Estonian Films 2016-2017 Eesti Filmid 2016-2017

Estonian Films 2016-2017 Eesti filmid 2016-2017

Estonian Films 2016-2017 Eesti filmid 2016-2017 Features Shorts Animation Documentaries Editorial staff: Eda Koppel, Sigrid Saag Design and layout: Aragon Disain All photos courtesy of production companies

Estonian Film Institute Tallinn 2017 ISSN 1406-8505

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3 features 2016-2017 4 feature 2016 T may gounsolved. except forwhat’s rightundertheirnose, theworld’s clumsiestcrime happened. whole towntryingtosolvethepuzzleofwhatexactly coma afterbeingshot.Taking careofhimathome,shehastofacea time tocome. the nameofdreamsthatwillhavehauntingconsequencesforsome Mother But inasmalltown,whereeveryoneknowsandeverything The filmfocusesonawomanwhoseadultsonhasfalleninto offers recognitionandbitterhumour. his smalltowncrimestoryinthepasteltonesofmodernretro Mother isathrilleresquestoryaboutrashdecisionsmadein length film. Film Festival. of theWest) Karlovy Vary at the48th International premiered internationally in competition (East section. Kadri’s secondfilm Regard Cannes Film Festival inUnCertain debut feature known attheinternational festival circuits. Her is anaward-winning director, whose workis well Director KadriKõusaar Mother Magnus isKadri’s third feature (2007) premiered at The Arbiter (2013)

Original title: Genre: Language: Screenwriters: Director: Cinematographer: Editor: Art Director: Main cast: Producer: Maaten Siim Noormets, Andres Produced by: Domestic release: Festivals: Black Nights FF, Hamburg FF FF, Hamburg Nights Black 89 min / DCP /1.78:1 min/DCP 89 / Dolby Digital Contact Phone: +372 5825 8962 Meteoriit E-mail: [email protected] www.meteoriit.ee Sales The Film Sales Company The FilmSales E-mail: [email protected] Phone: +1 212 481 5020 www.filmsalescorp.com drama Tambet Tasuja Tambet Kadri Kõusaar Kadri Estonian Tiina Mälberg, Andres Tabun, Tabun, Andres Mälberg, Tiina Aet Laigu Tribeca IFF, Palm Springs IFF, Warsaw IFF, IFF, Warsaw Springs IFF, Palm Tribeca Ema Minna Hint

Leana Jalukse, Al Wallcat Meteoriit Jean-Noël Mustonen Jean-Noël F.S.C. January 7, 2016

6 feature 2016 T directed byNielsNørløvHansen. duced byTomas Radoorand RenéEzra,writtenbyLarsMeringandClaudiaBoderke, human. that arejustasgoofy, wacky andsometimesdirectlyvulgar, astheyarerecognizableand some pointtheyhavetogrowup...forthemostpartatleast.The filmisfilledwithscenes excessive nosehair. ers thatheisnolonger18,butinsteadhasreadingglassesandbeatenbylove actually survivetheTallinn nightlife...andiftheyeverarrivetomeettheiroldclassmates! asawarm-up eventtotheclassreunion.The questioniswhetherthey ladies andsauna Reunion Class The film takes acloselookatthemodernmanverymoment whenhediscov The film Based onthemotionpictureKlassefesten©2011Based NordiskFilmProduction-pro but Toomas themintogoing.Hehasorganizedagreatweekendwithdrinks, talks of theirhighschool graduation.Actually, home, MartandAndresareinclinedtostay he three buddiesMart, Andres and Toomas are invited to the 25-year anniversary Class Reunion tives & The Secret oftheWhitetives &The Lady Secret of Estonia, more than15international festivals all overthe world), “Crime andPunishment”, The Year’s Best Film byThe Cultural Endowment (Moscow International Festival2008 ofDetective films, Winner in category festivals; feature film Institutes, 47. Lübeck Nordische 2005), more than15international Filmtage feature film Cinessone more Film Festival,than10 France 2006), international festivals; Selected filmography: fiction films. short and has directed different TV shows, commercials, documentaries, Director ReneVilbre isacomedyaboutoldfriendswhorealizethatat Mat The Cat I Was Here (Children & Youth FilmPrize of theNordic Film Shortfilm , international premiere atKarlovy Vary IFF Another (2013). (forARTE, Grand Prixatthe Kid Detec - - Genre: Original title: Language: Director: Boderke, Martin Algus Boderke, Martin Screenwriters: Cinematographer: Editor: Art Director: Music by: Anderson Main cast: Producers: Soosaar-Penttilä René Ezra, Ilkka Matila Ilkka Ezra, René Executive Producers: Produced by: Domestic release: 90 min / DCP / 2.39:1 / /2.39:1 5.1 min/DCP 90 Contact Taska Film Phone: + 372 520 3000 www.taska.ee E-mail: [email protected] comedy Tambet Tasuja Tambet René Vilbre Estonian Arian Levin Mait Malmsten, Ago Genka, Klassikokkutulek Kristian Taska, Evelin Evelin Taska, Kristian Anni Lindal Lars Mering, Claudia Claudia Mering, Lars

Taska Film Mihkel Soe E.S.C. Soe Mihkel February 17, 2016 February Tomas Radoor,

8 feature 2016 T be foundineveryfamily’s secretchronicles. tons inthecloset,aboutsmallandbigdeceptions,half-truths andsetupsthatcan cause arealchaos. out ofoldonesand,atsomepoint,Egonrealizesthattherevelationtruthmight father-in-law’s secretsandobligationsfromhiscomplicatedpast.Newliesareborn power andresponsibilityaswellthetensionsinorchestra, Egoninheritshis son-in-law EgonReimustunexpectedlyassumehisduties.Inadditiontothebaton, Lies Family Family Lies the orchestra andhisfamilyaffairsforyears.Duetodramaticevents,Paul’s andconfident PaulLevald,whohasconductedboth aged byauthoritarian he filmissetinatownthathasprofessionalsymphonyorchestra, man isarelationshipdramaaboutelephantsinthebedroomandskele (2014), House (2010), (2009), Filmography, documentaries: two features: production company Filmivabrik, he hasproducedseveral shorts and is aproducer, cinematographerand director. Astheowner of thefilm Director Manfred Vainokivi made 8featurefilms and 21documentaries. first place inEstoniannovel competitionin1996. Valentin Kuik has his novel competition in 1980, and director. Hisshortstory on1975. Graduated from film direction department of VGIK Writer Director Valentin Kuik (2012), Wunderkind Red Cabaret Maestro Mat theCat Baskin (2009), (2009), (2010), (2016) (2012), Censorship LefoversCensorship (2005) and Geisha Old Clown The Revoltof the Sons Perfecto

