The 21st edition of the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (aka PÖFF) saw the festival’s global online media reach cross the one billion mark, more than doubling last year’s result. The festival had media coverage in 70 different countries.
Black Nights also set a new attendance record of 80 2...
The debut film ‘The Marriage’ directed by a well-known kosovan director Blerta Zeqiri won two awards at the closing ceremony of Tallinn Black Nights on Friday 2nd of December.
The film was competing on the ‘First Feature Competition’ category where among 15 other debut films, won the Fipresci Award and Special Jury Prize for the Ensemble of Cast.
The director Blerta Zeqiri on the closing ceremony stated: ‘Being here in Tallinn and premiering our film here was...
Germany based world sales company Media Luna adds an Award to one of its freshest acquisitions: Different Kinds of Rain by Isa Prahl, winner of Best Film at the First Feature Competition of the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival.
Produced by Made in Germany’s Melanie Andernach, starring two of the most acclaimed German actors, Bibiana Beglau (Silver Bear for best actress in The Legend of Rita) and Bjarne Mädel (24 Weeks, Berlinale 2016), enriched by the score of Volker B...
FRIDAY, 01.12
09:00-19:00 CE MEDIA LOUNGEVEGA, NORDIC HOTEL FORUM
10:00-11:30 FIND YOUR WAY IN THE WORLD OF ONLINE DISTRIBUTIONSIRIUS, NORDIC HOTEL FORUM
10:00-13:00 BE CO-PRODUCTION MARKETCAPELLA, NORDIC HOTEL FORUM
10:00-15:15 INDUSTRY & PRESS SCREENINGSCOCA-COLA PLAZA
10:30-12:00 MUSIC MEETS FILM. MENTORING SESSIONSVARIOUS, NORDIC HOTEL FORUM
12:00-13:30 IS THE FUTURE OF FILM VIRTUAL? - THE POLISH CASE STUDY BY MARCIN LUNKIE...
THURSDAY, 30.11
09:00-19:00 CE MEDIA LOUNGEVEGA, NORDIC HOTEL FORUM
09:30-17:05 INDUSTRY & PRESS SCREENINGSCOCA-COLA PLAZA
10:00-12:00 BALTIC EVENT WORKS IN PROGRESSCOCA-COLA PLAZA
10:00-14.00 SCREEN STARS TALLINN PARTICIPANTS PHOTO SHOOTSTUUDIO35
10:00-17:00 BE CO-PRODUCTION MARKETCAPELLA, NORDIC HOTEL FORUM
12:30-13:30 ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE – A CASE STUDY OF AT HOSTARARCTURUS, NORDIC HOTEL FORUM
12:30-14:00 SCRIP...
WEDNESDAY, 29.11
09:00-16:30 STORYTEK FORUMSIRIUS, NORDIC HOTEL FORUM
09:00-17:30 SCRIPT POOL TALLINNALTAIR, NORDIC HOTEL FORUM
09:00-18:05 INDUSTRY & PRESS SCREENINGSCOCA-COLA PLAZA
09:00-19:00 CE MEDIA LOUNGEVEGA, NORDIC HOTEL FORUM
09:30-10:30 POWR PITCHARCTURUS, NORDIC HOTEL FORUM
10:00-12:00 MASTERCLASS BY STEVEN BERNSTEIN FOR SCREEN STARS TALLINN PARTICIPANTSSTORYTEK HUB
10:00-17:00 BE CO-PRODUCTION MARKETCAPELLA,...
At at ceremony in Tallinn tonight the 2017 awards of Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event were presented.
Baltic Event Co-Production Market awards
Best Project
Eurimages Co-Production Development Award
This award of 20 000 Euros is given to the best proj...
Screen Stars Tallinn is a three-day lab and talent showcase for young actors from the Baltic Sea Region, launched this year by Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival. The first edition will take place on November 28-30 and offer the participants meetings with casting agents and filmmakers, masterclasses and networking events. The programme is open for actors who have already performed in films in their respective countries and...
On 27 and 28 November, representatives of film and audiovisual field, experts, policymakers and visionaries will gather in Tallinn for the international visionary conference to discuss topical issues of the European media and film industry. The conference is organised within the framework of the Estonian Presidency of the EU Council, during the 21st Black Nights Film Festival and is opened by the Estonian Minister of Culture Indrek Saar.
The ob...
PÖFF Director's statements
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PÖFF Interviews
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PÖFFi soovitused
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PÖFF 2017 Festival Trailers
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PÖFF 2017: TV Beats
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This year sees the launch of Creative Gate - a platform designed to increase the visibility of the Estonian creative sector and help it explore new opportunities for growth and export.
