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The Film Awards Were Given Out The ceremony of the Estonian Film and Television Awards (EFTA) was held in September 2022 where awards for the best film and TV projects as well as the related professionals of 2021 were given out. By EFI Photos by Erlend Štaub
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his year, 148 nominees in the field of film, and 113 nominees in the field of television, were submitted to the EFTA award competition. The award ceremony was broadcast live by Estonian Public Broadcasting, and in total 30 awards were given out, including 15 in the field of film, and 15 in the field of television. The jury of film and TV professionals selected the winners. Film director German Golub, winner of the Student Academy Award, was the chairman of the film jury of EFTA
Special Award winners Andris Feldmanis and Riina Sildos (Compartment No. 6).
Best Actress award went to Alice Siil. (Kids of the Night).
and the main organizer of the event is the Estonian Film Institute. The award of Best Achievement in Film Making Art went to the team of feature film Compartment No. 6. As the main production company behind the film comes from Finland, the feature did not classify for film awards in Estonia. However, the Estonian co-production team of the film that was awarded the Grand Prix in Cannes, and that had an Estonian co-production team – led by Riina Sildos and screenwriters Andris Feld-
The Best Director and Best Documentary award winner Rainer Sarnet (The Diary of Vaino Vahing).
