All Eastern Europe articles
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Reviews
‘The Invasion’: Cannes Review
Sergei Loznitsa presents a vivid document of the effects of the Russian invasion on Ukraine
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News
Georgian actress creates national Eliso film awards (exclusive)
The foundation and ceremony have been established by Natalia Jugheli, descendant of Georgian film icon Nato Vachnadze.
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Features
Why Tallinn Black Nights festival has adjusted its strategy with emerging filmmakers
“We want to select films with clear stories that are easy to sell.”
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News
International attendees praise Tallinn’s genre forum, festival unity amid conflicts
Projects ‘The Elf’, ‘Truth Or Consquences’; festival film ‘Falling Into Place’ all receive plaudits.
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Features
How Tallinn Black Nights is putting sustainability, diversity and inclusion at the forefront of everything it does
The festival has created its first sustainability, diversity and inclusion officer.
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News
Gale Anne Hurd to lead speakers at Tallinn industry innovation forum (exclusive)
Further speakers include AI pioneers Caleb and Shelby Ward.
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Features
“Be kind, attentive, and not an asshole”: Industry@Tallinn’s Marge Liiske sets the tone for Black Nights platform
Industry head Marge Liiske talks bringing new participants to the platform, and continued high costs.
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Features
Tallinn director Tiina Lokk on running a festival amid global conflicts: “I have to be ready for everything”
Lokk talks about global tensions around Gaza; plus how she programmed Banksy for the opening night.
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News
Film Republic boards Kosta Djordjevic’s Tallinn premiere ‘Sweet Sorrow’ (exclusive)
Film debuts in the Just Film youth section of POFF.
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‘Forever Hold Your Peace’: first trailer for Tallinn Black Nights competition title (exclusive)
Comedy-drama about a bride who leaves her wedding two days before the big occasion.
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Trine Dyrholm, ‘No Time To Die’ conductor John Altman among juries for Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
Festival completes its 2023 programme.
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Films by Haneke, Varda, Rohmer and Assayas to feature in new European streaming network
Four existing central and eastern European platforms have come togethe to leverage their combined buying and marketing power.
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News
Tallinn Works in Progress industry selection includes UK co-production ‘After The Fog’
Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event also selects new Liliana Torres, Dzintars Dreibergs films.
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News
Tallinn Black Nights selects eight world premieres for Rebels With A Cause strand
Titles include Kah Wai Lim’s Japanese feature ‘Everything, Everywhere’.
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News
Tallinn Critics’ Picks selection includes Phedon Papamichael’s ‘Light Falls’
Papamichael is known for working as a cinematographer on films including ‘Sideways’ and ‘Nebraska’.
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Reviews
‘Housekeeping For Beginners’: Venice Review
Goran Stolevski delivers another triumph in this domestic story of marginalised people
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News
Sarajevo’s Kinoscope strand selects ‘Disco Boy’, ‘The Vanishing Soldier’
18 films across three Kinoscope sections.
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News
Lynne Ramsay to receive honorary award at Sarajevo 2023
Director’s 2017 feature ‘You Were Never Really Here’ to have an open-air screening at the festival.
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Charlie Kaufman to receive Sarajevo 2023 honorary award
The festival will host a special screening of ‘Adaptation’.
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News
U2 doc ‘Kiss The Future’ to open Sarajevo Film Festival 2023
Matt Damon and Ben Affleck produced the film.