Two-Time Oscar Contender Arturo Montenegro Among Pitchers at Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event Works in Progress (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comAnnika Pham Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event, the Baltic region’s leading industry confab and sidebar to the Black Nights Film Festival, has unveiled the list of 17 films from 15 countries selected for its three Works in Progress sessions: the International Works in Progress, Baltic Event Works in Progress (from the Baltics and Finland) and Just Film Works in Progress (for kids and youth).
The projects – which are in production or post-production and are looking for sales, extra coin and festival platforms – will be pitched to more than 500 industry delegates from at least 45 countries on Nov.
21-22. Buyers and programmers who first discovered in Tallinn little gems like Berlin winner “20,000 Species of Bees” from Spain, can look forward to this year’s WiP program. “It is exciting, strong, and so diverse!”, said Marge Liiske, head of Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event. “From the Baltics, we have slightly fewer projects this year, as many international co-productions were delayed due to longer financing periods.
But hopefully, we’ll see those catching up next year!” Triin Tramberg in charge of the Work in Progress International, underscores the higher volume and quality of submissions across all works in progress sections, most likely connected to the Black Nights Goes to Cannes’ organised with the Marché du Film.“ “Filmmakers probably know that they have twice a year the opportunity to showcase films in post-production, so we are on their radar,” Tramberg said.
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