A number of Estonian organisations in the field of film, culture, fashion, art and education have joined to create Creative Gate, whose main focus will be companies and professionals in production/post-production, film music, costume design, art direction, shorts/animation, casting and acting. ...
On 28 Nov, the magnificent Black Nights Catwalk takes place in the blackbox of Tallinn Creative Hub, bringing together film music, fashion, and film art. An exhibition of costumes and props used in Estonian films, specially created for the event by the members of the Estonian Film Artists’ Union, is opened. More information on the activities and membership of the development centre is available at the website www.creativegate.ee.
The partners of the project are Tallinn Bl...
This multimedia project by the video and performance artist Marina Landia combines video projections with Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, conducted by the renowned Estonian-born conductor and pianist Kristjan Järvi.
The video material has been compiled from interviews with key figures in global industry and finance: José Ángel Gurría, the Secretary-General of the Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Manfred...
TUESDAY, 28.11
09:00-16:40 PRESS SCREENINGSCOCA-COLA PLAZA
09:00-19:00 CE MEDIA LOUNGEVEGA, NORDIC HOTEL FORUM
10:15-13:15 SCREEN STARS TALLINNKULTUURIKATEL
10:00-16:00 ESTONIAN EU PRESIDENCY CONFERENCE PICTURED FUTURESCINEMA KOSMOS
10:00-17:00 POWR BALTIC STORIES EXCHANGECITYSIDE, TALLINK CITY HOTEL
09:30-11:30 SCRIPT POOL TALLINNALTAIR, NORDIC HOTEL FORUM
10:00-15:00 ART DEPARTMENT MASTERCLASSKULTUURIKATEL
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MONDAY, 27.11
09:00-16:45 ESTONIAN EU PRESIDENCY CONFERENCE PICTURED FUTURESCINEMA KOSMOS
09:00-16:50 PRESS SCREENINGSCOCA-COLA PLAZA
10:00-17:30 POWR BALTIC STORIES EXCHANGECITYSIDE, TALLINK CITY HOTEL
11:40-12:20 EUROPEAN GENRE FORUM PITCHVEGA, NORDIC HOTEL FORUM
19:00-23:00 ESTONIAN EU PRESIDENCY AUDIOVISUAL CONFERENCE RECEPTIONESTONIAN FILM MUSEUM
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SUNDAY, 26.11
09:00-23:30 PRESS SCREENINGSCOCA-COLA PLAZA
09:30-14:00 EGF GROUP WORKVEGA, NORDIC HOTEL FORUM
15:00-18:00 EGF GROUP WORKVEGA, NORDIC HOTEL FORUM
18:00 TALLINN GAME JAM FILM FELLOWSHIP 48-HOUR HACKATHON PROJECT PRESENTATIONSLIFT 99
19:30 TALLINN GAME JAM FILM FELLOWSHIP 48-HOUR HACKATHON AWARD CEREMONYLIFT 99
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SATURDAY, 25.11
09:00-17:15 PRESS SCREENINGSCOCA-COLA PLAZA
09:30-14:00 EUROPEAN GENRE FORUM KICKOFFVEGA, NORDIC HOTEL FORUM
15:00-18:00 EGF GROUP WORKVEGA, NORDIC HOTEL FORUM
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Jörn Donner
Estonian actor Tõnu Kark and Finnish director and producer Jörn Donner to receive honorary Lifetime Achievement Awards.
84-year-old Jörn Donner is a renowned Finnish film director and producer, who has produced nearly 60 films, including Ingmar Bergman’s Fanny And Alexander, win...
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival and Industry@Tallinn announce participants of the new Screen Stars Tallinn initiative are announced - seven up-and-coming actors from Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Finland and Germany.
Screen Stars Tallinn is a three-day lab and talent showcase for young actors from the Baltic Sea Region, launched th...
BLACK NIGHTS FILM FESTIVAL OPENS TONIGHT
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The Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF), one the fifteen FIAPF-accredited competitive film festivals in the world which will be held for the 21st time this year, will be collecting donations for development of the festival in addition to the support from businesses, the state, and the local government. One of the first goals is to translate as many films as possible into Estonian and Russian. So far, a third of...
To See a Woman
The new section, dedicated to films that are experimental or unconventional in form or style, is a competition programme with an audience award. The first edition will see 10 films, with one having its world and another its international premiere.
The selection includes the world premiere of Riga (Take One) by the French director Siegfried, a free-st...
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival adds 153 films to its lineup, bringing the total number of films to 233, including 20 world and 24 international premieres and with the films originating from 70 different countries. The festival will be visited by more than 300 filmmakers and over 600 delegates have accredited for the Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event.
Unveiling...
