Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
Despite initial thoughts of mounting a hybrid edition, Liiske says the organizing team “decided to make it inclusive for everyone,” including those who couldn’t make the trip to Tallinn. “This really is an opportunity for different people to participate without borders,” she says. Liiske points to the Black Nights Film Festival itself as an example of how the industry strand is evolving. “It’s young, but it’s dynamic, and it’s still growing,” she says. “And it’s the same for the industry programs. We have become much more international. Our guests [have grown by] 25% per year, adding people from countries we didn’t have before [and] adding also programs.”