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The 29th edition of the festival will run from November 7 to 29. We are currently inputting details of the films screening, so please check back soon.
View Films by Strand:
- Baltic Film Competition
- Best Of Docs
- Best Of Festivals
- Children's Programme
- Children's Rights Programme
- Critics’ Picks Competition
- Doc@Just
- Doc@PÖFF Baltic Competition
- Doc@PÖFF International Competition
- Environmental Film Programme
- Estonian Olympic Committee Sports Film Programme
- First Feature Competition
- In Focus: Catalonia
- International Youth Competition
- Just Anime
- Official Selection - Competition
- Old Gold: Classic Films Come To Life
- Rebels With A Cause
- Screen International Critics' Choice
- Shorts
- Special Screenings
- Spotlight: Austria
- Standing With Ukraine
- Youth Programme
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Black Nights Latest Reviews
Rental Family
A lonely American actor living in Tokyo starts working for a Japanese 'rental family' company to play stand-in roles in other people's lives. Along the way, he finds surprising connections and unexpected joys within his built-in family.
A lonely American actor living in Tokyo starts working for a Japanese 'rental family' company to play stand-in roles in other people's lives. Along the way, he finds surprising connections and unexpected joys within his built-in family.
Kokuho
A boy born into a family of gangsgters is taken in by a kabuki theatre actor and finds a talent for the craft.
A boy born into a family of gangsgters is taken in by a kabuki theatre actor and finds a talent for the craft.
The Voice Of Hind Rajab
January 29, 2024. Red Crescent volunteers receive an emergency call. A six-year old girl is trapped in a car under fire in Gaza, pleading for rescue. While trying to keep her on the line, they do everything they can to get an ambulance to her.
January 29, 2024. Red Crescent volunteers receive an emergency call. A six-year old girl is trapped in a car under fire in Gaza, pleading for rescue. While trying to keep her on the line, they do everything they can to get an ambulance to her.
No Other Choice
When a man loses his job he finds himself drifting before deciding to take things into his own hands...
When a man loses his job he finds himself drifting before deciding to take things into his own hands...
Song Sung Blue
A Milwaukee husband and wife Neil Diamond tribute act experience success and heartbreak in their musical journey together.
A Milwaukee husband and wife Neil Diamond tribute act experience success and heartbreak in their musical journey together.
Hamnet
William and Agnes Shakespeare struggle to come to terms with the loss of their son.
William and Agnes Shakespeare struggle to come to terms with the loss of their son.
Happy Birthday
An eight-year-old maid gradually discovers her place in the pecking order on the day of her friend's birthday.
An eight-year-old maid gradually discovers her place in the pecking order on the day of her friend's birthday.
Think Of England
During the Second World War group of six people is delivered to an uninhabited island with a secret mission – to make some pornographic films which in the government’s opinion should boost the fighting morale of the boys at the front.
During the Second World War group of six people is delivered to an uninhabited island with a secret mission – to make some pornographic films which in the government’s opinion should boost the fighting morale of the boys at the front.
The History Of Sound
Two young men in 1920 set out to record the lives, voices and music of their American countrymen.
Two young men in 1920 set out to record the lives, voices and music of their American countrymen.
Days Of Wonder
When Finnish director Karin Pennanen’s uncle Markku died after decades of isolation, she entered his house for the first time in 34 years and uncovered a world no one had seen: an immense archive of paintings, compositions, writings, audio diaries, videotapes, and even notes on how a film should be constructed.
When Finnish director Karin Pennanen’s uncle Markku died after decades of isolation, she entered his house for the first time in 34 years and uncovered a world no one had seen: an immense archive of paintings, compositions, writings, audio diaries, videotapes, and even notes on how a film should be constructed.
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival Features
Song of the desert
Kangding Ray on changing attitudes to music in cinema, and scoring Sirât
'I think it completely changed my life'
Aleksandre Koberidze on his love for the Sony Ericsson and using it to shoot Dry Leaf
Thinking big
Producer Poppy O'Hagan on the challenges and themes of Think Of England
World of difference
Sarah Goher on exploring the life of a child maid through a little girl's eyes in Happy Birthday
'The higher we got.. the more intense and emotional it got'
Alexander Murphy on love and migration in Goodbye Sisters
'We were banned from leaving the country for one year'
Mohammadreza Eyni and Sara Khaki on the challenges of shooting and distributing Iranian doc Cutting Through Rocks
Breaking the cycle
Júlia de Paz Solvas and Núria Dunjó on resilience and hope in The Good Daughter
Caught in a trap
Jurgis Matulevicius on toxic masculinity, trauma and broken dreams in China Sea
Many strings to her bow
Isabel Hagen on moving from viola player to stand-up comic and filmmaker
After power, the masquerade
Andrés Clariond on image-making and political freefall in Versalles
'Two faces of the same monster'
A conversation with the cast of Versalles
Mixing ingredients
Gastón Solnicki on his creative approach, Willem Dafoe and the mysteries of The Souffleur
Existence and resistance
Annemarie Jacir on history, poetic freedom and Palestine 36
'Don't stop, keep recording'
Kabul, Between Prayers director Aboozar Amini on his filmmaking rules and the dance of documentary
Fostering true grit in Cork
Christy filmmaker Brendan Canty on authenticity and prizes
'I feel the importance of memorialising all the people who died for Ukraine'
Cuba & Alaska director Yegor Troyanovsky on friendship and grief on the frontline in Ukraine
Enjoy the silence
Mihal Brezis and Oded Binnun on Dead Language
Dual identity
Or Sinai on exploring the life of a migrant worker who returns home in Mama
'We became like soul sisters'
Natalie Halla on capturing the life of Manizha Bahktari in The Last Ambassador
'It’s like the supernatural leaks through the cracks of reality'
Director Laura Casabé on bringing The Virgin Of The Quarry Lake to the screen
The look from above
Jessica Hausner on Tanja Hausner, Martin Gschlacht, Sidse Babette Knudsen and Club Zero
Wanting to make a difference
Jessica Hausner in conversation on Club Zero, Elsa Zylberstein and Mathieu Demy as parents, and Pied Piper of Hamelin
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival News
Great night for The Good Daughter in Tallinn
Spanish drama wins Grand Prix and actress accolades
They Will Be Dust to open Tallinn Black Nights
Choice part of PÖFF29's Catalan Focus
Tallinn announces doc programmes
Baltic documentaries have dedicated competition for the first time
Tallinn announces 29th edition competition line-up
UK's Think Of England among world premieres
Black Nights announces debut feature line-up
Samuel Abrahams' Lady among competition
59th New York Film Festival early bird highlights Futura, Jane By Charlotte, James Baldwin: From Another Place and The Velvet Underground
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