Estonian Embassy in Ottawa :: News & Events http://www.estemb.ca/frontpage/events en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss WiseCMS 2.0 hille.lepp@vm.ee hille.lepp@vm.ee Estonia to reintroduce border control at its internal borders during the meeting of Nato Foreign Ministers http://www.estemb.ca/frontpage/events/aid-614 For security reasons, Estonia will reintroduce border control at its internal borders during the unofficial meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers from 17 – 23 April in Tallinn. To ensure the highest possible level of public policy and internal security, controls at the border will be introduced at Estonia’s border with Latvia and at ports and airports.

Border controls will be carried out in accordance with the Schengen Borders Code and State Borders Act.

]]> Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:48:00 GMT http://www.estemb.ca/frontpage/events/aid-614 10th Baltic Film Festival http://www.estemb.ca/frontpage/events/aid-611 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:48:28 GMT http://www.estemb.ca/frontpage/events/aid-611 Estonian movie "Georg" at European Film Festivals http://www.estemb.ca/frontpage/events/aid-582 Estonian movie "Georg" by Peeter Simm will be screened in Ottawa, Toronto and Vancouver on the following dates and times:

Ottawa at the 24th European Union Film Festival on November 26, 2009 at 7 pm
Place: Auditorium, Library and Archives Canada, 395 Wellington Street, Ottawa
Tickets $10 ($6 for members, students, seniors)

Vancouver on December 4th at 9.30 PM
Place: Pacific Cinematheque, 1131 Howe Street, Vancouver, BC V6Z 2L7 (CA)
Tickets: $10.50

Toronto on December 1st at 6 PM
Place: The Royal, 608 College St W, Toronto
Free Admission, Donations Welcome

Director: Peeter Simm (Estonia)
Producer: Märten Kross (Estonia); Co-producers: Ivo Felt (Estonia); Ilkka Y. L. Matila (Finland); Sergey Zernov (Russia)
Cast: Marko Matvere (Estonia); Anastasia Makejeva (Russia); Renars Kaupers (Latvia); Elle Kull (Estonia); Tõnu Kark (Estonia); Mirtel Pohla (Estonia); Karin Touart (Estonia)

105 minutes, English subtitles.

A dramatic and moving film about the artistic and personal life of legendary Estonian singer Georg Ots. With extraordinary talent and unique timbre, Georg is still remembered today by audiences in Russia and Finland, but he never reached the world’s great opera stages. The film uses interview material from Ots’ second wife Asta Ots to provide context and insight. GEORG is the story of an artist’s fate shaped by passion, politics, love, and family.

Un film dramatique et émouvant sur la vie et l'oeuvre du légendaire chanteur estonien Georg Host.  Son talent extraordinaire et son timbre unique ont gravé son souvenir dans la mémoire des auditoires de l’Union soviétique et de Finlande, mais il n'a jamais joué sur les grandes scènes d’opéra du monde.  Des extraits d’une entrevue avec Hasta Host, sa deuxième épouse, donne au film contexte et profondeur. GEORG raconte comment le destin d’un artiste est façonné par la passion, la politique, l’amour et la famille.  Sous-titres en anglais.

For more information and trailer: http://www.georgfilm.com/index_en.html

More information about the Festivals:
European Union Film Festival in Ottawa and Vancouver www.euff.ca
European Film Festival "Eh! U Meet the Europeans" http://www.eutorontofilmfest.ca/2009/  

]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:57:35 GMT http://www.estemb.ca/frontpage/events/aid-582 Two Estonian films chosen for the Montreal Film Festival http://www.estemb.ca/frontpage/events/aid-579
“Bank Robbery” is Andrus Tuisk's full-length feature film debut, which will premiere in Estonia in the fall of this year.
“Bank Robbery” is the story of a man for whom the gates to prison are about to be opened once again when fate offers him another chance-a ride to the woman he has been corresponding with and a life free of troubles is so damn close he can almost taste it, and this time it seems that nothing could possibly go wrong… until the moment when he realises he has once again backed himself into a corner, and the only way to make up for what he has done is to grab a gun and go rob a bank…

Liina Paakspuu's film “A Wish Tree”, which premiered in Estonia in December 2008, is also the director's full-length feature film debut. “A Wish Tree” is a visually stirring black comedy that displays the people that surround us in our everyday lives and everyday situations in a slightly caricature-esque light. The main protagonists are played by Elina Pähklimägi and Marilyn Jurman.

