Loved and loathed in equal measure, AI is bound to change the way we make and see film; Redmond Bacon talked to the technology champions, the early adopters and the end-users during the Industry Innovation Forum at the 28th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival.

After an exciting week of networking, presentations, panel discussions, and meetings, Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event celebrated the most outstanding projects with the award ceremony. 17 awards were handed out to film projects at various stages of scriptwriting, development, or post-production, with an additional two awards recognizing promising producers.

With many events in the programme, you might have missed some sessions or want to rewatch your favorite panels or project pitches. Here's a quick guide to accessing the content online.

The grand finale of Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event promises an action-packed day featuring project pitches, insightful panels, and inspiring workshops from Discovery Campus programme

In the spirit of understanding the economic currents set in motion by our dynamic events, the Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event is teaming up with the Estonian Institute of Economic Studies for a groundbreaking Economic Impact Study in 2024.

Thursday's programme of Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event is packed with project presentations of International and Just Film Works in Progress, European Genre Forum and Script Pool, discussion of Just Film Industry Days, Discovery Campus sessions and much more.

Just as German Films celebrates its 70 anniversary, Redmond Bacon surveys the international outlook of German cinema at the Industry@Tallinn and Baltic Event; he uncovers a prolific industry, innovative co-productions, large tax rebates, and... abundant red tape!

Yesterday evening, the winners of the TV Beats Co-Financing Market—now in its fourth year—were announced.

The programme of Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event continues on Wednesday with project pitching of Baltic Event Co-Production market, the 10th Industry Innovation Forum Tallinn, insightful open sessions from Discovery Campus programme and TV Beats Screening Day.

The Black Nights Film Festival and Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event have jointly set up a platform - Creative Gate - for international filmmakers, introducing locations, industry professionals and talents from Estonia and beyond.

The second day of TV Beats Forum continues with insightful panel discussions and digs deep with several case studies. In addition, Tuesday’s programme includes engaging masterclasses and workshops.

On the ground at the 28th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, Redmond Bacon from Dmovies.org looks at the picture of state funding for Europe's young and emerging talent, and reveals the best springboards for their gorgeous and audacious creations

On Monday, Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event steps into the world of drama series during the two-day TV Beats Forum conference and at the pitching of the TV Beats Co-Financing market.

In 2024 Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event together with Enterprise Estonia are pleased to award the Estonian project for the first time. The award consists of up to 4,000 euros to be used in 2025 to promote the project at film markets in Europe or North America.

As the Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event has already taken off, we have asked director Arun Tamm to selected their favourite sessions from the programme!

In anticipation of the TV Beats Forum 2024, the strand of Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event focusing on the drama series market’s needs and trends, Petri Kemppinen and Roosa Toivonen, the newly appointed Co-Heads of the event, share their insights on the evolving landscape of the market.

On 15 November the 23rd edition of Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event, the key summit for audiovisual professionals in Northern Europe, will kick off. The eight-day programme of nearly 200 lectures, workshops, masterclasses and market meetings will bring together more than 800 professionals in Tallinn and online.

The Industry Innovation Forum Tallinn (IIFT), formerly European Film Forum Tallinn, Europe's leading executive insight summit for audiovisual and innovation professionals, announces its landmark 10th anniversary edition, scheduled for 20th November 2024.

The 23rd Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event starts on 15 November with the first ever Shorts Industry Shortcut, a guiding platform for emerging filmmakers created together with PÖFF Shorts, an Academy Award, BAFTA and EFA-qualifying short film festival.

This year Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event teams up with our dear partner Yamdu to introduce Public Favourite Awards in 7 project pitching categories! Do not miss out the opportunity to vote for your favoured ones!

Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event, the Nordic region's most vibrant film summit, welcomes over 800 global guests to Tallinn from 15–22 November. With a packed schedule of 120+ masterclasses, panels, and workshops, we asked producer Marianne Ostrat for their top program picks. You can catch some of her suggestions also online!

Nafta Films, Estonia's largest full-service production house has announced its sponsorship of the Just Film Works in Progress at this year’s Industry@Tallinn and Baltic Event. The award, valued at 2500 euros, will be given to an aspiring filmmaker presenting a project in the Just Film Works in Progress category, helping to accelerate production for the most promising work showcased.

Just as he prepares to attend the next edition of the Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event, Redmond Bacon dissects the European Genre Forum, while also identifying some exciting new trends.

Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event has been officially audited by Greentime and recognized as a Certified Sustainable Event. The Sustainable Events certification is a quality seal developed by Greentime to advance sustainability efforts within the event industry.

Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event hosts nearly 120 lectures, masterclasses and workshops and it might be tricky to find everything exciting that is going on. To help you navigate the schedule, here’s a selection of workshops and panel talks that might spark your interest.

For 22 editions, Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event has been a go-to gathering for film professionals, with many returning year after year. Each time, they’ve made new connections, discovered exciting projects to collaborate on, and expanded their networks. In recent years, we have turned our heads towards the next generation of filmmakers, creating events and programmes tailored just for them.

The second edition of Frame Within a Frame, a tailor-made programme for talented cinematographers, welcomes eight young professionals across the world in Tallinn in November. During the four days, attendees can learn from acknowledged cinematographers Roberto Schaefer and Ville Penttilä and show their works to industry professionals.

TV Beats Forum, the drama series strand of Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event, will launch the Honorary TV Beats Producer Award, which will be presented in 2024 to Ukrainian independent producer Kateryna Vyshnevska.

The selection for this year's international Script Pool competition, which focuses on film scripts, includes projects from Finland and Latvia, as well as three co-productions with Germany.

The 10th edition of the European Genre Forum, the only European training programme for up and coming genre filmmakers, will present its eight projects from eight production countries during the final lab in Tallinn. For the first time, one of the projects will receive an award of 25,000 euros, consisting of one day rental of an LED stage, preceded by one day of pre-lighting for the production of a selected film.

Together with PÖFF Shorts, an Academy Award, BAFTA and EFA-qualifying short film festival, we are excited to launch Shorts Industry Shortcut, a guiding platform for emerging filmmakers.

