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454 articles available in total starting from 18/12/2002. Last article published on 05/05/2025.

At Tallinn’s TV Beats, Juha Wuolijoki and Sari Lempiäinen unpack the making of Valhalla Project

At Tallinn’s TV Beats, Juha Wuolijoki and Sari Lempiäinen unpack the making of Valhalla Project

The director-producer and the commissioning editor discussed the development, casting and production of their new six-part Finnish show  

26/11/2024 | Black Nights 2024 | Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event

Review: Two of Me

Review: Two of Me

The autobiographical self-exploration of Estonian brothers Raul and Romet Esko attempts to delve into twinhood, but it ends up as a barely entertaining compilation of sketches  

26/11/2024 | Black Nights 2024 | First Feature Competition

Jaak Kilmi • Director of The Shadow

Interview: Jaak Kilmi • Director of The Shadow

"I wanted an entertaining way to approach a divine Estonian poet"

The Estonian director delves into his latest film, a portray of Juhan Liiv, a struggling poet and unlikely detective who lived in his country during the Tsar's crumbling empire  

25/11/2024 | Black Nights 2024 | Competition

REPORT: Industry@Tallinn Works in Progress 2024

REPORT: Industry@Tallinn Works in Progress 2024

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

25/11/2024 | Black Nights 2024 | Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event

Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event hands out its awards

Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event hands out its awards

The winning projects include The Worker by Eliza Petkova, Late Shift by Stefanos Tsivopoulos and Renovation by Gabrielė Urbonaitė, among others  

25/11/2024 | Black Nights 2024 | Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event/Awards

Sengedorj Janchivdorj’s Silent City Driver wins the 28th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival

Sengedorj Janchivdorj’s Silent City Driver wins the 28th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival

The Best First Feature Award went to Steve Bache’s No Dogs Allowed, whilst a Special Prize for Directing was handed to Edgardo Pistone for Ciao bambino  

25/11/2024 | Black Nights 2024 | Awards

Boris Guts • Director of Deaf Lovers

Interview: Boris Guts • Director of Deaf Lovers

"My characters are in limbo, walking from heaven to hell"

The Russian-born filmmaker discusses his a tale of a Ukrainian woman and a Russian man, both deaf, who meet in Istanbul while there’s a war going on back home  

22/11/2024 | Black Nights 2024 | Competition

Juris Kursietis • Director of The Exalted

Interview: Juris Kursietis • Director of The Exalted

"I wanted the story to be a clash between art and money"

The filmmaker discusses his follow-up to his Cannes Directors' Fortnight entry Oleg, about a German organist who discovers her Latvian husband's involvement in a corruption scandal  

22/11/2024 | Black Nights 2024 | Competition

Review: Never Alone

Review: Never Alone

Klaus Häro relates a little-known episode in Finland’s World War II experience, where a business proprietor toiled to save the country’s small Jewish population  

21/11/2024 | Black Nights 2024 | Baltic Film Competition

At Tallinn, panellists unpack the development and financing of the series Von Fock

At Tallinn, panellists unpack the development and financing of the series Von Fock

Led by former TV Beats head honcho Jevgeni Supin, the joint Estonian-Latvian-German-Italian project has become one of Estonia’s biggest to date  

20/11/2024 | Black Nights 2024 | Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event

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