Tartuff (originally tARTuFF) is an annual romance film festival held since 2006 every August in Tartu, the second biggest city in Estonia.
Tartuff is organized by the Black Nights Film Festival and it takes place in Tartu Town Hall Square (Raekoja plats), where films are shown on a big screen free of charge. In addition, documentaries are shown in the Athena Center. The film programme is supported by discussions and lectures during the day. Viewers are invited to choose their favourite among the films screened.
Tartuff is the biggest open-air film festival in the Baltics.
History Tartuff was created by Black Nights Film Festival together with HÕFF in 2006. The idea came from the founder of PÖFF Tiina Lokk-Tramberg, who based it on a similar film festival in Vienna.
The first Tartuff in 2006 screened 24 films and the TV miniseries Dekalog by Polish director Krzysztof Kieślowski. Nearly 10,000 attended the festival, as well as a one-day conference on cultural tolerance. Pedro Almodóvar's Volver was voted audience favourite.
The second Tartuff in 2007 screened 24 films. 10 000 attended the showings and a two-day conference on "The tolerants of religion". Hal Ashby's Harold and Maude was voted audience favourite.
The third Tartuff in 2008 screened 24 films. 16,163 attendees enjoyed the films and a photo contest "Love of Tartu". Taarka by Ain Mäeots, about Seto folk singer Hilana Taarka, premiered and was voted audience favourite.
The fifth Tartuff in 2010 scored 30,428 attendees. Jerzy Sladkowski's Paradise was voted audience favourite.
Visitor numbers Year Films shownVisitors 2006 24 10 000 2007 24 10 000 2008 24 16 163 2009 24 17 100 2010 22 30 428 2011 27 21 337 2012 26 17 930 2013 19 22 000 2014 15 25 000 2015 16 19 500 2016 19 18 0002017 18 17 000 2018 16 19 300 2019 11 15 000 2020 17 7 500 2021 17 8 000 2022 17 11 6002023 20 9 000
Awards Visitors can vote for their favorite film online. Public's favorite film is awarded Mati Karmin's sculpture "Suudlevad Tudengid" ("Kissing Students"), a copy of a sculpture that lies in the middle of Tartu Town Hall Square. Public favourites Year Film Original Title Director(s) Country of Director 2006 Volver VolverPedro AlmodóvarSpain 2007 Harold and Maude Harold and MaudeHal AshbyUSA 2008 Taarka Taarka Ain MäeotsEstonia 2009 Glasses Megane Naoko OgigamiEstonia 2010 Paradise ParadiseJerzy SladkowskiPoland 2011 Waste Land Waste LandLucy WalkerUnited Kingdom 2012 Café de FloreCafé de FloreJean-Marc ValléeCanada 2013 The Perks of Being a Wallflower The Perks of Being a WallflowerStephen ChboskyUSA 2014 Corrections ClassКласс коррекции / Klass korrektsiiIvan TverdovskiyRussia 2015 X+Y X+YMorgan MatthewsUnited Kingdom 2016 Sing Street Sing StreetJohn CarneyIreland2017 TannaTannaMartin ButlerAustraliaBentley Dean 2018 Becoming Astrid Unge Astrid / Unga AstridPernille Fischer ChristensenDenmark 2019 Always and Forever Immer und ewigFanny BräuningSwitzerland 2020 The Goddess of Fortune La dea fortunaFerzan ÖzpetekItaly / Turkey 2021 Diana's Wedding Dianas bryllupCharlotte BlomGermany 2022 Secret Name La place d'une autreFrance2023 The Sales Girl Khudaldagch ohinJanchivdorj SengedorjMongolia2024 Chainsaws Were Singing Mootorsaed laulsidSander MaranEstonia2025 Sunshine SunshineAntoinette Jadaone Philippines
References
External links
(official website)