Susanne Gottlieb from DMovies.org interviews Marge Liiske, the woman at the helm of the Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event, one of the largest, most exciting and fastest-growing such events of Northern Europe; they discuss “democratic networking”, cooperating with the European commission, supporting regional filmmakers, the joys and the pitfalls of AI, and… why we should throw film professional into the ice-cold Baltic sea!!!

Music Meets Film, part of Discovery Campus, the international education programme at Industy@Tallinn & Baltic Event, welcomes eight emerging film music composers and producers from around the world to its programme.

Works in Progress, which presents films in production or post-production looking for sales agents or festivals for international premieres, presents 17 projects in three categories: Baltic Event Works in Progress, International Works in Progress and Just Film Works in Progress. The selected projects include first features by Student Academy Award winners and a European Film Award winner, as well as new titles by established directors.

Black Nights Stars, a programme that highlights forthcoming actors and actresses, has announced its selection of eight promising young talents for 2024. Chosen from over two hundred submissions, the actors and actresses will take part in a comprehensive programme of workshops and lectures designed to help them succeed in the international film industry.

The Black Room, part of Discovery Campus, the international education programme taking place at Industy@Tallinn & Baltic Event, welcomes eight emerging production designers from across Europe for this year's edition. The four-day programme includes in-depth masterclasses by established production designers Uli Hanisch and Marco Bittner Rosser.

The Baltic Event Co-Production Market will take place on 20-22 November. 14 new film projects will be presented, including debut works, new features, and engaging stories by experienced directors. This year the market has expanded its diverse selection to include feature films aimed at youth and children.

On 19-20 November, TV Beats Forum, focusing on scripted series as part of Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event, will launch the first ever TV Beats Screening Day that showcases four outstanding drama series to sales agents, distributors and local TV and film industry professionals. The selection includes a world premiere of the Estonian historical crime series Von Fock.

TV Beats Forum, focusing on scripted series as part of Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event, presents ten European series projects to be pitched at the TV Beats Co-Financing Market.

Movies unite and create memories. And not just for adults. A vibrant audience is often pushed to the side. Tallinn has set out to change this.

Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event has always been a place of fresh knowledge and inspiration. This November brings several new labs and workshops tailored to our guests' feedback and the trends and burning issues in the audiovisual fields. Some of the labs are designed for young professionals, some for all pros, so pick the one - or two - that are most exciting for you and send in your application! Deadlines are approaching!

Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event, the meeting place for professionals at the Black Nights Film Festival, have joined forces with Locarno Pro to introduce Tallinn Industry Academy. The programme is designed for emerging sales professionals, distributors, and programmers interested in improving the skills, expanding their network of contacts in the fields of sales, marketing, distribution, exhibition, as well as programming and curating.

Just Film Works in Progress, dedicated to children and youth films, will expand its showcase and has extended its call for documentary and animation films.

Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event, the region’s leading platform for the audiovisual industry, is calling for Works in Progress projects in three categories for its 2024 edition: Children and Youth Film (Just Film) Works in Progress projects, Baltic Event Works in Progress (Baltic and Finnish projects), and International Works in Progress.

Discovery Campus, an international continuing education program by Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event, in collaboration with prestigious international partners, is searching for emerging screenwriters, directors and cinematographers as well as talents in film music and art department to participate in this year's edition.

In mid-July, Nicola Lusuardi, the acknowledged screenwriter, script consultant, story editor, and creative producer, will host a one-of-a-kind masterclass on the art of crafting exceptional drama series in Tallinn. Nicola’s notable works include Priscilla by Sofia Coppola, The Young Pope and The Hand of God by Paolo Sorrentino, and My Brilliant Friend by Saverio Costanzo. He is currently the Head of Content of Our Films, scouting for and developing projects for the international market.

The Black Nights Film Festival and Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event have jointly set up a unique platform - Creative Gate - for international filmmakers, introducing locations, industry professionals and talents from Estonia.

Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival and Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event are proud to announce full plans during the Marché du Film this May. Meet our team and let's make plans for the upcoming festival year of 2024!

Eight projects from eight production countries have been selected for the 10th European Genre Forum, a six-month training cycle for up-and-coming European genre filmmakers.

TV Beats Co-Financing Market, a part of Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event, focusing on presenting drama series projects with international sales and distribution potential, has decided to extend the deadline for submissions. The new deadline for submitting the project is 15 July 2024.

In 2024, the Baltic Event Co-Production Market, the largest international co-production market in Northern Europe, is pleased to reintroduce the Eurimages Co-Production Development Award and launch a new section for children and youth film projects.

Discovery Campus, an international continuing education programme by Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event with prestigious international partners, opened its call for submissions.

TV Beats Forum 2024, the strand of Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event focusing on drama series market’s needs and trends, comes with fresh insights as Petri Kemppinen, and Roosa Toivonen, two seasoned experts of international film and TV content, join the team as Co-Heads of the event.

During the spring and summer of 2024, Discovery Campus invites young professionals in the film industry to participate in various open workshops and master classes designed for cinematographers, actors, screenwriters, and film music enthusiasts, among others. So check the schedule and sign up!

This year the Black Nights Film festival will present 5 film projects at Goes to Cannes showcase. The programme will take place at Marché du Film, the industry section of the 77th Cannes Film Festival.

The European Genre Forum, a one-year training cycle for emerging European genre filmmakers, opens a call for submissions for 2024.

The teams of Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event, Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival and Youth and Children's Film Festival Just Film will attend the 74th Berlin Film Festival and EFM. Let's catch up, arrange plans and share ideas for the incredible festival year ahead!

For the 4th time, Black Nights Film Festival partners with the renowned Marché du Film event "Goes to Cannes" to showcase international film projects in development. Filmmakers willing to present their projects are encouraged to submit their entries by March 6th, 2024.

PÖFF and Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event are looking for a project manager for the Discovery Campus Black Room program project manager. See if this opportunity is for you, or recommend it to a friend!

On the conclusion of five days filled with networking, presentations, panel discussions, and meetings, Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event awarded prizes to the most outstanding projects. Eight awards were bestowed upon film projects at various stages of scriptwriting, development, or post-production, with an additional two awards recognizing promising producers.

