21/09/2017 - Six European films are among the eight titles unveiled so far in the Official Selection – Competition and the five in the First Feature Competition

The Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) has announced the first 13 films that will screen in the Official Selection - Competition and the First Feature Competition of its 21st edition, which will take place from 14 November-3 December.

The Official Selection includes the international premieres of Italian filmmaker Paola Randi's Little Tito [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Paola Randi
film profile], RP Kahl's A Thought of Ecstasy [+see also:
trailer
film profile] (Germany/USA/Switzerland) and AJ Annila's The Eternal Road [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Antti-Jussi Annila
film profile] (Finland/Estonia/Sweden), and the world premiere of Estonian director Sulev Keedus' The Manslayer. The Virgin. The Shadow [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Rea Lest
film profile].

The full line-up of the Official Selection will be announced on 17 October.

Among the First Feature Competition titles, Kosovar filmmaker Blerta Zeqiri's The Marriage [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Blerta Zeqiri
film profile] will world-premiere at Tallinn, and Belgian director Kristof Hoornaert's Resurrection [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile] will have its international premiere. 

The full line-up of the First Feature Competition will be announced on 24 October.

Here is the full list of titles announced so far: 

Official Selection – Competition

A Thought of Ecstasy [+see also:
trailer
film profile] - RP Kahl (Germany/USA/Switzerland)
Asphyxia - Fereydoun Jeyrani (Iran)
Bangzi Melody - Dasheng Zheng (China)
Granny - Devashish Makhija (India)
Little Tito [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Paola Randi
film profile] - Paola Randi (Italy)
The Eternal Road [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Antti-Jussi Annila
film profile] - AJ Annila (Finland/Estonia/Sweden)
The Manslayer. The Virgin. The Shadow [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Rea Lest
film profile] - Sulev Keedus (Estonia)
Excavator - Lee Ju-Hyoung (South Korea)

First Feature Competition

Buddha.mov - Kabir Mehta (India)
Home - Kim Jong-woo (South Korea)
Resurrection [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile] - Kristof Hoornaert (Belgium)
The Heat After the Rain - Cristóbal Serrá Jorquera (Costa Rica)
The Marriage [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Blerta Zeqiri
film profile] - Blerta Zeqiri (Kosovo)