Tallinfilm

Background
Tallinfilm was the national film studio of Estonia, established in 1931 as Eesti Kultuurfilm and later reorganized in 1940 after the country was annexed by the USSR. Until 1963 it was known as Kinokroonika Tallinna Stuudio and made documentary films. It was a film studio between Northern and Eastern Europe known for its producing feature films and animated films or shorts. It headquarters are located at Talinn, Estonian SSR. In 2001, the studio was bankrupt and stopped making movies.

Only Logo (1957?-1999?)


Logo: On a blue background, we see a jagged letters "TF" in a trapezoid-like style. We see a 2 lines resembling arrow separated it, and the star on the left, with the words "TALLINNFILM" appeared in Russian (for Soviet releases outside Estonia) or Estonian (for non-Soviet Estonian releases). On the right, there is a lamp holding on a 2 lines separated below the "TF".

Variants:
 * There is a black and white version which used from 1957 to circa 1974.
 * Early releases between 1958 to 1969 has the light shining on the lantern part of the lamp. This would be appeared in B&W or color.
 * On some films between 1958 to 1984, the year stamp appears below the logo.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: Generally silent.

Availability: Uncommon so far. Might be seen on Tallinnfilm releases from the era. These releases are aired on Estonian TV channel ETV, which has this logo at the beginning of the movie.

Editor's Note: None.