Veiko Õunpuu
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Veiko Õunpuu 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.
(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
, but it didn't make the final shortlist.
Estonians
Estonians are a Finnic people closely related to the Finns and inhabiting, primarily, the country of Estonia. They speak a Finnic language known as Estonian...
film director and screenwriter who is best known for his artistic movies Autumn Ball
Autumn Ball
Autumn Ball is a 2007 Estonian drama film directed by Veiko Õunpuu, adapted from Mati Unt's 1979 novel of the same name. The film depicts six desolate people of different yet similar fates in characteristically Soviet pre-fabricated housing units ....
(Sügisball, 2007) and The Temptation of St. Tony
The Temptation of St. Tony
The Temptation of St. Tony is a 2009 Estonian film written and directed by Veiko Õunpuu, starring Taavi Eelmaa. The plot has been described as a black comedy and centers around a successful, middle aged man who becomes interested in questions about morality...
(Püha Tõnu kiusamine, 2009). Õunpuu's films are usually slow paced artistic movies with eccentric characters.
Film work
In 2006 he wrote and directed independent short film EmptyEmpty
Empty is a six-episode BBC Two sitcom first broadcast on 28 February 2008. It stars Gregor Fisher and Billy Boyd as Jacky Allen and Tony MacBryan respectively, two men who work for a property maintenance company 'Greater Glasgow Building Services'....
(Tühirand). In 2007 he adapted Mati Unt
Mati Unt
Mati Unt was an Estonian writer, essayist and theatre director....
's novel Autumn Ball
Autumn Ball
Autumn Ball is a 2007 Estonian drama film directed by Veiko Õunpuu, adapted from Mati Unt's 1979 novel of the same name. The film depicts six desolate people of different yet similar fates in characteristically Soviet pre-fabricated housing units ....
(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
The Temptation of St. Tony
The Temptation of St. Tony is a 2009 Estonian film written and directed by Veiko Õunpuu, starring Taavi Eelmaa. The plot has been described as a black comedy and centers around a successful, middle aged man who becomes interested in questions about morality...
(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
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the Academy Awards of Merit, popularly known as the Oscars, handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences...
at the 83rd Academy Awards
83rd Academy Awards
The 83rd Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences , honored the best films of 2010 and took place February 27, 2011, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles beginning at 5:30 p.m. PST / 8:30 p.m. EST. During the ceremony, Academy Awards ...
, but it didn't make the final shortlist.
Filmography
Director- The Temptation of St. TonyThe Temptation of St. TonyThe Temptation of St. Tony is a 2009 Estonian film written and directed by Veiko Õunpuu, starring Taavi Eelmaa. The plot has been described as a black comedy and centers around a successful, middle aged man who becomes interested in questions about morality...
(2009) (Püha Tõnu kiusamine) - Autumn BallAutumn BallAutumn Ball is a 2007 Estonian drama film directed by Veiko Õunpuu, adapted from Mati Unt's 1979 novel of the same name. The film depicts six desolate people of different yet similar fates in characteristically Soviet pre-fabricated housing units ....
(2007) (Sügisball) - EmptyEmptyEmpty is a six-episode BBC Two sitcom first broadcast on 28 February 2008. It stars Gregor Fisher and Billy Boyd as Jacky Allen and Tony MacBryan respectively, two men who work for a property maintenance company 'Greater Glasgow Building Services'....
(2006) (Tühirand) (short film).
Awards
Venice Film Festival- Won: Venice Horizon Award for Autumn BallAutumn BallAutumn Ball is a 2007 Estonian drama film directed by Veiko Õunpuu, adapted from Mati Unt's 1979 novel of the same name. The film depicts six desolate people of different yet similar fates in characteristically Soviet pre-fabricated housing units ....
(2007) (Sügisball)
External links
- Veiko Õunpuu at the Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...