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Estonian filmmakers Hõbe Ilus and Mihkel Oksmann currently based in New York   Jaanika Peerna, Cultural Affairs Coordinator at the Estonian Consulate General in New York interviews Hõbe Ilus and Mihkel Oksmann, currently based in New York.   Jaanika Peerna: What are you up to? Mihkel Oksmann: I am in...

  Jaanika Peerna, Cultural Affairs Coordinator at the Estonian Consulate General in New York interviews designer Anni Jürgenson: Jaanika Peerna: What are you up to? Anni Jürgenson: I design jewelry in Brooklyn for the Ana Luisa brand.   JP: How has your life and daily routine changed due to the...

Pactum’s founders Kristjan Korjus, Martin Rand and Kaspar Korjus.  Photo: estonianworld.com The Estonian-founded startup, Pactum, an AI-based platform that helps companies to automate personalised commercial negotiations, is to supply its technology to Walmart, the US retail giant, writes Estonian World. Pactum’s artificial intelligence system enables partners to negotiate more valuable...

Henrik Visnapuu ja ta muusa Ing Luunjas. Autor/allikas: Eesti Kirjandusmuuseum   2. jaanuaril oli Henrik Visnapuu 130. sünniaastapäev. Sel puhul asetati küünlad Metsakalmistule ning peeti luuleõhtu Tallinna Kirjanike maja musta laega saalis. 2. jaanuaril kell 16 lugesid ja laulsid kirjanike majas Visnapuu ja oma luulet eesti poeedid-trubaduurid: Maarja-Liis Mölder, Wimberg,...

Ameerika filmiakadeemia valis Tanel Toomi mängufilmi „Tõde ja õigus“ nende 10 filmi hulka, mis jätkavad kandideerimist parima rahvusvahelise filmi kategoorias. Filme esitas Oscarile 91 riiki. Lisaks A. H. Tammsaare samanimelisel teosel baseeruvale mängufilmile „Tõde ja õigus“ jõudsid kümnekohalisse short-list’i veel: Tšehhi film “The Painted Bird”, Prantsusmaa film “Les Misérables”, Ungari...

The Estonian startup sector is developing rapidly and raising ever bigger amounts in investments, yet the companies that are keeping their offices here have to engage in very strong competition for talent and workforce, Startup Estonia manager Marika Truu said on November 13. "On the one hand we have a...

Photo courtesy of The Foundation for Estonian Arts and Letters It was sometime in mid-December, and my wife had just gotten home from a Board meeting for The Foundation for Estonian Arts & Letters, the nonprofit that is responsible for helping to keep Estonian culture alive in New York, and...

TALLINN, Estonia — Uber used to dominate ride-hailing in Poland and Kenya. Over the past two years, that started to change, writes Adam Satario in the New York Times on April 23, 2019 in a piece about Estonian successful start-up Taxify / Bolt. In Poland, a small competitor opened a...

EANC annual meeting in St. Petersburg, Florida. All photos by Ülle Ederma   In conjunction with its annual meeting, the Estonian American National Council held a well-attended public forum in St. Petersburg, Florida on 11-12 November. The program included panel discussions and a keynote address by Estonian Ambassador Lauri Lepik....