Tallinn Black Nights Movie Pageant Broadcasts Complete listing of winners

The 28^th Black Nights Movie Pageant, referred to as PÖFF, wrapped Nov. 22 with an awards rite in Tallinn the place filmmakers took centre level to invite for the top of battle within the Heart East, harmony with Georgia below Russian affect and the defence of tradition.

Oscar-nominated British-Palestinian filmmaker Farah Nabulsi – whose debut characteristic “The Instructor” scooped the Dennis Davidson Highlight Award to give a boost to range, inclusion and illustration in cinema – used to be the primary to take a political stand. 

“‘The Instructor’ is a movie that we shot in militarily occupied and colonized Palestine, within the West Financial institution somewhat over two years in the past. By no means may just I’ve imagined that the movie would arrive at this kind of an important juncture within the discourse on Palestine as Israel continues to behavior genocide, the crime of all crimes in Palestine, in Gaza, as we discuss. I in point of fact imagine cinema has the facility to boost the worldwide social awareness and that that is an award that understands that,” she mentioned.

Portugal-based Eastern filmmaker Takashi Sugimoto whose documentary “Black Gold” gained the Jury Prize from the Document@PÖFF Pageant, adopted go well with on level, pronouncing “I think for Gaza-this [issue] resonates in me and I’m hoping we can have the opportunity to satisfy and talk about.”

Israeli filmmaker Nir Bergman, named best possible director from the primary festival jury for his drama “Purple Girl,” addressed the struggle within the Heart East with a transparent message. “An important for us presently is for the 101 hostages to be introduced again house and for the battle to forestall,” he suggested.

In the meantime the grand-old dame of Georgian cinema Lana Gogoberidze, recipient of the 2024 PÖFF Lifetime Fulfillment, voiced her fear for her nation below Russian affect. “My nation has been suffering for independence for hundreds of years and we did accomplish that. However now we’re in peril once more. We in point of fact want buddies and we believe Estonia as our good friend,” she mentioned, status on level subsequent to competition director Tiina Lokk. “I don’t suppose human beings have invented the rest higher than the phrase harmony so as to specific compassion to these in problem. Salvation comes with harmony”, she claimed.

PÖFF itself, whose tagline reads “Status with Ukraine,” kicked off below ugly political power from the State Movie Company of Ukraine which referred to as at the competition to take away from its program the characteristic “Deaf Fanatics” by means of Russian-born filmmaker in exile Boris Guts, even ahead of its international premiere in the primary festival, Nov. 17.

Shot in Istanbul, the Estonian-Serbian pic, which depicts a heated courting between a Ukrainian girl and a Russian guy, used to be criticized for “blurring the bounds of working out the truth of Ukrainians.” PÖFF in the end excluded it from the “Status with Ukraine” program however stored it in its legit variety festival.

Going again to the “Deaf Fanatics” controversy, Lokk who based the A-listed competition in 1997, instructed Selection her power the primary week of the competition used to be in part highjacked from the blissful competition occasions to take on competitive on-line assaults. 

“I’ve skilled previously ‘cordial’ power from other organisations, govt representatives, however not anything of that scale,” she mentioned. “As of late, it’s all in the back of us; we’re all buddies once more, and the screening and interviews with the director obviously proved his anti-war stance. Going ahead, we can in fact, proceed to advertise unbiased voices and stay the door open to all filmmakers whose motion pictures constitute democratic values.”

Movie in all its energy of mirrored image upon the sector we are living used to be celebrated all the way through the overall period of the competition, over Nov. 8-24. In her ultimate speech Lokk proudly mentioned: “We’ve had an unbelievable run over those 16 days, with greater than 250 motion pictures, 350 brief motion pictures from 81 nations, global visitors from 60 nations, greater than 800 screenings and audience-breaking numbers [above last year’s 88,400 admissions, notable for a city of 457,000, although at press time the figures weren’t yet available].

PÖFF Winners

PÖFF’s Grand Prix for best possible movie used to be passed out to the Mongolian movie “Silent Town Motive force,” written and directed by means of Sengedorj Janchivdorj whose earlier pic “The Gross sales Lady” scooped the Target market Award at PÖFF’s summer time open-air competition Tartuffe 2023.

The movie follows “an enigmatic hearse driving force as he navigates the solitude and injustice that hang-out his tormented lifestyles,” reads the logline. “This darkish fairy story from Mongolia took us by means of marvel,” mentioned the jury, headed by means of German filmmaker Christoph Hochhäusler (“Until the Finish of the Night time,” “I Am In charge”).

From the first actual shot on, we felt the feeling of a movie breaking new flooring. “Silent Town Motive force” is an overly trendy movie, however taste here’s substance, the formal alternatives don’t seem to be used to divert however to deepen this very cinematic universe, populated by means of distinctive better than lifestyles characters which however stay very human.” The characteristic used to be additionally commemorated for its manufacturing design.

From the similar festival strand, seasoned Israeli filmmaker Nir Bergman (“Damaged Wings,” “BeTipul”), gained best possible director for “Purple Girl,” a queer drama set in ultra-Orthodox circles in Jerusalem. MK2 handles world gross sales.

Within the performing classes, Pirjo Lonka and Elina Knihtilä shared the most efficient actress award for his or her portrayal of 2 very other sisters within the Finnish comedy “100 Litres of Gold,” by means of Teemy Nikki (“The Blind Guy Who Did Now not Need to See Titanic”); best possible actor honors went to Lee Hyo-Ye for Korean mystery “The Loop.”

The Turkish drama “Empire of the Rabbit,” by means of Seyfettin Tokmak, described as ‘haunting, meditative, heart-breaking and poignant” by means of the jury, scooped each best possible script and cinematography.

