Tallinnfilm Studio Directory

Originally founded as Eesti Kultuurfilm (Estonian Culture Film) in 1931, the studio was nationalized in 1940 after Estonia was forced into Soviet Union. During the first year of Soviet Occupation (1940–1941) Eesti Kultuurfilm was taken over by the Communist Party and renamed Kinokroonika Eesti Stuudio (the Estonian Newsreel Studio). In 1942 during the German occupation in World War II was renamed Kinokroonika Tallinna Stuudio (The Tallinn Newsreel Studio) and called Tallinna Kinostuudio (The Tallinn Film Studio) in 1947 again by the Soviets. The Tallinn Film Studio was renamed Kunstiliste ja Kroonikafilmide Tallinna Kinostuudio (Tallinn Feature and Newsreel Film Studio) in 1954 and in 1963 was renamed again to Tallinnfilm.

After Estonia regained independence in 1991, Tallinnfilm terminated its production activities and concentrated on the restoration of its film stock and film distribution. Since 2004, Tallinnfilm acts as art-house cinema operator. The current owner of Tallinnfilm is the Estonian Film Foundation.