In 2025, eight projects have been selected for the 11th European Genre Forum, a six-month training cycle for up-and-coming European genre filmmakers. During the Marketing and Packaging Lab in Tallinn, the last event of the genre training programme, the participants will present their projects at a public pitching event.
Tallinn Lab is part of the Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event (I@T& BE) of the Black Nights Film Festival.
The project selection of the 11th European Genre F...
Listen to what the filmmakers had to say on stage following the premiere at Tallinn PLOFF29 about the origins of this spectacular and wild animated fantasy feature revisting the legends of werewolves and much more!
A BITE INTO THE STORY?
"In a 17th-century Swedish Livonian village, constant rain and drunkenness prevail. When a stolen relic sparks witchcraft accusations, an 80-year-old self-proclaimed werewolf named the Dog of God arrives with a mysterious gift: The Devil's Bal...
TV Beats Forum, the drama strand of Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event, will present the second annual Honorary TV Beats Producer Awards in 2025. This year, the awards will be given to Gudny Hummelvoll and Jevgeni Supin.
According to Petri Kemppinen and Roosa Toivonen, Co-Heads of TV Beats Forum, the decision to present two awards this year reflects the event’s desire to bring attention to the producer’s pivotal role in the audiovisual industry - without their dedic...
DISCOVER THE CATALAN PROJECTS SELECTED
BALTIC EVENT CO-PRODUCTION MARKET
️ Wednesday 19 | 16.30h | Kino Sõprus
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The team on stage at PÖFF29 Q&A folloxwing their screening
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Brothers Lauris, Raitis and Marcis are Latvian filmmakers, born and residing in Riga. Lauris obtained a Master’s degree in Audio-Visual Arts (film directing) at Latvian Academy of Culture. Raitis Abele is a clinical psychologist but studied film art at New York Film Academy. Marcis graduated Latvian Culture Academy as D.o.P. and also obtained Masters in Audio-Visual Arts at Latvian Art Acad...
The international short film and animation festival within Tallinn Black Nights announced the winners of its 2025 edition this Saturday, November 15 at the PÖFF Shorts Award Ceremony.
The winners of the Shorts Live-Action, Animation and National Competitions will all be eligible for qualifying for an Academy Award should they fulfil the academy's requirements.
The PÖFF Shorts' European Film Academy candidate for Nomination for European Film Award Best Short Film...
Interview with Ali Vatansever the director of the feature drama LIFELIKE and the co producer Dumitru Alexandru.
The film premiered in Tallinn in main competition at Black Nights Film Festival and we met at the Turkish reception in the Bookstore by the theatre complex.
The story: ABDI(46), a once-aggressive school-bus driver, has grown quieter under the weight of his son’s terminal illness. His wife, REYHAN (43), in contrast, refuses to yield to despair; her social media pres...
Festival ambiance at PÖFF29 visiting the old town and various hot spots of the Black Nights Film Festival in Tallinn, Music courtesy of DJ Mariel Korjus who performed at Sanga.
I am also recommending the Paloma cocktail at Mnemonic Cocktail, I remember when a distributor with Sony releasing in France Johny Mnemonic with Keanu Reeves, still cannot remember what Mnemonic means precisely. Especially in the context of cocktails!
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“THE DUMP OF UNTITLED PIECES” MAKES ITS WORLD PREMIERE AT THE TALLINN BLACK NIGHTS FILM FESTIVAL!
Written and directed by Melik Kuru, THE DUMP OF UNTITLED PIECES held its world premiere at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival. Competing in the First Feature section, the film tells the story of a young woman striving to exist through her passion in Turkey’s economic and political ecosystem, offering a satirical, original narrative blending drama and comedy within...
The press conference took place this Sunday, 16 November at 13:00 in the Sirius conference hall at Nordic Hotel Forum.
Trine Dyrholm was presenting at PÖFF29 the TV series The Danish Woman at PÖFF, and Dar Salim his the film The Fall of Hercules.
Dar Salim – The acclaimed Danish actor, best known for his breakout role as Amir Diwan in the famous Danish TV series Borgen and his performance in Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant (2023), returns to PÖ...
Saturday's program at PÖFF explores family models. Illusory role models, examples placed in silence, as well as those that are irrevocably broken. Today's films offer a direct and honest opportunity to view a family as it is. At once tender and empowering, often unifying yet inevitably divisive.
Today, PÖFF cinemas will be filled with thought-provoking stories about parents trying to protect their children. About children trying to understand their parents. And abou...
Press conference for the film 'Oh, What Happy Days!', starring Golshifteh Farahani!
