Top Baltic Producers Bring Their Buzz Titles to EFM

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Christopher Vourlias When the European Film Market kicks off in Berlin on Feb. 16, the three Baltic nations of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania will share the stage as the EFM’s joint Countries in Focus.

The showcase, which is supported by the Estonian Film Institute, the National Film Center of Latvia and the Lithuanian Film Center, will offer a range of events within the framework of the EFM, along with a selection of market premieres and screenings of Baltic films already making waves on the festival circuit.

Twelve up-and-coming Baltic producers will also be presented to the international industry during a happy hour on Feb. 17 in the Gropius Bas.

Here’s a selection of Baltic buzz titles that the region’s top producers will be taking to Berlin: Last Sentinel (pictured, top)Director: Tanel ToomProducers: Ben Pullen, Ivo Felt, Jörg Bundschuh, Pippa Cross, Matthew James WilkinsonKate Bosworth stars in this sci-fi thriller from acclaimed Estonian director Tanel Toom (“Truth and Justice”) set on a war-ravaged Earth where simmering tensions threaten to boil over for four soldiers stationed on a remote military base.Sales: Altitude Troll FarmCreators: Domantė Urmonaitė, Martynas Mendelis, Gabija Siurbytė, Ernestas Jankauskas Showrunner: Gabija SiurbytėDirector: Ernestas JankauskasProducer: Gabija SiurbytėA Berlinale Series Market Selects entry, Lithuania’s first high-end drama turns on a corporate diva who struggles to clear her name after being wrongly fired, while slowly embracing the dark side of revenge.Sales: Dansu Films Blue BloodDirector: Juris KursietisProducers: White Picture, Stellar Film, Asterisk*The follow-up to Kursietis’s Cannes Directors’ Fortnight player “Oleg” is the story of a successful couple whose