Film Campus to Be Built in East Estonia to Attract International Productions

TALLINN: A 16 m EUR multimedia and creative industry incubator will be built in the Estonian town of Jõhvi following an agreement signed by the Estonian Ida-Viru Investment Agency Foundation…
09-03-2025

PÖFF Opens Submissions for 2025 Edition

TALLINN: The 29th edition of the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF, 7 – 23 November 2025) is now accepting submissions, along with its sub-festivals Just Film Youth and Children…
04-03-2025

Women’s Nights Film Festival NÖFF 2025

TALLINN: The Women’s Nights Film Festival NÖFF, one of the special festivals of the Tallinn Black Nights International Film Festival (PÖFF), will be held in the Estonian town of Rapla…
25-02-2025

Tallinn Names Its Trams after Classic Estonian Films

TALLINN: Tallinn will name four new trams after classic Estonian films. The first three names have been chosen by Tallinna Linnatransport (TLT) and the Estonian Film Institute, and for the…
18-02-2025

Estonia Launches Creative Gate

TALLINN: The Black Nights Film Festival and Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event have launched Creative Gate, a platform designed to connect filmmakers with Estonia's vibrant film industry.
16-02-2025

PRODUCTION: Janno Jürgens Preps Estonian Drama No Me Without You

TALLINN: Estonian filmmaker Janno Jürgens is currently in preparation with his feature No Me without You / Mind ei ole sinust eraldi, exploring the burden of guilt and the meaning…
11-02-2025

DocPoint Tallinn 2025 Announces Programme

TALLINN: Over 40 documentaries will be shown in the Estonian capital and also in Tartu at the 16th International Documentary Film Festival DocPoint Tallinn, taking place 4 – 9 February…
26-01-2025

BOX OFFICE: Two Domestic Films in Estonian Top Ten of 2024

TALLINN: Rasmus Merivoo’s Alien 2 or The Return of Valdis in 17 Chapters / Tulnukas 2 ehk Valdise tagasitulek 17 osas, based on his cult classic short film, was the…
21-01-2025

PRODUCTION: Estonian Director Birgit Rosenberg in Production with Documentary Totem

TALLINN: Estonian filmmaker Birgit Rosenberg is currently in production with her long documentary Totem / Tootem, an exploration of identity, politics, and memory. The film produced by herself through Estonia’s…
05-12-2024

Winners of 2024 Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival and Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event

TALLINN: The Mongolian film Silent City Driver by Sengedorj Janchivdorj received the Grand Prix for Best Film at the 28th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF), which was held 8…
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Winners of 2024 PÖFF Shorts

TALLINN: The international short film and animation festival PÖFF Shorts, taking place within the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, announced its winners on 16 November 2024.
19-11-2024

Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2024 Announces Baltic Film Competition Selection

TALLINN: Sixteen films, including six world premieres and two international premieres, will screen in the Baltic Film Competition at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF, 8 – 24 November…
31-10-2024

PÖFF Announces 2024 Critics Picks Competition Selection

TALLINN: Ten world premieres from around the globe, selected by a team headed by Nikolaj Nikitin, will screen in the Critics Picks Competition at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival…
27-10-2024

Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2024 Announces Full Competition Selection

TALLINN: Eighteen titles, including 11 world premieres and seven international premieres, will vie in the main competition of the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF), which will be held 8…
20-10-2024

Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event Announces Works in Progress Selection

TALLINN: Seventeen projects from countries including Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Slovakia and Czech Republic have been selected for the three categories of Works in Progress, which will be held within…
17-10-2024

PÖFF 2024 Announces First Feature Competition

TALLINN: Eleven titles chosen from among 250 films from 66 countries landed in the First Feature Competition selection of the 28th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF). The festival will…
15-10-2024

Estonia to Support Film Industry in Jõhvi with 10.9 m EUR

TALLINN: With the 10.9 m EUR that the state will allot to develop infrastructure and support services for the film industry in Jõhvi, the Ida-Viru Investment Agency plans to establish…
13-10-2024

TV Series Von Fock to Premiere at Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival

TALLINN: Estonian director Arun Tamm is putting the final touches on the TV series Von Fock, which will premiere at TV Beats Forum (18 – 20 November 2024) within Industry@Tallinn…
08-10-2024

PRODUCTION: Estonian Director Tõnis Pill in Postproduction with Fränk

TALLINN: Estonian director Tõnis Pill is currently in postproduction with his debut feature Fränk, which is set to be released in the spring of 2025. This 100% Estonian coproduction is…
06-10-2024