18-04-2024

The Invisible Fight and Smoke Sauna Sisterhood Share Estonian Film Awards for 2023

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    The Invisible Fight by Rainer Sarnet The Invisible Fight by Rainer Sarnet source: Estonian Film and Television Awards

    TALLINN: Rainer Sarnet’s comedy The Invisible Fight and Smoke Sauna Sisterhood by Anna Hints won most of the film awards, with nine and four trophies respectively, at the Estonian Film and Television Awards, organised by the Estonian Film Institute.

    The Invisible Fight received nine awards including Best Film, Best Screenplay, Best Actress and Best Actor, while Smoke Sauna Sisterhood was awarded in the Best Documentary, Best Director, Best Cinematographer and Best Sound categories.

    Film editor Kersti Miilen was presented with the Award for Contribution to the Estonian Film Industry.

    The ceremony was held on 12 April 2024.

    WINNERS:

    Best Film:
    The Invisible Fight (Estonia, Greece, Latvia, Finland)
    Directed by Rainer Sarnet 
    Produced by Homeless Bob Production
    Coproduced by Neda Film, White Picture, Helsinki Filmi
    Supported by the Estonian Film Institute, the Estonian Ministry of Culture, the Cultural Endowment of Estonia, Tallifornia, the National Film Centre of Latvia, the Riga Film Fund, the Investment and Development Agency of Latvia, the Greek Film Commission, EKOME Incentive Programme Greece, the Finnish Film Foundation, Creative Europe MEDIA, Eurimages

    Best Documentary:
    Smoke Sauna Sisterhood (Estonia, France, Iceland)
    Directed by Anna Hints 
    Produced by Alexandra Film
    Coproduced by Kepler 22 Productions, Ursus Parvus
    Supported by the Estonian Film Institute, the Cultural Endowment of Estonia, the Tartu Film Fund, Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée, Sacem, the Icelandic Film Centre, the Smoke Sauna Sisterhood by Anna Hints, credit: Alexandra FilmSundance Institute Documentary Fund

    Best Director:
    Anna Hints for Smoke Sauna Sisterhood (Estonia, France, Iceland)

    Best Scriptwriter:
    Rainer Sarnet for The Invisible Fight (Estonia, Greece, Latvia, Finland) 

    Best Actress:
    Ester Kuntu in The Invisible Fight (Estonia, Greece, Latvia, Finland)

    Best Actor:
    Ursel Tilk in  The Invisible Fight (Estonia, Greece, Latvia, Finland) 

    Best Cinematography:
    Ants Tammik for Smoke Sauna Sisterhood (Estonia, France, Iceland)

    Best Original Music:
    Hino Koshiro for The Invisible Fight (Estonia, Greece, Latvia, Finland) 

    Best Sound:
    Huldar Freyr Arnarson for Smoke Sauna Sisterhood (Estonia, France, Iceland)

    Best Production Design:
    Jaagup Roomet for The Invisible Fight (Estonia, Greece, Latvia, Finland)

    Best Editing:
    Jussi Rautaniemi for The Invisible Fight (Estonia, Greece, Latvia, Finland) 

    Best Costumes:
    Jaanus Vahtra for The Invisible Fight (Estonia, Greece, Latvia, Finland)

    Best Make-up:
    Anu Konze for The Invisible Fight (Estonia, Greece, Latvia, Finland)

    Best Animated Film:
    The Mystery of Missing Socks (Estonia)
    Directed by Oskar Lehemaa

    Best Short Film:
    A nagu armastus (Estonia)
    Directed by Indrek Spungin

    Best TV Series:
    Papsid (Estonia)

    Best TV Director:
    Märten Vaher

    Award for Contribution to the Estonian Film Industry:
    Film editor Kersti Miilen

    Published in Estonia

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