The Bar wontheEstonian short story Bank Robbery Bank (2011), (2011) (2008), (2008), (2010), Beggar Writers` Beggar Stealing Socialism Jolly Old Farts (2008). broughthim Life isaFlower - -

Original title: Genre: Language: Screenwriter: Directors: Cinematographer: Editor: Art Director: Sound designers: Main cast: Harmo Kallaste Kaljuste, Roman Baskin Producer: Domestic release: Produced by: Festivals: FF, Chennai IFF FF, Chennai 85 min / DCP /16:9 / 5.185 min/DCP Contact Filmivabrik Phone: +372 516 3641 www.filmivabrik.ee E-mail: [email protected] drama Kersti Miilen Valentin Kuik, Manfred Vainokivi Estonian Tambet Tuisk, Eva Koldits, Ülle Ülle Koldits, Eva Tuisk, Tambet Marju Lepp Marju Cairo IFF, Goa IFF, Black Nights Nights IFF, Black IFF, Goa Cairo Perekonnavaled Manfred Vainokivi Valentin Kuik

Filmivabrik Mart Kessel-Otsa, Kessel-Otsa, Mart Manfred Vainokivi March 3, 2016 3, March

10 feature 2016 T discover meaninginoneself. to hislife.What followsisafranticjourneythroughmidsummerEstoniatofinally tension andabsurdityofsurroundingeventsleadAllartogiveseriousthought The amounting acters andfindinghimselfinevermoreconfusingcircumstances. The Days That Confused nist Allarmovesfromoneprovincialpartytoanother, meetingcolorfulchar inEstonia.The 27-year-oldlife inthesummerheatoflate1990s protago he DaysThat Confused isastoryofyoungmantryingtomakesense Jury PrizeatKarlovy Vary andinMinsk. received the film oftheyearaward. Italsoreceived the Special ture creative outlet. Triin’s domestically very successful debut fea and shortfilms. Inaddition sheregardspainting animportant film directing. Shehasmademusic videos,adverts, tvseries Filmand Media Schoolgraduated from withMAin Baltic Director Triin Ruumet The DaysThat Confused premiered in spring2016 and - - - Original title: Genre: Language: Screenwriters: Director: Cinematographer: Editor: Art Director: Music by: Jaanika Arum Main cast: Producer: Produced by: Festivals: Domestic release: Nights FF, Hamburg IFF, Helsinki IFF, Minsk IFF IFF, Minsk IFF, Helsinki FF, Hamburg Nights 105 / /2.39:1 5.1 min/DCP Kinosaurus Film Kinosaurus Contact Maie Rosmann-Lill Phone: +372 5615 6535 E-mail: [email protected] drama Hendrik Mägar Hendrik Triin Ruumet Hendrik Kaljujärv, Karl Saks Estonian Hendrik Toompere Jr, Juhan Ulfsak, Maie Rosmann-Lill Maie Karlovy Vary IFF, Warsaw FF, Black FF, Black IFF, Warsaw Vary Karlovy Päevad, mis ajasid segadusse Matis Mäesalu Matis Triin Ruumet, Greta Varts Greta Triin Ruumet,

Kinosaurus Film Kinosaurus Sten-Johan Lill April 2, 2016 2, April

12 feature 2016 M faking theillnesshisgirlfriendreallyhas–bipolarity. himself declaredirresponsible.Inordertoachieve that,Mattiasdecidestostart a crimethatcouldputhimbehindbarsforyears.The onlyescapeheseesistoget toms ofbipolardisorder. Inthemomentofjealousy, commits Mattiasaccidentally everything deartohim,notknowingyet,thatHanna’s boldactsareonlythesymp asshe is. Herisks na thathecan be justasadventurous and unpredictable The Polar Boy with abeautifulfreespiritHanna.MattiasfeelstheneedtoproveHan Academy. puttoatestafterMattiasfallsinlove Hisdreamisconstantly attias hasadreamtobecomephotographystudentoftheBerlinArts Phantom Owl Farm Phantom Owl tary in 2016. Anu is currentlyinproduction with creative documen veloped in Torino Film LabandNipkow Program andpremiered all over the world.Anu‘s debute feature more than 70 international film festivals andwon 17 prizes from Anu’sdocumentaries. latestshort film School. She has producedanddirected several short films and Film and Media graduate studies in FilmDirecting in Baltic graduated with BA fromTV Directing and completed post is anEstonian director-scriptwriter and producer. Anuhas Director AnuAun Walker on Water . andchildren’s film Shift The PolarBoy Eia’s Christmas at was selected to wasde - - - - - Original title: Genre: Languages: Screenwriter: Director: Cinematographer: Editor: Art Director: Music by: Katariina Unt Main cast: Producers: Produced by: Festivals: Domestic release: Black Nights FF, FF Torino Nights Black 96 min / DCP 2K/2.35:1 / Dolby min/DCP 5.196 Luxfilm Contact Phone: +372 5559 5847 E-mail: [email protected] www.luxfilm.ee drama Margo Siimon Margo Anu Aun Anu Sten Šeripov Roland Laos, Jaanika Arum, Arum, Jaanika Laos, Roland IFF Mannheim-Heidelberg, Cairo IFF, Mannheim-Heidelberg, IFF Estonian, English Polaarpoiss Priit Pääsuke, Kaspar Kaljas Jaagup Roomet Jaagup Anu Aun Anu

