Esko Rips is an Estonian producer and CEO of Nafta Films, known for building bridges between the Baltic region and the wider international film industry. Since co-founding the company in 2009, he has led its growth into one of the Baltics' most successful and export-driven production companies, with offices in Tallinn, Riga, and Vilnius.

Esko has produced or co-produced over 30 titles across Europe, including the Baltic box office successes "Melchior the Apothecary" trilogy, the Cold War spy thriller "Dawn of War", and the historical epic "The Southern Chronicles", the most-watched film of all time in Lithuania. He also worked on acclaimed Danish series such as "Bullshit" and "Oxen" I & II, and is currently developing "The Inquest of Pilot Pirx", a high-profile English-language sci-fi drama directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel.

A member of the European Producers Club and the European Film Academy, and an alumnus of ACE Producers, EAVE, and other leading industry programmes, Esko brings deep expertise in development, financing, and cross-border collaboration.