The 12th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (November 13-December 7) has announced its international competition programmes and the projects included in the Baltic Event Co-Production Market.
In the festival's EurAsia competition, 18 films will compete for the Grand Prix and $12,600 (Euros 10,000).
The EurAsia jury consists of actor Rain Tolk, director Brian Yuzna, actress Fernanda Silva, director Jos Stelling and director Nana Dzhordzhadze.
Among the films in international competition are several included in the Screen International Critics' Choice selection: 12 of this year's best films, selected by Screen critics for their uniqueness of vision.
These films include recipients of some of this year's most prestigious awards, including Palm d'Or winner The Class and Golden Lion winner The Wrestler, among others.
The Black Nights' programme also includes the Tridens Baltic Feature Film Competition, which features 14 recent films from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
During the festival, Tallinn will host the Baltic Event co-production market (December 1-2), where representatives of 12 features in development will pitch their projects to potential financiers. Screen will present a Best Pitch award at the event, the recipient chosen by the attending financiers.
On December 2 an additional 13 projects in post-production will be presented as part of the Coming Soon selection and another five projects as part of a special Focus on Ukraine.
During the Baltic Event, Screen will also present two panel discussions for local and visiting industry professionals: one on European co-productions and the Baltics (December 2) and another on recent artistic developments in Baltic film (December 3). There will also be panel on video on demand on December 3.
Black Nights Film Festival EurAsia Competition
Autumn (Turkey) dir: Ozcan Alper
Cold Lunch (Norway) dir: Eva Sorhaug
Genova (UK) dir: Michael Winterbottom
Gulabi Talkies (India) dir: Girish Kasaravalli
Hunger (UK-Ireland) dir: Steve McQueen
Il Divo (Italy-France) dir: Paolo Sorrentino
Mozart Town (South Korea) dir: Jeon Kyu-hwan
Mukha (Russia) dir: Vladimir Kott
The Photograph (Indonesia-France-Netherlands-Switzerland-Sweden) dir: Nan Triveni Achnas
Snow (Bosnia-Herzegovina-Germany-France-Iran) dir: Aida Begic
Sparrow (Hong Kong-China) dir: Johnny To
Summer Hours (France) dir: Olivier Assayas
Three Wise Men (Finland) dir: Mika Kaurismaki
Two-Legged Horse (Iran) dir: Samira Makhmalbaf
Vermillion Souls (Japan) dir: Masaki Iwana
Waltz With Bashir (Israel-France-Germany-US) dir: Ari Folman
The Wave (Germany) dir: Dennis Gansel
The World Is Big And Salvation Lurks Around The Corner (Bulgaria-Germany-Hungary- Slovenia) dir: Stephan Komandarev
Tridens Baltic Feature Film Competition
Alyosha (Estonia) dir: Meelis Muhu
Amateur (Latvia) dir: Janis Nords
The Bug Trainer (Lithuania-Poland-Japan-German) dir: Donatas Ulvydas, Linas Augutis, Marek Skrobecki
The Deconstruction Of An Artist (Latvia-France) dir: Peteris Krilovs
I Was Here (Estonia-Finland) dir: Rene Vilbre
The Kings Of Time (Estonia) dir: Mait Laas
Life Without Gabriella Ferri (Estonia) dir: Priit Parn, Olga Parn
Loss (Lithuania) dir: Maris Martinsons
The Soviet Story (Latvia) dir: Edvins Snore
Taarka (Estonia-Finland) dir: Ain Maeots
Three Men And A Fishpond (Latvia) dir: Laila Pakalnina, Maris Maskalans
Toomik's Movie (Estonia) dir: Marko Raat
When I Was A Partisan (Lithuania) dir: Vytautas V. Landsbergis
Screen International Critics' Choice
The Chaser (dir. Na Hong-jin)
The Class (dir. Laurent Cantet)
Gomorrah (dir. Matteo Garrone)
Hunger (dir. Steve McQueen)
Il Divo (dir. Paolo Sorrentino)
O'Horten (dir. Bent Hamer)
Of Time And The City (dir. Terence Davies)
Three Monkeys (dir. Nuri Bilge Ceylan)
Tokyo Sonata (dir. Kiyoshi Kurosawa)
Vinyan (dir. Fabrice Du Welz)
Waltz With Bashir (dir. Ari Folman)
The Wrestler (dir. Darren Aronofsky)
Baltic Event Co-Production Market
Dig Deeper (Poland) prod: Ewa Zukowska, ZK Studio; dir: Konrad Szolajski
Don't Look Back (Hungary) prod: Gábor Kovács, Filmpartners; dir: Denes Nagy
Fuga Mortis (Ukraine) prod: Olena Yershova, Sota Cinema Group;dir: Kirill Mikhanovsky
Illuminated Night (Russia) prod: Anna Katchko, Tandem Pictures; dir: Elena Hazanov
Money First (Estonia) prod: Artur Talvik, Eetriuksus, dir: Jaak Kilmi
One Step Behind The Seraphim (Romania) prod: Ada Solomon, HiFilm; dir: Daniel Sandu
Princess (Finland) prod: Arto Halonen, Art Films Production; dir: Arto Halonen
Rundown (Hungary) prod: Peter Miklos Toth, Europa Film & Communications; dir: Zsombor Dyga
The Enthusiast (Latvia) prod: Guntis Trekteris, Marta Bite, Ego Media; dir: Viesturs Kairiss
The Excursionist (Lithuania) prod: Algis Semeskevicius, LineMark; dir: Audrius Juzunas
The Tension (Latvia) prod: Alise Gelze, Film Studio TANKA; dir: Janis Nords
Young Sophie Bell (Sweden) prod: Sandra Harms, Breidablick Film; dir: Amanda Adolfsson
Baltic Event Coming Soon
35 mm (Lithuania) prod: Ieva Norviliene, Tremora; dir: Saulius Drunga
Anarchy In Zirmunai (Lithuania-Hungary) prod: Ieva Norviliene, Tremora; dir: Saulius Drunga
Bank Robbery (Estonia) prod: Manfred Vainokivi, Filmivabrik; dir: Andrus Tuisk
Buratino (Estonia-Russia) prod: Mati Sepping, Estinfilm; dir: Rasmus Merivoo
Death To You (Latvia) prod: Madara Melberga, Fa Filma; dir: Juris Poshkus
Little Robbers (Latvia-Austria) prod: Gatis Upmalis, Studio F.O.R.M.A.; dir: Armands Zvirbulis
Neither Before Nor After (Lithuania) prod: Jurga Dikciuviene, Studio Kinema; dir: Sharunas Bartas
The Temptation Of St Tony (Estonia-Finland-Sweden) prod: Katrin Kissa, Homeless Bob Production; dir: Veiko Ounpuu
This Happened To Them (Latvia) prod: Alise Gelze, Films Studio Tanka; dir: Gatis Smits
Three to Dance (Latvia) prod: Arvids Krievs, Janis Vingris, Kaupo Filma; dir: Arvids Krievs
Vasha (Estonia-Finland-Germany) prod: Piret Tibbo-Hudgins, Allfilm; dir: Hannu Salonen
Vortex (Lithuania) prod: Arunas Stoskus, Kestutis Petrulis, Studija 2; dir: Gytis Luksas
A Wish Tree (Estonia) prod: Karin Reinberg-Shestakov, Revolver Film; dir: Liina Paakspuu
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