Estonia Dreams of Eurovision!

Estonia Dreams of Eurovision!

64 mins | Documentary | Sept. 8, 2002

One of the traditions peculiar to Europe is the annual Eurovision Song Contest, in which hopeful singers from across the continent - from Slovenia to Sweden and Cyprus to Croatia - attempt to prove their nation's dominance in the field of pop music. Filmmaker Marina Zenovich took her cameras to host country Estonia - the winner in 2001 - to document preparations for the 2002 contest, and found a hotbed of jealous rivalries, national outrage and soap-opera-style scandals. Why did winning duo Tanel and Dave break up just weeks after their win? Why is handsome actor Mart Sander passed over for the presenter job? How does Tanel's sister react when she fails to make the cut for the 2002 contest? Through interviews and observation, Zenovich creates what the London Guardian described as "A Star is Born with extra snow."

Estonia Dreams of Eurovision!

64 mins | Documentary | Sept. 8, 2002

Estonia Dreams of Eurovision!
One of the traditions peculiar to Europe is the annual Eurovision Song Contest, in which hopeful singers from across the continent - from Slovenia to Sweden and Cyprus to Croatia - attempt to prove their nation's dominance in the field of pop music. Filmmaker Marina Zenovich took her cameras to host country Estonia - the winner in 2001 - to document preparations for the 2002 contest, and found a hotbed of jealous rivalries, national outrage and soap-opera-style scandals. Why did winning duo Tanel and Dave break up just weeks after their win? Why is handsome actor Mart Sander passed over for the presenter job? How does Tanel's sister react when she fails to make the cut for the 2002 contest? Through interviews and observation, Zenovich creates what the London Guardian described as "A Star is Born with extra snow."
Producers VIXPIX Films
Original title Estonia Dreams of Eurovision!
Directors Marina Zenovich
Writers Marina Zenovich

Cast

Marina Zenovich

as Self

Tanel Padar

as Self

Dave Benton

as Self

Mart Sander

as Self

Eda-Ines Etti

as Self

Gerli Padar

as Self

Dagmar Lääts

as Self

Marko Matvere

as Self

Annely Peebo

as Self

Anna Sahlin

as Self

Mart Laar

as Self

Sarah Squire

as Self

Maian Kärmas

as Self

Signe Kivi

as Self

Anti Liiv

as Self

Ivar Must

as Self

Riina Riistop

as Self

Tracy Lipp

as Self

Ülar Palm

as Self

Lauri Laubre

as Self

Gert Holmfred

as Self

Agnetha Fältskog

as (archive footage)

Anni-Frid Lyngstad

as (archive footage)

R. Kelly

as (archive footage)

Sven-Olof Walldoff

as (archive footage)