User:Melodygetra/Just Film

Just Film is the biggest youth and children's film sub-festival of the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF), which consists of a competition programme of children's and youth films and special programs. Just Film takes place every year in November, similar to the main PÖFF program.

Just Film screens wide variety of films that would otherwise remain undiscovered by mainstream cinema. Some of them will make you cry, some will make you laugh, some will change your life. Audiences of all ages will find something to their liking. About 50 films are screened at the festival every year, and with its audience, Just Film has become one of the largest youth and children's events in Estonia, which is visited by nearly 20,000 film enthusiasts every year.

Just Film was founded to give children and youth the possibility to see through film what happens around them and around the world. The aim is to show kids the critical points of society and to make them more understanding and empathic.

Just Film wants to be part of creating a society where people appreciate quality movies and see that together we really can change the world. We value diversity, respect and equality highly.

Just Film also contributes to education by offering teachers the opportunity to include valuable films in teaching.

To date, Just Film has brought a total of 536 full-length films from many famous filmmakers to Estonia, such as Gus van Sant, Vanessa Jopp, Tony Key. In addition to famous directors, the world's biggest and most popular children's and youth films have reached the opening and closing ceremony of the festival. This is how we have adventured with Harry Potter and experienced the wars between werewolves and vampires in the Twilight Saga. Big and small film lovers have also been able to see new versions of the movies "Finding Nemo" and "The Lion King".

Just Film's team works to show children and young people what an individual can achieve - everyone is important and capable of doing great, regardless of their background or social status.

Our main focus group is 13-25 year olds and we work very closely with schools and teachers in Estonia.

Programmes
Competitions:


 * International Competition programme for youth feature films
 * International Competition programme for children’s feature films
 * International Competition programme for junior films
 * #youngfilmmaker International Competition programme

In addition:


 * Youth film programme
 * Children's film programme
 * The children rights programme
 * Science360°
 * DOC@Just
 * Just Film x Koolitants