Veiko Õunpuu (b. 1972, Saaremaal, Estonia) studied business management, literary theory and semiotics at Tallinn University, and painting at the Estonian Academy of Arts. In 2006 he shot the mid-length film Empty (Tühirand), which screened at numerous festivals. His feature debut Autumn Ball (Sügisball, 2007) took Best Film in the Orizzonti section at the Venice IFF. His second feature, the black-and-white parable The Temptation of St. Tony (2010), premiered in competition at Sundance and then hit the international festival circuit. At the Karlovy Vary IFF in 2010, the movie was awarded a Special Jury Mention in the East of the West competition. Free Range / Ballad on Approving of the World, the director's third film, premiered in the Forum section at this year's Berlinale.
MFF Karlovy Vary
