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  • Database statistics 2021

    12.02.2022

    In 2021 the database was visited by 384 116 people 561 913 times, (561 913 were new visitors) and 1 233 420 pages were approached.

  • Database statistics 2020

    12.02.2021

    In 2020 the database was visited by 495 807 people 741 306 times, (482 564 were new visitors) and 1 637 679 pages were approached. 90,4% of visitors were from Estonia and 9,6% from 171 foreign countries. 55,6% used a mobile phone, 44,5% a computer and 2,3% a laptop.

  • Autocomplete search launched in Database

    16.07.2019

    The autocomplete search function was launched recently in the database. It will take some time since the searching results will completely direct you to the English version. Please excuse us for temporary discomfort. We will fix it as soon as possible.

  • Database statistics 2018

    30.04.2019

    The usage of database is growing year by year. In 2018 323 970 people from 170 countries visited the database, 88% of visitors were from Estonia and 12% from foreign countries (largest number from Finland, USA, Great Britain, Germany, Russia and France). In comparison with 2017 the number of visitors was 3,7% higher. The page was visited 424,5 thousand times (+6,7% in comparison with 2107) and the number of visited pages was 936,8 thousand (+5,5%). More detailed statistics is available from here..

  • Database statistics 2016

    03.02.2017

    The usage of database is growing year by year. In 2016 272 000 people visited the database what was 21% more than in 2015. More detailed statistics is available from here..

  • Production year 2014

    07.01.2015

    In all 105 films were produced (and respective entries were opened in the database) during 2014: 5 full-lenght movies, 3 short movies, 27 documentaries, 9 animation films and 62 students films (30 short films and 13 documentaries among them).

  • Database statistics 2014

    07.01.2015

    According to Google Analytics during 2014 the database was visited by 163 063 people who entered the database 225 642 times. 590 820 different pages were approached. In 2013 respective figures were 111 494 unic visitors, 156 393 visits and 506 296 viewed pages. During 2014 the database was visited from 152 countries.

  • Welcome to the Estonian Film Database

    12.12.2012

    The first Estonian film was shot and released in 1912. This web-based filmography, opened at the end of 2012, covers most of the works made during one hundred years of film production in Estonia. The database is maintained by NGO Estonian Film Database (Project Manager Reet Sokmann, Editor-in-Chief Hagi Shein).
    During the first stage of development full entries of all feature films produced during 100 years and also film chronicles for the period 1912-1940 were completed. The database will be fully elaborated during 2013-2017, but already now the basic information about 15 000 films and newsreels, 6000 filmmakers and more than 200 Estonian film production companies is made available.
    Database is step-by-step translated into English. We started from translation of the synopsysis of all full-lenght movies what are already available. The translation of keywords is in progress.

Estonian film heritage

  • Filmmakers Biographies
  • Virtual Museum
  • Films Collections
  • Films Synoses
  • Photo Collevtions
  • Collection of Articles
  • Republic of Estonia Information System Authority jury comprising industry experts selected the Estonian Film Database to be the winner in civil society e-services category for 2015

    Contributor Zone

    Contact and commitments

    We will be glad to assist you if you would have any questions or need for help regarding Estonian film heritage.

    Estonian Film Database (EFDB)

    The database is maintained by NGO Estonian Film Database. It was opened on 12.12.2012 and is meant for providing information about the whole Estonian film heritage from 1912. We plan fully complete it by 2025 but already now full and partial entries for about 20 000 films, 27 000 filmmakers, and more than 200 production companies could be retrieved in Estonian and partly in English. Translation of film descriptions and keywords into English is ongoing but due to the scarcity of resources quite a slow process. Read more detailed overview.

    Find films by the year of production

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    How to obtain a film copy

    Please find an instruction how to obtain a copy of a film or newsreel for personal use from here.

    Foreign Estonian Film Heritage Collection

    ERR Archive

Partners and Sponsors

  • Kultuuriministeerium
  • EFI
  • Eesti Kultuurkapital
  • ERR
  • Rahvusarhiiv
  • BFM
  • Kinoliit
  • Eesti Filmiajakirjanike ühing
  • Tallinnfilm