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Black Nights 2023


86 articles available in total starting from 23/01/2023. Last article published on 27/03/2024.

REPORT: Industry@Tallinn Works in Progress 2023

REPORT: Industry@Tallinn Works in Progress 2023

We delve deep into the five international projects presented at the Estonian event, representing Europe and South America  

21/11/2023 | Black Nights 2023 | Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event

Belarusian industry professionals work on “bridging the gap” at Tallinn Black Nights

Belarusian industry professionals work on “bridging the gap” at Tallinn Black Nights

Nine months after the launch of the Belarusian Independent Film Academy, filmmakers in exile discuss their plans to revive the industry  

21/11/2023 | Black Nights 2023 | Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event

Review: Giant’s Kettle

Review: Giant’s Kettle

Marku Hakala and Mari Käki’s debut is a meaningful and enthusiastic experiment that blends retro-futurism, a dark fairy tale and a love story  

20/11/2023 | Black Nights 2023 | First Feature Competition

Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event hands out its awards

Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event hands out its awards

The winning projects include The Elf by Hannes Vartiainen and Joonas Berghäll, Mamífera by Liliana Torres, and Southern Chronicles by Ignas Miškinis, among others  

20/11/2023 | Black Nights 2023 | Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event/Awards

Review: Natasha’s Dance

Review: Natasha’s Dance

The latest feature by veteran filmmaker Jos Stelling is an uneven movie that tells the tragicomic love story of two outcasts – a Dutch man and a Russian woman  

20/11/2023 | Black Nights 2023 | Competition

Review: Lessons of Tolerance

Review: Lessons of Tolerance

Arkadiy Nepytaliuk's single-location comedy shows a working-class Ukrainian family aiming to rid itself of homophobia and prejudice  

20/11/2023 | Black Nights 2023 | Critics' Picks

Emma Dante’s Misericordia wins the 27th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival

Emma Dante’s Misericordia wins the 27th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival

The Italian picture has also snagged the Award for Best Actor, whilst the gong for Best First Feature went to Loren Taylor’s The Moon Is Upside Down  

20/11/2023 | Black Nights 2023 | Awards

Gust Van den Berghe  • Director of The Magnet Man

Interview: Gust Van den Berghe • Director of The Magnet Man

"I thought it would be interesting, in the era of superhero movies, to create a superhero who is actually not useful"

The director of the Best Original Score winner at Tallinn breaks down his film about a human magnet who struggles to find his place as an artist  

19/11/2023 | Black Nights 2023 | Competition

Phedon Papamichael  • Director of Light Falls

Interview: Phedon Papamichael • Director of Light Falls

"It's a very violent film where the First World clashes with the Third World"

The Greek helmer follows a young couple on holiday as they explore an abandoned hotel; however, an accident and a clash of different worlds set off a spiral of violence and revenge  

19/11/2023 | Black Nights 2023 | Critics' Picks

Batbayar Chogsom  • Director of White Flag

Interview: Batbayar Chogsom • Director of White Flag

"In this film, nobody loses anything, but they do find something - their real selves"

The Mongolian director delves into his Tallinn Competition entry, which hinges on two young women trying to start a new life in the steppe as nomads  

19/11/2023 | Black Nights 2023 | Competition

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