‘Operation Sabre’ Among Five Event Series Heading to First Screening Day at Tallinn TV Beats Forum (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comAnnika Pham Beta Film’s Serbian thriller “Operation Sabre” – crowned at both Canneseries (best ensemble cast) and Brno’s Serial Killer (best TV show) – and the Latvia-Ukraine co-production “Mutiny” – about a true-life rebellion against the Soviet regime – are among the five high-end series selected for the TV Beats Forum’s inaugural Screening Day at Tallinn Black Nights, kicking off on Nov.
20. The rest of the curated slate takes in Keshet International’s Finnish mystery thriller “Valhalla Project”; Lithuania’s most expensive series to date, “A Wolfe’s Palate,” starring Edward Holcroft; and the Estonian period light crime “Von Fock.” The showcase will include a screening of one episode of each show, followed by case studies with the key creatives and producers.
The TV Beats Screening Day is the latest effort from the organizers of the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival‘s and Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event series strand to spotlight, in the most dynamic way, the best of the best from the Baltics, but also from CEE (Central and Eastern Europe) and the Nordic region. “The Screening Day is a normal development of our TV Beats section,” said Tiina Lokk, director of the Black Nights Film Festival (aka PÖFF) and industry consultant. “Before COVID, we had sessions in the evening to promote the best upcoming shows, their creatives, and producers.
But as evenings are full of different networking events, we decided that the day format would be a better and more focused showcase for everyone.” Toomas Ili, head of content at Estonia’s leading platform Elisa, who led the selection committee, added: “We had a lot of discussions with the team on how we wanted to go with this, as this is the first TV Beats Screening Day ever.
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