It sounds like a fairy tale – Golshifteh Farahani is here too with her director Homayoun Ghanizadeh to present an incredible film, a film essay where actors were remotely directed by Homayoun, during Corona time!
The Iranian french actress, who left Iran 18 years ago and currently resides in France has appeared in films directed by renowned filmmakers from around the world, such as Jim J...
From 14 November, the 24th edition of Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event &n...
Meet the Emerging Professionals and Talents of Discovery Campus 2025
Join the Discovery Campus Open Masterclasses with World-Class Mentors in Tallinn
Script Pool Competition Highlights Five Outstanding Scripts
Black Nights Stars Reveals Eight Rising Actors for 2025 Lineup
Eight Emerging Cinematographers to Take Part in an Immersive, Tech-Forward Journey in Tallinn & Helsinki
Music Meets Film Introducing P...
Just Film, the youth and children’s film festival of the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF), celebrates its 25th anniversary this year and opens today with a recor...
The selection for this year's international Script Pool competition, which focuses on film scripts, includes projects from Estonia, Latvia, Sweden, Czech and Spain. For the first time the selection includes a film blending animation and live action – FLORA, When We Wish Upon a Star.
The Script Pool competition is a part of the film market activities at Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event and the Discovery Campus education programme. It showcases five outstanding intern...
TV Beats, the drama series-focused strand of Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event, will showcase a record 31 drama series projects in various stages of development during its 2025 edition alongside insightful panel discussions.
This year’s programme brings together several key initiatives: the TV Beats Co-Financing Market, MIDPOINT Series Launch, two new sections Series Bridges Baltics and Coming Soon, as well as the Screening Day offering an extensive overview of the...
Works in Progress, showcasing films currently in production or post-production and seeking sales agents or festival premieres, introduces 18 promising projects across three categories: Baltic Event Works in Progress, International Works in Progress, and Just Film Works in Progress. The lineup features both debut filmmakers and acclaimed directors presenting their latest works.
All projects will be screened during Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event on 20–21 November in the cinem...
The Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) has announced the lineup for the Baltic Competition, featuring eleven titles that reveal a fresh and distinctive voice from the region’s filmmakers.
“With this year’s selection, we’re highlighting the growing importance of our region,” says Edvinas Pukšta, curator of the Baltic Competition. “For the first time, PÖFF features two separate Baltic competitions — one fo...
The international continues education programme Discovery Campus, organized by the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival and Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event, invites young film professionals and students to participate in masterclasses and lectures led by internationally acclaimed mentors. Among the distinguished mentors are Debra McGuire, costume designer of Friends, director Jessica Hausner, Emmy-nominated composer Miriam Cutler, and many others.
While a large part of the Discovery Ca...
The 29th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) has announced the selection for its Critics’ Picks and Rebels With a Cause competitions — two of its boldest and most forward-looking programs celebrating daring cinema and fearless storytelling.
The fourth edition of the Critics’ Picks competition is a cinematic feast for the brave and the curious, offering ten dazzling world premieres handpicked from across the globe and served fresh in Tallinn.
Now in his ...
PÖFF29 opens with They Will Be Dust — a bold, moving tragicomic musical by acclaimed Catalan director Carlos Marqués-Marcet, starring Ángela Molina and Alfredo Castro in a deeply human story of love, loss, and reconciliation.
The opening ceremony on 7 November at Alexela Concert Hall will feature a live performance by Maria Arnal, one of Catalonia’s most distinctive voices and winner of the Gaudí Award for the film’s music.
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The 2025 Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) will showcase a compelling selection of documentaries in its doc@PÖFF International and Baltic Competitions. For the first time, Baltic documentaries and feature films will compete in separate programmes.
The 2025 Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) will showcase a compelling selection of documentaries in its Doc@PÖFF International and Baltic Competitions. For the first time, Baltic documentaries and f...
The 29th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) has unveiled the line-up and international jury for its 2025 Official Selection Competition, presenting 17 feature films, including 16 world premieres and one international premiere.
Strong Global Presence
This year’s selection follows an impressive number of submissions: 1,900 for the main programme, 433 for Just Film, and over 5,600 for Shorts. Films were submitted from more t...
The Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) is set to showcase a provocative selection of debut feature films this year. A total of 13 films will compete for the Best Debut Film Award, including 9 world premieres and 4 international premieres. All of the authors will be present in Tallinn.
A Global Selection
Ten of the films come from Europe, while Mexico, Taiwan, and Kyrgyzstan are represented from outside the continent.
Program curator Triin Tramberg&...
