ABOUT NYBFF

Established in 2018, the annual New York Baltic Film Festival is presented by Scandinavia House and organized by the Embassy of the Republic of Estonia in Washington D.C., Consulate General of Lithuania in New York, and Daris Delins, Honorary Consul for Latvia in Vermont. Programming support is from the Estonian Film Institute, National Film Center of Latvia, and Lithuanian Film Center. Funding for the festival is courtesy of governments of the Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania and by the generous donations of members of the Baltic community in New York. Additional support to the festival is from the Edhard Corporation, Estonian Ministry of Culture, Estonian American National Council Inc. (ERKÜ), Lithuanian Foundation, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Latvia to the U.N. in New York, American Latvian Association, Latvian Investment and Development Agency, Latvian Foundation (Latviešu fonds), Honorary Consul for Latvia in NYC, Janis Vitols, Narbutas Furniture, the American Scandinavian Foundation, Baltic Film, Media & Arts School, and Sondra Litvaityte.

2024 NYBFF PROGRAMMING TEAM AND ORGANIZATION

Daris Dēliņš – Founding Director, Honorary Consul for Latvia in Vermont and former Honorary Consul for Latvia in New York
Gražina Michnevičiūtė – Associate Programmer – Cultural Attaché, Lithuanian Consulate General in New York
Jaanika Peerna – Associate Programmer – Cultural Affairs Coordinator for Estonia in New York
Kyle Reinhart – Programmer – Manager of Educational and Cultural Programs, Scandinavia House

Lori Friedrickson - Communications and PR, Scandinavia House

Erika Paul - Social Media

Hilda Forss - graphic design services