Co-Production Market, held at Baltic Event since 2005, is the meeting-place for feature films in development looking for co-producers, financiers and sales agents. Around 15 projects are selected each year and over 300 pre-arranged meetings held with decision-makers who have made Tallinn their yearly stopover to look for new projects for their slates. Projects from Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, North Macedonia, Georgia, Hungary, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Montenegro, Norway, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Ukraine, and Focus Country Israel are accepted. Projects from other countries are eligible for the Co-Production Market, if they are looking for co-production with an eligible country mentioned above.
Training on topics such as marketing and distribution in the international environment, multi-platform opportunities, and alternative financing methods is offered for project representatives.
Altogether 14 new film projects were presented, including debut works, new features, and engaging stories by experienced directors. This year the market had expanded its diverse selection to include feature films aimed at youth and children.
Check out the projects here
For the first time in the history of the Baltic Event Co-Production Market, all the projects were presented to the audiences in conversations with Sibylle Kurz and Marta Balaga.
The Best project was handed the Eurimages Co-Production Development Award of €20 000.
Winner: The Worker
Writer and director: Eliza Petkova
Producers: Nicolas Kronauer
Production company: ROW Pictures GmbH, Fourmat Film GmbH
Country: Germany, Bulgaria
Jury comment: With the experience of immigration within Europe as a starting point, this project takes us, and the protagonist, on an unexpected journey. A journey during which the director invites us to rethink the meaning of community and masculinity.
The jury also handed out the Eurimages Special Co-Production Development Award to a Ukrainian project of €20,000.
Winner: English Lesson
Writer: Olga Voitenko
Director: Ivan Tymchenko
Producer: Svitlana Soloviova
Production company: SvitlorforFilm
Country: Ukraine, Estonia, Sweden, Czechia Republic
Jury comment: “A film that uses real life stories and animation to capture feelings and experiences of war. A hybrid film, with young protagonists and for young audiences.”
The project English Lesson also received a 1000 € grant for a Ukrainian project by Many More Films.
Public Favourite Award
Winner: Push The Button
Writer and director: Anton Källrot
Producers: Ylva Olaison, Jonathan Silén, Madeleine Ekman
Production company: ÖGAT Film
Countries: Norway, Sweden, Denmark
Producers Network Prize for promising young producers includes a pass to Producers Network 2025 awarded by Cannes Marché du Film.
Winner: Yann Sochaczewski and Miriam Kunde / AMY – Great Adventures on Little Paws!
Jury comment: A clever and warm-hearted project, the producers of which are crossing the boundaries of classic filmmaking.
Winner: Rūta Petronytė and Justinas Pocius / The Flood
Jury comment: A first feature film with an elegant storytelling on the complexity of fear and human relationships.
The jury included Celine Dornier, Logical Pictures, Paul de Beco, Playtime, and Eleni Chandrinou, Eurimages.
Learn more about the awards, jury and projects Baltic Event Co-Production Market of previous years