The Tallinn Lab of the 9th European Genre Forum, a training programme boosting the careers of future European players in the genre film industry, took a close look at the marketing and packaging of film projects, and presented eight genre film projects.

Global film production icon Gale Anne Hurd, AI pioneers Caleb and Shelby Ward from Curious Refuge, the world's first AI Academy for filmmakers, Anna Bulakh from Emmy-winning synthetic voice pioneer Respeecher, which recreated the voice of Edith Piaf for the just announced film, and Jan Rosner from Europe's game industry powerhouse CD Projekt Red (The Witcher, Cyberpunk 2077) take the stage at the annual Industry Innovation ForumTallinn.

It’s quite unbelievable that the 22nd edition of Indusry@Tallinn & Baltic Event has reached its final day. Here are some events not to miss!

As it is the day before the last of Discovery Campus, it is the time to get to know the young professionals taking part in the first-ever Frame Within a Frame, learning the tips and tricks of the industry. from experienced mentors.

Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event is in full swing and we have reached the day four! What are the events to add to your schedule today?

As Discovery Campus is in full swing, it is time to get to know some of the young professionals who have joined this year's Music Meet Film. The 11th Music Meets Film refreshed focus is on young talents and continues to provide the possibility of a meeting place for extending the film and film music professionals’ network.

The third day of Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event brings a wide scope of events to chooses from. Here are some highlights you should not miss!

Black Nights Discovery Campus, an international continuing education programme, focuses on nurturing and mentoring young professionals and creating networking opportunities through various events.

Today, on the second day of the TV Beats Forum, the winners of the TV Beats Co-Financing Market, organised for the 3rd year, were announced.

The busy programme of Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event, lasting until Friday, also includes quite many events that are accessible without an accreditation. Check the schedule and join us at the Nordic Hotel Forum!

The second day of Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event welcomes you back to TV Beats Forum, announces the winners of TV Beats Co-Financing market. In the afternoon all participants interested in children and youth films, are invited to join the first ever Just Film Industry Days!

In the spirit of understanding the economic currents set in motion by our dynamic events, the Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event is teaming up with the Estonian Institute of Economic Studies for a groundbreaking Economic Impact Study in 2023. We invite all participants to share their perspectives through a quick questionnaire, contributing to the unveiling of the event's economic footprint in Estonia.

This year, six talented young professionals have joined the Black Room, a strand of Discovery Campus focusing on the visual language of cinema. It is time to get to know the participants, who have answered the short Q&As!

On Monday, the 22nd edition of the five-day summit Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event kicks off with over 100 lectures, masterclasses and workshops and greeting over 800 onsite and online participants.

Script Pool competition, a part of Discovery Campus educational program, takes place for the sixth time this year. The programe highlights five promising international projects and the team behind them - director, scriptwriter, and producer. It is time to get to know more about the people behind the magical film projects!

As Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event and its training programme Discovery Campus are about to kick off, it is time to get to know the young talents. Here are short Q&As from the Black Nights Stars of 2023!

It is time to start preparing for Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event! Take a look at the industry & press screenings schedule and mark the relevant ones to your calendar!

PricewaterhouseCoopers sponsors this year's film festival by also supporting the Script Pool, a part of an international continuing education programme, Discovery Campus, organised by PÖFF and Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event. In addition to the financial award, PricewaterhouseCoopers provides filmmakers with tools and skills to operate more effectively via lectures and workshops.

On 15 November Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Events hosts the FilmSkills Conference “Projecting Forward: Crafting the Next Scene in Baltic Filmmaking & Education”.

Altogether, 13 films in production or post-production, looking for sales agents or festivals for international premiers, will be presented at Baltic Event Works in Progress and International Works in Progress showcases during Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event.

During the Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event, professionals are welcome to join a two-day location session in Tartu and a one-day tour to Ida-Virumaa and Narva, on the edge of the European Union and NATO. Please sign up to secure your spot!

Just Film Works in Progress, one of three Works in Progress showcases at Industry @Tallinn & Baltic Event, presents five promising children and youth film projects, including a feature film debut and new titles from acknowledged directors from Europe and South America.

TV Beats Forum, the drama-series oriented strand of Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event presents eight European series projects as part of the TV Beats Co-Financing market.

Black Nights Stars, a program that spotlights up-and-coming actors and actresses, has unveiled its selection of eight promising young talents for this year's event. Chosen from a pool of over a hundred submissions, these emerging actors and actresses will be a part of a comprehensive program that includes workshops and lectures aimed at guiding them towards success in the international film industry.

Baltic Event Co-Production Market 2023, taking place on 16-17 November, presents 15 film projects, including many debuts as well as second features and promising stories from award-winning directors.

An international Script Pool competition, focusing on film scripts, announced the selected projects including participants from Spain, Switzerland, Estonia, Turkey and a co-production by Croatia, Romania and Serbia.

Black Nights Stars, a programme presenting up-and-coming actors and actresses from the Baltic Sea region - has announced its jury that includes acknowledged casting directors Cassandra Han, Tanja Grunwald and Frank Moiselle, among other industry experts.

Just Film Industry Days - a two-day industry initiative by Just Film Festival and Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event - presents sessions with acknowledged experts and opinion leaders, such as Tania Pinto Da Cunha (Pink Parrot Media), Xiaojuan Zhou (Attraction Distribution), Nils Andersson (Smorgas Bord Picturehouse) and Agata Darlasi (The S Gene), Viola Gabrielli (Polish New Horizons Association), Norwegian screenwriter Julie Skaufel and Anne Schultka (KIDS Regio) to name a few to discuss the latest trends and developments in the youth and children film industry.

TV Beats Co-Financing Market, a strand of Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event looking for high-quality drama series projects with international sales and distribution potential, has announced its distinguished international jury. The final date to submit the project is 12 September 2023.

DEADLINE EXTENDED TO 2 OCTOBER! Discovery Campus, the international educational program organized by Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event during the Black Nights Film Festival, is returning this autumn with an innovative new sub-programme Frame Within a Frame. Aimed squarely at cinematographers, this latest addition joins the program's pre-established sub-programs, including Black Nights Stars, Black Room, Music Meets Film, and Script Pool.

