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Nordic-Baltic Oscar Contenders Screening Weekend 1
January 6, 2022 – January 10, 2022 EST
Baltic Oscar Contenders Screening Weekends Jan 6 – 10, January 13 – 17.
This month the Nordic & Baltic Oscar Contenders series returns to Scandinavia House in a hybrid format! In coordination with Scandinavian Film Festival L.A. with BalticFilmExpo@SFFLA, Scandinavia House is pleased to offer virtual screenings of films chosen by the Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania to compete for the Oscar nomination for the Best International Feature Film, available to viewers across the U.S. on the weekends of January 6 & 13, as well as select in-house screenings.
The films will be available nationwide via the Scandinavia House virtual cinema platform.
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Tickets to this event must be purchased in advance online at the link above.
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On The Water /Vee peal (dir. Peeter Simm, Estonia, 2021)
Screening nationwide January 13-16
Thursday, Jan. 13, 8 a.m. virtually.
Based on a novel by Olavi Ruitlane, On the Water focuses on the life of preadolescent boy Andres, a gentle soul growing up in the care of his grandparents in small-town Soviet Estonia. He has no friends his own age, and his knowledge and friendships are limited to a few men living in his backyard – a former prisoner and hapless fishermen. His only escape is taking a fishing rod out onto a local lake where, as a skilled angler, he is at his happiest. A coming-of-age drama that balances comedy and adventure with more brutal realities, On The Water has been acclaimed as “a pleasant feel-good dreamed, characterized by a whimsical sense of humor and a charismatic young lead” (Cineuropa). (106 min. In Estonian with English subtitles).
ABOUT THE NEW YORK BALTIC FILM FESTIVAL
Established in 2018, the New York Baltic Film Festival is presented and organized by Scandinavia House in collaboration with the Consulate General of Estonia, Consulate General of Lithuania, and Daris Delins, former Hon. Consul for Latvia in New York, Financial support for the festival comes from the Estonian Film Institute, National Film Center of Latvia, and Lithuanian Film Center, with additional sponsorship by the Lithuanian Culture Institute, American Latvian Association, LV-100, Printful, PBLA Culture Fund, Lithuanian Foundation, Embassy of Latvia in Washington DC and the Permanent Mission of Latvia to the United Nations in New York.