Evelin Penttilä is a film producer based in Estonia. She started her career as a film producer in 2011 by producing short films and commercials, along with assisting experienced feature film producers in Estonia, Finland, Germany and the UK. She produced her first feature film, “Zero Point” by director Mihkel Ulk, in 2014, which was awarded Debut of the Year by the Estonian Cultural Endowment and distributed on VoD to more than 80 territories (it was the first Baltic film sold to Netflix).

Her filmography today includes more than 10 feature films and numerous short films as producer or co-producer, including the feature films “The Sleeping Beast” by Jaak Kilmi (2022), “Maria’s Paradise” (2019) by Zaida Bergroth, “Helene” (2020) by Antti Jokinen, “Hit Big” (2022) by JP Valkeapää, “The Missile” (2024) by Miia Tervo, and short films such as “Bad Hair” (2019) by Oskar Lehemaa, “For Tomorrow Paradise Arrives” (2021) by Anna Hints, “The Weight of Light” (2024) by Anna Hints, and “Sauna Day” (2024) by Anna Hints & Tushar Prakash, among others.

In 2015, she founded Stellar Film, which she currently runs alongside producer Johanna Maria Tamm, aiming to make films that are encouraging and inspiring, while not shying away from depicting the tragedies of life. Stellar Film focuses on bringing Estonian talent to the world, while also participating in intriguing international films. Films produced by Stellar Film have been shown and awarded at numerous festivals around the world, such as Cannes Critics’ Week, Sundance, TIFF, Hot Docs, Palm Springs IFF, Black Nights IFF, Camerimage IFF, Fantastic Fest and many others.

The company currently has the feature film “Beatrice” by Vallo Toomla in financing, and in development upcoming films by German Golub, Carlos Lesmes, and Oskar Lehemaa. Evelin is a member of the European Film Academy, part of the ACE Producers and EAVE networks, and was selected as Producer on the Move 2022.
Evelin started her career as a film producer in 2011 and her filmography includes more than 10 feature films. In 2015 she founded Stellar Film as the leading producer aiming to make the film sphere in Estonia more versatile. Company has a slate of projects in all stages of production and is actively looking for new international collaborations. She is a member of European Film Academy, part of ACE Producers & EAVE networks and was selected as Producer on the Move 2022