Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival Unveils Baltic Film Competition Lineup
The 30th edition's Baltic Film Competition features twelve films, including five from directors outside the Baltic countries.
The Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) has unveiled the lineup of its Baltic Film Competition for its 30th edition, the festival announced on October 14, 2026.
The lineup includes twelve films: 3 Weeks Under the Sea, Amathia, Dice-Ching-O-Mat, Dirt In Your Face, How to Divorce During the War, Kingpins, Lex Julia, Supporting Role, The Bog, The Child, The Flaw and Vesna.
Five of the selected films are directed by filmmakers from outside the Baltic countries, with Baltic talent involved in their production. The competition is curated by Edvinas Pukšta.
The selected titles include 3 Weeks Under the Sea (Czechia, Slovakia, Poland, Lithuania), directed by Martin Kuba; Amathia (Serbia, Estonia), directed by Dean Radovanović; Dice-Ching-O-Mat (Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia), directed by Kristijonas Vildžiūnas; Dirt In Your Face (Estonia, Latvia), directed by Jaak Kilmi; and How to Divorce During the War (Lithuania, Luxembourg, Ireland, Czechia), directed by Andrius Blaževičius.
Also in the lineup are Kingpins (Latvia), directed by Kristiāns Riekstiņš; Lex Julia (Finland, Poland, Estonia, Sweden), directed by Laura Hyppönen; Supporting Role (Georgia, Estonia, Türkiye, Switzerland, USA), directed by Ana Urushadze; The Bog (Latvia, Germany, Estonia), directed by Reinis Kalviņš; The Child (Latvia, Lithuania), directed by Linda Olte; The Flaw (Greece, Latvia), directed by Theophilos Papastylianos; and Vesna (France, Lithuania, Estonia), directed by Rostislav Kirpičenko.