Dancing

Drinks on Arrival

Three course Meal with wines matched by Peacock Hill Vineyard

Raffle and Auction

Featuring wine from Peacock Hill, Great Food Cool live music

Paabulind – a Sõrve fundraiser

Where: Eesti Maja, 141 Campbell St, Surry Hills

When: 6.30pm for 7pm, Saturday 20th of September, 2008

Why: To raise money for the Sõrve Summer Camp !

Tickets: $75 (fully inclusive). RSVP by Sep 12, bookings essential. No ticket sales at door.

Ticket Sales and Donation Information: Aino Matwisyk 0409 658 591, aino@oz2000.com

Dancing

Drinks on Arrival

Three course Meal with wines matched by Peacock Hill Vineyard

Raffle and Auction

Featuring wine from Peacock Hill, Great Food Cool live music

Paabulind – a Sõrve fundraiser

Where: Eesti Maja, 141 Campbell St, Surry Hills

When: 6.30pm for 7pm, Saturday 20th of September, 2008

Why: To raise money for the Sõrve Summer Camp !

Tickets: $75 (fully inclusive).  RSVP by Sep 12, bookings essential. Download booking form here. No ticket sales at door.

Ticket Sales and Donation Information: Aino Matwisyk 0409 658 591, aino@oz2000.com

The Estonian film ‘Magnus’ is playing at the Melbourne International Film Festival this week.

Session times
Thu 31 Jul 08 7:15 PM
154 Flinders St (Cnr Russell St), Melbourne, Vic, 3000

Sat 9 Aug 08 11:00 AM
Federation Square, Flinders St, Melbourne, Vic, 3000

Tickets
Tickets are available from the Melbourne International Film Festival site.

About Magnus

“My primary wish regarding this film is that, after watching it, people would start paying attention to the things that really matter… like football and shopping.” – filmmaker Kadri Kõusaar

The debut feature from 26-year-old writer–director Kadri Kõusaar poses a provocative question: What would you do if your son tells you he would like to die? Due to a terminal illness Magnus (Estonian pop singer Kasearu) is not expected to survive his adolescence, but when he’s unexpectedly cured he can’t find a reason to live. Following a suicide attempt he moves in with his father, who tries in his own unconventional way to provide Magnus with a purpose, and to integrate him into his unorthodox lifestyle.
Magnus provoked controversy upon its release in Estonia, and has been banned in many countries around the world.

More information: http://www.magnusfilm.com

Courtesy of the Melbourne International Film Festival site.

The Estonian film ‘Magnus’ is playing at the Melbourne International Film Festival this week.

Session times
Thu 31 Jul 08 7:15 PM
154 Flinders St (Cnr Russell St), Melbourne, Vic, 3000

Sat 9 Aug 08 11:00 AM
Federation Square, Flinders St, Melbourne, Vic, 3000

Tickets
Tickets are available from the Melbourne International Film Festival site.

About Magnus

“My primary wish regarding this film is that, after watching it, people would start paying attention to the things that really matter… like football and shopping.” – filmmaker Kadri Kõusaar

The debut feature from 26-year-old writer–director Kadri Kõusaar poses a provocative question: What would you do if your son tells you he would like to die? Due to a terminal illness Magnus (Estonian pop singer Kasearu) is not expected to survive his adolescence, but when he’s unexpectedly cured he can’t find a reason to live. Following a suicide attempt he moves in with his father, who tries in his own unconventional way to provide Magnus with a purpose, and to integrate him into his unorthodox lifestyle.
Magnus provoked controversy upon its release in Estonia, and has been banned in many countries around the world.

More information: http://www.magnusfilm.com

Courtesy of the Melbourne International Film Festival site.

The Estonian House Co-operative Society is the owner of the property at 141-143 Campbell St. This “Estonian House” is one of the earliest properties owned by an Estonian community outside Estonia. The Co-operative was registered on 8 April 1938 and the newly built Estonian House was formally opened on 17 August 1940 with a formal ball.

