Polish film star Maja Komorowska will arrive in Tallinn to collect the Black Nights lifetime achievement award at the closing ceremony of the festival on Friday.

Established in 2007, the Lux Prize pursues two main objectives: spotlighting the public debate in and on the European Union and its policies, and supporting circulation of European coproductions within the Union. This year Paweł Pawlikowski’s Ida, Céline Sciamma’s Girlhood, and Rok Biček’s Class Enemy are competing for the Lux Prize.

The red carpet award ceremony of the 18th Black Nights Film Festival will close with the international premiere of “La Famille Bélier” by Eric Lartigau, a warmhearted comedy, on 28th November at the Nordea Concert Hall.

Dear Masterschool Participants of the Future, we have extended the submissions deadlinefor the Masterschool 2015 to 8th December to allow all you busy filmmakers to get your applications in after IDFA!

The nominations for the best films in IDFA’s competition programs have just been announced.

Estonia has many world renowned composers like Arvo Pärt, Veljo Tormis, Sven Grünberg to name but a few. Pärt’s work has been used extensively in international film productions, lately the “Grande Bellezza”, one of the most successful European films in 2013.

Dear Filmmakers, the Friss Hús Shortfilm Festival is back!

Iron Sky The Coming Race filmmakers have launched today a new perk to the fans and fan funders – to get eaten on the big screen by a dinosaur. Pioneering a new level of fan involvement, the director Timo Vuorensola and Iron Sky team offers fans a possibility to support the film and choose a way a dinosaur consumes them in the film.