EFTA

By EFI Photos by Erlend Štaub

On the 14th of April 2023, the Estonian Film and TV awards gala took place, where this year's EFTA award recipients were announced.

The feature Kalev (directed by Ove Musting and produced by Piller Rünk & Maria Avdjushko) was the biggest winner of the evening - it won altogether six awards, including the Best Film and the Best Director awards. A total of 31 awards were handed out, of which 16 were in the film categories and 15 in the TV categories.

The Best Short Film award went to Dear Travellers (producers: Johanna Maria Paulson, Evelin Penttilä; director Madli Lääne; Maarja

Johanna Mägi

production company: Stellar Film). The Documentary Film award went to Machina Faust (produc er: Kaupo Kruusiauk; director: Kaupo Kruusiauk; produc tion company: Flo Film).

Aidi Vallik

(The Sleeping Beast) was declared the Best Screenwriter, and the prize for the Best Animated Film went to

Dog-Apartment (producer: Kerdi Oengo; director: Priit Tender; production company: Nukufilm). The Best Film Composer is Mihkel Zilmer and the Best Sound Director is Matis Rei - both received awards for their work in the movie Kalev.

Maarja Johanna Mägi won the Best Actress EFTA for her work in the film Melchior the Apothecary. The Ghost. Mait Malmsten (Kalev) was declared the Best Actor. The Production Design award went to Matis Mäesalu (Melchior the Apothecary. The Ghost), that film also won the prize for the Best

Make-up Artist that went to Gristina Pahmann. The EFTA for the Best Costume Designer went to Mare Raidma for creating period costumes in the sports drama Kalev. The Best Cinematographer award went to Max Golomidov for the documentary Hippodrome, and Andris Grants (The Sleeping Beast) was announced the Best Film Editor.

The Achievement in Filmmaking award went to Ave Kuik - a legendary set costumer who was thanked by many of her students and colleagues. EF