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Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival brings you "Meet the Filmmakers" episode “Time To The Target”. Interview with the director Vitaly Mansky, interviewer Mike Arnott.
Come and step into the conversation and uncover the secrets behind these burning questions:
1) Why is this film so long — what’s behind the pacing, the directing style, camera movements and long takes?
2) How has the film been received internationally?
3) What does Vitaly Mansky hope the audience takes away from this film?
Ask no more—this interview spills the answers you didn’t even know you were chasing.
Ukrainian-Russian documentarian Vitaly Mansky’s films have been screened at film festivals worldwide and he has received over 100 international awards. The magazine Modern Times Review has even described him as one of Eastern Europe’s most courageous documentary filmmakers. In his 2025 arresting portrait of life during wartime, “Time to the Target,” he allows audiences to breathe, to absorb the smallest details and even, somehow, to laugh as his camera focuses on Lviv in western Ukraine. Once considered a relatively safe place, Lviv now reminds us that even those far from the front lines are not safe from military attacks. The title “Time To The Target” refers to the time it takes for a rocket to reach its target.
Read more about the film:
https://poff.ee/en/film/time-to-the-target/
PÖFF TV is a special online festival channel to supplement the film programme, to share the emotions and meanings of the film world and exclusive interviews with festival guests.
PÖFF TV is brought to you by Ruum:um, Photopoint and Co-funded by the European Union.
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Tallinna Pimedate Ööde filmifestival toob teieni saate “Meet the filmmakers”, peaosas film “Aeg sihtmärgini”. Intervjuu filmi režissööri Vitaly Manskyga, kellega vestles Mike Arnott.
Kuula kaasa ja saa vastused nendele põletavatele küsimustele:
1) Miks on film nii pikk ja millest tuleneb selle aeglane rütm, kaamerakeel ja pikkade kaadrite kasutamine?
2) Millist vastukaja on “Aeg sihtmärgini” üle maailma seni saanud?
3) Mida loodab Vitaly Mansky, et publik sellest filmist endaga kaasa võtab?
Tundub põnev? Ära muretse, vastused pole üldse kaugel…
Ukraina-vene dokumentalisti Vitaly Mansky filme on linastatud filmifestivalidel üle kogu maailma ning ta on pälvinud üle saja rahvusvahelise auhinna. Ajakiri Modern Times Review on nimetanud teda ka üheks Ida-Euroopa julgeimaks dokumentaalfilmide režissööriks. Mansky 2025. aasta lummavas portrees sõjaaja elust „Aeg sihtmärgini” annab ta vaatajatele võimaluse hingata, kogeda ja läbi elada igat pisematki nüanssi - ja isegi naerda - kui tema kaamerasilm keskendub Lääne-Ukrainas asuvale Lvivile. Seda paika peeti kunagi suhteliselt turvaliseks, kuid nüüd pole isegi rindest kaugel elav Ukraina elanikkond sõjaliste rünnakute eest kaitstud. Pealkiri „Aeg sihtmärgini” viitabki ajale, mis kulub raketil sihtmärgini jõudmiseks.
Loe veel filmi kohta:
https://poff.ee/en/film/time-to-the-target/
Lisaks filmifestivali filmiprogrammile linastub internetis PÖFF TV kanal, mis toob teieni eksklusiivsed intervjuud filmitegijatega ja aitab avada filmimaailma telgitaguseid.
PÖFF TV toob teieni Ruum:um, Photopoint ning kaasrahastab Euroopa Liit.
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival brings you "Meet the Filmmakers" episode “Time To The Target”. Interview with the director Vitaly Mansky, interviewer Mike Arnott.
Come and step into the conversation and uncover the secrets behind these burning questions:
1) Why is this film so long — what’s behind the pacing, the directing style, camera movements and long takes?
2) How has the film been received internationally?
3) What does Vitaly Mansky hope the audience takes away from this film?
Ask no more—this interview spills the answers you didn’t even know you were chasing.
Ukrainian-Russian documentarian Vitaly Mansky’s films have been screened at film festivals worldwide and he has received over 100 international awards. The magazine Modern Times Review has even described him as one of Eastern Europe’s most courageous documentary filmmakers. In his 2025 arresting portrait of life during wartime, “Time to the Target,” he allows audiences to breathe, to absorb the smallest details and even, somehow, to laugh as his camera focuses on Lviv in western Ukraine. Once considered a relatively safe place, Lviv now reminds us that even those far from the front lines are not safe from military attacks. The title “Time To The Target” refers to the time it takes for a rocket to reach its target.
Read more about the film:
https://poff.ee/en/film/time-to-the-target/
PÖFF TV is a special online festival channel to supplement the film programme, to share the emotions and meanings of the film world and exclusive interviews with festival guests.
PÖFF TV is brought to you by Ruum:um, Photopoint and Co-funded by the European Union.
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Tallinna Pimedate Ööde filmifestival toob teieni saate “Meet the filmmakers”, peaosas film “Aeg sihtmärgini”. Intervjuu filmi režissööri Vitaly Manskyga, kellega vestles Mike Arnott.
Kuula kaasa ja saa vastused nendele põletavatele küsimustele:
1) Miks on film nii pikk ja millest tuleneb selle aeglane rütm, kaamerakeel ja pikkade kaadrite kasutamine?
2) Millist vastukaja on “Aeg sihtmärgini” üle maailma seni saanud?
3) Mida loodab Vitaly Mansky, et publik sellest filmist endaga kaasa võtab?
Tundub põnev? Ära muretse, vastused pole üldse kaugel…
Ukraina-vene dokumentalisti Vitaly Mansky filme on linastatud filmifestivalidel üle kogu maailma ning ta on pälvinud üle saja rahvusvahelise auhinna. Ajakiri Modern Times Review on nimetanud teda ka üheks Ida-Euroopa julgeimaks dokumentaalfilmide režissööriks. Mansky 2025. aasta lummavas portrees sõjaaja elust „Aeg sihtmärgini” annab ta vaatajatele võimaluse hingata, kogeda ja läbi elada igat pisematki nüanssi - ja isegi naerda - kui tema kaamerasilm keskendub Lääne-Ukrainas asuvale Lvivile. Seda paika peeti kunagi suhteliselt turvaliseks, kuid nüüd pole isegi rindest kaugel elav Ukraina elanikkond sõjaliste rünnakute eest kaitstud. Pealkiri „Aeg sihtmärgini” viitabki ajale, mis kulub raketil sihtmärgini jõudmiseks.
Loe veel filmi kohta:
https://poff.ee/en/film/time-to-the-target/
Lisaks filmifestivali filmiprogrammile linastub internetis PÖFF TV kanal, mis toob teieni eksklusiivsed intervjuud filmitegijatega ja aitab avada filmimaailma telgitaguseid.
PÖFF TV toob teieni Ruum:um, Photopoint ning kaasrahastab Euroopa Liit.
