The Good Daughter, a Spanish drama about divorce and family conflict and their impact on children from writer-director Júlia de Paz Solvas that stars the 17-year-old Kiara Arancibia, just won […]
Industry@Tallinn and Baltic Event 2025 Award Winners Unveiled
The winners of the 24th edition of the Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event portion of the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) have been unveiled, and they include the likes of Dice-Cing-o-Mat, The Well, The […]
Ukraine Looks to Attract Int’l Productions With Cash Rebates and Plans Culture Fund
Between December 2024 and the end of this year, 50 homegrown film productions have taken place in Ukraine despite the war caused by the Russian invasion in February 2022, Andrii […]
In ‘My First Love,’ a Disabled Filmmaker Tells a Coming-of-Age Story About a “Complete Human Being” in a Wheelchair
You want to live independently and follow your dreams? Of course, you do. And so does Ella, 19, the protagonist of Norwegian writer-director Mari Storstein’s fiction feature directorial debut My […]
‘No Comment’ Skewers “Pathetic” Politicians and Their Spin Doctors, With One Role Inspired by Kellyanne Conway
For politicians, does a “no comment” in reaction to difficult questions about actual or even potential scandals keep you safe or actually land you in just the hot water you […]
Turkish Films in the Tallinn Spotlight Push Boundaries in Search of New Cinematic Languages
Dump of Untitled Pieces is a black-and-white, fourth-wall-breaking cinematic satire about art and the coming-of-age struggles faced by young people today. Lo-Fi explores love and friendship with a focus on […]
‘Flesh, Blood, Even a Heart’ Is Not a Film About a Daughter Forgiving Her Father: It’s “OK to Be Angry”
Latvian writer-director Alise Zariņa’s (Nearby) new feature, Flesh, Blood, Even a Heart, celebrated its world premiere in the Baltic Competition at the 29th edition of the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) late on […]
What Would You Do With More Than $50 Million? ‘New Money’ Offers a Comedic Cocktail of Dreams and Nightmares
New Money is Estonian writer-director-producer Rain Rannu‘s fifth feature and a follow-up to his 2023 dramedy Free Money. And it asks a question many would love to have to debate: […]
TV Production M&A Ins and Outs: Money, Strategy, IP, and Long-Term Commitment in Tallinn Focus
“Sailing Smart: What Makes Investors Say Yes to Your Production Company and Is It Worth It?” And how can TV producers gain scale without losing creative control? Those were some […]
‘Versalles’ Director Andrés Clariond on His Film About “Autocrats and Crazy Leaders”
“After losing his chance at the Mexican presidency, ambitious politician Chema retreats with his elegant wife Carmina to a countryside hacienda. Exile soon turns into delusion: they crown themselves king […]