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Tallinna Ülikooli Balti filmi, meedia ja kunstide instituut

Baltic Film, Media & Arts School (BFM)

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  • Basic Facts
  • Mission & Strategy
  • Degree Areas
  • Key Teaching Staff
  • Successful Graduates

Basic Facts

  • Year of Foundation:

    2005

  • Year of Receiving CILECT Full Membership:

    2008

  • Year of Receiving Last State Accreditation:

    2005

  • Agency (-ies) Who Awarded the State Accreditation:

    University of Tallinn, Audentes International University, Nordic

  • Name of Director (Rector, Dean, Head of School):

    Birgit Vilgats

  • Address:

    Narva mnt 27, Tallinn, 10120

  • Country:

    Estonia

  • Website:

    https://www.tlu.ee/bfm

  • Points of Contact

    CILECT Contact Person:
    Director: Birgit Vilgats
    Telephone:
    +372 6 19 95 21
    Email:
    birgit.vilgats@tlu.ee
    CILECT Contact Person:
    Head of Film Arts Faculty Veiko Vaatmann
    Telephone:
    +372 5 82 98 928
    Email:
    veiko.vaatmann@tlu.ee
    CILECT Contact Person:
    Curator of Artistic Research: Elen Lotman
    Telephone:
    +372 5 15 42 70
    Email:
    elen.lotman@tlu.ee

Mission & Strategy

Baltic Film, Media and Arts School of Tallinn University welcomes qualified international students from around the world to apply for our study programmes taught in English.
Around 120 students from 40 different countries worldwide studies here each semester. BFM has over 40 partner universities in Europe and Asia. We offer a truly exciting mix of cultures that creates an invaluable professional network for your later career.
At BFM we believe in learning by doing. Our focus is on professional hands-on training designed for international careers in the world’s rapidly growing audiovisual and media industry. We await all active and creative students, who wish to apply themselves in the exiting world of audio visual arts, communication and media.
Our study programmes have been compiled in a way that in a few years, you will obtain both the theoretical basic knowledge as well as varied practical skills. All study programmes value internships and collaborative projects, which will give you an insight to the industry and the possibility to gather social capital both in Estonia and abroad, while still at the university.
BFM is equipped with modern video and sound equipment, we have our own TV studio, sound studios, an editing centre and a film studio. We provide students with free shooting and post-production equipment, studio space and production support for their creative works, supervised by established professionals from the audiovisual industry. BFM building houses Estonia’s frst 4K cinema hall in addition, BFM is home to Estonian Digital Centre, which offers post-production services

Degree Areas

Contemporary Media (Television module)- admission once in two years

  • Degree Awarded

    MA

  • Training Type

    Full-Time

Tuition Fees

  • Residents

  • Non-Residents

Number of Students

  • Applicants (Male/Female/Other)

    Next admission to Television module in 2024

  • Enrolled Students (Male/Female/Other)

    Next admission to Television module in 2024

  • Students Total (Male/Female/Other)

    12 (4/8)

  • International Students incl. in Total (Male/Female/Other)

  • Graduates incl. in Total (Male/Female/Other)

    Television module 14

Admission Requirements

  • Portfolio & Interview

    Yes

  • Agreements with Foreign Governments

    No information

  • High Institution Matriculation

    No information

  • Recognized Prior Expertise

    No information

  • Talent Entrance Exams

    No information

Language of Studies

  • Language of Studies

    Estonian

Student Practical Work Obligations

  • TV Series (Drama/Sitcom) Episodes

    2

  • TV Shows (Reality, Game, Talk, Info, etc.)

    10

  • TV Commercials

    2

  • Music Videos

    1

  • Theoretical Research

    1

  • Historical Research

    1

  • Critical Reviews

    5

  • Journalistic Materials

    5

  • Project Portfolios

    2

Graduation Obligations per Student

  • Practical Work

    Yes

  • Written Thesis

    No information

Budget Parameters

  • Total Amount from School`s Budget Allocated to Production Annually

    €1000 per student

  • Average Graduation Practical Work Budget per student

    €12000 (1 project €3000) (4 projects )

Audiovisual Media

  • Degree Awarded

    BA

  • Training Type

    Full-Time

Tuition Fees

  • Residents

    €2200 per semester

  • Non-Residents

    €2200 per semester

Number of Students

  • Applicants (Male/Female/Other)

    93

  • Enrolled Students (Male/Female/Other)

    35

  • Students Total (Male/Female/Other)

    103

  • International Students incl. in Total (Male/Female/Other)

