07-10-2025

Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival Unveils Provocative Debut Feature Competition Line-up

    Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival Unveils Provocative Debut Feature Competition Line-up source: POFF

    The Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) is set to showcase a provocative selection of debut feature films this year. A total of 13 films will compete for the Best Debut Film Award, including 9 world premieres and 4 international premieres. All of the authors will be present in Tallinn.

    A Global Selection

    Ten of the films come from Europe, while Mexico, Taiwan, and Kyrgyzstan are represented from outside the continent.

    Program curator Triin Tramberg describes this year’s lineup as bold and unconventional, offering perspectives that challenge audiences and push them out of their comfort zones.

    “It’s exciting to see that more and more Works in Progress from our industry programme are finding their way back to the festival,” Tramberg said. “This year’s Interior is a great example — the film won the Audience Award in the Works in Progress section at last year’s Industry@Tallinn &; Baltic Event, and now returns to PÖFF in the Debut Feature Competition.”

    First Feature Competition Programme lineup

    Admission (Taiwan), dir: Quentin Hsu
    A Safe Place (Romania), dir: Cecilia Ştefănescu
    Backstage Madness (Kyrgyzstan), dir: Amanbek Adžõmat
    Dump of Untitled Pieces (Turkey), dir: Melik Kuru
    Easy Girl (Germany), dir: Hille Norden
    Elena’s Shift (Greece), dir: Stefanos Tsivopoulos
    Hercules Falling (Denmark), dir: Christian Bonke
    Interior (Germany), dir: Pascal Schuh
    Juana (Mexico), dir: Daniel Giménez Cacho
    Lady (United Kingdom), dir: Samuel Abrahams
    My First Love (Norway), dir: Mari Storstein
    Sunday Ninth (Belgium), dir: Kat Steppe
    This Is Not Happening (Poland), dir: Artur Wyrzykowski

    The Main Competition Programme will be announced on October 10.

     

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