Luxfilm Heiko Sikka May 10, 2016 May

14 feature 2016 I box. and becameacoldobserveroflife.LifeforceshimtoopenuphisownPandora’s first glance,isdisillusionedwithhimself.Hehasbetrayedtheidealsofhisyouth years later, themaincharacter, whoappearstobeaccompaniedbygoodluck at Chain.Twenty-experiences anexceptionalsenseofcommunityviatheBaltic five Day Seneca’s your last”. A love triangle breaks up the fellowship right at the time the nation the Seneca’sestablish Fellowship. Their motto is: “Live each day as if it was thefinalyearofSovieterain Vilnius. Eighteen-year oldbuddies t is1989, completed three short filmsand threefulllength feature films. where hestudied film directing. Since1995, Vildžiūnas has uated fromLithuanian Academy ofMusic, Theatre andFilm Vildžiunasa well-known Lithuanian rock band. grad In 1996 director, Kristijonas Vildžiunas performed with Siaures Kryptis, was bornin 1970 in Vilnius, Lithuania. Prior tobecoming a film Director Kristijonas Vildžiunas - Original title: Genre: Languages: Screenwriter: Director: Cinematographer: Editor: Art Director: Main cast: Producer: Latenaite, Mait Malmsten Marijus Mazunas, Co-producers: Produced by: (Latvia) (Estonia), Amrion Domestic release: 110 /1.85:1 / 5.1 min/DCP Amrion Contact Phone: +372 8985 504 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] www.amrion.ee drama Danielius Kokanauskis Kristijonas Vildžiunas Vildžiunas Kristijonas Dainius Gavenonis, Elzbieta Uljana Kim Lithuanian, Estonian, Russian Senekos diena / Seneca päev Galius Klicius Kristijonas Vildžiunas Vildžiunas Kristijonas

Studio Uljana Kim (Lithuania), (Lithuania), Kim Uljana Studio Riina Sildos, Roberts Vinovskis Vinovskis Roberts Sildos, Riina Locomotive Productions Audrius Kemezys August 23, 2016 23, August

2016 Chasing Ponies

hasing Ponies is road-movie comedy loosely based on a real-life door Original title: Ameerika suvi to door sales program that takes thousands of European students each Genre: comedy feature feature year to America. Languages: English, Estonian C Director: Rain Rannu Charismatic sales-machine Norris, nerdy motivational books fan Alan, adventurous Latvian girl Anna and skeptical Estonian boy Martin find themselves 8000 Screenwriters: R.R. & A.M Cinematographer: Indrek Arula km away from home, selling educational comic books door-to-door in a small Sound: Markus Andreas American desert town. Is it the adventure of a lifetime and opportunity to make Editors: Rain Rannu, Moonika Põdersalu loads of money as they were promised? Producers: Veljo Otsason, Rain Rannu, Tõnu Hiielaid Produced by: Asymmetric Filmware / Alarahastatud Filmikompanii Domestic release: September 8, 2016

82 min / DCP / 2.35:1 / Stereo

Contact Assymetric Filmware Rain Rannu E-mail: [email protected]

Director Rain Rannu is Estonian technology entrepreneur and film-maker,Chasing Ponies is his directorial debute.

2016 The Spy and the Poet

n intelligence official with a drinking problem named Gustav crosses his Original title: Luuraja ja luuletaja monotonous paths with a beautiful gypsy woman who he falls in love with. Genre: drama, comedy feature feature Unluckily, she turns out to be a Russian secret agent. The feeble mind Language: Estonian A Director: Toomas Hussar of a man in love is moreover blurred by poet Miku’s outlook on life that lacks of concepts crippling the free spirit – discipline, order and allegiance. Gustav gets Screenwriter: Toomas Hussar Cinematographer: Rein Kotov E.S.C. his act together and decides to reject the gypsy, whereon the intelligence service Art Director: Kristina Lõuk finds it necessary for their flirtation to continue. This leads the ones involved into Editor: Tambet Tasuja a complete dead end, as loyalty demands sacrifice. Music by: Luka Zima Main cast: Jan Uuspõld, Rain Tolk, Lana Vatsel Producer: Ivo Felt Produced by: Allfilm Domestic release: September 22, 2016 Festivals: Karlovy Vary IFF, IFF Mannheim- Heidelberg, Palm Springs IFF, Black Nights FF, Arras FF

95 min / DCP / 2.39:1 / 5.1

Contact Director Toomas Hussar Allfilm is an award-winning Estonian film director, screenwriter and Ivo Felt actor. Toomas writes and directs for both cinema and the Phone: +372 672 9070 stage. His 2012 filmMushrooming was a national box office E-mail: [email protected] hit, drawing up 75,000 spectators in a country with 1.3 million www.allfilm.ee inhabitants. The film was a success at international festivals as well – it premiered at Karlovy Vary and at the Toronto IFF. It won the FIPRESCI Jury Prize at Mannheim-Heidelberg, the Best Actress Award at Marrakech, and was recognized as the Best Estonian Film of 2012.

2016 Pretenders

fter a heavy decision, Anna and Juhan are unable to move on Original title: Teesklejad with their lives. They take time off at their friends’ fancy summer Genre: psychological drama feature feature house and once there, are forced to offer shelter to another cou- Language: Estonian A Director: Vallo Toomla ple caught in the storm. The couple assumes that the house belongs to Anna and Juhan and they do nothing to correct the mistake. Instead, Screenwriters: Livia Ulman, Andris Feldmanis Cinematographer: Erik Põllumaa E.S.C. they seize their new roles and start taking their mutual bitterness out on Art Director: Eva-Maria Gramakovski the strangers. Pretenders is a psychological drama about the truths and Editor: Danielius Kokanauskis illusions of a relationship. Sound: Vladimir Golovintski Main cast: Mirtel Pohla, Meelis Rämmeld, Mari Abel, Priit Võigemast Producer: Riina Sildos Co-Producers: Uljana Kim, Roberts Vinovskis Produced by: Amrion (Estonia), Studio Uljana Kim (Lithua- nia), Locomotive Productions (Latvia) Domestic release: October 6, 2017 Director Vallo Toomla Festivals: San Sebastian FF, Black Nights FF, Festival is a young promising talent in Estonian cinema. Premier Plan d’Angers He has studied theology at Tartu University and film directing at Baltic Film and Media School. He 102 min / DCP / 2.39:1 / Dolby Stereo has been in versatile roles in front and behind the camera but is best known as a director. Vallo has Contact directed five short fims and one puppet animation. Amrion / Riina Sildos His first student workMorbius was selected to Phone: +372 504 8985 international Student Festival Sleepwalkers at E-mail: [email protected] / www.amrion.ee PÖFF and got the award of the Best Estonian Short Film. His student films have all been aired by Sales Agent Estonian Public Broadcasting and his short Devil’s Wide / Phone: +33 15 395 0460 Vaudeville was in domestic cinema distribution. E-mail: [email protected] Pretenders is his debute feature film. www.widemanagement.com

