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Genre: drama feature feature Mother is a thrilleresque story about rash decisions made in Language: Estonian T Director: Kadri Kõusaar the name of dreams that will have haunting consequences for some time to come. Screenwriters: Leana Jalukse, Al Wallcat Cinematographer: Jean-Noël Mustonen F.S.C. The film focuses on a woman whose adult son has fallen into a Art Director: Minna Hint coma after being shot. Taking care of him at home, she has to face a Editor: Tambet Tasuja whole town trying to solve the puzzle of what exactly happened. Main cast: Tiina Mälberg, Andres Tabun, But in a small town, where everyone knows everyone and everything Andres Noormets, Siim Maaten except for what’s right under their nose, the world’s clumsiest crime Producer: Aet Laigu may go unsolved. Produced by: Meteoriit Domestic release: January 7, 2016 Festivals: Tribeca IFF, Palm Springs IFF, Warsaw IFF, Black Nights FF, Hamburg FF 89 min / DCP / 1.78:1 / Dolby Digital Contact Meteoriit Director Kadri Kõusaar Phone: +372 5825 8962 is an award-winning director, whose work is well E-mail: [email protected] known at the international festival circuits. Her www.meteoriit.ee debut feature Magnus (2007) premiered at Cannes Film Festival in Un Certain Regard Sales section. Kadri’s second filmThe Arbiter (2013) The Film Sales Company premiered internationally in competition (East Phone: +1 212 481 5020 of the West) at the 48th Karlovy Vary International E-mail: [email protected] Film Festival. Mother is Kadri’s third feature www.filmsalescorp.com length film. 4 2016 Class Reunion he three buddies Mart, Andres and Toomas are invited to the 25-year anniversary Original title: Klassikokkutulek of their high school graduation. Actually, Mart and Andres are inclined to stay home, Genre: comedy feature feature but Toomas talks them into going. He has organized a great weekend with drinks, Language: Estonian T Director: René Vilbre ladies and sauna as a warm-up event to the class reunion. The question is whether they actually survive the Tallinn nightlife... and if they ever arrive to meet their old classmates! Screenwriters: Lars Mering, Claudia Boderke, Martin Algus The film takes a close look at the modern man at the very moment when he discov- Cinematographer: Mihkel Soe E.S.C. ers that he is no longer 18, but instead has reading glasses and is beaten by love and Art Director: Anni Lindal excessive nose hair. Class Reunion is a comedy about old friends who realize that at Editor: Tambet Tasuja some point they have to grow up... for the most part at least. The film is filled with scenes Music by: Arian Levin that are just as goofy, wacky and sometimes directly vulgar, as they are recognizable and Main cast: Mait Malmsten, Genka, Ago human. Anderson Based on the motion picture Klassefesten © 2011 Nordisk Film Production - pro- Producers: Kristian Taska, Evelin duced by Tomas Radoor and René Ezra, written by Lars Mering and Claudia Boderke, Soosaar-Penttilä directed by Niels Nørløv Hansen. Executive Producers: Tomas Radoor, René Ezra, Ilkka Matila Produced by: Taska Film Domestic release: February 17, 2016 Director Rene Vilbre has directed different TV shows, commercials, documentaries, short and 90 min / DCP / 2.39:1 / 5.1 fiction films. Selected filmography: Short filmAnother (for ARTE, Grand Prix at the Contact Cinessone Film Festival, France 2006), more than 10 international festivals; Taska Film feature film Mat The Cat (Children & Youth Film Prize of the Nordic Film Phone: + 372 520 3000 Institutes, 47. Nordische Filmtage Lübeck 2005), more than 15 international E-mail: [email protected] festivals; feature filmI Was Here, international premiere at Karlovy Vary IFF www.taska.ee 2008 (Moscow International Festival of Detective films, Winner in category “Crime and Punishment”, The Year’s Best Film by The Cultural Endowment of Estonia, more than 15 international festivals all over the world), Kid Detec- tives & The Secret of the White Lady (2013). 