Tartu love film festival Tartuff returns for its 7th year

6.-11th August 2012

"On love, with love. We can always dream, and sometimes, when you know how to put the vision into words, it’s said, dreams come true…... So, then, let's all set our minds to thinking about love – with love." 

It is a beautiful time to gather in southern Estonia where the annual love film festival takes place. During the warm and long summer nights the country's second biggest city, Tartu attracts many locals and visitors to enjoy the open air film festival. The program features over 24 films screened mostly at the town hall square. It is my second time at this festival, only this year I will be part of the volunteers brigage!

"With the help of leaders and visionaries in their respective fields, we’d like to turn it into a city wide cultural festival where the various fine arts would meet on the streets, squares and back lots. This year is the pilot project, with Town Hall Square and the films screened there still at the centre, but thanks to the leadership of Helen Sildna, we will also see youth ensembles (mainly from Tartu and vicinity) perform in courtyards and cafes. Berk Vaher has been invited to the Paulig tent to lively up Tartu’s summer literary life, and the city’s own stand-up comedians will take the stage. Young landscape architect Mari Rohtla will enrich the cityscape with her interactive landscape and urban architecture installations,"
says Tiina Lokk, Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival's director.

Earlier this sumer I took part of the Isola International Film Festival in Slovenia. I founded it a rewarding experience mainly because of the festival's low key exposure and relaxed atmosphere. Over the 5 days I watched many great films from vivid Bollywood cinema to documentaries about urban life, met few film critics and chatted to some of the filmmakers.

In a way Tartuff embodies a similar notion of a film festival as the one in Isola. Tartu is a relatively small university city, where many interesting art and culture events are being hosted for various age groups. This year the Tartu Music Week and Prima Vesta literature festival will also be part of the overall program. Georges Méliès science fiction film, A Trip to the Moon will be the opening film at the Tartuff.


For further information about the festival and program

http://2012.tartuff.ee/eng/home