The Tallinn Administrative Court upheld Artefilm OÜ's complaint. The court overturned the Cultural Endowment's decision to deny support to Artefilm OÜ. The court said that the Cultural Endowment must review Artefilm OÜ's application again.
Artefilm OÜ believed that the Cultural Endowment's decision was wrong. The Cultural Endowment said that the experts did not recommend granting support. However, the Cultural Endowment did not explain why the application was less favorable than others.
The court said that decisions must be clear. The court stated that the reasoning behind a decision must be strong enough to show whether the decision was correct. The court said that the experts' vote is not sufficient justification to deny support.
The court said that the Cultural Endowment must decide for itself how to evaluate applications. However, the court added that the Cultural Endowment should share more information. For example, everyone should be able to see where the application stood in the ranking.
This decision is not yet final. An appeal can be filed within 30 days to the Tallinn Circuit Court.