Our company’s founder and CEO Helen Anvelt was on the show “Ringvaade”. The conversation ranged from life with ADHD, achievements in acting and music landscapes, to beauty pageants in exotic Dubai!

You can rewatch the episode in ERR’s streaming service Jupiter.

Thank you to the crew of Ringvaade and Christel Karits for this exciting and eye-opening interview!

Our company’s founder and CEO, Helen Anvelt, woke up especially early today – she had a visit scheduled to the StarFM morning program! The discussion covered topics ranging from the exotic Dubai beauty pageant “WOMAN OF THE UNIVERSE,” Midwayer Films’ debut film “Obsession,” the company’s mission to prevent suicides among Estonian youth, to the awards Helen has gathered for her role in the film.

You can listen to the interview HERE.

Thank you to the whole StarFM crew and Pille Minev for this amazing morning!

On December 12, 2023, Midwayer Films’ short film ‘Obsession’ premiered at the Film Museum, which was also covered by Eda-Liis Kann from the Kanal 2 news programme ‘Reporter’.

You can hear about the film, premiere emotions, mental health, and much more in the segment“How to live and not die?”, which can be seen HERE.

Greta Korju, who plays the main character Angelina Binder in “Obsession” has won the award for best actress at Venice Film Festival! Congratulations!

Greta has now won two awards for her role – the other one was won at Lulea International Film Festival.

The short film “Obsession” premieres TOMORROW! If you want to see Greta’s award-winning performance, then purchase a ticket HERE!

Venice Film Festival is a bi-monthly film festival that in addition to film focuses on photography, music videos, social media videos and many other mediums.

We were interviewed by Mark Taylor from The Baltic Guide, in which we talked about the film and the mental health crisis among Estonian youth.

You can read the interview HERE.

Midwayer Films’ debut short film “Obsession” has once again seen success at an international level – this time, the jury of Brussels International Film Festival has decided to award us for best original score.

Congratulations to our fantastic composer Villem Rootalu and of course to the whole crew of the film!

Brussels International Film Festival is a monthly festival taking place in Brussels. The monthly winners are invited to an annual gala. This year’s gala is taking place from the 20th to the 25th of august 2024.

“Obsessioon” on jõudnud taaskord rahvusvahelisel areenil parimate sekka – seekord on European Short Awards valinud meie filmi oma official selection hulka.

Festivalile kandideerib hooajaliselt rohkem kui 1000 lühifilmi – 10% sellest ehk umbes 100 valitakse parimate hulka. Vägev! Lisaks oleme valitute seas ka ainus Eesti film.

European Short Awards on hooajaline festival, milles osalemine annab filmitegijatele võimaluse jõuda pea kogu Euroopa publikuni ning saada uusi tööalaseid tutvusi. 

https://europeanshortawards.com/results/202324

The actors of “Obsession” can rejoice once again, because Swedish Internatioanl Film Festival has awarded Helen Anvelt with the award for best supporting actress! Congratulations!

Swedish International Film Festival (SIFF) is a monthly film festival. In August 2023, the producer and supporting actress of “Obsession” Helen Anvelt won the award for best supporting actress.

If you wsih to see Helen’s award-winning performance, then see HERE, when the next screening is taking place!

“Obsession” triumphs again – this time our film has been selected as one of the winners at the RED Movie Awards summer season 2023!

The award for best supporting actress went to Helen Anvelt, who portrayed the protagonist’s mother, Lily Tomson, in the film “Obsession.”

RED Movie Awards is a glamorous French film festival that selects its winners every 3 months. At the annual gala in Reims, the best films of the year are awarded and recognised. The festival jury also includes international stars such as Kevin McNally and Lee Arenberg, both of whom have appeared in the successful “Pirates of the Caribbean” films.

Find out more about the festival!

The international success of Midwayer Films’ short film “Obsession” continues! We have become a semi-finalist of the Serbest International Film Festival!

Serbest International Film Festival is a festival taking place in Moldova that brings together the most captivating films and the most adventurous audience for its annual program of drama, documentary, and short films.

The captivating and emotional short film “Obsession” snagged two awards at the Luleå International Film Festival in Sweden!

The recipients are our director Karl-Jonatan Karits (Best Short Film Director Debut) and our leading actress Greta Korju (Best Actress in a Leading Role). Congratulations to the recipients and to the whole crew of the film!

Want to see the film too? Then inquire HERE about the next screening!

Luleå International Film Festival is a monthly international festival, with its annual gala held in Sweden, in the beautiful city of Luleå. The best films of the year are recognized at the annual gala. The goal of the festival is to provide an opportunity for films of every genre and nationality to reach the big screen. The festival is in its 6th consecutive year.

Midwayer Films founder and CEO Helen Anvelt, along with Tuuli Võsa, a counselor from the Social Insurance Board’s remote counseling team, appeared on Postimees’ podcast “Kultuuris kuum” with host Ralf Sauter. Together, they discussed what inspired Helen to create a short film about a girl sliding towards doom and what questions the film’s story raises. Professional listener Tuuli Võsa discusses the problems people call for emotional support on the helpline, why mental health issues should be taken more seriously, and the reasons why both young and old people in Estonia are falling into depression nowadays.

Listen to the podcast HERE.