Just Film Festival, renowned for its carefully crafted film programmes, is joining hands with Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event to initiate "Just Film Industry Days," a two-day industry event unfolding on the 14-15 November 2023, in Tallinn, Estonia during The Black Nights Film Festival.

In 2023 Industry @ Tallinn & Baltic Event calls for Works in Progress projects in three categories: Children and Youth Film (Just Film) Works in Progress projects, Baltic Event Works in Progress (Baltic and Finnish projects) and International Works in Progress.

The Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, together with the Locarno Film Festival, Thessaloniki International Film Festival, IFFR and Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, have joined forces in a new initiative: Launchpad. Launchpad aims to facilitate the integration of selected emerging film professionals working in international sales, marketing, traditional and online distribution, exhibition and programming, funds and commissions by giving them facilitated access to a network of film festivals in the yearly calendar.

Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event has opened the submissions for TV Beats Co-Financing market, an initiative involving high-quality drama series projects with international sales and distribution potential. The final date for submitting the project is 4 September 2023.

Together with the Just Film Festival, Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event introduces Just Film Industry Days designed for film professionals and industry experts. The event will be the first of its kind in Northern-Europe and will take place on the 14th and 15th of November in Tallinn, coinciding with the festival and Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event.

Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event, the busy business platform in the region for audiovisual industry professionals, held during the Black Nights Film Festival welcomes participants for its main programme in Tallinn from 13 to 17 November 2023. The edition in 2023 introduces a new initiative Just Film Industry Days, and provides a complete line of events covering the most sizzling questions in the sector.

Submissions are now open for the Baltic Event Co-Production Market, the largest international co-production market in Northern Europe, held since 2005. Rather than an autumn deadline, projects must be submitted by 15 July 2023.

It is time to look closer at your film ideas as Script Pool has opened its submissions! The deadline for submitting the projects is extended until 7 July 2023.

PÖFF and Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event take part in Marché du Film - the film business top event of the year. In the heart of world's most prestigious film festival - Festival de Cannes, PÖFF is going to present promising film works in progress, attend networking events and discover today's new rising talents. Check out our plans and let's catch up!

The European Genre Forum, a one-year training cycle for emerging European genre filmmakers, opens a call for submissions for 2023. EGF is a collaboration between the Imagine Fantastic Film Festival in Amsterdam, Fantastic Zagreb Film Festival, and the Black Nights Film Festival in Tallinn.

As part of Berlinale Industry Events Baltic Series Market Showcase where Lithuanian, Latvian and Estonian professionals present Baltic serial content, the countries’ locations, cash rebate systems, and overall series making possibilities.

For the third time, Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) joins the well-established Marché du Film showcase "Goes to Cannes" with an aim to present 5 international film projects in progress. The market screenings take place on the 20th of May 2023. Filmmakers who are interested to present a project are invited to send in their submissions by March 5th 2023.

On 24 November, the 21st edition of Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event handed out the prizes to the best projects after five days full of networking, presentations, panel discussions and meetings.

Music Meets Film has announced the winner of this year's Music Meets Film Award, a special award for young and talented composers in collaboration with Berlin-based virtual instruments company Orchestral Tools. The MMF Scoring Competition received 20 works in total, 12 by Estonian - and 8 by international competitors.

We are slowly rolling towards the finish line. But before, we still have one day and a half ahead of us! Here are some suggestions about the the events you should add to your busy schedule today!

At Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event there are several panels and events that you can take part also without accreditation. Check out the events below!

The fourth day of Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event 2022 includes many pitches, engaging workshops and much more. Here are some of the highlights, but please note that there is much more going on, so please also check the entire program of the day!

Today, on the second day of TV Beats Forum, the winners of the TV Beats Co-Financing Market, organised for the 2nd year, were announced. The jury selected the Portuguese drama project *Finisterra* as the most promising project receiving a 3000 euro monetary prize presented by Elisa.

Today on 22 November, Industry Tallinn & Baltic Event kicks off the Industry Innovation Forum Tallinn with a focus on the near future obstacles and opportunities of European independent film financing, the needs of the rapidly growing Virtual Production sector and challenges towards building industry capacity for European VR/XR and Metaverse offerings.

We're halfway there! Let's have a look at what the third day of Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event 2022 has in store for you.

We are happy to see that the 21st edition of Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event 2022 is gathering speed! As there are many exiting open lectures, workshops and pitches taking place today, we have hightlihted some of them.

In 2022 Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event presents a string of events highlighting the Ukrainian audiovisual industry: a discussion panel, pitching of series projects in development, and presentation of Works in Progress projects.

On Sunday, the programme of a five-day hybrid-summit Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event 2022, kicks off with around 100 lectures, workshops and masterclasses, hundreds of 1:1 meetings and a record number - 760 participants across onsite and online.

The international educational programme Black Nights Discovery Campus welcomes young talents and film professionals to participate in various lectures, masterclasses and events by renowned and awarded professionals during Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event. The programme includes masterclasses by composer William Goldstein, director Andrea Pallaoro, and art director Brunella De Cola.

At the Music Meets Film event dedicated to film music within the Black Nights Film Festival, all of you will have the chance to take part of something magical!

Altogether 20 films in production or post-production, looking for sales agents or festivals for international premiers, will be presented at three Works In Progress showcases during Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event in 2022. The films include new projects from award-winning directors as well as debuts from different genres.

TV Beats Forum, the drama-series-oriented strand of Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event presents eight new series projects as part of the TV Beats co-financing market.

Black Nights Stars, the initiative of the Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event and Black Nights Discovery Campus, has announced the young actors taking part of its programme in November.

The official selection of the Baltic Event Co-Production Market 2022, taking place on 23-24 November showcases a solid state by mostly award-winning filmmakers on topics ranging from personal tragedies and social issues to past and present military conflicts.

An international Script Pool competition, focusing on film scripts, announced the selected projects that include participants from Ukraine, France, Luxemburg, Belgium, this year’s focus country Israel and Estonia.

Black Night Stars, part of the Black Nights Discovery Campus programme, continues to support eight selected young actors from the Baltic Sea region to promote their talent outside their home territory. As a way of support to Ukrainian actors who can’t work while their country is at war, the programme also presents talent from Ukraine.

