Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event 2025 revealed the winners!
On November 21, the 24th Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event presented its awards at a joint closing ceremony with the Black Nights Film Festival. In total, 15 awards were given to film projects in various stages of scriptwriting, development, or post-production, along with two additional awards recognizing promising producers. Awards were also presented to the talents participating in Discovery Campus.
Discovery Campus
Music Meets Film "Director-Composer Lab: Composing the Cut" Workshop Award. The award includes a two-hours career mentoring session by Miriam Cutler.
Winner: Nicolò Braghiroli
The jury included: George Christopoulos, Miriam Cutler
The jury commented: “The Music Meets Film Award, presented by OTICONS Film Music Agency, is given to an emerging composer who demonstrates outstanding creative skills and artistic promise during the workshop with Baltic Film, Media and Arts School “Director-Composer Lab: Composing the Cut”, led by renowned film composer Miriam Cutler. The combined skillset of a great film composer at work was showcased during the creative process, and that is how efficiently they collaborated with the director and how effectively they converted that collaboration into a score that worked with the narrative. That rare skillset is what makes this talent one to keep an eye on for the future. The award is presented by George Christopoulos, founder of OTICONS.”
Best upcoming cinematographer of Frame Within a Frame 2025
The winner is awarded a Golden Ticket to the ‘Cinematography lab’ workshop on Focus pulling by Team 4 Set.
Winners:
- Gemma De Miguel Morell from Spain for the film Cura Sana.
- Tanel Topaasia from Estonia for In Between
The jury commented: “The Frame Within a Frame Golden Tickets for the cinematography film; lab by Team4Set are awarded to two films celebrating visual mastery: one for its vibrant, raw aesthetic and dynamic camerawork, and the other for its masterful use of lenses and contrast, painting with light.”
The jury included: Steve Calavitis, Ville Penttilä, Rauno Ronkainen, John-Christian Rosenlund, Philippe Ros.
Frame Within a Frame Lens Award by ARRI is an award for the best cinematographer, celebrating their profound contribution to the art and techniques of cinematography.
Winner: Jolinna Ang from Singapore for the film I’ll Leave You Words .
The jury commented: “For a work of striking visual poetry, this beautifully shot film captivates with magical colours, fluid compositions, and a rhythmic harmony of movement and montage. A film whose cinematography not only supports its story, but seems to breathe it into being.”
The jury included: Steve Calavitis (ARRI / Camera Nordic), Philippe Ros (Co-Chair IMAGO Technical Committee), Ville Penttilä (Member - International Cinema Lighting Society)
The Black Nights Stars
The actors and actresses attending the Black Nights Stars 2025 received The Black Nights Film Festival and International Casting Directors Association Awards.
The awards were presented to Freddie Mosten Jacob, Karolina Bruchnicka, Kasparas Varanavičius, Kristiin Räägel, Saku Taittonen, Samirah Breuer, Tessa Hoder and Ursel Tilk.
Script Pool
Script Pool Award was given to the most promising project receiving an exclusive opportunity to attend The Write Retreat in Mallorca, presented by TEGOS Legal.
Winner: White Ship
Writer and Director: Teresa Väli
Producer: Inger Põder
Production company: Homeless Bob Production, Estonia
The jury commented: “Thank you to all five teams for sharing their promising projects with us. It’s a privilege to have had access to your work. One project has stood out as the winner today for its bold, emotionally resonant, and universally relevant story that has the potential to speak powerfully to audiences of every generation. The director’s short films and strong cinematic ambition for her first feature has convinced us to grant White Ship the opportunity of making the most out of the writing retreat.”
The jury included: Yana Georgieva, Head of Sales at Bankside, UK; Camille Segura consultant, France and Per Damgaard Hansen, producers at Paloma Productions, Denmark.
Script Pool Public Favourite Award:
Winner: Apoteos
Written and directed by: Christofer Nilsson
Producer: Annegret Kunath
Production company: Råttunge Produktion, Sweden
The winner will receive two free accreditations for Industry@Tallinn @ Baltic Event 2026.
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