Tallinn Unveils 18 Works in Progress: Cannes-Selected Kristijonas Vildžiūnas and Rising Talents Josef Brandl, Claudia Estrada Tarascó Make the Cut (Exclusive)

The psycho thriller “Lex Julia” by Finland’s Laura Hyppönen (“Live East Die Young”) and fantasy drama “Dice-Ching-o-Mat” by Lithuania’s Kristijonas Vildžiūnas, who was selected for Cannes Un Certain Regard with “You Am I” have both been selected for the Works in Progress session of the Industry @Tallinn & Baltic Event.

Also among its buzzy titles is “Superbuhei,” the directorial debut of German production designer Josef Grandl who has worked with Wes Anderson and Steve Spielberg.

This year’s slate of 18 projects from 12 countries, split between the International Works in Progress, Baltic Event Works in Progress and Just Film Works in Progress, will be pitched Nov. 20 and 21 at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival’s Industry event.

Beyond the solid Baltic lineup, Spanish-language projects will weigh in heavily via the festival’s Focus on Catalonia and growing submissions from Latin America. “We could almost have created a full Spanish-language works…