PÖFF wrapped the 25th edition with impressive media coverage figures 6c136u
Coverage in 70 countries, media reach of 11 billion... PÖFF in figures How many visits did the 25th Black Nights Film Festival receive, where it was written about, and how many million euros did it bring back to the Estonian economy? To summarise last year's figures: 71200 PÖFF cinema and web cinema visits 182 feature films, 2 short films and 12 TV series were...
PÖFF takes Ukraine to Cannes and screens Ukrainian films 4y1h12
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) will present Ukrainian projects in Cannes this May and launch a film programme dedicated to Ukrainian cinema on its web cinema platform. "We are obliged to do everything possible to help and the Ukrainian film industry at this difficult time, but even so more Ukrainian people," said Tiina Lokk, Festival Director of PÖFF. For the second year running, PÖFF and Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event will participate in t...
PÖFF announces its 2021 award winners 1aa3a
At the Award Ceremony of the 25th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF), awards were presented to the winners of the festival’s four competition programmes and PÖFF’s youth and children’s film sub-festival Just Film. PÖFF Shorts announced its winners last week, but added an EFA nominee. The jury of Official Selection – Competition, headed by EFA Chairman Mike Downey, selected director Andreas Kleinert's historical biopic Dear Thomas as their favo...
On November 25, Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event, celebrating its 20th edition this year, rewarded the best projects after a seven-day summit full of presentations, networking, discussions and meetings with more than 550 guests onsite and 150 online, from all around the globe. Eight awards were given out in categories to film projects in different stages of scriptwriting, development or post-production, including two awards handed out to promising producers. SCRIPT POOL Scr...
For the first time, Music Meets Film, sub-programme of Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event, has launched a special award for young and talented composers. This year's competition received 29 works in total, from which 20 were presented by Estonian and 9 by international competitors. The first prize went to Estonian-born Jonas Tarm, who has focused in recent years primarily on work as a composer ...
Winners of TV Beats co-financing market were announced 1if38
At the end of the TV Beats Forum, the winner of the co-financing market was announced. The jury selected Lithuanian dramedy "Troll Farm" as the most promising project receiving a 2500 euro monetary prize. Richard Kondal, the jury member commented: "The best pitch goes to the extremely entertaining project, with huge international potential, with more energy than 40 warhorses, a powerhouse female in the leading role, who might just inspire You to take a revenge You've ...
International Casting Directors Network's 2021 Best Casting Award announced during Black Nights film festival 4j1o3z
Lucy Padree For the first time, the Semiramis Award for Best Casting was announced as part of the Black Nights Stars Program, a subprogram of Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event and Black Nights Film Festival. The 2021 award Semiramis Award for Best Casting was handed out to researcher, writer and BAFTA-winning casting director Lucy Pardee for Rocks by Sarah Gavron (2019). The casting for Rocks has already earned her a Bafta Award Best Casting 2021, BIFA...
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival announces legendary Spanish director Carlos Saura as the latest recipient of its Lifetime A 2v6r6l
T allinn Black Nights Film Festival announces legendary Spanish director Carlos Saura as the latest recipient of its Lifetime Ach PÖFF25 LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD PÖFF25 will host the European premier of Saura’s latest feature, The King Of All The World, in the Official Selection - Out Of Competition Producers of The King Of All The World, Esebio Pacha and Alexandra Fierro, will be in attendance, while the director has sent his video greetings to...
Black Nights Film Festival to present two performances of the new Opera “Tarkovsky - The Eighth Film” 4z655i
Black Nights Film Festival celebrates its 25th birthday with the long-awaited contemporary opera “Tarkovsky - The Eighth Film” by Eesti Kontsert. The electronic opera featuring actor-singers, virtual opera soloists, live electronics and robots, is a fantasy version of the last film made by Russian film director Andrei Tarkovsky. Performances take place November 24 at 7pm in Tallinn Kultuurikatla and November 25 at 7 pm in Tartu Vanemuine Concert Hal...
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival competition programs have begun n1g70
The Official Selection and First Feature Competition programs are heating up at the 25th edition of PÖFF The festival’s main competition programme contains seven world premieres, ten international premieres and two European premieres. Nineteen films will be screened in competition, with three films out of competition. It’s a packed lineup featuring a couple of legends, a raft of returning Black Nights favourites and several soon-to-be-s...
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival kicks off a very special 25th anniversary edition 562l6o
At the opening ceremony on Friday night, legendary Estonian actress Elle Kull was awarded PÖFF's Lifetime Achievement Award and Pääru Oja was recognised with the Bruno O’Ya award ing up and coming actors. The 25th edition of Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival began with an opening gala in the Alexela Concert Hall, featuring performances from Holy Motors, and followed by a screening of Ildikó Enyedi’a The Story Of My Wife. The ...
POFF Shorts reveals competition titles for 2021 6uy6z
Award winners and popular festival titles sit alongside new discoveries for audiences to see during Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival in November. PÖFF Shorts, a sub-festival of the A-Class Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, has unveiled the titles that will make up its five international competition sections. The 98 films will screen across the festival which runs from 16 to 24 November at venues across Tallinn, Estonia. The festival’s International Live Action Co...
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival announces its full 2021 Official Selection lineup 2c4v48
The festival’s main competition programme adds one more world premiere, ten international premieres, three European premieres, and two Estonian premieres to the six world premieres previously announced. Nineteen films will be screened in competition, with three films out of competition. It’s a packed lineup featuring a couple of legends, a raft of returning Black Nights favourites and several soon-to-be-stars, from all corners of the cinematic globe. We can alrea...