TV Beats Forum, the drama-series-oriented strand of Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event, taking place in Tallinn and online on November 21-22, discusses various aspects of the booming series production compared to film production and presents various case studies.

Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event and Discovery Campus are very excited to announce a new partnership with the International Screen Institute, as part of Discovery Campus' Script Pool programme.

Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event, the busy business platform in the region for audiovisual industry professionals, welcomes participants for its main programme in Tallinn from 20 to 25 November 2022. The programme of the five-day summit is also partly accessible online. Early bird prices of the accreditations are valid until 15 September.

Due to several requests, the submissions deadline has been extended for all Works in Progress categories: Just Film Works in Progress (children and youth film projects), Baltic Event Works in Progress (Baltic and Finnish projects), International Works in Progress until September 30, 2022

Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event has announced a call for projects for TV Beats Co-Financing market, an initiative involving high-quality drama series projects with international sales and distribution potential. **Due to some technical difficulties the deadline to submit the projects has been extended to 12 September 2022.**

The deadline to submit the projects for Baltic Event Co-Production market has been extended and the final day to send in the documentation is on 15 July 2022. The submissions from Israel, as part of this year’s Industry Focus Country, are accepted exclusively until July 31, 2022.

PÖFF is proud to announce its full plans during the Marché du Film this May. Central to this year’s plans is support for Ukrainian filmmakers.

It is time to take a closer look at your film ideas as Script Pool Tallinn has opened its submissions!

The European Genre Forum, a one-year training cycle for emerging European genre filmmakers, has opened its call for submissions. The EGF is a collaboration between the Imagine, Fantastic Zagreb and Black Nights Film Festivals. In 2022, EGF will run four Talent Labs from August to November.

Submissions are now open for the Baltic Event Co-Production Market, the largest international co-production market in Northern Europe, held since 2005. Rather than an autumn deadline, projects must be submitted by 30 June 2022.

For the second year running, Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) joins the well established Marché du Film showcase "Goes to Cannes" with the aim to present 5 Ukrainian film projects in post-production stage at the Marché du Film this May. Film industry professionals who are interested to present a project at the event are invited to send in their submissions.

In 2022, PÖFF will launch a new film training program in Ida-Virumaa for builders, electricians, seamstresses, and photographers, as well as people without a specific technical professional but active in various types of technical or administrative work in the film industry.

During the Industry @ Tallinn & Baltic Event 2021, there were a selection of interesting events and discussions you could join also without accreditation. Now, as the event is over, but you still can watch the events from wherever you are.

On November 25, Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event, celebrating its 20th edition this year, rewarded the best projects after a seven-day summit full of presentations, networking, panel discussions and meetings with more than 550 guests onsite and 150 online, from all around the globe.

For the first time, the Semiramis Award for Best Casting was announced as part of the Black Nights Stars Program, a subprogram of Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event and Black Nights Film Festival. The 2021 award Semiramis Award for Best Casting was handed out to researcher, writer and BAFTA-winning casting director Lucy Pardee for Rocks by Sarah Gavron (2019).

The last day of Industry @ Tallinn & Baltic Event continues with the meetings of Baltic Event Co-production market and Works in Progress. If there is still a continuous appetite for new knowledge, there are some fascinating open lectures to attend.

Wednesday’s programme sets an eye on networking at Baltic Event co-production market, Works in Progress showcases and Script Pool projects besides the insightful panels and talks.

For the first time, Music Meets Film has also launched a special award for young and talented composers. This year’s competition received 29 works in total, from which 20 were presented by Estonian and 9 by international competitors.

Czech branch of HBO Europe grants again a financial award at MIDPOINT TV Launch 2021, held within the Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event of the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival.

On Tuesday, 23 November, Industry@Talinn & Baltic Event continues in full swing and the packed programme includes many insightful panels and talks one should not miss. Here are some suggestions of events to keep an eye on…

For the next four days, eight young actors take part in Black Nights Stars programme designed to support young actors from the Baltic Sea region - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Russia - to gain international visibility and promote themselves inside and outside their home territories. The program facilitates connections with international film professionals and training in practical skills needed in their future international career.

At the end of the TV Beats Forum, the winner of the co-financing market was announced. The jury selected Lithuanian dramedy *Troll Farm* as the most promising project receiving a 2500 euro monetary prize.

On Monday Black Room, part of Black Nights Discovery Campus programme, launches exploring the fundamental craft behind a successful production design - script breakdown. The masterclass course includes lectures, workshops and case studies by production designers Sabine Hviid and Christian Olander, who will share their professional knowledge based on their work on „Another Round” and „Tom of Finland” among other outstanding remarkable production designs.

Today, Music Meets Film’s three-day programme takes off with a selection of panels, case studies and events under this year's headline “Musical Perspective of Meaning and Symbolism in Film”. The 10th edition of Music Meets Film welcomes director and producer Mike Newell, documentalist Andrey A. Tarkovsky and director Nina Degraeve amongst many other distinguished international experts as speakers. The events take place in Tallinn and Laulasmaa, but several of them are also possible to follow online.

The European Film Forum Tallinn, as the winter season's premier summit for innovation in the European audiovisual industry, returns to the Tallinn Nordic Hotel Forum on Monday, November 22, as part of the programme of Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event. The 2021 edition, "Readiness for Industry Renaissance 2.0" showcases the rising stars and innovators in virtual production, big data and artificial intelligence boosting film and content business in Europe.

Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event launches a new lab concept - EmPOWR Sustainable Stories Lab - that focuses on sustainable development in the film & TV industry with an aim to encourage creators and production companies to take on positions as role models. The lab presents an innovative, collaborative process to reimagine the current power structures of the Nordic storytelling and production landscapes.

Today is the second and the last day of TV Beats Forum powered by Elisa, focusing on the differences in series and film production and presenting exciting case studies and a fresh selection of the “coming soon” series.

The programme of a seven-day hybrid-summit Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event, the largest business platform and trade fair in Northern Europe for audiovisual industry professionals, kicks-off today with more than 110 lectures, workshops and masterclasses, hundreds of 1:1 meetings and around 650 participants.

