Have you ever wondered how to find new reliable cooperation partners for your film or series project? To make establishing connections easier, the Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) and Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event are launching a platform – Creative Gate.

The idea of the online networking tool was born during the pandemic, when traveling and physical networking were impossible aiming to support the local film industry and ensure its visibility at the international level. During the last year, PÖFF team has set up, currently free-to-use platform that provides a detailed overview of Estonia’s film funds, production companies, casting agencies, actors, and other industry resources. The platform also has an AI-powered tool that allows the users to conduct more precise and dynamic searches by describing the specific needs for services, actors, talents etc.

To accelerate the platform's growth, the Creative Gate team has joined Tehnopol Startup Incubator’s Film and Multimedia Accelerator. Although originally developed with a focus on the Estonian film industry, the team is now setting its sights on a broader regional impact. “We see that there is an interest for more cooperation among the professionals in the Nordic and Baltic region and it is not the easiest to find the necessary people,” notes Egle Loor, project manager of Creative Gate.

“It only makes sense that Creative Gate tackles this matter. Down the line, we see great potential to highlight the companies and creative professionals from across the Baltic and Nordic region — including talents from Latvia, Lithuania, Finland, Sweden and other countries. So, I hope that film professionals will check the platform at creativegate.film and set up their professional profile to find new business opportunities,” she adds.

Check out the platform at creativegate.film

Photo by Nafta Films