Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
PÖFF – Pimedate Ööde Filmifestival
Also known as: TBNFF
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From 7 to 23 November 2025, the 29th Black Nights Film Festival brought its feature competitions, documentary discoveries and companion festivals to Tallinn and Tartu. Júlia de Paz Solvas’s The Good Daughter made festival history by winning both the Grand Prix and the overall audience award; Kiara Arancibia also won Best Actress. The main jury comprised Teona Strugar Mitevska, Roberto Schaefer, Debra McGuire, Ingo Fliess and Nomuunzul Turmunkh. Christian Bonke’s Hercules Falling led the first-feature competition, while Vytautas Katkus’s The Visitor won Best Baltic Film.
Beyond the film prizes, Juozas Budraitis and Janno Põldma received lifetime achievement awards, Jessica Hausner received an honorary award, and Ursel Tilk won the Bruno O’ya young actor scholarship. Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event supported projects at earlier stages: The Well and Alice Wants to Live received Eurimages co-production development awards, while Teresa Väli’s White Ship won Script Pool. Just Film and PÖFF Shorts held their own competitions alongside the main festival.
Grand Prix — Best Film
Best Director — Official Selection
Ali Vatansever
Best Cinematography — Official Selection
Yutaka Yamazaki
Best Screenplay — Official Selection
Ståle Stein Berg
Best Actress — Official Selection
Kiara Arancibia
Best Actor — Official Selection
Joint winners: Aladdin Detlefsen and Kanji Tsuda.
Best Original Score — Official Selection
Erdem Helvacıoğlu
Best Production Design — Official Selection
Joint winners: Chris Richmond and David Hand.
Best Film — First Feature Competition
Best Director — First Feature Competition
Samuel Abrahams
Special Jury Prize — Best Editing — First Feature Competition
Jan Van Der Weken
Special Jury Prize — Best Production Design — First Feature Competition
Audience Award — First Feature Competition
Best Film — Critics’ Picks
Best Director — Critics’ Picks
Matías Szulanski
Special Mention — Critics’ Picks
Ali Nasirian
Special Mention — Critics’ Picks
Eeva Mägi
Best Film — Rebels with a Cause
Trailer Mokhtaria Badaoui, Nabil Ben Yadir
The BaronessesFour grandmas decide to perform “Hamlet”. Empowerment, fun and magic realism – the hood…Best Director — Rebels with a Cause
Adrian Sitaru
Best Short Film — Rebels with a Cause
Best Baltic Film
Best Director — Baltic Film Competition
Gabriele Urbonaite
Best Baltic Producer for Co-production
Joint winners: Jean-Laurent Csinidis, Denis Vaslin and Marija Razgutė.
Best Film — International Documentary Competition
Best Cinematography — International Documentary Competition
Max Golomidov
Jury Special Prize — International Documentary Competition
Raisa Răzmeriță
Best Film — Baltic Documentary Competition
Jury Special Prize — Baltic Documentary Competition
Trailer Liina Särkinen, Heilika Pikkov
My Family and Other ClownsLife is complicated when your parents are world-famous clowns, Piip and Tuut.