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On becoming an awkward film star

 

Marina Hillquist - 06-11-2024

Our writer Marina Hillquist shares some very practical tips on how to be a better film actor, while also embracing your inner awkwardness [Read More...]

Soundscapes that shaped Cinema

 

Mariano Garcia - 06-11-2024

Mariano Garcia discusses the art of crafting memorable film, while navigating the various layers of the sound production process [Read More...]

The place where all genres meet!

 

Redmond Bacon - 05-11-2024

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  [Read More...]

Our dirty questions do Sanjay Patel

 

Victoria Luxford - 04-11-2024

The Indo-Canadian director of indigenous drama The Birds Who Fear Death talks to Victoria Luxford about hiring native talent, cultural and environmental challenges, working in the oil and gas industry, drawing inspiration from cancer, and much more [Read More...]

Tallinn Critics’ Picks selection: so good it’s almost impossible to beat

 

Jeremy Clarke - 31-10-2024

Goldfinger said: "Mr. Bond, they have a saying in Chicago. 'Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. The third time it's enemy action.'" – Jeremy Clarke anticipates his third visit to Tallinn to cover the third year of its Critics' Picks strand [Read More...]

Our dirty questions to John Jurko II

 

Eoghan Lyng - 26-10-2024

The co-director of visceral poaching documentary Rhino Man talks to Eoghan Lyng about the physicality of the filming, sleep deprivation, kingpins battling for territory, David Attenborough, the real value of keratin, receiving a nod from the Prince of Wales, and more - read our exclusive interview [Read More...]

One filmmaker and her two very different sisters

 

Victor Fraga - 20-10-2024

The editor of DMovies - a Brazilian filmmaker himself - examines the two most important films of Brazil's top documentarist Petra Costa, revealing a peculiar filmic sorority, and a singular autobiographic signature [Read More...]

Documentaries that deepen the meaning of cinema

 

Eoghan Lyng - 18-10-2024

As the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival announces its brand new documentary strand, Eoghan Lyng discusses the foibles and the grandeur of a genre that can "easily escape the confines of budget" [Read More...]

A Woman With the Influence

 

Susanne Gottlieb - 18-10-2024

Susanne Gottlieb 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!!! [Read More...]


Other Articles

‘Tis the time to brighten up the Black Nights!
Always look at the bright side: the 28th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival has announced the 18 titles of its Main Competition, with a selection catering for genre fans and arthouse sensibilities alike [Read More...]

Our dirty questions to Juri Rechinsky
Nataliia Serebriakova interviews the director of brutally honest and unforgivingly graphic war doc Dear Beautiful Beloved; they discuss vulnerable Ukrainian evacuees, lies on television, filming near shelling, and why Juri will never watch his own film again [Read More...]

Witness the beginnings: Tallinn announces First Feature Competition titles
Ahead of the 28th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, Paul Risker takes a glimpse at the always exciting First Feature Competition of Northern Europe's favourite cinema bonanza - just as he prepares to attend the very familiar event in person for the first time [Read More...]

Our dirty questions to Amanda Deering Jones
Joshua Polanski interviews the director of Little Mother Lies, a short film about two feuding sisters, a bowl of borscht, and an addicted son; they discuss fiction written from experience, Russian heritage, optimism, nostalgia and more! [Read More...]

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