2016 When You Least Expect it

here are two people who wake up in the same bed one morning, and Original title: Õnn tuleb magades neither of them has a clue who the other is. Viivi would like to run away and Film genre: drama, comedy feature feature the man is sleeping like a log. Unlike Viivi and Andu themselves, the viewers Languages: Estonian, English T Director: Mart Kivastik know both very well. They know that Viivi has the worst day in her life and that Andu is a dweeb, but not completely hopeless; a rather good-hearted man. Screenwriter: Mart Kivastik Cinematographer: Elen Lotman E.S.C. They are both hopelessly lonely people hoping that maybe there’s someone Production Designer: Toomas Hõrak somewhere... So they might as well meet. Editor: Katri Rannastu Music by: Luka Zima Main cast: Katariina Unt, Ivo Uukkivi, Ita Ever, Tiit Sukk, Katrin Pärn Producer: Anneli Ahven Co-Producers: Hlin Johannesdottir, Birgitta Bjornsdottir Produced by: Kopli Kinokompanii (Estonia), Vintage Pictures (Iceland) Domestic release: October 13, 2016 Festivals: Reykjavik IFF, Black Nights FF

90 min / DCP / 1.85:1 / 5.1

Director Mart Kivastik Contact is an acknowledged scriptwiter and an author of many theatri- Kopli Kinokompanii cal plays, novels, film scripts. Anneli Ahven Filmography: 1979 (short, scriptwriter and director, 1989), Phone: +372 5562 2041 Semm (1990, scriptwriter), E2 E4 (short, scriptwriter, 1992), E-mail: [email protected] Firewater (feature, co-scriptwriter, 1994), Mistress (short, www.kinokompanii.ee scriptwriter, director, 2000), Father (short, scriptwriter, director, 2001), Taarka (feature, scriptwriter, 2008), Vasha (feature, co scriptwriter, 2009), A Friend of Mine (2011)

2016 Bodom

econstructing a legendary campsite murder turns deadly when the Original title: Bodom girls decide to rewrite history. Genre: horror feature feature Every camper’s worst nightmare came true at Lake Bodom in Language: Finnish R Director: Taneli Mustonen 1960 when four teenagers were stabbed to death while sleeping in their tent. As the years passed and the case grew cold, the unsolved mystery Screenwriters: Taneli Mustonen, Aleksi Hyvärinen Cinematographer: Daniel Lindholm turned into an urban legend, a creepy campfire story passed from genera- Art Director: Anneli Arusaar tion to generation. Now, a group of teenagers arrives at the same campsite, Editor: Aleksi Raij hoping to solve the murder by reconstructing it minute by minute. As night Music by: Sten Sheripov falls, turns out not all of them are there to play. Main cast: Nelly Hirst-Gee, Mimosa Willamo, Mikael Tonight... it’s girls against boys. Let the killing games begin. Gabriel, Santeri Mäntylä Producer: Aleksi Hyvärinen Co-producers: Mika Pajunen, Elina Litvinova Produced by: Don Films (Finland), Münchhausen Productions (Estonia) World premiere: August 19, 2016 Festivals: BFI London FF, Sitges FF, Screamfest Horror FF, Monsters of Film, Ramaskrik FF

85 min / DCP / 2.35:1 / Stereo Director Taneli Mustonen is a Finnish director and screenwriter known for, among Contact others, his critically acclaimed Finnish box office hitElla Utopy and Friends (2012). He is currently in post-production Mika Pajunen of his next feature The Reunion, a remake of the Danish E-mail: [email protected] smash hit comedy Klassefesten (2011), as well as working on a slate of genre films and fiction series for Don Sales Films. At the American Film Market 2014, Variety noted Film Constellation Ltd his upcoming horror filmBodom as “one of Scandinavia’s Phone: +44 207 702 0605 most anticipated elevated genre imports”. E-mail: [email protected]

2016 Dearest Sister

earest Sister is about a Lao village girl who’s only chance Original title: Nong Hak of escaping indentured poverty is to manipulate her wealthy Genre: drama, horror feature feature cousin’s illness into dependence. Poor village girl Nok travels Languages: Lao, English, Estonian D Director: Mattie Do to capital Vientiane to care for her rich cousin Anna who has mysteri- ously lost her sight, and somehow gained the ability to communicate Screenwriter: Christopher Larsen Cinematographer: Mart Ratassepp with the dead. Matters are further driven downfall by the cousin’s am- Art Director: Helen Lõhmus bivalent marriage with an Estonian expat Jakob, who has his own dark Music by: Sten Šeripov secrets to hide. Main cast: Vilouna Phetmany, Tambet Tuisk, Amphaiphun Phommapanya Producers: Mattie Do, Christopher Larsen, Douangmany Soliphanh Co-producers: Helen Lõhmus, Sten-Kristian Saluveer, Annick Mahnert Produced by: Lao Art Media (Laos), Oree Films (Estonia), Screen Division (France) Director Mattha Thi Do (Mattie) World Premiere: September 25, 2016 was born in Laos, lived in USA for 30 years and Festivals: Fantastic Fest Austin, BFI London FF returned in 2008. As a makeup artist Mattie had worked for various independent film produc- 100 min / DCP / 2.35:1 / Dolby SR tions. In Laos she soon began production on her first feature film,Chantaly (2013) at Lao Contact Art Media. In 2014, Mattie became the first Lao Oree Films filmmaker to represent Laos film at the Cannes Phone: +372 5348 0281 / E-mail: [email protected] Film Market as part of the Institut Français’ La www.oreefilms.com Fabrique des Cinemas du Monde. Later that year, Mattie was selected to participate in the Sales Toronto International Film Festival Talent Lab. Raven Banner Entertainment / James Fler Mattie Do is, to date, the only woman to direct Phone: +1 (416) 778 9090 / E-mail: [email protected] a feature film in Laos. www.ravenbanner.ca

