Scandinavia House is proud to co-present the inaugural 2018 New York Baltic Film Festival with 18 films, featuring 7 U.S. premiere and 9 NYC premieres screenings. Starting off the festival will include notable classic films, such as The Devil’s Bride (1974), that have rarely been seen outside of Europe as well as the latest features, documentaries, and animation films from some of the best established and upcoming filmmakers from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. NYBFF highlights will include special director appearances with Arūnas Matelis for our centerpiece Wonderful Losers: A Different World; Virginija Vareikytė for When We Talk About the KGB; Raimo Jõerand for the U.S. premiere of Rodeo; and Merija's Journey with director Kristina Zelve. Closing out the festival, director Reinis Abele among others will be present to talk about the docudrama Baltic Tribes.