In just a few days, the 20th edition of Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event (I@T&BE) takes off and we welcome you to join a packed programme in Tallinn and also online. Here is a virtual and on-site guide to how to navigate the events, watch films and arrange meetings.

Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event, together with the Black Nights Film Festival, will launch a new international continuing education programme Black Nights Discovery Campus that encourages young film professionals to pursue and complement their studies in filmmaking. A new banner unites the established programmes like Black Nights Stars, Music Meets Film and Black Room together with refreshed and new stands Future to Film and Young Critics.

This year's Industry@Baltic Event introduces a new programme involving Script Pool competition for film projects – presenting five projects and teams behind them and a Discovery Showcase, highlighting the six directors nominated for the European Discovery 2021 – Prix FIPRESCI for their first full-length feature film. The programme also welcomes an internationally acclaimed director, writer and producer Baltasar Kormákur at the inspirational talk.

We are very excited that Industry @Tallinn & Baltic Event 2021 is taking off very soon! For this edition, we have gathered 110+ lectures, panels and workshops to the programme and will welcome more than 90 speakers sharing their expertise and insights in Tallinn and online. We are putting the finishing touches to our programme and we hope to share the final programme very soon. Until then you are welcome to check the preliminary schedule.

Music Meets Film. a strand of Industry @Tallinn & Baltic Event primarily intended for film scoring composers and filmmakers, but also for a broader audience searching for hidden layers within music in film, marks its 10th anniversary this year. The programme taking place during 21-23 November in Tallinn takes a closer look at the “Musical Perspective of Meaning and Symbolism in Film”. It welcomes director and producer Mike Newell, documentalist Andrey A. Tarkovsky and director Nina Degraeve amongst many other distinguished international experts as speakers. In addition, Music Meets Film will also launch a special award to young and talented composers.

Altogether 19 films in production or post-production, looking for sales agents or festivals for international premiers, will be presented at three Works In Progress showcases during Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event in 2021. The films include new projects from award-winning directors as well as debuts from different genres.

TV Beats Forum, the drama-series-oriented strand of Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event presents various new projects that are part of the freshly launched TV Beats co-financing market and Midpoint TV Launch.

The official selection of the Baltic Event Co-Production Market 2021, taking place on 24-25 November proves that, despite the challenging times, filmmakers have continued to put hard work and dedication into the development of their projects. As Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event's focus country this year is the United Kingdom, the UK is represented with two projects.

European Genre Forum (EGF) is about to close the 7th edition of the genre film training programme in Tallinn and introduces new voices of fantasy and horror genres often mixed with drama to producers and sales agents. Seven projects from Finland, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Spain and UK will publicly pitch the genre stories to guests of Industry@Tallinn. Among the projects developed during the year. *The Last Moon* has been selected to several project markets already.

TV Beats Forum, the drama-series-oriented strand of Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event, taking place in Tallinn and online on November 19-20, analyzes and discusses various aspects of the booming series production compared to film production, presents high-profile case studies and many new promising drama series.

Black Nights Stars, the initiative of the Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event, has announced the young actors from the Baltic Sea region to participate in the programme this November.

PÖFF Black Room, a masterclass course dedicated to the members of the Art Department, hosts also two open lectures by the mentors Sabine Hviid and Chris Olander.

Black Nights Stars, a program designed to support 8 selected young actors from the Baltic Sea region to promote their talent outside their home territory also accommodates a range of open workshops and events to other professional actors attending the Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event.

The growing business platform and trade fair in Northern Europe for audiovisual industry professionals Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event celebrates its 20th edition with a seven-day summit in Tallinn, accessible also online, focusing on hot topics such as green production and sustainability in the film industry.

This year we are delighted to celebrate the 20th birthday of Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event. During the last two decades, we have had the opportunity to welcome close to 900 projects at our film market, plus the scripts and projects for TV series that have been added to the pile in the last years, as the demand for series market keeps on growing.

In November 2021 Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event will present a one of a kind programme for production designers - a masterclass course PÖFF Black Room, taking place for the second time. The programme welcomes 10 production designers or film industry professionals, who are interested in expanding their knowledge on visual storytelling, and offers extensive knowledge and practical skills necessary to design visually impactful cinematic worlds.

It is just about the right time to take a close look at your film projects, select the best ones and send them to Industry @Tallinn & Baltic Event!

Until September 15 the call for projects is open for three Works in Progress categories: Just Film Works in Progress (children and youth film projects), Baltic Event Works in Progress (Baltic and Finnish projects), International Works in Progress. During Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event, taking place in November 2021, we aim to present the selected projects on a cinema screen in Tallinn as well as online during three sessions.

Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) together with Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event, the European Film Academy (EFA) and FIPRESCI will work together to promote European Discovery nominated directors as part of PÖFF’s new Discovery Campus, starting from November 2021. The EFA and FIPRESCI bestow the European Discovery Award – Prix FIPRESCI on the best Debut Film every year within the framework of the European Film Awards.

Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival will take part in a Baltic Focus at this year’s Marché du Film in Cannes. Together with the Estonian Film Institute, Latvian Film Center and Lithuanian Film Centre, a variety of new projects, professionals and initiatives will be presented to the international industry and press.

Submission are now open for Baltic Event Co-Production Market, the largest international co-production market in Northern Europe.

For the first time, Black Nights Film Festival and its summit and trade fair for audiovisual industry professionals, Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event have announced a call for projects for TV Beats Co-Financing Market, an initiative involving high-quality drama series projects with international sales and distribution potential. In addition, the event also published the call for Script Pool Tallinn, an international film competition for projects with high distribution value in the final stage of development.

For the first time, Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event Co-Production Market joins the Co-Production Day at the Marché du Film in Cannes and presents seven promising projects from all over Europe at the event!

Black Nights Film Festival and Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event are proud to announce the five projects taking part in Tallinn Black Nights Goes To Cannes this summer.

The Ukrainian feature just won the Crystal Bear for Best Film in the Generation 14plus competition for Young Audiences at this year’s Berlinale Summer Special.

