About

Known credits:
25
Birthday:
1972-03-16
Place of birth:
Saaremaa, Estonia
Website:
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Veiko Õunpuu

Overview

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.

In 2006 he wrote and directed the independent short film Empty (Tühirand). In 2007 he adapted Mati Unt's novel Autumn Ball (Sügisball) that won the Horizon Award at the 64th Venice International Film Festival, which remains the highest international recognition an Estonian film has ever received.

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.

His third feature "Free Range" Premiered at 2014 Berlin International Film Festival and fourth "Roukli"(2015) at 28th Tokyo International Film Festival in 2016. "Free Range" was selected as the Estonian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.

Õunpuu has also done two stage directions in NO99 theatre in Tallinn. In 2010 Rainer Werner Fassbinder's play "City, Garbage and Death" and in 2016 Bertolt Brecht's "Mother Courage".

Known for

Acting
2020 The Last Ones Actor Helmsman Bohlen 58
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2020 Kunst on ainus pääsetee. Konrad Mägi eluloofilm Actor N/A
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2019 Konrad Mägi Actor Himself N/A
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2011 Rat Trap Actor Fence Builder 59
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2007 Autumn Ball Actor Guitarist at the Restaurant (uncredited) 58
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1997 All My Lenins Actor 58
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Directing
2020 The Last Ones Directing Director 58
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2015 Roukli Directing Director 58
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2013 Free Range Directing Director 58
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2011 60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero Directing Director 58
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2009 The Temptation of St. Tony Directing Director 59
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2007 Autumn Ball Directing Director 58
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2006 Empty Directing Director 59
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Writing
2020 The Last Ones Writing Screenplay 58
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2015 Roukli Writing Writer 58
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2013 Free Range Writing Screenplay 58
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2011 60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero Writing Writer 58
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2009 The Temptation of St. Tony Writing Screenplay 59
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2007 Autumn Ball Writing Screenplay 58
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2006 Empty Writing Screenplay 59
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Production
2002 Agent Wild Duck Production Producer 58
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Camera
2009 The Temptation of St. Tony Camera Camera Operator 59
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Crew
2020 The Last Ones Crew Translator 58
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Editing
2009 The Temptation of St. Tony Editing Editor 59
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2007 Autumn Ball Editing Editor 58
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