2017 November

he film is based on the Estonian bestselling novel Rehepapp by Andrus Original title: November Kivirähk. The story is a mixture of magic, black humor and romantic love. Genre: fantasy, romance feature feature In a pagan village where werewolves, the plague, and our ancestral spirits Language: Estonian T Director: Rainer Sarnet roam, lives a young farm girl named Liina. She is hopelessly in love with village boy Hans and lives out her desperate longing as a werewolf, running after her Screenwriter: Rainer Sarnet Based on: Rehepapp by Andrus Kivirähk beloved, ready to die in the name of love. The main problem for the villagers is Cinematographer: Mart Taniel E.S.C. how to survive the cold, hard winter and, for that, neither stealing nor cheating nor Art Directors: Jaagup Roomet, Matis Mäesalu losing one’s soul is taboo. Where does love fit into this world of pragmatism where Editor: Jaroslaw Kaminski anything goes? Music by: Jacaszek Estonian pagan and European Christian mythologies come together in this Sound design: Marco Vermaas film. Both mythologies look for a miracle, for an ancient force that gives one a Main cast: Rea Lest, Jörgen Liik, Dieter Laser, soul. Arvo Kukumägi, Katariina Unt, Heino Kalm Producer: Katrin Kissa Co-producers: Ellen Havenith, Lukasz Dzieciol Produced by: Homeless Bob Production (Estonia), PRPL (The Netherlands), Opus Film (Poland) Domestic release: February 3, 2017

115 min / DCP / 1.85:1 / Digital SR

Director Rainer Sarnet Contact In his 42 years of existence, Rainer Sarnet has directed 5 films, Homeless Bob Production lived with 3 women, accumulated about 10 friends, passionate- Phone: +372 5667 7855 ly loved Fassbinder, directed theatre plays by Przybyszewski, E-mail: [email protected] Gorky, and Jelinek, been deemed a wonder child at film school www.homelessbob.ee and had the opportunity to defend this ambitious title only 15 years later with his filmNovember (working title Rehepapp). The mystery is still out there.

2017 The Dissidents

ast-paced action comedy The Dissidents takes us back to the Original title: Sangarid 1980s. Three young guys flee the Soviet Union to the West, to Genre: comedy feature feature get to live an awesome life just as they’ve seen in Miami Vice Languages: Estonian, Finnish, Swedish, Russian, English F Director: Jaak Kilmi and Knight Rider. At first the Swedes welcome them as real heroes, who broke through the Iron Curtain, but soon they’re regarded as just Screenwriter: Martin Algus Cinematographer: Aigars Sermukšs another tedious immigrants. To put food on the table, they have to do Main cast: Märt Pius, Karl-Andreas Kalmet, Veiko Porkanen something as lame as... work! But the boys are no quitters, so they Art Director: Katrin Sipelgas come up with new crazy plans that should guarantee success in the Sound design: Pekka Karjalainen Western world. Music by: Samuli Erkkilä, Joni Suhonen Editor: Tambet Tasuja Producer: Kristian Taska Co-producers: Ilkka Matila, Janis Kalejs Produced by: Taska Film (Estonia), MRP Matila Röhr Productions (Finland), Film Angels Productions (Latvia) Domestic release: February 17, 2017

90 min / DCP / 2.39:1 / 5.1

Contact Director Jaak Kilmi Taska Films / Kristian Taska has made both successful features and Phone: +372 520 3000 documentaries. He won Jury Prize at Moscow E-mail: [email protected] International Film Festival for his feature debut www.taska.ee Revolution of Pigs. The Dissidents is his third feature. Kilmi has worked on co-productions Sales with Finland, Latvia and Russia. Several of his Eyewell AB / Michael Werner films have been about the 1980s and he has Phone: +46 70 733 2855 managed to present the time from a new humor- E-mail: [email protected] ous angle that appeals also to young audience. www.eyewell.se

2017 Scandinavian Silence

ver the course of one evening, two apparent strangers – a prisoner re- Original title: Skandinaavia vaikus leased a moment ago and a provocative young woman – must embark on Genre: psychological thriller feature feature an arduous journey on the road towards unveiling the truth about a dark Language: Estonian O Director: Martti Helde secret, concealed for the past ten years, in order to finally lay to rest the guilt that consumes them. Screenwriters: Nathaniel Price, Martti Helde Cinematographer: Erik Põllumaa E.S.C. Main cast: Rea Lest, Reimo Sagor Art Director: Anneli Arusaar Sound design: Matis Rei Music by: Mick Pedaja Editor: Jaak Ollino Jr. Producer: Elina Litvinova Co-producers: Laurent Petin, Michele Halbserstadt Produced by: Three Brothers (Estonia), ARP Selection (France) To be released: Spring 2017

100 min / DCP / 2.39:1 / 5.1 Director Martti Helde is a highly valued young author for his daring ideas and inno- Contact: vative approach to the form and film language. His creative Three Brothers handwriting is characterised by tying together complex and Elina Litvinova diverse mediums; as well as Helde’s passion to play with the Phone: +372 5691 3377 dramaturgy and form. Martti’s first featureIn the Crosswind E-mail: [email protected] (2014) received a wide resonance in international media after premiering in Toronto IFF and its theatrical release in France (ARP Selection). To date, In the Crosswind has been released in a dozen countries worldwide and screened in more than 50 film festivals, winning numerous awards.

