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Estonsko uzavře od 1. prosince všechny hraniční přechody s Ruskem, oznámil v neděli na síti X ministr zahraničí Margus Tsahkna. Důvodem jsou podle něj jasné důkazy, že ruská vojenská rozvědka GRU nařídila sabotážní útok proti estonské zbrojní společnosti.

Puolustusministeri vakuuttaa, että drooni-iskuista huolimatta Suomenlahti on edelleen turvallinen siviililiikenteelle ja kauppamerenkululle.

Industry @ Tallinn & Baltic Event, one of Northern Europe’s largest training and industry confabs, is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a packed program where the Baltics stand at its core, as part of Tallinn’s Black Night Film Festival’s own milestone 30th edition. A record 900 accredited professionals from 54 countries – including around 100 […]

Xue Ma's third feature, a dark fairy tale that blurs the lines between "reality" and the subconscious, including dreams, premieres in Tallinn’s Rebels With a Cause competition.

Marge Liiske also drops some big names related to the likes of 'Sentimental Value' and 'Home Alone' and discusses the international premiere of the final season of 'Babylon Berlin' in the Estonian capital.

The Estonian fest has been showing solidarity with Ukraine across its film, industry and other programs since the 2022 full-scale invasion of the country by Russia, and its 30th edition is no different.

Kärt Väinola, the head of the Just Film Industry Days, taking place during the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, also previews how AI and labels will be debated during its fourth edition.

Founder and CEO Tiina Lokk takes THR through the humble beginnings of the Estonian fest, its growth, where the Black Nights, black carpet and wolf brands came from, and why even she had doubts at first.

“In a time of displacement and division, their music reminds me that we can still build a shelter together,” says Lithuanian filmmaker Emilija Škarnulytė, whose new doc premieres at Estonia’s Black Nights Film Festival.

The Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival – also known as PÖFF – marks a milestone this year as the festival celebrates its 30th anniversary and the first under the helm of artistic director Triin Tramberg as festival founder Tiina Lokk moves sideways to a strategic role within PÖFF. Tramberg’s own imprint on the festival as […]

Cinema meets couture at Keila-Joa Castle, also known as Schloss Fall, with its inaugural exhibition, "Red Carpet: From Ballrooms to Film Galas," with one room dedicated to the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival.

In her first year at the programming helm, Triin Tramberg is making few changes and watching closely to see what works: "I made the decision that this year is really observational for me."

A Christmas mystery, 'Fruitcakes: Dawn of Drag,' a Hungarian thriller, films with animalistic titles and a Lithuanian mashup of family drama, the Chinese 'Book of Changes' and retro sci-fi also feature at PÖFF.

Meet the rising stars from across the Baltic Sea region and the Nordics and find out which films and series you may have seen them in – or which ones you can catch to experience their talent for yourself.

Mai multe persoane au fost rănite într-un accident rutier neobișnuit în Estonia. În capitala Tallinn, o coliziune a avut loc la o intersecție între un autobuz și un robot autonom de livrări, a relatat, miercuri, presa estoniană, citată de DPA.

International distributors continue to fall for “Ulya.” The Latvian Oscar submission for Best International Feature Film has closed North America (New Mountain Films), France (Destiny), Italy (Invisible Carpet), Slovakia (ASFK), former Yugoslavia (Five Star Distribution), Estonia (Hea Film), Lithuania (GPI), MENA (Teleview), Finland (Cinema Orion), Poland (1

Priit Pärn tells THR why he felt the Kilplased, "the foolish yet resourceful folk of Estonian folklore," were perfect for the Black Nights Film Fest poster when he was tapped to create its inaugural visual identity.

Paris-based MMM Film Sales has acquired international rights to Ecuadorian filmmaker Christian Rojas’ debut feature “Princess” (“Ñusta”) ahead of its world premiere at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF). “Princess,” which screens in the fest’s First Feature Competition, follows Kallpa, a 12-year-old Indigenous girl from the Andes as she prepares f

Writer-director Stelana Kliris’ feature, starring Leem Lubany and Luca Pasqualino and inspired by the experiences of her refugee parents, will open PÖFF’s Critics’ Picks section.

The Erich Pommer Institut reveals the professionals in mid- to senior-level management positions from across Europe taking part in the fifth edition and a new partnership with Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event.

Berlin-based M-Appeal has boarded “When I Existed,” a buzzy, feel-good second-chance drama comedy and Kafkian social satire which proved a standout at the Cannes Market’s Ventana Sur Goes to Cannes showcase, marking an auspicious debut for Uruguay’s Alejandro Damiani and Martin Avdolov. A select but discerning sales agent of Latin American movies, M-Appeal h

Copenhagen-based DR Sales, the international distributor of Oscar-winning doc “Mr Nobody Against Putin” and Sundance winner “A New Kind of Wilderness,” has boarded Denmark’s “Father’s House,” starring David Dencik (“No Time to Die,” “The Chestnut Man”) and Trine Dyrholm (“The Danish Woman,” “Queen of Hearts”). Selected for the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festi