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See the U.S. Premiere of OUR ERIKA, Estonia’s ’s entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 99th Academy Awards, with a talk by director German Golub! This screening will conclude the 2026 NY Baltic Film Festival, and will be followed by a reception. OUR ERIKA is a heartfelt, captivating story of Estonian track bicyclist Erika Salumäe, who fought her way from a troubled childhood in orphanages and foster homes to the highest podium level of the Olympic Games. As a child born in 1962, Salumäe struggled with an abusive home life, shattered dreams, and coaches with their own agendas—not to mention the harsh and dehumanizing sports system of the former Soviet Union. Despite this, she went on to smash world records and rack up numerous medals, culminating in an ultimate win: the first Olympic gold medal for Estonia in 56 years after the country regained independence in 1991.
Directed by German Golub, the recipient of the coveted Student Academy Award, OUR ERIKA features Karolin Jürise’s star-making performance as a determined and iron-willed athlete, and shows how every nation needs a hero—even if that nation seldom stops to ask if there is something that the hero needs.
The 9th Annual New York Baltic Film Festival (NYBFF) presented by Scandinavia House: The Nordic Center in America returns this November continuing its tradition of bringing the best new films from the Baltic region to New York audiences. Learn more here: https://www.balticfilmfestival.com/
𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 & 𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀: https://www.balticfilmfestival.com/box-office-2026
𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗽: https://www.balticfilmfestival.com/2026-in-person-screenings
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𝗣𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 & 𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀: https://go.amscan.org/NYBFF2026
𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗱𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 ($15/$10 ASF Members) *All Films Except Opening Night
𝗜𝗻-𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘀 ($125/$95 ASF Members) grants access to all in-person screenings at Scandinavia House except the Opening Night.
𝗩𝗜𝗣 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘀 ($425) grants access to all in-person and virtual screenings, two Opening Night tickets, six additional in-person screening tickets for a guest, an NYBFF mug and a personal acknowledgment on the NYBFF website.
𝟱-𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺 𝗣𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗮𝗴𝗲 ($65/$45 ASF Members) grants access to five screenings.
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Established in 2018, the New York Baltic Film Festival is presented and organized by Scandinavia House in collaboration with the Embassy of Estonia to the U.S., Consulate General of Lithuania in NYC, Permanent Mission of Latvia to the United Nations in New York, and Honorary Consulate of Latvia in Vermont. Generous support has been provided by Edhard Corporation. Other financial support for the festival comes from the Estonian Film Institute, National Film Center of Latvia, and Lithuanian Film Center, with additional sponsorship by the American-Scandinavian Foundation, American Latvian Association, Estonian Ministry of Culture, Estonian American National Council (EKRÜ), World Federation of Free Latvians (PBLA), Honorary Consulate General of Latvia in New York, Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA).
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