It is possible to take part in our industry event on the occasion of their 20th anniversary both in Tallinn at the Nordic Hotel Forum and online.
According to Marge Liiske, the Managing Director of Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event, the whole world is moving towards sustainability and a green revolution, and like all major social changes, it will have a significant impact on the film industry. “At Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event, we take a closer look at the latest technologies including virtual production and the possibility of sustainability throughout the production process, and look at how to create outstanding films by applying these principles," she adds.
According to Tiina Loki, the Festival Director of PÖFF, Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event has grown into one of the most important events in the Nordic and Baltic region in two decades. she explains the importance of the event to Estonia and the festival: “Every year, several hundred film industry professionals participate in Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event, who share their experiences and are actively looking for cooperation opportunities. All this, in turn, gives a boost to the development of the local film industry and projects every year.”
Running from November 19-26, the Industry @ Tallinn & Baltic Event program includes more than 110 presentations, panel discussions, workshops and masterclasses featuring more than 90 internationally recognized experts. Well-known names include Dirk Hoffmann (former head of Nokia and T-Mobile, currently Europe's leading artificial intelligence speaker), John Canning (head of the augmented reality program at James Cameron's legendary digital production company), Nusrat Duran (media visionary, producer and co-founder of MTV World), Gloria Fan (Walt Disney Company, Head of Current Series). Anette Novak, Sweden's top manager and head of the Swedish Media Council, will conduct a brainstorming session with invited participants representing the leaders of the European and Estonian creative industries to discuss ways to put Estonia and the European cultural sector at the forefront of innovation. Emmy winning VR creative Ricardo Laganaro, Robin Stethem (CEO of Museum of Other Realities), Eero Tiainen (Embrace) and John Canning (Digital Domain) will take part in a debate on the future of virtual reality and VR creatives. Estonian viewers can get acquainted with VR works in the VR area to be built in Coca-Cola Plaza for two days, where anyone can see the works with their own eyes.
A separate debate is devoted to the Audiovisual Media Services Directive, which amended the obligations for online platforms regarding the distribution of audiovisual content. Professionals from French, Belgian and Swiss film foundations and directors of local film foundations will share their experiences of the successful implementation of the Directive.
However, the central focus of the Industry @ Tallinn & Baltic Event is always on business development and networking: the program includes co-production markets and business meetings, presentations of films in the pipeline, lectures on new financing, distribution and marketing opportunities, seminars and conferences. A total of 48 film projects will be presented at Industry @ Tallinn & Baltic Event within the framework of the film market, 16 of them within the Baltic Event co-production market, 19 Works in Progress screenings, 5 Script Pool competitors, and 8 within the European Genre Forum. Representatives of the projects will be brought together with the financiers, film producers, distributors, sales agents and festivals who have arrived in Tallinn.
Given the growing popularity of series, this year, for the first time, a market for series projects will take place, similar to the film market, bringing together creators and funders of series and presenting eight new projects. Trends and key topics in the drama series industry will be discussed at the TV Beats Forum, which will focus on the differences and similarities of film and serial production.
A new initiative at Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event will this autumn introduce an educational program for film industry professionals and future creatives - the Black Nights Discovery Campus. In addition to lectures and workshops of award-winning top performers on site in Tallinn, online courses for film professionals will be follow on during the year. The Black Nights Discovery Campus consists of five sub-programs: Music Meets Film for film music, Future to Film for young directors, screenwriters and producers, Black Nights Stars to boost the international success of Baltic actors, Black Room for the art department and the Young Critics program for future film critics. In addition to the events and workshops taking place in Tallinn, which will be conducted by award-winning film professionals, online courses with well-known mentors will be added to the program later.
The Black Nights Discovery Campus and TV Beats Forum are supported by the European Regional Development Fund through the Creative Gate project.
The Industry @ Tallinn & Baltic Event program includes several other activities and sub-programs such as MIDPOINT TV Launch, the EmPOWR Sustainable Stories Lab think tank, MIDPOINT Smash Cut and the European Film Forum Tallinn.
For more info see industry.poff.ee.