2017 The End of the Chain

secluded fast food joint next to an empty parking lot, where it’s good to go, Original title: Keti lõpp because nobody recognizes you there. On a rainy autumnal day, people Genre: drama, comedy feature feature show up one after the other — all of them on the verge of a breakdown Language: Estonian A Director: Priit Pääsuke - or perhaps a breakthrough? The main character, Waitress, sees and absorbs it all. One by one - through their personal drama - the clients push the Waitress Screenwriter: Paavo Piik Cinematographer: Meelis Veeremets E.S.C. towards her own edge. Art Director: Eugen Tamberg Main cast: Maiken Schmidt, Hendrik Toompere jr. Music by: Ann Reimann Sound design: Ann Reimann Editors: Priit Pääsuke, Valter Nõmm Producer: Marianne Ostrat Co-producer: Gabija Siurbyte (tbc) Produced by: Alexandra Film (Estonia), Luxfilm (Estonia),Dansu (Lithuania) To be released: Autumn 2017

75 min / DCP / 2.39:1 / 5.1 Director Priit Pääsuke graduated from the Tallinn University with BA in film directing Contact in 2005. From 2012 to 2015 he attended the MA program Alexandra Film of theatre and film directing in Drama School of Estonian Marianne Ostrat Academy of Music and Theatre. Since 2005 he works as a Phone: +372 523 3577 freelance director and editor and as a producer in his own E-mail: [email protected] production company Luxfilm. In 2008 Priit’s short fictionBlack Peter (2008) premiered at the 38th Tampere Film Festival, participated altogether at 22 film festivals and won 11 prizes; in 2015 he premiered a feature length documentary Impromp- tu. Existential comedy The End of the Chain is Priit’s fiction feature debut.

2017 The Man Who Looks Like Me

iddle-aged music critic Hugo, already suffering from a post-divorce de- Original title: Minu näoga onu pression, sinks even lower when he is forced to deal with his spiteful and Genre: drama, comedy feature feature messy father Raivo who pretends that he only has a few months to live. Language: Estonian M Directors: Andres Maimik, Katrin Maimik Both men get a new lease on life when they discover that they both have devel- oped feelings for the same woman. Raivo tries every trick in the book to ruin all Screenwriters: Andres Maimik, Katrin Maimik Cinematographer: Mihkel Soe E.S.C. Hugo’s romantic plans. Main cast: Rain Tolk, Roman Baskin, Evelin Võigemast Art Director: Kristina Lõuk Sound design: Horret Kuus Music by: Sten Sheripov Editor: Helis Hirve Producer: Maie Rosmann-Lill Produced by: Kuukulgur Film, Kinosaurus Film To be released: Autumn 2017

Director Andres Maimik 100 min / DCP / 2.39:1 /5.1 studied at Tartu Art College and the Estonian Institute of Human- Contact: ities. He graduated in 2009 from Tallinn Pedagogical University Kuukulgur Film with a degree in directing documentaries. He has worked as a Maie Rosmann-Lill journalist, film director and editor, scriptwriter and copywriter. Phone: +372 5615 6535 E-mail: [email protected] Director Katrin Maimik www.kuukulgur.ee is a director and screenwriter. Katrin received a bachelor’s degree in dramatic theory from the University of Tartu in 2005 and an MA in scriptwriting from Tallinn University’s Baltic Film and Media School in 2013. Their first co-written and co-directed full-length featureCherry Tobacco (2014) premiered at Karlovy Vary IFF.

2017 The Confession

riest Giorgi, a former film director, is sent to serve the small parish in Original title: Agsareba the mountain village. To bring villagers closer to the church he starts Genre: drama feature feature showing films there. After the screening of the first pictureSome Like Language: Georgian P Director: Zaza Urushadze It Hot the audience implies that the local music teacher Lili looks exactly like Marilyn Monroe. After meeting Lili, Father Giorgi’s balance between cleric Scriptwriter: Zaza Urushadze Cinematographer: Giorgi Shvelidze and secular world starts to quiver – the woman is extremely sexy and the Main cast: Dmitri Tatishvili, Joseph Khvelidze, temptation is difficult to resist. Sophia Sebiskveradze Art Director: Thea Telia Sound design: Harmo Kallaste Music by: Sten Sheripov Editor: Alexander Kuranov Producers: Ivo Felt, Zaza Urushadze Produced by: Cinema24 (Georgia), Allfilm (Estonia) To be released: Autumn 2017

90 min / DCP / 2.39:1 / 5.1

Contact Allfilm Ivo Felt Phone: +372 517 6393 Director Zaza Urushadze E-mail: [email protected] is an acclaimed Georgian film director and screenwrit- www.allfilm.ee er. He graduated from the Georgian State University of Theatre and Film in 1988. His filmography includes: Sales Tangerines (2013) – nominated for Foreign Language Picture Tree International Oscar and The Golden Globes. Also The Guardian Phone: +49 (0) 30 4208 248 0 (2012), Stay with Me (2011), Three Houses (2008), E-mail: [email protected] Here Comes the Dawn (1998). www.picturetree-international.com

2017 The Man Slayer. The Virgin. The Shadow

he Man Slayer takes place in the end of 19th century. The time frame of the story Original title: Mehetapja. Süütu. Vari is from the early morning of a wedding day until the early morning of the following Genre: drama feature feature day. The leading character Maara is a young bride who is about to start her life in Languages: Estonian, Spanish, French T Director: Sulev Keedus her new family. The Virgin, set in the spring of 1949, tells the story of a young woman called Elina, Screenwriters: Sulev Keedus, Madis Kõiv who has been deported from Ingria into Estonia. In fear of being deported to Siberia, she Cinematographers: enters into a fictitious marriage with an Estonian man named Heino. Someone informs Erik Põllumaa E.S.C., Ivar Taim the “the organs“ of the fictitious marriage and the couple are called in for interrogation. Main Cast: Rea Lest, Jörgen Liik, The Shadow moves in the present. The main character, Luna Lee, has decided to Ain Lutsepp, Toomas Suuman flee from home. As luck would have it, she becomes a witness to the failing relationship Art Directors: Toomas Hõrak, between an unemployed actor and his wife. In contrast, Pastor Thefilos offers Luna Lee a Anna-Liisa Liiver contract with God. Even so, Theofilos still remains helpless as a helper. Sound design: Saulius Urbanavicius The film is led by the singularity of the leading character – Maara, Elina and Luna Lee Music by: Martynas Bialobžeskis are all played by the same actress. Editor: Kaie-Ene Rääk Producer: Kaie-Ene Rääk Co-producer: Rasa Miskinyte Produced by: F-Seitse (Estonia), Era Film (Lithuania) Director Sulev Keedus To be released: September 2017 completed the Higher Courses for Directors and Scriptwriters in Moscow in 1989. Since 1981 he has been a freelance director and 140 min / DCP / 1.85:1 / has produced 4 features and 14 documentaries. Dolby Digital Selected Filmography: In Paradisum (documentary, 1993, 11 international Film festivals e.g. Munich International Documentary Contact Film Festival; Message To Man in Russia; Rouen Nordic Film Festival), F-Seitse Georgica (feature, 1998, 32 international Film festivals e.g. Rotterdam, Kaie-Ene Rääk Mannheim, Toronto, Los Angeles), Somnambulance (feature, 2003, 25 Phone: +372 5648 8902 international Fim festivals e.g. Rotterdam, Seattle, Göteborg, Karlovy E-mail: [email protected] Vary, Melbourne, Cottbus).

