On 17 September, during a special gala ceremony held in Tallinn, the winners of the Estonian Film and Television Awards (EFTAs) were announced. The accolades, established in 2017, aim to honour the achievements of national cinema and television, and are organised by the Estonian Film Institute, the Cultural Endowment of Estonia, national pubcaster ERR, Elisa and Telia.

This year, the event saw the triumph of Veiko Õunpuu’s The Last Ones [+lire aussi :
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It was also a great night for young Colombian director Carlos Lesmes. An alumnus of Tallinn’s Baltic Film and Media School, with his documentary A Loss of Something Ever Felt [+lire aussi :
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Other gongs went to Mari Lill, who was crowned with the Best Actress Award for the bloody family film Kratt [+lire aussi :
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Here is the list of the main award winners:

Best Fiction Film
The Last Ones [+lire aussi :
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Best Documentary Film
A Loss of Something Ever Felt [+lire aussi :
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Best Animated Film
The Stork – Morten Tšinakov, Lucija Mrzljak

Best Short Film
Kilpkonn ja jänes – Ülo Pikkov

Best Actress
Mari Lill – Kratt [+lire aussi :
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Best Actor
Tommi Korpela – The Last Ones

Best Director
Veiko Õunpuu – The Last Ones

Best Screenplay
Lauri Randla – Goodbye Soviet Union [+lire aussi :
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Best Cinematography
Sten-Johan Lill – The Last Ones

Best Composer
Timo Steiner – Ülo Sooster. The Man Who Dried a Towel in the Wind

Best Production Design
Eugen Tamberg – On the Water [+lire aussi :
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Best Sound
Külli Tüli, Fred Jüssi, Henri Kuus, Horret Kuus – Fred Jüssi. The Beauty of Being

Best Editing
Hendrik Mägar – A Loss of Something Ever Felt

Best Costumes
Liis Plato – Rain [+lire aussi :
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Filmmaker of the Year
Kaire Hendrikson (make-up artist)

Best TV Series
EnsV – Marko Piirsoo

Best TV Actress
Epp Eespäev – Valguses ja varjus

Best TV Actor
Kaspar Velberg – Tulejoonel