Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival

28^th Edition

where:	Tallinn, Tartu (Estonia)
when:	November 8^th - 24^th, 2024
address:	Telliskivi 60A 10412 Tallinn Estonia
tel:	+372 56208308
email:	info@poff.ee
website:	poff.ee/
deadline:	August 25th, 2024
entry form:	Submission at Filmfreeway.com

Started in 1997, the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival has grown into one of the biggest film festivals in Northern Europe and busiest regional industry platforms, hosting more than 1000 guests and industry delegates and over 160 journalists. The festival screens around 250 features and more than 300 shorts and animations and sees an attendance of 80 000 people annually. In 2018 the festival was covered in 78 languages with a potential global media and social media audience of over 1.5 billion people.
As of 2014 the festival holds the FIAPF accreditation for holding an international competition programme which puts the festival into the so- called A-category of film festivals, alongside other 14 festivals in the world (including Cannes, Berlinale, Venice, Karlovy Vary, San Sebastian, Shanghai, Tokyo etc).
Black Nights has an umbrella structure with two sub-festivals PÖFF Shorts and youth and children's film festival Just Film taking place concurrently with the main festival, two off-season festivals - Haapsalu Horror and Fantasy Film Festival and Tartu Love Film Festival - and a fully-fledged film industry platform Industry@Tallinn.

