This December, shortly after turning just a year old, the Nordic’s most modern multifunctional event hall Solaris Tallinn will have the honour of hosting the prestigious European Film Awards 2010.
Hundreds of film industry professionals all over Europe, including highly recognised European filmmakers and film stars will be strolling the red carpet of the European Film Awards 2010 ceremony on 4th of December, taking place on in the high-tech conference centre and performance hall in Tallinn, Estonia. The annual highlight event of the European film society and widely anticipated television show will be broadcast across 50 countries and covered by close to 300 journalists across Europe, as the European Film Academy presents its acknowledgements for the best works in European cinema in 2010.
According to Peeter Rebane, the producer of the European Film Awards 2010 in Tallinn, the opportunity of hosting and co-organising an event of such international prominence is a great chance to promote Tallinn as an event destination and as European Capital of Culture in 2011. “We are extremely excited about the European Film Awards ceremony taking place in Tallinn, as it will be the first high profile international society event to ever take place in Estonia, and the next major television show here since the Eurovision Song Contest in 2002,” said Rebane. “Solaris Tallinn is the perfect venue for staging an event of this scale, and not only in terms of Estonia.
Having operated for only a year, it is equipped with the latest and best video, light and sound solutions, unlike in any other performance hall in the Nordic region. Beside providing excellent technical precision and capacity, the spectacular hall has proven perfect for demanding social functions, making sure to leave a memorable impression on both the guests of the evening, and the people in front of the TV-screens,” he added.
In addition to instantly becoming the priority venue in Tallinn for a wide range of events and performances, Solaris Tallinn was the first to introduce the world-class possibilities for hosting major international conferences and meetings in Tallinn. Opened in October 2009, the state-of-the-art Solaris Tallinn conference centre is the largest modern meeting facility in Estonia, accommodating up to 1830 delegates and offering every convenience for contemporary conferencing, including having the best of Tallinn – sights of the Medieval Old Town, best hotels and restaurants – close at hand.
European Film Awards are biennially taking place in Berlin and every other year elsewhere. The ceremony in Tallinn at Solaris Tallinn in December 2010 will start off the European Capital of Culture event programme in Tallinn in 2011.
The launch and marketing of Solaris Tallinn was co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund. The project was supported by the tourism marketing support program of Enterprise Estonia, the mission of which is to promote knowledge about Estonia as a travel destination on international target markets.
