The EYE Film Center in Amsterdam will screen a retrospective of the films of Veiko Õunpuu from December 13-15, 2014. The event is organized by local distributor Kamiel van der Ster of Filmfreak.
Filmfreak plans to open the Benelux cinema distribution of Õunpuu’s FREE RANGE/ Ballad on Approving of the World (2013) with a retrospective of the filmmaker’s work. In addition to the aforementioned, the program also includes the films Empty (2006), Autumn Ball (2007) and The Temptation of St. Tony (2011). The director will attend the retrospective to introduce his fourth film and do a Q&A with the audience afterwards.
FREE RANGE/ Ballad on Approving of the World started its international tour at the Berlinale Forum program. Since then, the film has screened at festivals in Canada, USA, Peru, Israel, Australia, and numerous European countries and has five awards under its belt. The film is also available for download from iTunes in Canada, the UK and Ireland.