Foreign Ministry Supports Film Market at Black Nights Film Festival
31.08.2010
No. 261-E
While meeting with director of the Black Nights Film Festival Tiina Lokk, Foreign Minister Urmas Paet talked about co-operation opportunities for introducing Estonian culture and film.
Foreign Minister Paet stated that the Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF), which will take place for the 14th time this year, is expanding its scope, and in addition to the main programme and sub-festivals the “Black Market” film market will also take place. “The film market will be a suitable place for the Foreign Ministry’s development co-operation partners, for example Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine, as well as other Eastern European, Southern Caucasian and Central Asian nations to have an opportunity to introduce their film productions more widely. For this reason the Foreign Ministry decided to provide support for the organisation of the event,” said Paet, adding that supporting the participation of films and filmmakers in the film market will provide an opportunity to intensify co-operation between developing film industries in Europe in the long run.
The foreign minister also spoke with Tiina Lokk about the 23rd European Film Awards ceremony, which will take place in Tallinn on 4 December. Foreign Minister Paet stated that we can also introduce Estonia when the major event for the film world takes place in Tallinn. “It is important that we use every opportunity for artists to show their creations and thereby show Estonia to the world,” he noted.