    57

  • Graduates incl. in Total (Male/Female/Other)

    expected 26 in Spring 2024

Admission Requirements

  • Portfolio & Interview

    Yes

  • Agreements with Foreign Governments

    No information

  • High Institution Matriculation

    No information

  • Recognized Prior Expertise

    No information

  • Talent Entrance Exams

    No information

Language of Studies

  • Language of Studies

    English

Student Practical Work Obligations

  • Fiction Feature Films

    1

  • Documentary Feature Films

    1

  • TV Series (Drama/Sitcom) Episodes

    1

  • Music Videos

    1

Graduation Obligations per Student

  • Practical Work

    Yes

  • Written Thesis

    No information

Budget Parameters

  • Total Amount from School`s Budget Allocated to Production Annually

    €25000

  • Average Graduation Practical Work Budget per student

    €2100 per project (total of 5-7 projects)

Film Arts

  • Degree Awarded

    Applied higher education

  • Training Type

    Full-Time

Tuition Fees

  • Residents

    0

  • Non-Residents

    0

Number of Students

  • Applicants (Male/Female/Other)

    Next intake 2024

  • Enrolled Students (Male/Female/Other)

    None enrolled 2023

  • Students Total (Male/Female/Other)

    78

  • International Students incl. in Total (Male/Female/Other)

    0

  • Graduates incl. in Total (Male/Female/Other)

    expected 33 in Spring 2024

Admission Requirements

  • Portfolio & Interview

    Yes

  • Agreements with Foreign Governments

    No information

  • High Institution Matriculation

    No information

  • Recognized Prior Expertise

    No information

  • Talent Entrance Exams

    Yes

Language of Studies

  • Language of Studies

    Estonian

Student Practical Work Obligations

  • Fiction Short Films (5-15 min.)

    Yes

  • Documentary Films (30-60 min)

    Yes

  • Experimental Films

    Maybe

  • Theoretical Research

    Yes

  • Historical Research

    Yes

  • Critical Reviews

    Yes

  • Project Portfolios

    Yes

Graduation Obligations per Student

  • Practical Work

    Yes

  • Written Thesis

    Yes

Budget Parameters

  • Total Amount from School`s Budget Allocated to Production Annually

    €36000

  • Average Graduation Practical Work Budget per student

    €4500 per project (total of 6 projects)

Crossmedia

  • Degree Awarded

    BA

  • Training Type

    Full-Time

Tuition Fees

  • Residents

    €2100 per semester

  • Non-Residents

    €2100 per semester

Number of Students

  • Applicants (Male/Female/Other)

    33

  • Enrolled Students (Male/Female/Other)

    26

  • Students Total (Male/Female/Other)

    68

  • International Students incl. in Total (Male/Female/Other)

    33

  • Graduates incl. in Total (Male/Female/Other)

    expected 20 in Spring 2024

Admission Requirements

  • Portfolio & Interview

    Yes

  • Agreements with Foreign Governments

    No information

  • High Institution Matriculation

    No information

  • Recognized Prior Expertise

    No information

  • Talent Entrance Exams

    No information

Language of Studies

  • Language of Studies

    English

Student Practical Work Obligations

  • Interactive Media Applications

    Yes

  • Computer Games

    Yes

  • Art Installations/Exibitions

    Yes

  • Theoretical Research

    Yes

  • Project Portfolios

    Yes

Graduation Obligations per Student

  • Practical Work

    Yes

  • Written Thesis

    Yes

Budget Parameters

  • Total Amount from School`s Budget Allocated to Production Annually

    €6000

  • Average Graduation Practical Work Budget per student

    €1000 per project

Successful Graduates

Tanel Toom

Field of Studies: Film Arts
Website Reference: https://www.efis.ee/en/filmmakers/filmmaker/id/3455
Major Achievements:

Estonian Oscar nominated director and screenwriter.

2010 “The Confession” Students film Director

2009 “The Estonian Epic ” Students film

2008 “The Second Coming” Feature film
Director
Sciptwriter
Editor

2007 “Georg”
Feature film
Associate Director (AD)

2006 “Ruudi”
Feature film
Still Photographer
First Directors Assistant

2005 “2 Pic”
Students film
Clapper

2005 “Tuul”
Students film
Director
Sciptwriter
Sound Designer

2004 “2.68”
Students film
Director
Sciptwriter

2004 “Once a year” Students film
Director
Sciptwriter

2004 “Set Point” Feature film
Associate Director (AD)

Martti Helde

Field of Studies: Film Arts
Website Reference: https://www.efis.ee/en/filmmakers/filmmaker/id/546
Major Achievements:

2015 “Elo”
Feature film
Script consultant

2015 “Kontakt”
Feature film
Director

2014 “In the Crosswind” Feature film
Director
Sciptwriter

2010 “Burnt Mistakes” Students film
Director
Sciptwriter

2010 “The Process” Students film
Associate Director (AD)

2009 “Fall from Grace” Students film
Associate Director (AD)

2009 “Thibaut”
Students film
Director
Sciptwriter

2008 “Devil Incarnate” Students film
Operaator

2008 “The Day I Grew Up” Students film
Director
Sciptwriter

2006 “Proosaline elu” Students film

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