The Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) has announced the lineup for the Baltic Competition, featuring eleven titles that reveal a fresh and distinctive voice from the region’s filmmakers.
“With this year’s selection, we’re highlighting the growing importance of our region,” says Edvinas Pukšta, curator of the Baltic Competition. “For the first time, PÖFF features two separate Baltic competitions — one for fiction and one for documentaries — and nearly 40 feature-length Baltic films across the entire festival, which is more than ever before. One of our goals is to showcase award-winning films from the region, such as The Visitor (Svečias, dir. Vytautas Katkus), which just won the RIGA IFF Feature Film Competition, and to celebrate their international success with our audiences.”
The Baltic Competition programme will open with Two Prosecutors (screening out of competition), the latest documentary by acclaimed Ukrainian filmmaker Sergei Loznitsa. A co-production between France, Germany, the Netherlands, Latvia, Romania, Lithuania, and Ukraine. The film follows two prosecutors as they investigate war crimes committed during the ongoing conflict, offering a deeply human and meticulously observed portrait of justice in action. A powerful reflection on truth, responsibility, and the role of law in times of war, Two Prosecutors continues Loznitsa’s commitment to documenting the moral and historical dimensions of contemporary Europe.
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Alexandre Koberidze – filmmaker and screenwriter, whose What Do We See When We Look at the Sky? (2021) premiered in competition at the Berlinale, winning the FIPRESCI Prize. His latest film, Dry Leaf (2025), premiered in the main competition at Locarno and will also screen at PÖFF.
Gözde Kural – director and screenwriter whose second feature, Cinema Jazireh (2025), premiered at the 59th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, winning the Ecumenical Jury Award.
Montse Triola – renowned creative and executive producer, co-founder of Andergraun Films, and long-time collaborator of Albert Serra, with producing credits including Pacifiction (2022) and Afternoons of Solitude (2025).
The Baltic Competition at Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) celebrates the creativity and diversity of filmmakers from Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. This year marks the first time the festival presents two separate Baltic competitions — one for fiction and one for documentary films — highlighting the region’s growing influence and vibrant cinematic identity. The Best Baltic Film will receive a €5,000 grant, generously sponsored by Piletilevi.
The Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) will take place from 7–23 November 2025 in Tallinn, Estonia, bringing together filmmakers, industry professionals, and audiences from around the world.