Estonian culture in the world.
Tallinn and New York based children’s fashion photographer Katrina Tang has been chosen by Photo District News (PDN) as one of the top 30 new and emerging photographers to watch in 2015. First published in 1980, Photo District News (PDN) is one of the most respected trade publications for professional photographers. Boasting 312,000 unique monthly […]
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Culture Trip, the UK-based digital platform for global culture and lifestyle, has included the modern art museum Kumu in the Estonian capital among the best contemporary art galleries in Europe. “One of the many emerging contemporary galleries in Eastern Europe, the Kumu in Tallinn, Estonia, sets itself apart from many with its excellent curation and gorgeous new
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American country music singer-songwriter Sturgill Simpson, a recent Grammy award nominee, recruited Estonian Laur Joamets as his band’s lead guitarist. Joamets is now known in the country music circles as Lil’ Joe. Joamets plays electric and slide guitar on Sturgill’s band and is also credited with playing on his 2014 album, Metamodern Sounds in Country Music. The
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Greater part of the Estonian public is waiting anxiously for the Academy Award ceremony, taking place in Los Angeles on Sunday. It’s the first time that the country of 1.3 million has managed to get one of its films nominated for an Oscar. The Estonian-Georgian movie, “Tangerines” (“Mandariinid” in Estonian), was nominated for an Oscar
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The American motion-picture company, Samuel Goldwyn Films, has acquired the US rights to the Estonian-Georgian film, “Tangerines”, a nominee for the Academy Award in the Best Foreign Language Film category. “Zaza Urushadze has created a beautiful film with remarkable performances from his cast. The writing, directing and acting help balance both the humour and serious tones captured on film. I
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The Oscar-nominated Tangerines is a wonderful film that should be celebrated by Estonians the world over. But where does the film’s message fall in the world order? I’m not a film critic. One only needs to see me laughing hysterically at a low-budget sophomoric comedy, bucket of pseudo-butter popcorn in hand, to realise I’m simply not
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The Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir will perform at the Serenade! International Choral Series in Washington, DC, in March. Following the success of its all-Arvo Pärt concert at the Kennedy Center in May 2014, the choir returns to celebrate the anniversaries of great musical giants: Jean Sibelius’ 150th, Veljo Tormis’ 85th and Arvo Pärt’s 80th. The
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“In the Crosswind”, the Estonian film about Soviet deportations, inspired by true events, has won the public choice award at the Gothenburg Film Festival in Sweden. “In the Crosswind” is based on a true story when in the summer of 1941, tens of thousands of people in the Baltic states were arrested and shipped to labour
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Estonian bands Frankie Animal and Odd Hugo last weekend performed at the Dutch Eurosonic festival that is the start of the Dutch festival season and the number one showcase festival for all upcoming talent in Europe. At Eurosonic, which takes place on a yearly basis in the Dutch city Groningen, 300 bands and acts perform on
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The Estonian-Georgian movie, “Tangerines” (“Mandariinid” in Estonian), has been nominated for an Oscar in the Best Foreign Language Film category for the 87th Academy Awards. The shortlist of five nominees was selected by specially invited committees in New York, Los Angeles and London. “Tangerines” is the first Estonian film nominated for an Academy Award. “Tangerines” has
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