The Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event portion of the 29th edition of the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) has unveiled 18 works in progress that will be in the spotlight this year.
Works in Progress presents films currently in production or post-production and seeking sales agents or festival premieres. This year’s 18 projects cover three categories: Baltic Event Works in Progress, International Works in Progress, and Just Film Works in Progress. The lineup features both debut filmmakers and acclaimed directors presenting their latest works.
“We’re thrilled with the diversity of the selected projects. It was important for us to include films from Ukraine, both to showcase their incredible resilience and to support filmmakers creating under extremely challenging circumstances,” said Triin Tramberg, the project manager of International Works in Progress, citing 80 submissions for International Works in Progress. “We’re also excited to highlight new Catalan titles, particularly with Alba Sotorra returning — the producer of Upon Entry, which began in the festival’s debut competition and had great success — now presenting her new project Salen Las Lobas.”
Check out the full list of Works in Progress titles below.
International Works in Progress
Title: The Convulsions
Original title: Les éclats
Country: France, Spain
Genre: Psychological drama
Written by: David Gutiérrez Camps, Blanca Camell Galí, Anna Zisman
Directed by: David Gutiérrez Camps
Produced by: Joan Carles Martorell, Iréna Lopez, Luis Ortas, Alice Baldo, Miguel Ángel Abuja, Pablo Gregorio Venegas, Joan Carles Martorell
Production company: Auca Films
Language: French, Catalan
Title: Crickets Sing in the Rye
Original title: Співають коники у житі
Country: Ukraine
Genre: Drama
Written by: Yevhen Khvorostianko, Yuliia Cherniavska
Directed by: Yevhen Khvorostianko
Produced by: Yuliia Cherniavska, Oleg Shcherbyna, Olena Halahan
Production company: Stage Service LLC
Language: Ukrainian
Title: Happiness Is Just a Blue Couch Away
Original title: Pu spas za sve nas
Country: Montenegro
Genre: Drama
Written by: Andrija Mugoša, Armin Behrem
Directed by: Andrija Mugoša
Produced by: Iva Kasalica, Andrija Mugoša
Production company: KA Productions
Language: Serbian
Title: Kira’s Dream
Original title: Mriia Kiry
Country: Ukraine
Genre: Musical film, Drama
Written by: Denys Kolesnikov, Anastasiia Volkova
Directed by: Denys Kolesnikov
Produced by: Andrii Korniienko, Zlata Efimenko
Production company: Good Morning Films
Language: Ukrainian
Title: Prince
Original title: Prince
Country: Uruguay, Argentina
Genre: Dramedy
Written by: Federico Borgia
Directed by: Federico Borgia
Produced by: Francisco Magnou Arnabal
Production company: Montelona
Language: Spanish
Title: Rahma
Original title: Rahma
Country: Turkey, Bulgaria, Greece
Genre: Drama, Family film, Social drama
Written by: Faysal Soysal
Directed by: Faysal Soysal
Produced by: Faysal Soysal, Ivan Tonev, Michael Sarantinos
Production company: Balkon Film
Language: Turkish, Kurdish, Arabic, English
Title: Salen Las Lobas
Original title: Wolf Grrrls
Country: Spain, Belgium
Genre: Drama, Social drama, Youth film
Written by: Claudia Estrada Tarascó
Directed by: Claudia Estrada Tarascó
Produced by: Alba Sotorra Clua
Production company: Alba Sotorra Productions
Contact: Sara Martorana Munner
Language: Spanish, Catalan
Title: Superbuhei
Original title: Superbuhei
Country: Germany
Genre: Comedy, Dark comedy, Thriller, Horror
Written by: Josef Brandl, Johannes Simon Becker
Directed by: Josef Brandl
Produced by: Janina Sara Hennemann, Jan Philip Lange
Production company: junifilm
Language: German
Baltic Event Works in Progress
Title: Dice-Ching-O-Mat
Original title: Dice-Ching-O-Mat
Country: Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Written by: Kristijonas Vildziunas
Directed by: Kristijonas Vildziunas
Produced by: Uljana Kim
Production company: studio Uljana Kim
Language: Lithuanian
Title: Mo Hunt
Original title: Mo Hunt
Country: Estonia
Genre: Thriller
Written by: Eeva Mägi
Directed by: Eeva Mägi
Produced by: Eeva Mägi, Sten-Johan Lill
Production company: Kultuurikuur, Kinosaurus Film
Language: Estonian
Title: Kingpins
Original title: Visiem vajag naudu
Country: Latvia
Genre: Crime film, Comedy
Written by: Kristians Riekstiņš
Directed by: Kristians Riekstiņš
Produced by: Alise Rogule
Production company: Mima Films
Language: Latvian, English
Title: Lex Julia
Original title: Lex Julia
Country: Finland, Poland, Estonia, Sweden
Genre: Drama, Psychological drama
Written by: Laura Hyppönen
Directed by: Laura Hyppönen
Produced by: Merja Ritola
Production company: Greenlit Productions Oy
Language: English, Swedish
Title: Something Real
Original title: Midagi tõelist
Country: Estonia, Lithuania
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Written by: Martin Algus
Directed by: Evar Anvelt
Produced by: Andreas Kask, Esko Rips
Production company: Nafta Films
Language: Estonian
Title: The Wedding Day
Original title: Līgava
Country: Latvia, Czechia
Genre: Musical film, Dramedy
Written by: Marta Elīna Martinsone
Directed by: Marta Elīna Martinsone
Produced by: Guntis Trekteris
Production company: Ego Media
Language: Latvian
Just Film Works in Progress
Title: Morten
Original title: Morten
Country: Estonia, Lithuania
Genre: Youth film
Written by: Reeli Reinaus
Directed by: Ivan Pavljutshkov
Produced by: Anneli Ahven
Production company: Kinokompanii
Language: Estonian
Title: Office of Magical Forces
Original title: Хрещатик 48/2
Country: Ukraine
Genre: Family film, Adventure
Written by: Yurii Mykulenko
Directed by: Dmytro Avdieiev
Produced by: Oleksii Komarovskyi
Production company: Komarovski Films
Language: Ukrainian
Title: Suiza
Original title: Suiza
Country: Peru, Argentina
Genre: Drama
Written by: Maria Fernanda Gonzales
Directed by: Maria Fernanda Gonzales
Produced by: Norma Velasquez
Production company: Lucuma Salvaje
Language: Spanish
Title: Tanit
Original title: Tanit
Country: Spain
Genre: Children’s film, Drama, Family film, Supernatural, Youth film, Adaptation
Written by: Pep Garrido
Directed by: Pep Garrido
Produced by: Xesc Cabot, Xavier Crespo
Production company: Atiende Films / Dacsa Produccions
Language: Catalan
