Veiko Õunpuu
Veiko Õunpuu (born March 16, 1972 in Saaremaa) is an Estonian film director and screenwriter who is best known for his artistic movies Autumn Ball (Sügisball, 2007) and The Temptation of St. Tony (Püha Tõnu kiusamine, 2009). Õunpuu's films are usually slow paced artistic movies with eccentric characters.
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[edit] Film work
In 2006 he wrote and directed independent short film Empty (Tühirand). In 2007 he adapted Mati Unt's novel Autumn Ball (Sügisball) that won Horizon Award in Venice Film Festival and is still the highest international recognition Estonian film ever had.
In 2010 Õunpuu's second feature drama The Temptation of St. Tony (Püha Tõnu kiusamine) screened in Sundance Film Festival. The film was selected as Estonia's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards,[1] but it didn't make the final shortlist.[2]
[edit] Filmography
- Director
- The Temptation of St. Tony (2009) (Püha Tõnu kiusamine)[3]
- Autumn Ball (2007) (Sügisball)[4]
- Empty (2006) (Tühirand) (short film).[5][6]
[edit] Awards
- Venice Film Festival
- Won: Venice Horizon Award for Autumn Ball (2007) (Sügisball)
[edit] References
- ^ Holdsworth, Nick (2010-09-10). "Estonia enters 'St. Tony' in Oscar race". Variety. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118024001.html?categoryId=19&cs=1. Retrieved 2010-09-14.
- ^ "9 Foreign Language Films Continue to Oscar Race". oscars.org. http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2011/20110119.html. Retrieved 2011-01-19.
- ^ ""Püha Tõnu kiusamine" jõudis Sundance’i võistlusprogrammi" (in Estonian). filmiveeb.ee. http://www.filmiveeb.ee/uudised/1148/Püha-Tõnu-kiusamine-jõudis-Sundance’i-võistlusprogrammi/. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
- ^ "Kes? Mis? Kus? 2008, lk. 344, 345[Full citation needed]
- ^ . Selle filmi eest sai ta 2006 kultuurkapitali audiovisuaalse sihtkapitali preemia parima mängufilmi eest 50 000 krooni
- ^ "Kes? Mis? Kus?" 2008, lk. 366
- Jaan Ruus, "Õunpuu ränk heitlus elu ja kunsti nimel", Eesti Ekspress, 18. oktoober 2009
