The Role of film policy for the development of film production in the Baltic film industries
ENFilm policy and how it is being implemented highly affects national film industries throughout Europe. One of the most important instruments how to manage and develop film policy is related to financial support administration. Institutions that were and are responsible for implementing national film policy in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia were established during different periods of time. The National Film Centre of Latvia was the first one to start operating in 1991 and later the Estonian Film Institute and the Lithuanian Film Centre were established in 1997 and 2012. Even though financial support had direct impact on national film production and the number of feature films produced, the development of it was also dependent on updates of financial support administration process, the way film commissions, boards and councils were organized and how the aims and objectives of film centres were identified in their statutes. Keywords: film policy, development, film production, film industry, Baltic film industries, film centres. [From the publication]
