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.
According to Triin Tramberg, the Manager of Discovery Campus, the program offers a unique opportunity for emerging and also experienced filmmakers to brush up their knowledge, meet mentors and widen their network. "Although some parts of the program are closed only to pre-selected participants, each sub-program has several open events - masterclasses, workshops - where anyone can participate. Directors, screenwriters, actors, composers of film music as well as film artists are welcome," she adds.
The Discover Campus program, which runs 20-23 November, unites four sub-programmes: Music Meets Film, Black Nights Stars, Script Pool and Black Room.
The renowned composer and pianist William Goldstein will be one of the main speakers and performers of Music Meets Film, which is taking place for the 11th time this year, focusing on film music. The highlight of the program will be the composer's unique instant scoring concert at the Arvo Pärt Center on 21 November, where Goldstein will compose the score for Jaan Tootsen's film "Fred Jüssi. The beauty of being" on-site while seeing the film in the concert hall for the first time. Read more about the concert
In addition, Music Meets Film presents an international recognition - MMF Award - to one talented composer. The competition is open to anyone 30 years old or younger and creates an original soundtrack for a video clip that demonstrates their compositional skills and musical creativity. The deadline for participation in the competition is November 17, 2022.
The three-day Black Nights Stars program brings eight talented young actors together with the top actors of the film industry, casting directors and representatives of international talent agencies. In addition, the actors participate in workshops and acquire the necessary knowledge for an international career.
Black Nights Stars 2022: Aamu Milonoff (Finland), Karlis Arnolds Avots (Latvia), Daria Polunina (Ukraine), Albert Arthur Amiryan (Denmark), Farba Dieng (Germany), Lena Barbara Luhse (Estonia), Petras Šimonis (Lithuania) and Maarja Johanna Mägi (Estonia).
As part of the Script Pool aimed at young screenwriters, directors and producers, the master class will be given by the director Andrea Pallaoro and producer Eleonora Granata of “Monica”, which was screened at the Venice Film Festival and received the best film nomination. As part of the Script Pool competition, participating teams receive guidance and feedback from recognized mentors to increase the production and distribution success of their film project. Check out the projects here.
In addition, as part of Black Room, film artist Brunella De Cola will hold a master class course for selected costume designers, who will also give one open lecture. Brunella De Cola is currently working on Wes Anderson's new film "The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar" (2023), her previous works include Andreson's Isle of Dogs, Tim Burton's Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, the Hollywood blockbuster Fast X and others.
Watch the PÖFF TV interview with Triin Tramberg about this year's Discovery Campus programme
To attend the Black Nights Discovery Campus programme, one should have accreditation to Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event or purchase a day ticket that allows taking part in the event on a specific day. Get your day ticket