Emma Dante, Călin Peter Netzer, Gust Van den Berghe, Rezo Gigineishvili Compete for Tallinn Black Nights’ Top Prize
13.10.2023 - 21:30
/ variety.com
Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Tallinn Black Nights, one of the biggest film festivals in Northern Europe, has revealed the full lineup of its Official Selection Competition, with films by Emma Dante, Călin Peter Netzer, Gust Van den Berghe and Rezo Gigineishvili in the running. There are seven international premieres and 13 world premieres. The festival’s 27th edition runs Nov.
3-19, while the festival’s industry platform, Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event, will run from Nov. 13-17. The Grand Prix for the Best Film, with a 20,000 Euros ($21,000) cash prize, will be bestowed by Tallinn City Council.
Festival director Tiina Lokk said: “This year’s diverse program has remarkably high artistic value with sharp social perspective. Each film tackles contemporary and relevant issues with a stimulating, fresh angle. At the same time, our Official Selection aims to connect high-quality narrative films with auteur cinema.
Hence, new artistic approaches and cinema languages have always caught our attention.” OFFICIAL SELECTION COMPETITION
“Amal,” international premiere
Jawad Rhalib’s social drama Amal tells a story of a teacher in a Brussels school who encourages her pupils to cultivate a love of reading and freedom of expression, even if it means putting herself in danger. Her daring teaching practices will change her pupils. The Belgian-Moroccan filmmaker’s fiction features and documentaries have tackled themes of human rights and social realism, and have been screened at numerous international film festivals.
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