The Montreal World Film Festival is, after the Toronto Film Festival, the most important film festival in Canada
]]> Wed, 26 Aug 2009 21:00:00 GMT http://www.estemb.ca/frontpage/events/aid-579 Estonia is waiving the visa invitation requirement http://www.estemb.ca/frontpage/events/aid-576 Estonia is simplifying the visa application process for people travelling to Estonia. On May 7 the Estonian Parliament (Riigikogu) approved an amendment that will waive the visa invitation requirement. The amendment will enter into force on July 30. Visa invitations submitted to and approved by the Citizenship and Migration Board before July 30 will be valid in foreign missions of Estonia as documents certifying the travel purpose within 6 months following the date of the corresponding decision,Waiving the visa invitation requirement means that those applying for visas no longer have to present an invitation approved by the Citizenship and Migration Board or other form of invitation, and from now on other documents will be sufficient to prove the purpose of travel.

The waiving of the invitation requirement will make the visa application process faster and easier. All other requirements will remain as before.

The most important thing for the visa applicant is to present his or her travel plans honestly and clearly and to fill in the visa application with his or her contact information and primary address of residence in Estonia. It is also required to submit documents that certify the purpose of travel and prove the existence of sufficient resources to cover return travel, sustenance and accommodation. It would also be useful for the applicant to indicate his or her connection to Estonia (for example, documents proving marital or family status, or a letter or email written by the person being visited in Estonia describing the person’s connection to the visa applicant).

The consul still reserves the right to ask the visa applicant or relevant individual or organisation to present oral or written explanations of the need for a visa. As before, the consul may request documents that certify the applicant’s intention to leave the Schengen area upon the expiration of the visa: return tickets, sufficient means of subsistence, proof of employment, proof of real estate in the country of residence, proof of ties with the country of residence (family ties, professional status) etc.

To prove the purpose of travel, the following supplementary documents could be submitted (the list is non-exhaustive):

  • For business travel: written confirmation from the company organising the meeting, conference, etc.; invitations/tickets to a fair or seminar; documents that prove the existence of business ties or certify the applicant’s connection to or status in a company.

  • For personal travel: documents confirming accommodation (hotel reservation, a letter or email which confirms that the receiver will allow accommodation for the visa applicant); travel package; copies of travel tickets.

    • ]]>     Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:10:15 GMT http://www.estemb.ca/frontpage/events/aid-576     RAIVO TAFENAU QUINTET and SERGIO BASTOS in OTTAWA http://www.estemb.ca/frontpage/events/aid-575 Within the framework of the festival, they will be playing in the National Arts Centre Studios at 22.30.

    ]]>     Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:00:00 GMT http://www.estemb.ca/frontpage/events/aid-575     Fingerprints in travel documents http://www.estemb.ca/frontpage/events/aid-566 Starting from June 29th, 2009, all  persons applying for Estonian travel documents are required to give their fingerprints. The fingerprints are included onto the chip inside the passport cover. Children 6 years and older are also required to give fingerprints, children below the age of 6 will not have to give fingerprints.

    As  a  result of compulsory fingerprint-giving, the procedure of applying for passport renewal by mail will change. In the future, it is possible to  apply for the renewal by mail only when the person  already has a passport containing fingerprints and  provided that it was issued less than 2 years ago. It is possible to apply for a passport renewal by mail until June 28th, 2009 (passport applications bearing a postal stamp of a later date will not be  accepted  without fingerprints - the applicant will have to go to an Estonian  Embassy in Ottawa*  or to Estonia to give  the fingerprints).  Until June 28th, 2009, applications for passport renewals can be submitted by those persons, whose passport  is about to expire (a few months are left until the  date of expiration) or by persons who  wish to receive a new passport  for any other reason. 

    For additional information please  visit the website of the Citizenship and Migration Board  or contact the Embassy  in Ottawa at 613-789 4222. 

     

    * Upon agreement with the Embassy, fingerprints can be given in other cities visited by the consul.