6 2016 Family Lies he film is set in a town that has a professional symphony orchestra, man- Original title: Perekonnavaled aged by authoritarian and confident Paul Levald, who has conducted both Genre: drama feature feature the orchestra and his family affairs for years. Due to dramatic events, Paul’s Language: Estonian T Directors: Valentin Kuik, Manfred Vainokivi son-in-law Egon Rei must unexpectedly assume his duties. In addition to the baton, power and responsibility as well as the tensions in the orchestra, Egon inherits his Screenwriter: Valentin Kuik Cinematographer: Manfred Vainokivi father-in-law’s secrets and obligations from his complicated past. New lies are born Art Director: Manfred Vainokivi out of old ones and, at some point, Egon realizes that the revelation of truth might Editor: Kersti Miilen cause a real chaos. Sound designers: Mart Kessel-Otsa, Family Lies is a relationship drama about elephants in the bedroom and skele- Harmo Kallaste tons in the closet, about small and big deceptions, half-truths and setups that can Main cast: Tambet Tuisk, Eva Koldits, Ülle be found in every family’s secret chronicles. Kaljuste, Roman Baskin Producer: Marju Lepp Director Valentin Kuik Produced by: Filmivabrik Domestic release: March 3, 2016 Graduated from film direction department of VGIK on 1975. Writer Festivals: Cairo IFF, Goa IFF, Black Nights and director. His short story Geisha won the Estonian short story FF, Chennai IFF competition in 1980, his novel The Revolt of the Sons brought him first place in Estonian novel competition in 1996. Valentin Kuik has 85 min / DCP / 16:9 / 5.1 made 8 feature films and 21 documentaries. Contact Director Manfred Vainokivi Filmivabrik is a producer, cinematographer and director. As the owner of the film Phone: +372 516 3641 production company Filmivabrik, he has produced several shorts and E-mail: [email protected] two features: Mat the Cat (2005) and Bank Robbery (2008). www.filmivabrik.ee Filmography, documentaries: The Bar (2008), Jolly Old Farts (2009), Maestro (2009), Censorship Lefovers (2010), Life is a Flower (2010), Wunderkind (2010), Old Clown (2011) Beggar Writers` House (2012), Baskin (2012), Perfecto (2011), Stealing Socialism (2014), Red Cabaret (2016) 8 2016 The Days That Confused he Days That Confused is a story of a young man trying to make sense of Original title: Päevad, mis ajasid segadusse life in the summer heat of late 1990s in Estonia. The 27-year-old protago- Genre: drama feature feature nist Allar moves from one provincial party to another, meeting colorful char- Language: Estonian T Director: Triin Ruumet acters and finding himself in evermore confusing circumstances. The amounting tension and absurdity of surrounding events lead Allar to give serious thought Screenwriters: Triin Ruumet, Greta Varts Cinematographer: Sten-Johan Lill to his life. What follows is a frantic journey through midsummer Estonia to finally Art Director: Matis Mäesalu discover meaning in oneself. Editor: Hendrik Mägar Music by: Hendrik Kaljujärv, Karl Saks Main cast: Hendrik Toompere Jr, Juhan Ulfsak, Jaanika Arum Producer: Maie Rosmann-Lill Produced by: Kinosaurus Film Domestic release: April 2, 2016 Festivals: Karlovy Vary IFF, Warsaw FF, Black Nights FF, Hamburg IFF, Helsinki IFF, Minsk IFF 105 min / DCP / 2.39:1 / 5.1 Contact Kinosaurus Film Maie Rosmann-Lill Director Triin Ruumet Phone: +372 5615 6535 graduated from Baltic Film and Media School with MA in E-mail: [email protected] film directing. She has made music videos, adverts, tv series and short films. In addition she regards painting an important creative outlet. Triin’s domestically very successful debut fea- ture The Days That Confused premiered in spring 2016 and received the film of the year award. It also received the Special Jury Prize at Karlovy Vary and in Minsk. 10 2016 The Polar Boy attias has a dream to become a photography student of the Berlin Arts Original title: Polaarpoiss Academy. His dream is constantly put to a test after Mattias falls in love Genre: drama feature feature with a beautiful free spirit Hanna. Mattias feels the need to prove Han- Languages: Estonian, English M Director: Anu Aun na that he can be just as adventurous and unpredictable as she is. He risks everything dear to him, not knowing yet, that Hanna’s bold acts are only the symp- Screenwriter: Anu Aun Cinematographer: Heiko Sikka toms of bipolar disorder. In the moment of jealousy, Mattias accidentally commits Art Director: Jaagup Roomet a crime that could put him behind bars for years. The only escape he sees is to get Editor: Margo Siimon himself declared irresponsible. In order to achieve that, Mattias decides to start Music by: Sten Šeripov faking the illness his girlfriend really has – bipolarity. Main cast: Roland Laos, Jaanika Arum, Katariina Unt Producers: Priit Pääsuke, Kaspar Kaljas Produced by: Luxfilm Domestic release: May 10, 2016 Festivals: IFF Mannheim-Heidelberg, Cairo IFF, Black Nights FF, Torino FF 96 min / DCP 2K / 2.35:1 / Dolby 5.1 Director Anu Aun is an Estonian director-scriptwriter and producer.