 250 368 2 389
600
2012 5 500 000 1 592 610 2 000 000 579 000 7 500 000 2 171
610
TOP TEN 2011
Title Country of Origin Admissions GBO LTL GBO EUR Prints
Tadas Blinda. The Legend is Born LITHUANIA 293 144 3 646 650 1
056 143 10
Cars 2 USA 110 934 1 333 423 386 186 18
Kung Fu Panda 2 USA 100 247 1 194 778 346 032 18
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides USA 76 978 1 161 464
336 383 12
Tangled USA 85 725 1 048 637 303 706 17
Rio USA 82 972 1 004 101 290 808 20
Transformers: Dark of the Moon USA 63 980 992 313 287 394 13
The Hangover Part II USA 75 667 954 265 276 374 8
Puss In Boots USA 66 241 939 112 271 985 19
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part I USA 72 639 927 971 268
759 10
LITHUANIA
DOMESTIC FILMS RELEASED 2007-2011
Feature films Shorts Animation
Documen-taries Total
2007 2 4 8 13 27
2008 6 7 14 16 43
2009 6 9 6 10 31
2010 4 13 4 11 32
2011 2 19 8 9 38
BREAKDOWN OF FILMS BY ORIGIN 2011 (premieres)
No. of films Admissions GBO LTL GBO EUR
Domestic 11 299 170 3 703 900 1 072 724
European 63 475 245 6 127 916 1 774 767
USA 109 2 068 027 25 815 444 7 476 669
Other 3 2256 25 635 7424
Total 186 2 844 698 35 672 895 10 331 584
AVERAGE TICKET PRICE 2007-2011
LTL EUR
2007 11,02 3,19
2008 12,19 3,53
2009 13,57 3,93
2010 12,96 3,75
2011 12,54 3,62
CINEMA PREMIERES 2007-2011
Domesticfeatures
2007 2
2008 6
2009 6
2010 4
2011 2
GROSS BOX OFFICE 2007-2011
LTL EUR
2007 35 635 250 10 320 682
2008 39 871 260 11 547 515
2009 36 638 229 10 611 144
2010 33 977 613 9 840 597
2011 37 075 866 10 737 913
NUMBER OF CINEMAS 2007-2011
Total No.of screening
places
No. ofpermanently
workingcinemas
No. ofmultiplexcinemas
No. ofscreens
No. ofdigital
screens
2007 55 49 5 77 0
2008 46 44 7 81 0
2009 44 41 8 88 4
2010 45 42 9 95 9
2011 45 42 9 95 18
ADMISSIONS 2007-2011
Total Per capita Average population
2007 3 233 103 0,96 3 369 600
2008 3 270 984 0,98 3 350 100
2009 2 699 552 0,81 3 349 872
2010 2 621 995 0,74 3 318 981
2011 2 968 028 0,93 3 201 344
DOMESTIC TV CHANNELS 2011
Channel Public/Private Financing Market share %
LTV Public State Budget, Commercials 10,7
LTV2 Public State Budget 0,6
TV3 Private Commercials 21
LNK Private Commercials 17,7
BTV Private Commercials 5,3
TV6 Private Commercials 3,1
Lietuvos Rytas TV Private Commercials 3,3
TV1 Private Commercials 2,3
LIUKS! Private Commercials 0,4
INFO TV Private Commercials 0,4
SPORT1 Private Commercials 0,3
Balticum TV Private Commercials 0,5
PBK Private Commercials 5,4
Others 29
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Main Film InstitutionsMinistry of CultureTel +371 6707
[email protected]
National Film Centre of Latvia (NFC)Tel +371 6735
[email protected]
Media Desk Latviac/o National Film Centre of LatviaTel +371 6735
[email protected]
Riga City Councilco-financing programme Riga Film FundTel +371
6703 [email protected]
Culture Capital FoundationTel +371 6750
[email protected]
Riga Film MuseumTel + 371 6735
[email protected]
Latvian Film Producers
[email protected]
Latvian Filmmakers UnionTel +371 6728 [email protected]
Latvia State Archive of Audiovisual DocumentsTel +371 6752
[email protected]
Main DistributorsForum CinemasTel +371 6735
[email protected]
Acme FilmTel +371 6733 [email protected]
International Film Festivals2ANNAS, International Short Film
FestivalMay 28 – June 3, 2012Tel +371 2976
[email protected]
And the Word Became Film…, International Film ForumApril 16 –
22, 2012Tel +371 2918 [email protected]
Arsenāls, Riga International Film ForumSeptember 2012Tel +371
6721 [email protected]
Baltic Pearl, International Film FestivalSeptember 13 – 25,
2012Tel +371 6728 [email protected]