    ]]>     Mon, 01 Jun 2009 08:21:56 GMT http://www.estemb.ca/frontpage/events/aid-566     Tartu Student Theatre is participating at the 12th International Next Wave theatre festival in Valleyfield. http://www.estemb.ca/frontpage/events/aid-574 At the festival, over 20 troupes are participating from mainly French speaking countries, in addition troupes from the US, Italy and Spain. The festival is very peculiar, for in addition to student troupes young professional troupes are participating, as well as young people with mental or physical disabilities.
    ]]>     Mon, 14 Apr 2008 21:00:00 GMT http://www.estemb.ca/frontpage/events/aid-574     "The Singing Revolution" screened in Canada http://www.estemb.ca/frontpage/events/aid-573 ]]> Thu, 27 Mar 2008 22:00:00 GMT http://www.estemb.ca/frontpage/events/aid-573 Concert Tour of Estonian Jazz Musicians in Canada http://www.estemb.ca/frontpage/events/aid-572
    The concerts are scheduled:
    For 20.02 at the Canadian Museum of Civilisation
    For 23.02 at the Estonian House of Toronto

    The concert tour in the USA and Canada is becoming a reality thanks to the Estonian embassies in Washington and Ottawa, Consulate General in New York and to the Permanent Representation to the UN.
    ]]>     Fri, 22 Feb 2008 22:00:00 GMT http://www.estemb.ca/frontpage/events/aid-572     Baltic Film Festival in Toronto http://www.estemb.ca/frontpage/events/aid-571 The Festival is taking place at NFB Mediatheque, 150 John St., Toronto.
    11 January at 7 pm "Fed-Up"
    12 January at 6 pm "Lotte from Inventors' Village"
    13 January at 6 pm "Anastasia"
    Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian embassies have contributed to this film event.
    ]]>     Thu, 10 Jan 2008 22:00:00 GMT http://www.estemb.ca/frontpage/events/aid-571     Estonian Documentary Film Festival http://www.estemb.ca/frontpage/events/aid-570 estdocs 2007 consists mainly of the best movies of the last two years.
    The main performer is Kiur Aarma. ]]>     Thu, 18 Oct 2007 21:00:00 GMT http://www.estemb.ca/frontpage/events/aid-570     Theatre Varius touring http://www.estemb.ca/frontpage/events/aid-569 Theatre "Varius" is performing "Helisev viis" (A Melody Sound) on 3 October in Hamilton, on 4 and 13 October in Toronto.
    The performance, the author and director of which is Heidi Sarapuu covers the events of 1944 in Estonia. It is a story about theatre people, the March bombing, fleeing homeland and about adjusting to a foreign country. ]]>     Tue, 02 Oct 2007 21:00:00 GMT http://www.estemb.ca/frontpage/events/aid-569     The Mixed Choir of Estonia Society visiting Canada http://www.estemb.ca/frontpage/events/aid-568
    September 28 in Toronto - Workshop for the local Estonian choirs on Estonian music. Conductor Heli Jürgenson, chief-conductor for mixed choirs at XXV Estonian song celebration, is introducing the program of the song celebration and teaching the songs performed

    September 29 - Concert-performance in Estonian House of Toronto (Eesti Maja), Great Hall, at 4:00 pm

    September 30 - The choir will take part in the church service at St. Peter's Church in Toronto, at 11:00 am

    Tour Schedule of the Mixed Choir of Estonia Society in the USA and Canada: Tallinn - Toronto - Amherst - New-York - Washington - Tallinn, 26 September - 12 October 2007

    ]]>     Thu, 27 Sep 2007 21:00:00 GMT http://www.estemb.ca/frontpage/events/aid-568     The Mixed Choir of Estonia Society is visiting Canada during their North-America tour http://www.estemb.ca/frontpage/events/aid-547 September 28 in Toronto – Workshop for the local Estonian choirs on Estonian music. Conductor Heli Jürgenson, chief-conductor for mixed choirs at XXV Estonian song celebration, is introducing the program of the song celebration and teaching the songs performed

    September 29 – Concert-performance in Estonian House of Toronto (Eesti Maja), Great Hall, at 4:00 pm

    September 30 – The choir will take part in the church service at St. Peter's Church in Toronto, at 11:00 am

    Tour Schedule of the Mixed Choir of Estonia Society in the USA and Canada: Tallinn - Toronto - Amherst - New-York - Washington – Tallinn, 26. September - 12. October 2007

     

    ]]>     Fri, 21 Sep 2007 08:05:14 GMT http://www.estemb.ca/frontpage/events/aid-547     Chamber Duo Vulp-Mätlik in Canada http://www.estemb.ca/frontpage/events/aid-567
    On 1 March, they are going to perform in Tabaret Hall, University of Ottawa, on 3 March in Redpath Hall, McGill University of Montreal and on 4 March in the Toronto Estonian Baptist Church.


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