What's cooking in Tallinn: Projects for co-production market and Works in Progress revealed 2q3343
What's cooking? Works in Progress titles revealed Baltic Event Co-Production Market 2021 presents projects from award-winning filmmakers and established producers TV Beats Forum presents new drama series projects from the Nordics, Central and Eastern Europe Check out the preliminary programme! The 10th edition of Music Meets Film focuses on musical perspective of meaning and symbolism European Genre Forum presents 7 new voices from fantasy ...
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) announces its full 2021 Official Selection lineup 5c2z12
The festival’s main competition programme adds eleven international premieres and three European premieres to the six world premieres previously announced. Nineteen films will be screened in competition, with three films out of competition. It’s a packed lineup featuring a couple of legends, a raft of returning Black Nights favourites and several soon-to-be-stars, from all corners of the cinematic globe. Two international premieres will come to PÖFF after having...
Just Film Festival to screen a special programme of short films made by Estonian youth 3md4
The 21st Just Film festival, the biggest sub-festival of the Black Nights Film Festival, announces this year's programme, screening films that affect kids and youth from all around the world. For the first time ever, the festival offers the opportunity to watch films that are made by Estonian kids and youth with the help of Just Film's new initiative that awards young filmmakers with scholarships to make their own films. Just Film celebrates its 21st birthd...
Baltic Event Co-Production Market 2021 presents projects from award-winning filmmakers and established producers 1n5r4y
The official selection of the Baltic Event Co-Production Market 2021, taking place on 24-25 November proves that, despite the challenging times, filmmakers have continued to put hard work and dedication into the development of their projects. As Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event's focus country this year is the United Kingdom, the UK is represented with two projects. Marge Liiske, the head of Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event, said that the global pandemic has had an effect on the sel...
12 films to compete in Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival’s Baltic Competition 3c4pd
Tallinn Black Nights FF Opening Ceremony 2020. Photo by Aron Urb Showcasing the best and freshest cinematic output of the three Baltic countries – Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania – the Baltic Competition of Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) will screen 12 films, including 5 world premieres this year: 3 from Estonia and 1 each from Latvia and Lithuania. 5 Estonian films feature in total, with another 4 from Lithuania and 3 from Latvia: some festival darli...
Black Nights Stars 2021 welcomes eight emerging young talents 676i4a
Black Nights Stars, the initiative of the Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event, has announced the young actors from the Baltic Sea region to participate in the programme this November. The Black Nights Stars programme is designed to bring together internationally operating casting directors and the emerging talent from the region to enhance their international visibility. The initiative aims to help the young talents from the Baltic Sea region to promote their talent outside their h...
The growing business platform and trade fair in Northern Europe for audiovisual industry professionals Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event celebrates its 20th edition with a seven-day summit in Tallinn, accessible also online, focusing on hot topics such as green production and sustainability in the film industry. Marge Liiske, head of Indusry@Tallinn & Baltic Event Marge Liiske, the head of Industry@Tallinn& Baltic Event comments that even though 20 years has g...
Tallinn Black Nights Goes To Cannes Projects Announced 6v2r24
Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) and Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event are proud to announce the five projects taking part in Tallinn Black Nights Goes To Cannes this summer. For the first time Black Nights Film Festival s the well established Marché du Film showcase "Goes to Cannes", presenting 5 international film projects in post-production stage in Cannes this July. “Black Nights Goes to Cannes” is part of the PÖFF’s 25t...
Haapsalu Horror and Fantasy Film Festival announces its Méliès Competition shorts lineup and jury 2d6c2u
Haapsalu Horror and Fantasy Film Festival will screen some of the most exciting short, European horror, science-fiction and fantasy films this June. While HÕFF has been rescheduled for August to allow for more onsite screenings, this selection of seven competing shorts will be shown online on the PÖFF online cinema, hosted by Elisa Stage and accessible throughout Estonia, from the 4th to 13th of June. The jury’s winner will advance to the final ...
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival announces dates for its 25th anniversary and opens film submissions 1h673
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival aka PÖFF has announced dates for its 25th-anniversary edition and opens submissions for the main festival and sub-festivals PÖFF Shorts and Just Film. The 25th edition of Tallinn Black Nights and the Youth and Children's Film Festival Just Film will run from the 12th until the 28th of November, while the International Short Film and Animation Festival PÖFF Shorts will take place from the 16th until the 24th of Novem...
Tiina Lokk / PÖFF received the Engine of Culture award 174l3x
The culture desk of the news service Postimees has given the annual Engine of Culture award of 2020 to Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival lead by Tiina Lokk. Big hugs and congratulations from your friends at filmfestivals.telechargertorrent.org “Let this locomotive drive PÖFF even further,” said the culture desk of Postimees when handing the wooden locomotive made by modeler Boris Puusepp to the festival director Tiina Lokk. Postimees pointed out that regardless of this difficult year for cult...
Hot from Tallinn : Black Nights Film Festival opens a year-round online cinema 4f6z3o
Opening this month, Tallinn Black Nights (PÖFF) launches an online cinema where films can be watched all year round throughout Estonia's territory. The kick-off event will screen five films of the Women's Nights Film Festival, followed by films from the programme of the Haapsalu Horror and Fantasy Film Festival. "Due to the pandemic, we screened a large part of our programme online during last year's PÖFF and it turned out to be very popular. F...
