Spanish Film The Good Daughter Wins Grand Prix and Audience Choice at Tallinn Film Festival – Complete Winners List
For the first time in its history, the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) has recognized the same film as the winner of both its Grand Prix and Audience Award. The honor went to The Good Daughter, directed by Spanish filmmaker Júlia de Paz Solvas.
The 29th edition of the festival celebrated its award ceremony, with accolades spanning six sub-festival competition programs, including Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event and the youth-focused Just Film.
The festival ran from November 7 to 23, and the complete list of winners includes:
Official Selection Competition
Grand Prix for the Best Film
The Good Daughter — Directed by Júlia de Paz Solvas, produced by Sergio Grobas and Stefan Schmitz.
Best Director
Ali Vatansever — Lifelike (Turkey, Greece, Romania).
Best Cinematography
Yutaka Yamazaki — The Imaginary Dog and the Lying Cat (Japan).
Best Actress
Kiara Arancibia — The Good Daughter.
Best Actor
Aladdin Detlefsen and Kanji Tsuda — The Frog and the Water (Germany).
Best Original Score
Erdem Helvacıoğlu — Lifelike.
Best Production Design
Chris Richmond and David Hand — Think of England (United Kingdom).
First Feature Competition
Best Film Award
Hercules Falling (Denmark).
Best Director
Samuel Abrahams — Lady (United Kingdom).
Special Prize for Best Editing
Jan Van Der Weken — Sunday Ninth, directed by Kat Steppe (Belgium).
Special Prize for Best Production Design
Easy Girl — Directed by Hille Norden (Germany).
Critics’ Picks Competition
Best Film Award
China Sea — Directed by Jurgis Matulevičius, produced by Ieva Cern and Stasys Baltakis (Lithuania, Taiwan, Poland, Czechia).
Best Director Award
Matías Szulanski — A Summer Tale (Argentina).
Special Mention to Ali Nasirian
Oh, What Happy Days — Directed by Homayoun Ghanizadeh (Iran, France, Canada).
Special Mention to Eeva Mägi
Mo Papa (Estonia).
Rebels with a Cause Competition
Best Film Award
The Baronesses — Directed by Nabil Ben Yadir and Mokhtaria Badaoui, produced by Benoît Roland and Yadir (Belgium, Luxembourg, France).
Best Director
Adrian Sitaru — Blindsight (Romania, Turkey).
Best Short Film
Pay Day — Directed by Päivi Hirsiaho (Finland).
Baltic Film Competition
Best Baltic Film Award
The Visitor — Directed by Vytautas Katkus, produced by Marija Razgute, Brigita Beniusyte, Elisa Fernanda Pirir, Anna-Maria Kantarius, and Mimmi Spång (Lithuania, Norway, Sweden).
Best Director
Gabriele Urbonaite — Renovation (Lithuania, Latvia, Belgium).
Best Baltic Producer for Co-production
Becoming — Directed by Zhannat Alshanova, produced by Jean-Laurent Csinidis, Denis Vaslin, and Marija Razgutė (France, Kazakhstan, Netherlands, Lithuania, Sweden).
Doc@PÖFF International Competition
Best Film Award
Days of Wonder — Directed by Karin Pennanen (Finland, Denmark, Norway).
Best Cinematography Award
Max Golomidov, Edge Of The Night — Directed by Vladimir Loginov (Estonia).
Jury Special Prize
Raisa Răzmeriță, Electing Ms. Santa — Directed by Raisa Răzmeriță (Moldova, Romania).
Doc@PÖFF Baltic Competition
Best Film Award
Holy Destructors — Directed by Aistė Žegulytė (Lithuania, France, Latvia).
Jury Special Prize
My Family and Other Clowns — Directed by Heilika Pikkov and Liina Särkinen (Estonia).
Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema Jury Prize
The Muralist — Directed by Sengedorj Janchivdorj (Mongolia).
International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) Award
Hercules Falling — Directed by Christian Bonke.
Audience Award
The Good Daughter.
Lifetime Achievement Awards
Juozas Budraitis and Janno Põldma.
Honorary Award
Jessica Hausner.
Bruno O’ya Young Actor Scholarship
Ursel Tilk.