Baltic Sea Forum for DocumentariesSeptember 5 – 9, 2012Tel +371
6735 [email protected]
Main Film InstitutionsEstonian Ministry of CultureTel +372 628
[email protected]
Estonian Film FoundationTel +372 627
[email protected]
MEDIA Desk Estoniac/o Estonian Film FoundationTel +372 627
[email protected]
Estonian Cultural EndowmentTel +372 699
[email protected]
Estonian National Archive’sTel +372 693
[email protected]
Estonian Film CommissionFilm Commissioner Martin AadamsooTel
+372 5650 8383www.filmestonia.ee www.filmestonia.eu
Estonian Filmmakers UnionTel +372 646
[email protected]
Estonian Film Producers
[email protected]
Estonian National Filmproducers Union Tel +372 677
[email protected] The Estonian Association of Film
JournalistsTel +372 511 [email protected]
Main DistributorsAcme FilmTel +372 5302
[email protected]
BestFilmTel +372 5567 [email protected]
Forum CinemasTel +372 680 [email protected].
forumcinemas.ee EstinfilmTel +372 5558 [email protected]
www.estinfilm.ee
KinobussTel +372 672 [email protected] www.kinobuss.ee
MTÜ Must KäsiTel +372 646 6332
[email protected]
MTÜ OtakuTel +372 5568 [email protected] Tallinnfilm Tel +372
663 [email protected]
International film festivalsAnimation Film Festival Animated
DreamsTel +372 631 [email protected] www.poff.ee/anima
Baltic EventTel +372 677 [email protected]
Children and Youth Film Festival Just FilmTel +372 631
[email protected]/justfilm
Docpoint [email protected]
Haapsalu Horror and Fantasy Film festivalTel +372 631
[email protected]
Tallinn Black Nights Film FestivalTel +372 631
[email protected]
Matsalu International Nature Film FestivalTel +372 551
[email protected]
Pärnu International Documentary and Anthropology Film
FestivalTel +372 443 [email protected]
Worldfilm. Tartu Festival of Visual CultureTel +372 742 2266
[email protected]
ESTONIA LATVIA LITHUANIAMain Film Institutions Ministry of
Culture of Republic of LithuaniaTel +370 5219
[email protected]
Lithuanian Film CenterTel +370 5219 [email protected]
Vilnius Film OfficeTel +370 5211 2620Tel +370 6140
[email protected]
MEDIA Desk LithuaniaTel: +370 5212
[email protected]
Lithuanian Central State ArchivesTel +370 5247
7830www.archyvai.lt
Lithuanian Theatre, Music and Cinema MuseumTel +370 5262
[email protected]
Lithuanian Filmmakers UnionTel +370 5212
[email protected]
Independent Producers AssociationTel +370 6829
[email protected]@erafilm.lt
Lithuanian Distributors [email protected]
Association of Cinema ExhibitorsTel +370 6550
[email protected]
Lithuanian Association of CinematographersTel +370 6999
[email protected]
Main DistributorsAcmeTel +370 3733 3433
[email protected]
Forum CinemasTel + 370 5264
[email protected]
MEED FilmsTel +370 6019
[email protected]
Planeta filmsTel +370 5261
[email protected]
Kino pasakaTel +370 8261
[email protected]
International Film FestivalsEuropean Cinema Forum ScanoramaTel
+370 5276 [email protected]
International Animated Film Festival TindirindisTel +370 6104
[email protected]
International Film Industry Event “Meeting Point - Vilnius”Tel
+370 6803 [email protected]
International Young Filmmakers Film Festival “Vilnius Film
Shorts”Tel +370 6731 [email protected]
International Vilnius Film Festival for Children and
YoungPeopleTel +370 5273
[email protected]
International Women Film FestivalTel +370 6124
[email protected]
Human Right Film Festival „AD HOC: Inconvenient films“Tel. +370
6051 [email protected]
Kaunas International Film FestivalTel +370 6550
[email protected]
Vilnius Documentary Film FestivalTel +370 5261
[email protected]
Vilnius International Film Festival „Kino Pavasaris“Tel +370
5249 [email protected]