2017 The Eternal Road

ased on true events, The Eternal Road is an epic story of one Original Title: Ikitie man’s struggle for survival. Jussi Ketola returns to Finland from Genre: drama feature feature the great depression that struck America only to face growing Languages: Finnish, English, Russian B Director: AJ Annila political unrest. One summer night of 1930s, nationalist thugs vio- lently abduct Ketola from his home. Beaten and forced to walk the Screenwriters: Antti Tuuri (novel), AJ Annila, Aku Louhimies Cinematographer: Rauno Ronkainen Eternal Road to Soviet Union, where cruelty seems to know no end, Main cast: Tommi Korpela, Sidse Babett Knudsen, his only dream is to return to his family at any cost. Hope dies last. HP Björkman, Sampo Sarkola, Irina Björklund Sound: Fredrik Dalenfjäll Editor: Tambet Tasuja Producer: Ilkka Matila Co-producers: Kristian Taska, Martin Persson, Gunnar Carlsson Produced by: MRP Matila Röhr Productions (Finland), Taska Film (Estonia), Anagram (Sweden) To be released: September 2017

110 min / DCP / 2.39:1 / Dolby Digital Director AJ Annila is an award-winning director from Finland, who Contact is best known for his unique and unprejudiced MRP Matila Röhr Production / Ilkka Matila choice of topics. His first featureJade Warrior Phone: +358 40 5011025 (2006) was a martial art adventure and the first E-mail: [email protected] Finnish film to get a theatrical release in China. www.matilarohr.com His second feature Sauna (2008), a psychological horror film, was awarded at a number of Sales international film festivals and was nominated for TrustNordisk / Susan Wendt the Nordic Council Film Prize. Annila is currently Phone: +45 6029 8466 in post-production of a pirate-adventure TV-se- E-mail: [email protected] ries to be released in Christmas 2016. www.trustnordisk.com

2017 Portugal

arina and Martin have been in a blooming relationship for some years and Original title: Portugal share a son Patrik. While planning a family holiday trip in a trailer house, Genre: drama feature feature they both discover that things are not as as they seem. Suspicious arouse Language: Estonian K Director: Lauri Lagle and tension grows, life takes quickly intensively emotional and messy turn. Sud- denly Karina drops everything and takes off alone with a trailer. Screenwriter: Lauri Lagle Cinematographer: Erik Põllumaa E.S.C. The path of the love between a man and a woman is playful and mellow and Main cast: Mirtel Pohla, Margus Prangel, Taavi thoroughly human. It is full of mistakes and the possibilities for new beginnings Eelmaa, Jarmo Reha, Anne Türnpu and colorful characters who all share one common goal – finding happiness. The Art Director: Kamilla Kase story touches on different phases of love and dissects the paradox of how to love Editors: Hendrik Mägar, Liis Nimik a person for who they were and for who they’re becoming. Producers: Tiina Savi, Ivo Felt Produced by: Allfilm To be released: 2017

90 min / DCP / 2.35:1 / 5.1

Contact Allfilm Tiina Savi Phone: +372 5399 3411 E-mail: [email protected] www.allfilm.ee Director Lauri Lagle is an Estonian actor and theatre and cinema director. His theatrical work has been critically highly acclaimed and he has been awarded numerous prizes for his works. Internationally he is mostly known for the main role in Veiko Õunpuu’s Free Range. Ballad of Approving the World (2013). Portugal is Lagle’s first feature film as a scriptwriter and director.

2017 Swan

he world is contemporary rural Iceland. For Sòl (9) things have been better. Original title: Svanurinn / Luik Her father is gone, and when her mother has a nervous breakdown, Sól is Genre: drama feature feature sent away to live with distant relatives deep in the middle of nowhere. The Language: Icelandic T Director: Asa Helga Hjörleifsdottir only person Sól cinnects to is the mysterious farmhand Jón (33). By day he works like a horse nd by night he writes ferociously in his journals. “Words are loyal, Scriptwriter: Asa Helga Hjörleifsdottir Based on: The Swan by Gudbergur Bergsson unlike people” he tells Sól, making her feel that finally, here is someone worth Cinematographer: Martin Neumeyer being loyal to. Main Cast: Grima Valsdottir But Sól has competition. The farmers’ daughter Ásta (23) has a claim on Jón Art Director: Drífa Freyju-Ármannsdóttir too, and an angry one. Sól is convinced that Jón is her soulmate, but his behav- Sound design: Tiina Andreas iour towards her is becoming increasingly transgressive. And when Ásta’s secret Editor: Sebastian Thümler cimes out and Jón becomes the focus of a potential crime, Sól finds herself in the Producers: Birgitta Björnsdottir, middle of a drama she can hardly grasp. Hlin Johannesdottir Co-producers: Anneli Ahven, Verena Gräfe-Höft Produced by: Vintage Pictures (Iceland), Kopli Kinokompanii (Estonia), Juna Film (Germany) To be released: 2017

100 min / DCP / 2.39:1 / Dolby SR Director Asa Hjörleifsdottir born in Reykjavik in 1984, is a graduate of the Columbia Contact University Film MFA programm. Before going to film school, Vintage Pictures Asa studied English and french literature and worked as a Phone: +354 661 7952 book critic for the Icelandic National Radio. Asa has written E-mail: [email protected] and directed a number of short films. Most notable is her award-winning thesis filmAstarsaga , which played at more than 40 festivals including Clermont-Ferrand and Palm Springs. It was also a finalist for the 2014 Student Academy Awards. The Swan is her debute feature film.

