The XXXVII Pärnu International Documentary and Science Film Festival will take place from July 3- 9, 2023
Film submission deadline has been extended until the 15th of March
WELCOME TO THE XXXVII PÄRNU FILM FESTIVAL
XXXVII Pärnu Film Festival will take place from July 3- 9, 2023 in Pärnu
and July 10-16, 2023 in other cities of Estonia. In autumn of 2023, the
awarded docs will be screened at The Academy of Sciences and the Art
Museum of Estonia in Tallinn as well as in the Estonian National Museum
in Tartu.
We welcome submissions from all over the world. Choosing the films to
the festival the organizers focus on documentaries of high artistic and
scientific quality. We welcome documentaries in any length.
Film submission deadline has been extended until the 15th of March and
the submission fee is 10 euros per entry.
The winners of the festival share the traditional cake (from left): Maria Shevtchenko /Ukraine), Oleksiy Radynski (Ukraine), Uliana Osovska (Ukraine), Boris van der Avoort (Belgium).
AWARDS OF THE XXXVI PÄRNU FILM FESTIVAL
Estonian People’s Award voted by TV-audience
TALES OF A TOY HORSE by Ulyana Osovska, Denis Strashnyi, Ukraine-Estonia
Grand Prize of the festival for the the best artistic achievement –
THE WAKEFUL SLEEPER, Boris Van der Avoort, Belgium
The best doc on survival of indigenous peoples SURVIVING FORTRESS by Farshad Fadaian, Iran
The best science film SHEPHERDS OF THE EARTH by Iiris Härmä, Finland/Kenya
The best art film – INFINITY ACCORDING TO FLORIAN by Oleksiy Radynski, Ukraine
The best short doc EXPIRATION by Joris Cottin, Canada
The best documentary essay THE LAST ONE by Fariz Ahmedov, Azerbaijan
The best doc for youth OFF THE RAILS by Peter Day, UK
Special prize for doc for youth HELLO WORLD by Kenneth Elvebakk, Norway/Sweden
The best student docs UNDER THE SKY by Marta Skiba, Poland and BIRTHMARK by Maria Shevchenko, Ukraine
The best Baltic Film and Media School doc CIRCUS by Joosep Ehasalu, Estonia
A special mention by the festival HERD by Omer Daida, Israel
A special mention by the festival TURN YOUR BODY TO THE SUN by Aliona van der Horst, Netherland
A special mention by the festival LOVE WILL COME LATER by Julia Furer, Switzerland
A special mention by the festival NEIGHBOURHOOD OF INFINITY by Mark Aitken, UK
The Festival Palace was built up according to the project by legendary Livonian architect Augusts Reinbergs in 1902. It was created for Girls Gymnasium of Pärnu, now it is the home for Pärnu Old Town Basic School. In midsummer, it becomes the Festival Palace.
The office of Pärnu Film Festival is located in the Museum of New Art. This building was raised for a bank according to the project by architects Alar Kotli and Anton Soans in 1938.