For the first time Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) joins the well established Marché du Film showcase "Goes to Cannes" with an aim to present 5 international film projects in post-production stage at the Marché du Film in July. “Black Nights Goes to Cannes” is part of the PÖFF’s 25th birthday celebrations, in a year where PÖFF’s industry platform Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event also celebrates its 20th anniversary. Film industry professionals who are interested to present a project at the event are invited to send in their submissions by May, 12 2021.

An Estonian project from Script Pool TV 2020 edition, "Who Shot Otto Mueller?" is partnering with streamer Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) to create the first-ever Estonian Viaplay Original, according to Deadline.

This week the 71st Berlinale Film Festival kicked off with its Industry Event and the professionals have a chance to check out also the Film Selection announced in February. Among the wide variety of films premiering we are very proud to see three that have been part of the Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event!

The European Genre Forum, a one-year training cycle for emerging European genre filmmakers, has sent out the call for submissions. In 2021, EGF, a collaboration between the Imagine, Fantastic Zagreb and Black Nights Film Festivals, will run three Labs in Amsterdam (April), Zagreb (July) and Tallinn (November). In between labs, there are online feedback points.

We are so happy that the first online Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event saw over 35 000 virtual attendances – we had close to 900 virtual accreditations from 60 countries – both numbers have set a record for the summit.

The first online Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event saw over 35 000 virtual attendances, resulting from a record 1600 accredited professionals across industry events and the film festival. The number plays a significant part in setting a record also for Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, with an estimated 101 833 physical and virtual attendances this year.

The year 2020 brought many innovations to Industry@Tallinn along with new developments of the program. Among them was [PÖFF Black Room](https://industry.poff.ee/about/black-room/) which dives into the wonders of cinema’s visual language. The program is dedicated to Art Department and sets out to deepen the knowledge about the unique craft that combines art, design, architecture and a lot of intrepid creativity.

On November 26, Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event rewarded the best projects after an exciting week full of online presentations, networking, panel discussions and meetings attracting more than 850 guests from all around the globe. 10 Awards were given out in categories to projects in different stages of scriptwriting, development or post-production, 2 Awards went to promising producers.

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The Tallinn Lab of the European Genre Forum training programme has kicked off with an aim to boost the careers of future players in the genre film industry. This year the programme includes mainly sci-fi films and psychological trillers from Belgium, Lithuania, Holland, Slovenia, Italy, the Czech, Austria and Japan.

For the very first time, the Russian presence at one of the largest European venues for audiovisual content will be super ambitious and on a grand scale. Under the RUSSIA IN FOCUS brand, the talented directors, actors, and producers, will present their projects in a number of the forum’s sections.

Today, the 19th edition of Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event, taking place virtually this year, kicks off with its online programme including over 50 workshops, panels and seminars, hundreds of 1:1 meetings, and more than 800 accredited film industry professionals.

Meet us on Sunday at 17:00 (EET) at the panel where Klaus Darrelmann, Jonas Spokas and Kristofer Piir discuss how to attract big film and TV productions to Europe, including how to photograph locations, so they look attractive, and provide information to show they make sense for the production.

On Friday, 27 November, you are welcomed to join a practical online workshop aimed to film writers, narrative designers, and dramaturgs interested in Virtual Reality who have little or no experience with the medium. During the 3-hour workshop “Writing for Virtual Reality" participants, who are asked to pre-register, learn the challenges of writing for cinematic virtual reality and develop a 1-page script.

On Friday, please join us at a panel: CORTEX – Are you dreaming or just watching an amazing film?

The COVID19 outbreak has severely hit the audiovisual industry, with some estimates projecting losses up to EUR 24 billion in the next five years. Yet, despite the dramatic recession, a new-generation industry and business leadership is emerging to steer the cinema sector out of the crisis through actions of resilience, foresight and transformation of organisations, formats and business practices.

The selection includes seven new Russian series, the latest work by two-time Academy Award nominee Steve James and the world premiere of Estonian thriller In the Line of Fire.

On Friday, November 20 at 11 (EET) tune in to explore the visual language of cinema and creative facets of production design in a masterclass of award-winning production designer Maria Djurkovic.

On Wednesday, at 11:00 AM (EET) it is time to tune in for the PÖFF Black Room masterclass by modeler and propmaker Simon Weisse.

Black Nights Stars, the initiative of the Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event, holds an insightful panel discussion with internationally recognised casting directors such as Joseph Middleton, Billy Hopkins and Avy Kaufman, about the way auditions work in the States and how casting directors find European actors. The discussion is led by Lina Todd, a highly accomplished casting director based in New York.

On Tuesday join in the PÖFF Black Room workshop on brand identity by Karen K Burns, a co-founder and manager of Visory.ai, known for working on Hollywood A-Class films.

Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event presents 14 TV and drama series projects in development: five participating in Script Pool TV competition and nine taking part in the MIDPOINT TV Launch 2020 3rd workshop.

It is time to get ready for Industry@Tallinn ja Baltic Event! Even though we cannot greet you in Tallinn this year, we are more than happy to see you attending our events online and watch a selection of the films screened at the festival virtually. Here are some guidelines how to navigate these events.

On Wednesday, November 18, ScreenDaily Talks live Q&A will look into how directors of the Tallinn Black Nights, Berlin and Rotterdam film festivals are planning their festivals in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event takes off today, with PÖFF Black Room, a training programme that explores the visual language of cinema through the craft of production design.

TV Beats Forum, the drama-series-oriented section of Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event, presents high-profile case studies, previews new exciting series and looks at trends in commissioning alongside the challenges of series production in 2020.

The official selection of the Baltic Event Co-Production Market 2020, which runs on November 25-26, is more international than ever welcoming projects from Israel and the Philippines for the first time. As Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event has Russia in Focus this year, Russia is represented at the co-production market with five projects.

Even though there is a week to go to [get the accreditation to Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event](https://industry.poff.ee/accreditation-2-2/), close to 500 film industry professionals have already decided to join the online-summit! [Check out who they are at Eventival! ](https://vp.eventival.com/poff/24th/who-is-here)

18 films in production or post-production, looking for sales agents or festivals for international premiers, will be presented at the Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event Works in Progress sessions in 2020.

