18-09-2020

Truth and Justice Dominates Delayed 2020 Estonian Film and Television Awards

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    TALLINN: Tanel Toom’s debut drama won five top awards at the fourth Estonian Film and Television Awards (EFTA). The gala, which was initially planned for April 2020, but was postponed until September due to the COVID-19 crisis, took place with a reduced number of guests in attendance.

    Truth and Justice, produced by Allfilm, won the most awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actor and Best Actress. The Best Actor award went to Priit Loog for the role of Andres, and Ester Kuntu received the Best Acress award.

    Another notable winner of the night was Old Man – the Movie directed by Mikk Mägi and Oskar Lehemaa, produced by BOP!. The puppet animated feature received awards for Sound Editing and Film Editing. The film also brought home the Best Film Artist award.

    The title of the Best Animated Film went to Toomas Beneath the Valley of the Wild Wolves directed by Chintis Lundgren and produced by Chintis Lundgreni Animatsioonistuudio, Croatia’s Adriatic Animation and France’s Miyu Prodcutions. Oskar Lehemaa’s short horror film Bad Hair, produced by Stellar Film, was named the Best Short Film.

    The Best Composer and Best Cinematographer awards went to Martti Helde’s Scandinavian Silence, produced by Estonia’s Three Brothers, French ARP Selection and Belgium’s Media International.

    The awards ceremony took place on 3 September.

    FULL LIST OF WINNERS:

    FILM AWARDS:

    Best Picture
    Truth and Justice
    Directed by Tanel Toom
    Produced by Allfilm
    Supported by the Estonian Film Institute, Truth and Justice was part of the Estonia 100 film program

    Best Documentary
    A Year Full of Drama
    Directed by Marta Pulk
    Produced by Kinoteater
    Supported by the Estonian Film Institute

    Best Animated Film
    Toomas Beneath the Valley of the Wild Wolves
    Directed by Chintis Lundgren
    Produced by by Chintis Lundgreni Animatsioonistuudio, Adriatic Animation, Miyu Prodcutions
    Supported by the Estonian Film Institute, Cultural Endowment of Estonia, the Croatian Audiovisual Centre

    Best Short Film
    Bad Hair
    Directed by Oskar Lehemaa
    Produced by Stellar Film
    Supported by the Estonian Film Institute, Cultural Endowment of Estonia

    Best Actress
    Ester Kuntu for Truth and Justice

    Best Actor
    Priit Loog for Truth and Justice

    Best Director
    Tanel Toom for Truth and Justice
     
    Best Script
    Tanel Toom for Truth and Justice

    Best Sound
    Tanel Kadalipp for Old Man – The Movie
    Directed by Mikk Mägi, Oskar Lehemaa
    Produced by BOP! and Apollo Film Productions
    Supported by the by Estonian Film Institute, Cultural Endowment of Estonia

    Best Editing
    Oskar Lehemaa for Old Man – The Movie

    Best Production Design
    Triin Paumer, Sven-Tõnis Puskar for Old Man – The Movie

    Best Costume Designer
    Kristiina Ago for Truth and Justice

    Best Composer
    Mikk Pedaja for Scandinavian Silence
    Directed by Martti Helde
    Produced by Three Brothers (Estonia), ARP Selection, Media International
    Supported by the Estonian Film Institute, Cultural Endowment of Estonia

    Best Cinematographer
    Erik Põllumaa & Sten-Johan Lill for Scandinavian Silence

    Film persona of the year
    Karin Tetsmann for Truth and Justice

    TV AWARDS:

    Best Entertainment Programme
    Kaks kanget Sovetistanis
    Produced by TV3

    Best TV Actor
    Tambet Tuisk for Traitor / Reetur
    Produced by the Estonian Public Broadcasting

    Best TV Series
    Lahutus Eesti moodi
    Produced by the Estonian Public Broadcasting

    Best Current Affairs Programme
    First Studio / Esimene stuudio
    Produced by the Estonian Public Broadcasting

    Best New Programme
    Roaldi Retked
    Produced by Kanal2

    Best Real Life Programme
    Üle noatera
    Produced by the Estonian Public Broadcasting

    Best reality-show
    Overboard / Üle parda
    Produced by the Estonian Public Broadcasting

    Best Special
    Laulu- ja tantsupidu 2019. Minu arm
    Produced by the Estonian Public Broadcasting

    Best Entertainment Programme Host(s)
    Kristjan Jõekalda and Teet Margna

    Best Reporter
    Marian Võsumets for Reporter
    Produced by Kanal2

    Best TV interview
    Marko Reikop (Interview with President Kersti Kaljulaid)
    Produced by Estonian Public Broadcasting

    Best Journalistic Story
    Pealtnägija – the stories of Jane Paberit / Jane Paberiti lood (Taavi Eilat)

    Best Content Creator
    Mihkel Ulman

    Best TV Director
    Anna Stepanova

    TV Person of the Year
    Marite Kallasmaa