Veiko Õunpuu [SEP] place of birth
Veiko Õunpuu
Veiko Õunpuu (born 16 March 1972 in Saaremaa) is an Estonian film director and screenwriter who is best known for his artistic movies "Autumn Ball" ("Sügisball", 2007) and "The Temptation of St. Tony" ("Püha Tõnu kiusamine", 2009). Õunpuu's films are usually slow paced artistic movies with eccentric characters.
Film work.
In 2006 he wrote and directed the independent short film "Empty" ("Tühirand"). In 2007 he adapted Mati Unt
the popular Kanal 2 television crime series "Kelgukoerad". In 2007 she appeared in three popular movies; the Andres Maimik and Rain Tolk comedic road movie "Jan Uuspõld läheb Tartusse"; the Peeter Simm directed biopic "Georg", based on the life of Estonian tenor Georg Ots; and as Jaana, in the Veiko Õunpuu directed bleak drama "Sügisball", adapted from Estonian author Mati Unt's 1979 novel of the same name. In 2015, she appeared in the  Veiko Õunpuu-directed drama "Roukli"