This year’s Music Meets Film held virtually along with the complete Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event programme, will give an insight into the creative layers of composers, film directors and industry leaders. One of the main speakers of the programme is four-time Oscar nominee Danny Elfman, who has established himself as one of the most versatile and accomplished film composers in the industry.

Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) Black Room is [Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event](https://industry.poff.ee/)’s training programme that explores the visual language of cinema through the craft of production design. The subprogram is comprised of a training programme for six selected production designers and open masterclasses for film industry professionals who would like to take their knowledge of visual storytelling further.

The initiatives of Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event, Script Pool Tallinn and POWR Baltic Stories Exchange focusing on scriptwriting, announced selected projects – including participants from Chile, Turkey, Faroe Islands, Spain and Russia as well as Nordic and Central European countries, attending the programmes this year.

Black Nights Stars, the initiative of the Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event, has announced eight young actors from the Baltic Sea region to participate in the programme this November, also inviting young talents from Russia to attend for the first time within the RUSSIA IN FOCUS program.

Black Nights Stars, a program designed to support 6 selected young actors from the Baltic Sea region to promote their talent outside their home territory, will also offer a range of public workshops and events to other professional actors, producers and directors.

Script Pool Tallinn, taking place for the 4th time this year as part of Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event, announces the members of the jury including Julie Hodge from Fremantle, Patrick Fisher from Creative Capital and producer Patrik Andersson.

Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event welcomes participants in 23-27 November around the world as the full program of the five-day summit will be carried out online only. Industry PRO, the accreditation for industry professionals, is open until November 9.

Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event, the industry strand affiliated to Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival has decided to move online completely due to likely travel restrictions caused by the resurgence of COVID-19.

Ivan I. Tverdovskiy’s Conference, Baltic Event Co-Production Market 2019 project, screens in the Giornate Degli Autori competition, an independent sidebar Venice Film Festival!

The European Genre Forum EGF, taking place for 6th time this year, has selected eight projects to attend two talent labs in 2020.

Submission have now been open for Baltic Event Co-Production Market, largest international co-production market in Northern Europe, and Script Pool Tallinn, international script competition for film, TV and drama series scripts.

European Genre Forum platform of the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event and Haapsalu Fantastic Film Festival (HOFF) hosted in May the interactive panel “Fight or Fright – Opportunities For The Genre Industry”, where experts shared their thoughts about how the lockdown has affected the industry and what are the ways to go ahead.

At Black Nights Stars initiative, part of Industy@Tallinn & Baltic Event and Black Nights Film festival, talent agent Robin Hudson signed Estonian actress Ingrid Margus to London-based Olivia Bell Management.

Yesterday Industry @ Tallinn & Baltic Event rewarded the best projects after a week full of presentations, networking, screenings, meetings and panel discussions attracting more than 600 guests from all over the world.

Yesterday evening we were delighted to announce the first winners of this year’s industry awards: Just Film Works in Progress Award and Script Pool TV Award.

At the European Genre Forum Packaging Lab in Tallinn, teams of seven genre films will take a deeper look at the marketing and sales of genre films. The projects will be guided by film professionals from Coffee & Cigarettes, Stray Dogs and ARRI Media.

Black Nights Film Festival is proud to partner with FotoInMotion, a new tool that will automatically turn still images into immersive short-form videos. But what will be the future of tools for digital content creation? FotoInMotion partners will shed some light upon the trends!

As a prologue to Industry @ Tallinn & Baltic Event Kai Art Center host Artists’ Film International in collaboration with Whitechapel Gallery.

On 26 November Music Meets Film welcomes composers, directors, creatives, producers, agents and others in magnificent Arvo Pärt Centre in Laulasmaa. To secure the place at the event, please pre-register before 22 November.

Together with European Film Academy (EFA) Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event launches EFA masterclasses presenting the workshops and case studies by EFA winners including costume designer Stefanie Beiker, makeup artist Dalia Colli, hairstylist Daniela Tartari and VFX expert Peter Hjorth. In addition, other masterclasses introduce speakers such as a two-time Academy Award nominee Dante Spinotti, writer and producer Ben Harris and composers Michael McEvoy and Tom Player among others.

On the 26th of November, as a result of the collaboration between PÖFF, Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event and the European Film Academy, film industry professionals will meet with young local designers, creatives, and promising film actors of the future. PÖFF BlackWalk, the exclusive gala of young talent, has been launched with the aim to help industry professionals discover young and emerging talent.

For the first time, Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event showcases five children and youth film projects in a newly launched Just FIlm Works in Progress category. The films in production or post-production looking for sales distributors, sound design, productions or festivals for international premieres will be presented at the Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event Work in Progress sessions on November 26th.

During the European Genre Forum Packaging Lab taking place during Black Nights Film Festival in Tallinn, teams of seven genre films will learn about sales and packaging from industry professionals with exhaustive experience.

This year for the first time the international script competition Script Pool Tallinn also presents projects for TV drama series in addition to scripts for feature films.

18 projects will be presented at the Co-Production Market 2019 taking place between November 26-29 during the Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event. The market’s 18th edition welcomes both promising debutants as well as industry heavyweights, with stories ranging from raw personal traumas to mind-bending thrillers.

Black Nights Stars, the initiative of the Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event, announces six young actors from the Baltic Sea region to participate in the programme this November.

Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event announce projects for the third edition of the script competition Script Pool Tallinn, and POWR Baltic Stories Exchange script and pitch workshop.

This year’s Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event will see the launch of daily tickets, which will allow individuals to take part in the TV Beats Forum, attend several masterclasses, as well as participate in the Music Meets Film and Black Nights Stars events from 25-27 November.

TV Beats Forum, an industry-oriented counterpart to the TV Beats programme of Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event presents case-studies of several high-profile TV series. Wendy Mitchell and Kathleen McInnis moderate the two-day event with an interesting programme.

It is time to get your accreditation to Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival and Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event as until September 16 you can get it at a discount price.

16 projects will be presented in the official selection of the Co-Production Market taking place on November 27-30, 2018, at Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event during Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival. The market’s 17th edition contains stories of both personal and political repression, touches on mental health issues, and features a number of films about female connection.

19 films in production or post-production looking for sales agents or festivals for international premieres will be presented at the Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event Work in Progress sessions on November 28.