# Tallinn Black Nights Fest Turns 30 With New Artistic Director, a Latin American Streak and a Baltic Boom

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/tallinn-black-nights-fest-turns-30-with-new-artistic-director-a-latin-american-streak-and-a-baltic-boom/
- Published: 2026-11-02T07:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-02T07:11:36+00:00
- Original publisher: The Hollywood Reporter
- Original article: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/tallinn-2026-poff-30-preview-baltics-focus-oscars-scandinavia-1236741690/
- Topics: Americas, Art, Culture, Entertainment, Music, World

## Key points

- PÖFF marks its 30th edition under artistic director Triin Tramberg.
- The programme includes 230 features and 259 shorts from 87 countries.
- Latin American and Baltic cinema feature prominently.

## Summary

Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) opens its 30th edition under new artistic director Triin Tramberg, who has worked at the festival for 16 years. The anniversary programme highlights films from Latin America and gives Baltic cinema a stronger international platform, reflecting PÖFF’s growing global reach.

Running from 6 to 22 November, the festival and its associated events will screen 230 feature films and 259 shorts from 87 countries. Together, they include 107 world premieres and 47 international premieres. Tramberg says she plans to observe what works in her first year leading the programme, and notes recurring themes of motherhood and women over 35 finding themselves.

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