For festival director Tiina Lokk, there was never any doubt that a physical event should go on, even as she realized that “this virus will shift paradigms,” the Black Nights topper tells Variety.

The war between Israel and Hamas is one of several global conflicts to have caused Tiina Lokk to re-evaluate her festival programme for the 27 th edition of Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival ...

On the eve of Estonia’s Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (POFF), the event’s director, Tiina Lokk, is concerned about threats to the independence of film festivals. In particular ...