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Tallinn Black Nights Fest Chief Tiina Lokk on Her Program, Fighting Conflicts and Cuts: ‘If Someday A-List Stars Would Like to Come, We’ll Find the Money’
The Tallinn fest honcho discusses her lineup and the challenges of film programming amid cuts, conflicts and censorship
Split into six main competition strands and another 37 sections, this year’s lineup frames a wealth of world film gems for all tastes, with an emphasis on the best from the Baltic and Nordic regions, Central and Eastern Europe. Next to the German feel-good comedy “Long Story Short” set to kick start the event on Nov. 8, hotly anticipated world premieres include Klaus Härö ’s “Never Alone” (acquired by Menemsha Films for the U.S.), the French thriller “Out of Control” starring Omar Sy, Latvian drama “The Exalted” by the award-winning Juris Kursietis (“Oleg”, “Soviet Jeans”) and Chilean psycho thriller “A Yard of Jackals” starring Nestór Cantillana and Blanca Lewin from the HBO series “Fugitives”. We’re sticking to our cultural and educational mandates, but nowadays, we also need to have a strong industry sidebar which can act as an engine to drive the local – and regional – audiovisual sectors and contribute to setting trends internationally.
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