participations

2023	After Work by Erik Gandini: Doc@PÖFF Body Odyssey by Grazia Tricarico: First Feature Competition La chimera by Alice Rohrwacher: Screen International Critics' Choice Death is a problem for the living by Teemu Nikki: Official Selection - Out of Competition Earth protectors by Anne de Carbuccia: PÖFF environmental film programme A Greyhound of a Girl by Enzo D'Alò: Juniors Competition Programme Kidnapped by Marco Bellocchio: Best of Festivals Misericordia by Emma Dante: Official Selection Competition - Grand Prix, Best Actor (Simone Zambelli) My Summer With The Shark by Davide Gentile: International Youth Competition Programme Observing by Janez Burger: Critics' Picks - Out of Competition El Paraíso by Enrico Maria Artale: Best of Festivals Paula by Florencia Wehbe: Youth Programme Supernova by Tiziano Russo: International Youth Competition Programme Umberto Eco – La biblioteca del mondo by Davide Ferrario: Doc@PÖFF
2022	Alcarràs by Carla Simon: Best of Fest Ambasciatori by Francesco Romano: Shorts New Talents Competition Amusia by Marescotti Ruspoli: First Feature Competition - Audience Award The Anniversary by Marius Gabriel Stancu: Rebels with a cause Competition The Bone Breakers by Vincenzo Pirrotta: Critics' Picks Competition - Critics’ Picks Special Mention The Eight Mountains by Felix van Groeningen, Charlotte Vandermeersch: Best of Fest EO by Jerzy Skolimowski: Best of Fest Jailbird by Andrea Magnani: Official Selection - Competition The Man Without Guilt by Ivan Gergolet: First Feature Competition Monica by Andrea Pallaoro: Special Screenings Perfect Number by Krzysztof Zanussi: Special Screenings Sisters by Linda Olte: Youth Competition The Substitute by Diego Lerman: Best of Fest The Tiger's Nest by Brando Quilici: Children's Programme To disappear by Daniele Nicolosi: KinoFF Shorts
2021	Green Pinocchio by Marta Miniucchi: Youth and Children's Film Festival The Inner Cage by Leonardo Di Costanzo: Current Waves Solitaire by Edoardo Natoli: Shorts Kids Animation Competition The Story of My Wife by Ildikó Enyedi: In Focus With Or Without You by Stefano Sardo: Current Waves
2020	Bad Tales by Damiano D'Innocenzo, Fabio D'Innocenzo: Current Waves Because of my body by Francesco Cannavà: DOC@PÖFF Conference by Ivan I. Tverdovskij: Current Waves The Dawn by Dalibor Matanic: Official Selection Fortuna – The Girl and the Giants by Nicolangelo Gelormini: First Feature Competition Glassboy by Samuele Rossi: Children's Programme - ECFA - European Children’s Film Association Award Instructions on how to make a mannequin by Luca Arcangeli: Rebels With A Cause Short Competition The Macaluso Sisters by Emma Dante: Current Waves My Heart Goes Boom! by Nacho Alvarez: First Feature - Out of Competition Sanremo by Miroslav Mandic: Official Selection
2019	Darkness by Emanuela Rossi: First Feature Competition Despite the Fog by Goran Paskaljevic: Signatures The disappearance of my mother by Beniamino Barrese: #Trending The father, the child and the mother by Luca Arcangeli: Rebels With A Cause Short Competition My brother chases dinosaurs by Stefano Cipani: Just Film Il Signor Diavolo by Pupi Avati: Signatures Stay Still by Elisa Mishto: First Feature Competition Stories from the Chestnut Woods by Gregor Bozic: First Feature Competition - Best Film Tarkovskij, Cinema Prayer by Andrej Andreevich Tarkovskij Jr: Special Screenings Vivere by Francesca Archibugi: Current Waves
2018	Girl in Flight by Sandra Vannucchi: JF Child Rights Programme Happy as Lazzaro by Alice Rohrwacher: Screen International Critics' Choice Suspiria by Luca Guadagnino: Midnight Shiver
2017	The Ball by Pasquale Scimeca: Competition Easy by Andrea Magnani: Forum Hannah by Andrea Pallaoro: Panorama Iceman by Felix Randau: Panorama Little Tito and the Aliens by Paola Randi: Competition Looking for Oum Kulthum by Shirin Neshat: Panorama Three Peaks by Jan Zabeil: Panorama Tulipani, Love, Honour and a Bicycle by Mike van Diem: Panorama - Audience Award
2016	Caina by Stefano Amatucci: First Features Competition Colombi by Luca Ferri: Sleepwalkers Fire at Sea by Gianfranco Rosi: Screen International Critics’ Choice For a Son by Suranga Deshapriya Katugampala: Forum Seven Days by Rolando Colla: Main Competition
2015	Blanka by Kohki Hasei: Just Film Blood of my Blood by Marco Bellocchio: Panorama Mediterranea by Jonas Carpignano: Screen International Critics' Choice The Other Side by Roberto Minervini: Forum Short Skin by Duccio Chiarini: Just Film Sworn Virgin by Laura Bispuri: Panorama Tale of Tales by Matteo Garrone: Screen International Critics' Choice The Wait by Piero Messina: Panorama You can't save yourself alone by Sergio Castellitto: Panorama Young Europe by Matteo Vicino: Just Film
2014	The Art of Happiness by Alessandro Rak: Animated Dreams Black Souls by Francesco Munzi: Screen International Critic's Choice Foreign Body by Krzysztof Zanussi: Special Screenings The State-Mafia Pact by Sabina Guzzanti: Panorama White Shadow by Noaz Deshe: Panorama The Wonders by Alice Rohrwacher: Screen International Critic's Choice
2013	The Future by Alicia Scherson: Panorama The Great Beauty by Paolo Sorrentino: Official Competition EurAsia - Grand Prix Marina by Stijn Coninx: Panorama Miele by Valeria Golino: Panorama The Referee by Paolo Zucca: PÖFF´s Vitamin Boost Sacro GRA by Gianfranco Rosi: Screen International Critics Choice Still Life by Uberto Pasolini: Closing Film A street in Palermo by Emma Dante: PÖFF´s Vitamin Boost
2012	Caesar Must Die by Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani: Panorama Dormant Beauty by Marco Bellocchio: 16 Selected Titles Shun Li and the Poet by Andrea Segre: European Parliament Film Prize Lux
2011	Habemus Papam by Nanni Moretti: EFA 2011 nominees the Jewel by Andrea Molaioli: Panorama Rust by Daniele Gaglianone: Forum The Salt of Life by Gianni Di Gregorio: Vitamin Boost Summer Games by Rolando Colla: Panorama Terraferma by Emanuele Crialese: Panorama
2010	20 Cigarettes by Aureliano Amadei: Official Competition EurAsia Amore 14 by Federico Moccia: Just Film Certified Copy by Abbas Kiarostami: Official Competition EurAsia Into paradiso by Paola Randi: Vitamin Boost Loose Cannons by Ferzan Ozpetek: EFA 2010 nominees The Man Who Will Come by Giorgio Diritti: Panorama Marpiccolo by Alessandro di Robilant: Panorama La nostra vita by Daniele Luchetti: EFA 2010 nominees Le quattro volte by Michelangelo Frammartino: Screen International Critics' Choice What More Do I Want by Silvio Soldini: 14 Selected Titles
2009	Io, Don Giovanni by Carlos Saura: 13 Selected Titles Machan by Uberto Pasolini: Pöff's Vitamin Boost Mid-August Lunch by Gianni di Gregorio: Pöff's Vitamin Boost Vincere by Marco Bellocchio: Panorama The White Ribbon by Michael Haneke: International Critics' Choice
2008	Il divo by Paolo Sorrentino: Best Director of Photography (Luca Bigazzi) Gomorrah by Matteo Garrone: Screen International Critic's Choice It's a Free World... by Ken Loach: 12 Selected Titles Lorna's Silence by Luc Dardenne, Jean-Pierre Dardenne: Panorama Out of Bounds by Fulvio Bernasconi: Panorama A Perfect Day by Ferzan Ozpetek: 12 Selected Titles Quiet chaos by Antonello Grimaldi: BMW Group Presents Three Monkeys by Nuri Bilge Ceylan: Focus on Turkey The Universe of Keith Haring by Christina Clausen: Just Film: Special Programme
2007	My Brother is an Only Child by Daniele Luchetti: International Critic's Choice Red like the sky by Cristiano Bortone: Just Film Children's Films Saturn in Opposition by Ferzan Ozpetek: 11 Selected Titles
2006	Agata and the storm by Silvio Soldini: Special Programmes All the invisible children by Mehdi Charef, Emir Kusturica, Spike Lee, Katia Lund, Jordan Scott, Ridley Scott, Stefano Veneruso, John Woo: Just Film Along the Ridge by Kim Rossi Stuart: Special Programmes The best of youth by Marco Tullio Giordana: Special Programmes The Caiman by Nanni Moretti: Special Programmes Come into the light by Roberto Faenza: Special Programmes Face addict by Edo Bertoglio: Different Frequencies The family friend by Paolo Sorrentino: In Competition The Fine Art of Love: Mine Ha-Ha by John Irvin: Special Programmes Gas by Luciano Melchionna: Special Programmes I like to work (mobbing) by Francesca Comencini: Special Programmes Little red flowers by Zhang Yuan: FICC Jury: Special Mention; Prize of the Postimees Jury The method by Marcelo Pineyro: Main Programme Never Again as Before by Giacomo Campiotti: Just Film

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