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The Temptation of St. Tony (2009)

Original title: Püha Tõnu kiusamine

Feature film | Drama Duration 110:00

Festivals, awards, nominations

  • Award, Cannes Film Festival (France), 2008, MEDIA 2008 European Talent Award: Veiko Õunpuu (for the feature film project The Temptation of St. Tony)
  • Prize, Annual Award of AV Division of Estonian Cultural Endowment (Estonia), 2009, Best Film of the Year
  • Award, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (Czechia), 2010, East of the West: International Competition - Special Jury Mention
  • Award, Riga International Film Festival (Latvia), 2010, Best Baltic Feature; FIPRESCI Award; International Competition for Fiction Films - Interfilm Jury Prize
  • Award, FilmFestival Cottbus (Germany), 2010, Prize for an Outstanding Actor: Taavi Eelmaa
  • Award, Tous Ecrans International Fiction Film Festival (Geneva, Switzerland) , 2010, FIPRESCI Award
  • Award, PÖFF - Black Nights Film Festival (Tallinn, Estonia), 2010, Scottish Leader Estonian Film Award; FIPRESCI Award: Best Baltic Feature
  • Award, 2morrow/Zavtra - International Festival of Independent Films (Moscow, Russia), 2010, Glass Eye Award (Best Director of Cinematography): Mart Taniel
  • Award, European Film Festival (Palić, Serbia), 2010, Parallels and Encounters: International competition - Jury Special Mention
  • Award, Athens International Film Festival (Greece), 2010, International competition - Best Film
  • Award, BIFFF - Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival (Belgium), 2011, Long Features Competition - 7th Orbit Award
  • Award, REC - International Film Festival of Tarragona (Spain), 2011, International competition - Grand Prix
  • Award, Lume International Film Festival (Sao Luis, Brazil), 2011, International Feature Film Competition - Best Director: Veiko Õunpuu
  • Nomination, European Film Awards, 2010, Nomination for European Production Designer: Markku Pätilä, Jaagup Roomet
  • Participation, OSCAR - The Award of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (USA), 2010, National Nominee, Foreign Language Film
  • Participation, Sundance Film Festival (USA), 2010, International competition: World Cinema Dramatic Competition
  • Participation, IFFR - International Film Festival Rotterdam (Netherlands), 2010, Tiger Awards Competition
  • Participation, Göteborg Film Festival (Sweden), 2010, Closing film
  • Participation, Hong Kong International Film Festival (China), 2010, Section: Global Vision
  • Participation, Nordic Film Week (Vienna, Austria), 2010, Opening film
  • Participation, Sydney Film Festival (Australia), 2010, Section: Freak Me Out
  • Participation, Era New Horizons (Wroclaw, Poland), 2010, International Competition: New Horizons
  • Participation, Sarajevo Film Festival (Bosnia and Herzegovina), 2010, Programme: Panorama; Closing film
  • Participation, Helsinki International Film Festival – Love & Anarchy (Finland), 2010, Estonian Section: Hello, Estonia!
  • Participation, BFI London Film Festival (Great Britain), 2010
  • Participation, Tokyo International Film Festival (Japan), 2010, Section: World Cinema
  • Participation, Sevilla European Film Festival (Spain), 2010, European Film Academy Selection Competition
  • Participation, Northern Film Festival (Leeuwarden, Netherlands), 2010, Interregional Competition
  • Participation, Scanorama European Film Forum (Vilnius, Kaunas, Klaipeda; Lithuania), 2010, Programme: Crossing Europe
  • Participation, AFI EU Film Showcase (Silver Spring, Washington D.C., USA), 2010
  • Participation, Leeds International Film Festival (Great Britain), 2010, Official Selection
  • Participation, European Film Festival (Muces, Segovia; Spain), 2010
  • Participation, Anchorage International Film Festival (USA), 2010, International Competition
  • Participation, Festival on Wheels (Ankara, Turkey), 2010
  • Participation, Tromsö International Film Festival (Norway), 2011
  • Participation, Keswick Film Festival (Great Britain), 2011
  • Participation, Cinema Mundi International Film Festival (Brno, Czechia), 2011
  • Participation, Cinema Mundi (Łodz, Poland), 2011
  • Participation, Northern Lights (Sofia, Bulgaria), 2011
  • Participation, Days of European Film (Czechia), 2011
  • Participation, EU Film Days (Tōkyō, Japan), 2011
  • Participation, Estonian Film Days (Ottawa, Canada), 2011
  • Participation, TIFF - Transilvania International Film Festival (Cluj, Romania), 2011
  • Participation, Stalker Film Festival (Tallinn, Estonia), 2011
  • Participation, Cinematic International Film Festival (Piestany, Slovakia), 2011
  • Participation, Estonian Cultural Days in Antwerpen (Belgium), 2011
  • Participation, Lume International Film Festival (Sao Luis, Brazil), 2011, International Competition
  • Participation, Haifa International Film Festival (Israel), 2011
  • Participation, Cambridge Film Festival (Great Britain), 2012

Partners and Sponsors

  • Kultuuriministeerium
  • EFI
  • Eesti Kultuurkapital
  • ERR
  • Rahvusarhiiv
  • BFM
  • Kinoliit
  • Eesti Filmiajakirjanike ühing
  • Tallinnfilm