The Board of Directors for 2009 is as follows

• Arvo Tinni, Chairman
• Maie Barrow, Deputy Chairman
• Olav Pihlak, Treasurer
• Tonu Meiusi, Share registrar
• Sulev Kalamäe , Director
• Terry Kass, Director
• Imbi Semmelweis, Director
• Boris Lees, Secretary

For information contact Boris Lees, email  sinilind@ihug.com.au
The Board meets monthly and the AGM is held usually in September each year.

Three volunteers from the Estonian Archives in Australia; Maie Barrow, Reet Simmul and Jüri Woan, and Raivo Kalamäe, Deputy Chairman of the EAA Council, will attend an archive summer school in Käsmu, Estonia this month, June 2008. The summer school is organised by the Baltic Heritage Network and funded by the Ministry of Education and Research through the Compatriot Program.

The EAA gratefully acknowledges the support from the Compatriot Fund.

Three volunteers from the Estonian Archives in Australia; Maie Barrow, Reet Simmul and Jüri Woan, and Raivo Kalamäe, Deputy Chairman of the EAA Council, will attend an archive summer school in Käsmu, Estonia this month, June 2008. The summer school is organised by the Baltic Heritage Network and funded by the Ministry of Education and Research through the Compatriot Program.

The EAA gratefully acknowledges the support from the Compatriot Fund.

The Class (Klass)

Estonian film, The Class (KLASS) will be screened at the 2008 Sydney Film Festival.  The program guide is on the website
http://www.sydneyfilmfestival.org/

Award winner at Karlovy Vary and Warsaw Film Festivals, this confronting feature was inspired by the Columbine High School massacre, but director Raag takes a different approach from Gus Van Sant’s Elephant. The violence in this case is trigged by a brutal bout of bullying, something that started out as a lark but turned nasty. Sixteen-year-old Joosep has been picked on all his life, but when newcomer Kaspar intervenes, he finally thinks he can stop it.

After the two join forces the rest of the class turns against them. Raag workshopped the script with schoolkids and the young cast (all amateurs) and the result has a ring of authenticity which makes it all the more powerful.

Dir Ilmar Raag, Scr Ilmar Raag, Prod Riina Sildos with Vallo Kirs, Pärt Uusberg, Lauri Pedaja

Country Estonia, Language Estonian, Duration 99 mins

Distributor Estonian Film Foundation

Session Times

13th June 4.30PM
14th June 2.15PM
Greater Union Cinemas, 525 George Street, Sydney NSW 2000
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Honorary Consul for the Republic of Estonia in Western Australia

I commenced in the role of Honorary Consul for the Republic of Estonia in Perth in January 2008, with jurisdiction throughout Western Australia.I am authorized to provide consular services in order to protect the interests and rights of the Estonian State, citizens and other entities. I speak English and Estonian.

Consular Office details:
11 Langsford Street
Claremont WA 6010
AUSTRALIA

Open by appointment:
Telephone: +61 8 93842757
Email: anuvanhattem@aol.com

Tere! I am a Geography Honours student at the University of Sydney currently researching people travelling between Australia and Estonia. This project attempts to document the motivations and experiences of Estonian migrants to Australia, and their descendants, making trips to Estonia.

I am looking for interested persons to complete a brief 10-15 minute survey. This survey is open to any person born in Estonia, or of Estonian ancestry, who has ever lived in Australia. If you have never visited Estonia, you may still complete the survey.

All survey responses will be treated anonymously and with respect. If you wish to complete a survey, please visit the website http://tinyurl.com/2rxq44 or, alternatively, contact me at the address below and I can post a survey form to you. There are also survey forms and a survey box located at Estonia House if that is more convenient for you.

Please contact me if you have any questions. This research is being undertaken with the support of the Estonian Archives in Australia.

Brad Ruting
School of Geosciences, The University of Sydney.
Post: Madsen Building F09, The University of Sydney NSW 2006.
Email: br@student.usyd.edu.au
Phone: 0405 668 765.