Reality is rapidly changing before our eyes and over the past few years the global audiovisual industry has been experiencing a radical transformation with new market trends, consumption habits, digital tools, innovative technologies and unpredicted forms of intelligence. In these ever changing times WEMW 2026 wants to reflect on this (r)evolution and the possible sense of uncertainty that our industry is currently going through.

JURY GRAND PRIX

Awarded for films in the Main Competition. A monetary award in the amount of €1,000.

Includes new chair Ada Solomon and deputy chairs to be Leontine Petit and Matthieu Darras

The gripping drama Serafima by acclaimed director Veiko Õunpuu tells a story of moral choices and survival under authoritarianism in Soviet Estonia in the 1960s. It is a tale of love poisoned by fear, violence, and emotional trauma. The leading roles in the film – based on award winning writer Vahur Afanasjev’s novel Serafima and Bogdan – are played by Estonian actor Priit Võigemast and Georgian actress Tinatin Dalakishvili who is known to the wider public from the Netflix film Extraction 2.

From Indonesia to Bangladesh, from Kyrgyzstan to Uzbekistan, across Europe and to the United States, Canada and South America, on sunday the 10th European Arthouse Cinema Day united more than 600 movie theatres in 45 countries and more than 90.000 visitors for its most international edition to date. 130 years after the inception of cinema, the success of European Arthouse Cinema Day once again showcases the remarkable energy, reach, and collaborative spirit of the global arthouse movement. 

For the first time in the history of the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, the winner of both the Grand Prix and the Audience Award is the same film – The Good Daughter, directed by Spanish filmmaker Júlia de Paz Solvas.

On the evening of 21 November 2025  at the closing ceremony of the Black Nights Film festival at the Alexela Concert Hall, the jurys announced the films deemed the best, including the winning films of the 25th Youth and Children's Film Festival Just Film.

On November 21, the 24th Industry@Tallinn &; Baltic Event presented its awards at a joint closing ceremony with the Black Nights Film Festival. In total, 15 awards were given to film projects in various stages of scriptwriting, development, or post-production, along with two additional awards recognizing promising producers. Awards were also presented to the talents participating in Discovery Campus.

On November 21, the 24th Industry@Tallinn &; Baltic Event presented its awards at a joint closing ceremony with the Black Nights Film Festival. In total, 15 awards were given to film projects in various stages of scriptwriting, development, or post-production, along with two additional awards recognizing promising producers. Awards were also presented to the talents participating in Discovery Campus.

Denise Fernandes’s feature debut Hanami wins the third edition of the SMART7 Competition