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76 articles available in total starting from 20/06/2022. Last article published on 13/12/2022.

Marko Šantić • Director of Wake Me

Interview: Marko Šantić • Director of Wake Me

"My lead character’s fate is a sort of metaphor for the revisionism of history in the Balkans, but also in Europe"

The Slovenian director talks about his fourth feature, a film about redemption and the relations between Slovenians and immigrants from other parts of former Yugoslavia.  

30/11/2022 | Black Nights 2022 | Critics' Picks

Gentian Koçi • Director of A Cup of Coffee and New Shoes On

Interview: Gentian Koçi • Director of A Cup of Coffee and New Shoes On

"This story and these characters, who are forced to invent a completely new language, challenged me in my use of film language"

The Albanian director discusses his film, which follows two identical deaf-mute twin brothers who discover they will also progressively and irreversibly become blind  

30/11/2022 | Black Nights 2022 | Competition

Dana Nechushtan • Director of Piece of My Heart

Interview: Dana Nechushtan • Director of Piece of My Heart

"This story is ultimately about friendship between two women"

The Israeli-born Dutch director talks about her film, a psychologically mercilessly tense tale about two dancers who understand each other without words  

30/11/2022 | Black Nights 2022 | Competition

Mariana Čengel Solčanská and Hana Lasicová • Director and screenwriter of The Chambermaid

Interview: Mariana Čengel Solčanská and Hana Lasicová • Director and screenwriter of The Chambermaid

"Historical facts are all written by men, women are nonexistent in those history books"

We met the filmmakers after the premiere of their first joint work to learn about their inspiration for the story  

30/11/2022 | Black Nights 2022 | Critics' Picks

Alejandro Rojas and Juan Sebastián Vásquez • Directors of Upon Entry

Interview: Alejandro Rojas and Juan Sebastián Vásquez • Directors of Upon Entry

“We tried to make the film feel as organic as possible, to make it grow from something inside of the characters”

The intimate drama by the two Venezuelan directors based in Spain channels the fears of many migrants  

30/11/2022 | Black Nights 2022 | First Feature Competition

Titas Laucius • Director of Parade

Interview: Titas Laucius • Director of Parade

“The Church is a static institution, and the film’s images reflect that”

The Lithuanian director takes his protagonists on an odyssey through the structures of the Catholic Church  

30/11/2022 | Black Nights 2022 | First Feature Competition

“Creativity is buzzing, but we need more time and money,” stress Israeli directors at Tallinn

“Creativity is buzzing, but we need more time and money,” stress Israeli directors at Tallinn

The panel saw seven filmmakers sharing the challenges involved in producing and distributing their works in their country  

29/11/2022 | Black Nights 2022 | Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event

Dito Tsindsadze • Director of Roxy

Interview: Dito Tsindsadze • Director of Roxy

“Correctness and loyalty could be damn immoral”

We spoke to the Georgian filmmaker living in Germany about his amusing comedy which questions in a smart way the rectitude of civil orderliness and today’s values in general  

29/11/2022 | Black Nights 2022 | Critics' Picks

Review: Phi 1.618

Review: Phi 1.618

Bulgarian-Canadian animator Theodore Ushev's first feature is an anti-utopia fairytale that questions scientific progress against the backdrop of post-communist decadence  

29/11/2022 | Black Nights 2022 | First Feature Competition

Luca Ferrario • Director, Trentino Film Commission

Interview: Luca Ferrario • Director, Trentino Film Commission

“A producer’s biggest fear is having to bear additional costs, but this is often not justified”

At Tallinn, we met up with the Italian professional to talk through the initial results achieved by Green Film, and how the tool plans to expand its reach and impact  

29/11/2022 | Black Nights 2022 | Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event

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