Production company Amrion
AMRION Ltd. is a production company founded by Riina Sildos in 2003 to produce high quality feature films and documentaries for local and international cinema and TV markets. The main aim is to make international co-productions with young promising talents and already acclaimed directors. What all the projects have in common is a filmmakers´ personal vision, both with regard to subject matter as well as visual aspects.
Besides applying creative criteria, Amrion develops projects with clear audience profile. Amrion offers filmmakers an emphasis on development and international financing and distribution of the projects. As a former head of Estonian Film Foundation Riina Sildos has good knowledge and experience in international financing and marketing and is one of the most recognized persons in Baltic film industry. She established the Baltic Films, the promotional body for marketing Baltic films and the Baltic Event-international co-production market. She has been working also as the member of the Media Committee of the European Council. In Berlinale 2007 Riina Sildos was a member of the Short Film Jury. She is national representative of EAVE and EMPA, member of ACE and European Film Academy.
Amrion has produced 3 documentary films “Wounds of Afghanistan” (2005), “Is the Best Enough” (2005), “Lieutenant, von and the manor of Leetse“ (2006) and 4 feature films, children film “Mat the Cat” (2005), multi award winning youth drama “The Class” (2007), "I Was Here" (2008) and "The Poll Diaries" (2010).
Riina Sildos has also produced an animation feature “Lotte from Gadgetville” with Eesti Joonisfilm, international co-production, chosen to Berlin Film Festival Generations Kplus competition programme in 2007 and sold to more than 50 countries, released Sept. 2006.
4 international co-productions are in progress – “Hella W” in post-production, “One more croissant” in pre-production. In development are “Afterwar”, “The Brother”. Also 2 documentary projects are in international co-production - “Oratory for the Hotel “Viru””, and “Snow in Krasnaja Poljana”.
Besides applying creative criteria, Amrion develops projects with clear audience profile. Amrion offers filmmakers an emphasis on development and international financing and distribution of the projects. As a former head of Estonian Film Foundation Riina Sildos has good knowledge and experience in international financing and marketing and is one of the most recognized persons in Baltic film industry. She established the Baltic Films, the promotional body for marketing Baltic films and the Baltic Event-international co-production market. She has been working also as the member of the Media Committee of the European Council. In Berlinale 2007 Riina Sildos was a member of the Short Film Jury. She is national representative of EAVE and EMPA, member of ACE and European Film Academy.
Amrion has produced 3 documentary films “Wounds of Afghanistan” (2005), “Is the Best Enough” (2005), “Lieutenant, von and the manor of Leetse“ (2006) and 4 feature films, children film “Mat the Cat” (2005), multi award winning youth drama “The Class” (2007), "I Was Here" (2008) and "The Poll Diaries" (2010).
Riina Sildos has also produced an animation feature “Lotte from Gadgetville” with Eesti Joonisfilm, international co-production, chosen to Berlin Film Festival Generations Kplus competition programme in 2007 and sold to more than 50 countries, released Sept. 2006.
4 international co-productions are in progress – “Hella W” in post-production, “One more croissant” in pre-production. In development are “Afterwar”, “The Brother”. Also 2 documentary projects are in international co-production - “Oratory for the Hotel “Viru””, and “Snow in Krasnaja Poljana”.
