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80 articles available in total starting from 23/06/2021. Last article published on 02/12/2021.

Lioness and You Can Dance among the winners of Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event

Lioness and You Can Dance among the winners of Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event

Tallinn Black Night’s industry section welcomed 550 guests on site and handed out eight awards  

29/11/2021 | Black Nights 2021 | Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event/Awards

Michal Nohejl • Director of Occupation

Interview: Michal Nohejl • Director of Occupation

“The theatre setting brought an extra dimension to the expression of the story”

In his first feature, the Czech actor-director uses humour and satire to deal with a painful period in Czechoslovakia’s history  

29/11/2021 | Black Nights 2021 | First Feature Competition

Francesco Sossai • Director of Other Cannibals

Interview: Francesco Sossai • Director of Other Cannibals

“The idea was for the film not to enhance the beauty of the surroundings, but rather create the images as ruggedly as possible”

The Italian director mixes the topic of cannibalism with friendship and self-determination in his Black Nights-winning debut feature  

29/11/2021 | Black Nights 2021 | First Feature Competition

Andreas Kleinert • Director of Dear Thomas

Interview: Andreas Kleinert • Director of Dear Thomas

"In East Germany we also had sexy youth in cool clothes, having parties, dancing and living colourful lives"

The German filmmaker talks to us about his declaration of love to writer, poet and rebel Thomas Brasch, which has won the Grand Prix in the Competition of the Black Nights Film Festival  

29/11/2021 | Black Nights 2021 | Competition

Andreas Kleinert’s Dear Thomas wins the 25th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival

Andreas Kleinert’s Dear Thomas wins the 25th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival

Other victors were Wojciech Smarzowski, crowned Best Director and Best Screenwriter for The Wedding Day, and Francesco Sossai, who snagged the Award for Best First Feature with Other Cannibals  

29/11/2021 | Black Nights 2021 | Awards

REPORT: Industry@Tallinn Works in Progress 2021

REPORT: Industry@Tallinn Works in Progress 2021

Six international projects have been showcased at the event, all of which are European productions or co-productions, with the USA being the only country involved from outside the continent  

29/11/2021 | Black Nights 2021 | Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event

Kirill Sokolov • Director of No Looking Back

Interview: Kirill Sokolov • Director of No Looking Back

"My goal is to make people feel something by offering them an emotional rollercoaster"

The Russian filmmaker discusses his film, a wildly funny (black) comedy about a women released from prison that boasts a strong social essence  

26/11/2021 | Black Nights 2021 | Competition

Review: Her Way

Review: Her Way

Laure Calamy tackles the difficult role of a sex worker and Mother Courage who wants to secure the future of her teenage son, in Cécile Ducrocq’s feature debut  

26/11/2021 | Black Nights 2021 | First Feature Competition

Aleksandra Terpińska • Director of Other People

Interview: Aleksandra Terpińska • Director of Other People

“The most important thing was to translate the poetry of the verses into the poetry of the images”

The Polish director has crafted a modern musical about a young man who numbs his longing for love and affection with alcohol and an insignificant fling  

26/11/2021 | Black Nights 2021 | First Feature Competition

Review: Feature Film About Life

Review: Feature Film About Life

Dovile Sarutyte’s debut feature is one of the surprises of this festival season, a tremendously simple film with a big heart and a whirlwind of emotions  

26/11/2021 | Black Nights 2021 | First Feature Competition

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