# Tartuff > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Tartuff > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Tartuff.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tartuff > Source revision: 1346060840 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) For 1926 German silent film, see [Tartuffe (1926 film)](/source/Tartuffe_(1926_film)). **Tartuff** (originally **tARTuFF**) is an annual [romance film](/source/Romance_film) festival held since 2006 every August in [Tartu](/source/Tartu), the second biggest city in [Estonia](/source/Estonia). Tartuff is organized by the [Black Nights Film Festival](/source/Black_Nights_Film_Festival) and it takes place in [Tartu Town Hall Square](/source/Raekoja_plats,_Tartu) (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.[1] Tartuff is the biggest [open-air](/source/Outdoor_cinema) film festival in the [Baltics](/source/Baltics).[2] ## History Tartuff was created by Black Nights Film Festival together with [HÕFF](/source/Haapsalu_Horror_and_Fantasy_Film_Festival) in 2006. The idea came from the founder of PÖFF Tiina Lokk-Tramberg, who based it on a similar film festival in [Vienna](/source/Vienna).[3] The first Tartuff in 2006 screened 24 films and the TV miniseries *[Dekalog](/source/Dekalog)* by Polish director [Krzysztof Kieślowski](/source/Krzysztof_Kie%C5%9Blowski). Nearly 10,000 attended the festival, as well as a one-day conference on cultural tolerance. [Pedro Almodóvar](/source/Pedro_Almod%C3%B3var)'s *[Volver](/source/Volver)* was voted audience favourite.[1] 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](/source/Hal_Ashby)'s *[Harold and Maude](/source/Harold_and_Maude)* was voted audience favourite.[1] 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](/source/Ain_M%C3%A4eots), about [Seto](/source/Setos) folk singer [Hilana Taarka](/source/Hilana_Taarka), premiered and was voted audience favourite.[1] The fifth Tartuff in 2010 scored 30,428 attendees. Jerzy Sladkowski's *Paradise* was voted audience favourite.[1] ### Visitor numbers Year Films shown Visitors 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 18 000 2017 18 17 000 2018 16 19 300 2019 11 15 000 2020 17 7 500 2021 17 8 000 2022 17 11 600 2023 20 9 000 ## Awards Visitors can vote for their favorite film online. Public's favorite film is awarded [Mati Karmin](/source/Mati_Karmin)'s sculpture "[Suudlevad Tudengid](/source/Kissing_Students)" ("Kissing Students"), a copy of a sculpture that lies in the middle of [Tartu Town Hall Square](/source/Raekoja_plats,_Tartu).[4] ### Public favourites Year Film Original Title Director(s) Country of Director 2006 Volver Volver Pedro Almodóvar Spain 2007 Harold and Maude Harold and Maude Hal Ashby USA 2008 Taarka Taarka Ain Mäeots Estonia 2009 Glasses Megane Naoko Ogigami Estonia 2010 Paradise Paradise Jerzy Sladkowski Poland 2011 Waste Land Waste Land Lucy Walker United Kingdom 2012 Café de Flore Café de Flore Jean-Marc Vallée Canada 2013 The Perks of Being a Wallflower The Perks of Being a Wallflower Stephen Chbosky USA 2014 Corrections Class Класс коррекции / Klass korrektsii Ivan Tverdovskiy Russia 2015 X+Y X+Y Morgan Matthews United Kingdom 2016 Sing Street Sing Street John Carney Ireland 2017 Tanna Tanna Martin Butler Australia Bentley Dean 2018 Becoming Astrid Unge Astrid / Unga Astrid Pernille Fischer Christensen Denmark 2019 Always and Forever Immer und ewig Fanny Bräuning Switzerland 2020 The Goddess of Fortune La dea fortuna Ferzan Özpetek Italy / Turkey 2021 Diana's Wedding Dianas bryllup Charlotte Blom Germany 2022 Secret Name La place d'une autre Aurélia Georges France 2023 The Sales Girl Khudaldagch ohin Janchivdorj Sengedorj Mongolia 2024 Chainsaws Were Singing Mootorsaed laulsid Sander Maran Estonia 2025 Sunshine Sunshine Antoinette Jadaone Philippines ## References 1. ["About the festival"](https://tartuff.ee/en/about/about-the-festival/). Retrieved 5 June 2024. 1. ["Open air cinema festival to start in Tartu"](https://news.err.ee/1609048196/open-air-cinema-festival-to-start-in-tartu). 31 July 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2024. 1. ["Kuidas Tartust sai kümme aastat tagasi tõeline filmilinn"](https://www.ohtuleht.ee/688624/kuidas-tartust-sai-kumme-aastat-tagasi-toeline-filmilinn). Retrieved 11 June 2024. 1. ["Selgus Tartuffi publikulemmik"](https://tartu.postimees.ee/7042236/selgus-tartuffi-publikulemmik). 18 August 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2024. ## External links - [tartuff.ee/en](https://tartuff.ee/en/) (official website) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Tartuff](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tartuff) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tartuff?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). 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