Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event has selected 17 films in production or post-production for its Works in Progress lab, divided across International, Baltic Event and Just Film sections.
The titles include Jonas Ulrich’s Swiss social drama Wolves. Set in the heart of an underground music scene, a young woman’s relationship with the frontman of a metal band blurs the line between freedom and fanaticism.
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The film stars newcomer Selma Kopp, alongside Corpus Christi star Bartosz Bielenia. The project, written and directed by Ulrich won the Zurich Film Foundation’s Fast Track award in 2022. It is produced by Switzerland’s Dynamic Frame, and currently in post-production ahead of a spring 2025 launch.
Swiss filmmaker Ulrich won the Golden Leopard at Locarno for short film People On Saturday, which was also shortlisted for a European Film Award in 2020.
Estonia-Lithuania-Latvia co-production Our Erika is selected in the Baltic Event section, having shot this summer. The sports drama is the debut feature by Estonian director German Golub. It is based on the story of Estonian Olympic gold-medallist Erika Salumae who became a star of her homeland. Golub won a Student Academy Award for short film My Dear Corpses in 2020.
In the Just Film section for children and youth-focused films, titles include Little Elephant in the Woods, from Belgian-Dutch filmmaker Meikeminne Clinckspoor, whose series Doopie received an Emmy nomination.
The jury for the Baltic Event and International strands consists of Casey Baron, US programming lead of Tribeca Film Festival, Julie Marnay, program manager at First Cut Lab and head of European Short Pitch in 2019 and Alexis Cassanet, EVP international sales & distribution at Gaumont Film Company. The jury will award a EUR7,000 prize in each section, consisting of EUR6,000 of Studio Beep services and a EUR1,000 travel allowance.
Marge Liiske, head of Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event, said the Works in Progress strand has received a record number of applications. “We have slightly fewer projects from the Baltics this year, as many international co-productions faced delays due to longer financing periods, but we hope to see those catching up next year,” said Liiske.
“Across all categories, we decided to select fewer projects this year, allowing us to give each one double the presentation time compared to previous years. This will allow festival programmers and sales agents to better understand each film’s visual and tone. Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival runs from November 8 to 24.
Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event Works in Progress 2024 selection
International
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(Geo) dir. Tornike Bziava; prods. Tornike Bziava Elia Pharsadan, Nino Shengelaya for Reactormonkey Films, Buni Productions, 29plus7pictures, Shengelaya Productions, Arebato FilmsBalance
(Ger) dir. Bjorn Schurmann; prod. Bjorn Schurmann for projekt:::filmFace to Face
(Sp-Bel) dir. Javier Marco; prod. Odile Antonio-Baez for Pecado FilmsInterior
(Ger) dir. Pascal Schuh, prods. Timo Ackermann for U5 Filmproduktion GmbH & Co. KG. Film University Babelsberg. Konrad WolfLate shift
(Gr) dir. Stefanos Tsivopoulos; prod. Nikos Smpiliris for Boo ProductionsPapers
(Pan-Sp-Uru) dir. Arturo Montenegro; prod. Andry Jose BarrientosWolves
(Switz) dir. Jonas Ulrich; prod. Nicole Ulrich for Dynamic FrameBaltic event
Call Me Calendar 11001010(Lat Lith) dir. Juris Poskus, prod. Madara Melberga for Aigars Semukss
Our Erika (Est-Lith-Lat) dir. German Golub, prod. Marju Lepp for Filmivabrik
Renovation (Lith) dir. Gabriele Urbonaite; prod. Uljana Kim, Studio Uljana Kim
Sand In Your Hair (Lith) dir. Mantas Verbiejus; prod. Zivile Gallego, Fralita Films
Just Film-Dirty Land-
(Por It) dir. Luis Campos, prod. Luis Campos for Matine, disparte
Emi (Arg-Uru) dir. Ezequiel Erriquez Mena; prod. Laura Mara Tablon for Rita Cine, El Cielo Cine
Ella and Friends: Nature Calls (Fin) dir. Elin Gronblom, prod. Aleksi Hyvarinen, Don Films
Little elephant in the woods (Neth-Bel), dir. Meikeminne Clinckspoor; prods. Gijs Kerbosch, Guusje van Deuren, Ingmar Conjarts for 100%
The River (Chile-Arg) dir. Francisco Bisanez; prod. Cristobal Garcia for Vortice Films
Secret Delivery (Cze-Slovakia) dir. Jan Sebechlebsky; prod. Julietta Sichel for 8Heads Productions
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