Tallinn University鈥檚 New Nova Building will Be Home to One of Europe鈥檚 Most Advanced International F
The opening ceremony of the new Nova building will be held in the courtyard
of Tallinn University campus (Narva Rd 27) on Wednesday, 26 September at
14:00. This event will mark the end of travelling for students in the
Tallinn University Baltic Film and Media School and the film and media
school, which is unique in Northern Europe, will finally have its own
home.Professor Tiit Land, Rector of Tallinn University and Katrin Saks,
Director of the Tallinn University Baltic Film and Media School, together
with film teachers Hagi Shein and Arvo Iho and Professor Tiina Lokk will
greet the guests.The new building will accommodate the Tallinn University
Baltic Film and Media School, which has suffered from a lack of space for a
number of years. It will also house the Department of Animation of the
Estonian Academy of Arts and the Estonian Digital Centre.The Nova building
will be one the most contemporary and international film and media centres
in Europe; the premises will provide all the equipment necessary for
students who are studying film-making as well as facilities for
professionals involved in new film production. The new building was named
"Nova" by students of the Baltic Film and Media School; Mariann Volkonski,
Andri Peetso, Kadri Suislep and Taavi Immato. The name reflects the
contemporary vision of the school but also represents innovation and
development. Katrin Saks, the Director of the Baltic Film and Media School,
hopes that people studying and working in the Nova building will reflect
this contemporary vision in their activities - even when the building
itself eventually becomes an object of heritage protection.The building has
five floors and is about 4600 square metres. There are individual and group
work stations, auditoriums and seminar rooms, a film pavilion, television
studio, sound studio, rooms for sound and light, a cinema facility with
room for 108 visitors, a depository for film equipment, rooms for make-up
and costumes, a computer lab and a library. The ground floor will house a
cafeteria and the fifth floor will provide an area for resting and reading.
The space in front of the building can be used as an outside cinema and a
location for concerts in the summer. The design architects were Karli Luik,
Maarja Kask and Ralf L玫oke from Salto Architects. Interior design is the
work of Ville Lausm盲e and Skanska was responsible for the construction.
The cost of the building was 6.9 million Euros, of which 4.7 million Euros
was contributed by the University and 2.2 million Euros was provided from
the European Social Fund.The Baltic Film and Media School was founded in
2005. It is the only university college in Northern Europe that teaches
film art, audio-visual media and cross-media production in English. The
learning environment in the Baltic Film and Media school is multicultural.
Over 400 students are enrolled in classes and 65 of these students come
from 25 different foreign countries.With its move into the new Nova
building, the Tallinn University Baltic Film and Media School will
celebrate the anniversary of 20 years since the beginning of Film Studies
and 15 years since the beginning of the Audio-Visual Media curriculum.
of Tallinn University campus (Narva Rd 27) on Wednesday, 26 September at
14:00. This event will mark the end of travelling for students in the
Tallinn University Baltic Film and Media School and the film and media
school, which is unique in Northern Europe, will finally have its own
home.Professor Tiit Land, Rector of Tallinn University and Katrin Saks,
Director of the Tallinn University Baltic Film and Media School, together
with film teachers Hagi Shein and Arvo Iho and Professor Tiina Lokk will
greet the guests.The new building will accommodate the Tallinn University
Baltic Film and Media School, which has suffered from a lack of space for a
number of years. It will also house the Department of Animation of the
Estonian Academy of Arts and the Estonian Digital Centre.The Nova building
will be one the most contemporary and international film and media centres
in Europe; the premises will provide all the equipment necessary for
students who are studying film-making as well as facilities for
professionals involved in new film production. The new building was named
"Nova" by students of the Baltic Film and Media School; Mariann Volkonski,
Andri Peetso, Kadri Suislep and Taavi Immato. The name reflects the
contemporary vision of the school but also represents innovation and
development. Katrin Saks, the Director of the Baltic Film and Media School,
hopes that people studying and working in the Nova building will reflect
this contemporary vision in their activities - even when the building
itself eventually becomes an object of heritage protection.The building has
five floors and is about 4600 square metres. There are individual and group
work stations, auditoriums and seminar rooms, a film pavilion, television
studio, sound studio, rooms for sound and light, a cinema facility with
room for 108 visitors, a depository for film equipment, rooms for make-up
and costumes, a computer lab and a library. The ground floor will house a
cafeteria and the fifth floor will provide an area for resting and reading.
The space in front of the building can be used as an outside cinema and a
location for concerts in the summer. The design architects were Karli Luik,
Maarja Kask and Ralf L玫oke from Salto Architects. Interior design is the
work of Ville Lausm盲e and Skanska was responsible for the construction.
The cost of the building was 6.9 million Euros, of which 4.7 million Euros
was contributed by the University and 2.2 million Euros was provided from
the European Social Fund.The Baltic Film and Media School was founded in
2005. It is the only university college in Northern Europe that teaches
film art, audio-visual media and cross-media production in English. The
learning environment in the Baltic Film and Media school is multicultural.
Over 400 students are enrolled in classes and 65 of these students come
from 25 different foreign countries.With its move into the new Nova
building, the Tallinn University Baltic Film and Media School will
celebrate the anniversary of 20 years since the beginning of Film Studies
and 15 years since the beginning of the Audio-Visual Media curriculum.