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85 articles available in total starting from 18/02/2025. Last article published on 19/08/2026.

Review: Sunday Ninth

Review: Sunday Ninth

Kat Steppe’s debut is a moving philosophical reflection on memory and reconciliation, buoyed by an excellent leading duo  

24/11/2025 | Black Nights 2025 | First Feature Competition

Review: The Moon Is a Father of Mine

Review: The Moon Is a Father of Mine

A father and son get to know one another on the eve of various tragedies in George Ovashvili’s fifth feature film  

24/11/2025 | Black Nights 2025 | Competition

Abu Bakr Shawky • Director of The Stories

Interview: Abu Bakr Shawky • Director of The Stories

"Everybody is the hero of their own story"

We spoke to the Egyptian-Austrian filmmaker about portraying small people in big times, and the sacrifices needed to tell such a tale  

24/11/2025 | Black Nights 2025 | Competition

Review: China Sea

Review: China Sea

Jurgis Matulevičius’s second feature embarks on an ambitious cross-cultural tale centred on a fallen martial arts champion, stylised as a Baltic noir  

24/11/2025 | Black Nights 2025 | Critics’ Picks

Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event hands out its awards

Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event hands out its awards

The winning projects include Siiri Halko's The Well, Federico Borgia's Prince, Kristijonas Vildžiūnas' Dice-ching-o-mat and Faye Jackson's Little Bird, among others  

24/11/2025 | Black Nights 2025 | Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event/Awards

Laurent Micheli • Director of Nino in Paradise

Interview: Laurent Micheli • Director of Nino in Paradise

"I liked the contrast between its nigh-on social-documentary side and its fictional lyricism"

We sat down with the Belgian director, who’s returning with another story focusing on young people  

24/11/2025 | Black Nights 2025 | Critics’ Picks

Júlia de Paz Solvas triumphs at Tallinn Black Nights with The Good Daughter

Júlia de Paz Solvas triumphs at Tallinn Black Nights with The Good Daughter

The Best First Feature Award has gone to Hercules Falling while the Audience Award was also bestowed upon The Good Daughter at the 29th edition of the Estonian festival  

24/11/2025 | Black Nights 2025 | Awards

Review: Blindsight

Review: Blindsight

Romanian helmer Adrian Sitaru’s sixth feature is a winding inward journey, exploring the questionable authenticity of memory in the digital age  

24/11/2025 | Black Nights 2025 | Rebels With a Cause

Review: Nino in Paradise

Review: Nino in Paradise

Belgian director Laurent Micheli paints a flamboyant portrait of a weakened but not beaten younger generation  

21/11/2025 | Black Nights 2025 | Critics’ Picks

Stefanos Tsivopoulos • Director of Elena's Shift

Interview: Stefanos Tsivopoulos • Director of Elena's Shift

"If silence is safety and finding your voice puts you at risk, what will you choose?"

We spoke with the Greek filmmaker about his debut feature, is a story of reclaiming voice, agency and the right to belong  

21/11/2025 | Black Nights 2025 | First Feature Competition

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