Within the first characteristic aggressive segment, German drama “No Canines Allowed” by means of pupil Oscar-nominated Steve Bache used to be voted best possible movie by means of the jury headed by means of advertising business veteran John Durie who mentioned: “Mr Bache has made a film for these days – and the next day to come – coping with one of the taboo topics in society: Paedophilia by the use of on-line grooming, however it’s made with absolute sensitivity and vulnerability because of the superb forged and particularly the 2 lead characters.”

Within the Baltic Movie festival, Lithuania underscored its dominant place within the fiction area amongst Baltic countries scoring a blank sweep with movie and directing awards passed out respectively to “The Southern Chronicles” by means of Ignas Miškinis, and “Drowning Dry” by means of Laurynas Bareiša. Described by means of Selection’s Alissa Simon as “an exploration of trauma, which Bareiša investigates in unconventional ways in which defy and subvert dramatic conventions,” Lithuania’s Oscar rep “Drowning Dry” used to be not too long ago picked for U.S. distribution by means of Dekanolog by the use of a take care of gross sales outfit Alpha Violet.

Different best possible movie winners have been the French-Belgian “The Watchman,” which screened within the inaugural Document@PÖFF Pageant; the German satirical mystery “The Safe Males,” a part of the Rebels with a Purpose program, and the Eastern father-son comedy “The Brothers Kitaura,”screened within the Critics’ Choices strand.

More than one plaudit winners integrated Canada’s “Mongrels” by means of debut helmer Jerome Yoo, which took house the Fipresci Award and the Particular Prize for the solid from the First Movie Pageant, and Denmark’s “Kontra” by means of Jonas Risvig, commemorated within the children and adolescence segment with the Simply Movie Grand Prix and Simply Movie Formative years Jury best possible movie prize. 

On the ultimate rite Lokk additionally introduced that Catalonia will likely be within the Black Nights Center of attention for 2025, following on Germany this 12 months. 

Reputable Variety Pageant

Easiest Movie, “Silent Town Motive force”, Sengedorj Janchivdorj (Mongolia)

Easiest Director, “Purple Girl,” Nir Bergman (Israel/Italy)

Easiest Cinematography, “Empire of the Rabbits,” Seyfettin Tokmak (Turkey, Croatia, Mexico, Lebanon)

Easiest Script, “Empire of the Rabbits,” Seyfettin Tokmak (Turkey, Croatia, Mexico, Lebanon)

Easiest Actress, ex æquo Pirjo Lonka and Elina Knihtilä for “100 Litres of Gold” (Finland, Italy)

Easiest Actor, Hyo Je Lee for “The Loop” (South Korea)

Easiest Authentic Ranking, Alyana Cabral, Moe Cabral for “Some Nights I Really feel Like Strolling” (Philippines, Singapore, Italy)

Easiest Manufacturing Design, Munkhbat Shirnenfor “Silent Town Motive force” (Mongolia) 

First Characteristic Pageant

Easiest Movie Award, “No Canines Allowed,”Steve Bache (Germany) 

Easiest Director: “A Backyard of Jackals,” Diego Figueroa (Chile, Spain)

Jury Particular Prize for the solid: Sein Jin, Jae-Hyun Kim, Da-Nu Nam, Candyce Weir, Jedd Sharp, Morgan Derera, Sangbum Kang for “Mongrels” (Canada)

Jury Particular Prize for the Director: “Ciao Bambino,” Edgardo Pistone (Italy) 

Baltic Movie Pageant

Easiest Baltic Movie Award, “Southern Chronicles,”Ignas Miškinis(Lithuania, Estonia)

Easiest Director, “Drowning Dry,” Laurynas Bareiša(Latvia, Lithuania)

Critics’ Choices Pageant

Easiest Movie Award, “Brothers Kitaura,”Masaki Tsujino (Japan)

Easiest Director, “I, The Tune,” Dechen Roder(Bhutan, Norway, Italy, France)

Jury Particular Point out, “Fishgirl,” 2024, Javier Cutrona (Ecuador)

Rebels with a Purpose Pageant

Easiest Movie Award, “Safe Males,” Irene von Alberti(Germany);

Easiest Director, “Touch Lens,” Ruiqi Lu(China)

Document@PÖFF Pageant

Easiest Movie Award, “The Watchman,” Victoire Bonin, Lou de Pontavice (France, Belgium)

Easiest Cinematographer, Linas Žiūra for “Murmuring Hearts” (Lithuania, France) 

Jury Particular Prize, “Black Gold,” Takashi Sugimoto(Portugal)

World Federation of Movie Critics (Fipresci)

“Mongrels”, Jerome Yoo (Canada)

Target market Award

“Pyre,” Vinod Kapri (India)

Formative years Movie and Youngsters Movie Pageant Simply Movie Awards

Simply Movie #Younger Filmmaker Award
“40 Days For Inge,” Betra Käsper (Estonia)

Simply Movie Infant’s Simply Easiest Movie Award,
“Niko – Past the Northern Gentle”, Kari Juusonen (Finland, Germany, Eire, Denmark)

Simply Movie Youngsters’s Easiest Movie Award
“I By accident Wrote a E book!”, Nóra Lakos (Hungary, Holland)

Simply Movie Formative years Easiest Movie Award
“Kontra,” Jonas Risvig (Denmark)

Jury Particular Point out
“Rolling Papers”, Meel Paliale (Estonia)

Simply Movie EFCA Award
“Residing Massive,” Kristina Dufková (Czech Republic, France, Slovakia)

Simply Movie Grand Prix
“Kontra”