The Christmas Mystery Christmas The Nissan Patrol My Day Liina With Fish Helen’s Birthday Ice 2017 Mausoleum 2016 49 shorts 2016-2017 2016 Mausoleum

auri Randla’s short film tells a tragicomic story of the pathologist Aleksei Original title: Mausoleum short Abrikosov who embalmed Lenin’s body and in theory managed to overcome Genre: thriller, comedy death... so his further existence will be permanently attached to caretaking Language: Russian L Director: Lauri Randla of the Lenin’s corpse. The story follows Abrikosov’s and his apprentice’s critical night, when they have to solve a problem with Lenin’s body, just prior to the holy Screenwriter: Lauri Randla Cinematographer: Peter Salovaara celebration of the First of May. Art Director: Juulia Mäkinen Welcome to Moscow of 1936 and into the world of Stalinist terror where a Editor: Leo Pauli Liesvirta human is less worthy than a fly. Music by: Lauri Randla Main cast: Viktor Lanberg, Sergei Furmanjuk, Aleksandr Okunev, Matti Onnismaa Producer: Peeter Urbla Co-producers: Osku Pajamäki, Ilkka Mertsola Produced by: Exitfilm (Estonia),Funny Films and Aalto University ELO Film School (Finland) World Premiere: March 12, 2016 Festivals: Tampere SFF, Best shorts USA, Nordic Talents Copenhagen,, Bucharest ShortCut Cinefest, Los Angeles shorts IFF, Nordic Generation Award Haugesund.

26 min / HD / 2.39:1 / Stereo 5.1

Contact Director Lauri Randla Exitfilm graduated from ELO Film School, Aalto University of Art and Peeter Urbla Design (Finland) with M.A. in film directing. Phone: +372 515 9696 Filmography as director/scriptwriter, shorts: The Impri E-mail: [email protected] sonment (2008), Until this Day (2009), The Convict (2010), www.exitfilm.ee The Zone (2011), Love / Hate (2012), Sillamäe (2013)

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54 short 2017 M Helen’s Birthday the nightasanintruderinheroldhome. the nightclubonherbirthday. Unabletogivelifeanewchance, sheends iddle-aged Helen,whostillhasn’tgottenoverherdivorce,isdraggedto fiction with hisnewshort film interest in sensitive,nuanced drama, Tanno isshifting back to Allan Leida, Leida Allan nian PublicBroadcasting, and in 2014 anotherdocumentary documentary House ofMemories withashort film program of film andvideodirecting in2008 BA Film and MediaSchoolgraduated from (BFM) the Baltic Director Tanno Mee Being Normal Being (35’). In 2010 Tanno premiered a short -co-directed with LiisNimik. With an (28’), commissioned by the Esto Helen’s Birthday . - Original title: Genre: Languages: Screenwriter: Director: Cinematographer: Gert Raudsep Gert Main cast: Art Director: Music by: Sound design: Editor: Producer: To bereleased: Produced by: 19 min / DCP /1.85:1 / 5.119 min/DCP Contact Marianne Ostrat Film Alexandra Phone: + 372 5233577 E-mail: [email protected] psychological drama Tanno Mee Tanno Mee Tanno Mee Tanno Mee Ann Reimann Reimann Ann Mari Abel, Margus Prangel, Prangel, Margus Abel, Mari Estonian Marianne Ostrat Heleni sünnipäev Reet Brandt Brandt Reet Tanno Mee Tanno Mee

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2017 Fish

father and a son go fishing. The father isn’t feeling well but doesn’t show Original title: Kala short it. He teaches his son everything - to drive the car, dig out the worms - and Genre: drama how to do it all himself. Language: Estonian A Director: Jaan Toomik The boy catches a fish and his father is just as happy. As he leans down to fill a bucket with water, the father suddenly doesn’t feel well - he slips on the pier Screenwriter: Jaan Toomik Cinematographer: Mart Taniel E.S.C. and falls into the water. He starts to sink, his fist cramped around the fish his son Main Cast: Jaan Toomik caught. The father starts floating towards the surface and sees his son reaching Art Director: Jaan Toomik his hand down to him. He holds up the fish and the boy takes it. The father has a Sound design: Ivo Felt heart attack and sinks into the water. Music by: Mihkel Kleis The boy watches the surface of the water where he just saw his father. Then, Editor: Jaak Ollino Jn he pulls the bucket out of the water and leaves. Producer: Ivo Felt Produced by: Allfilm To be released: 2017

12 min / DCP / 1.85:1 / 5.1

Contact Ivo Felt Allfilm Phone: +372 517 6393 E-mail: [email protected] www.allfilm.ee Director Jaan Toomik is an Estonian video artist, painter and award-winning filmmaker, often described as the most widely acknowledged Estonian contemporary artist on the international scene. Films: Communion (2007), Oleg (2010), Landscape with Many Moons (2014)

2017 My Day With Liina

midde aged author Rainar with his family are on a holiday in the forest. Original title: Minu päev Liinaga short After arrival they discover all groceries have been left behind. Rainar and Genre: drama, horror his daughter Keterlyn go to find a food store in a nearby village, but they Language: Estonian A Director: Maria Avdjuško get lost in the woods. Eventually they find a remote house, where a young woman Liina and her brother Ludvig live. Liina takes photos of Rainar and then lures Screenwriter: Maria Avdjuško Cinematographer: Ants Tammik Rainar to go to sauna with her and makes him drink beer. When it’s time to head Main cast: Margus Prangel, Ester Kuntu, Adeele back to the camper van, Liina suggests they spend the night at her house. Rainar’s Taska, Piret Kalda, Bert Raudsep daughter Keterlyn failed to convince father to go back to vamping site, finds a way Music by: Tõnu Kõrvits to communicate with the silent Ludvig. She finds out Liina has her own agenda Editor: Sander Kalle Somma and will use all means, including magic, to keep Rainar to herself. Keterlyn decides Producer: Andres Maimik to save her father who eventually leaves the house, but he is now a changed man. Produced by: Kuukulgur Film To be released: Autumn 2017

25 min / DCP / 2.39:1 / Stereo

Contact Kuukulgur film Andres Maimik Phone: +372 5661 7194 E-mail: [email protected] www.kuukulgur.ee Director Maria Avdjushko Actress, screenwriter, producer, and director. She has played in over 20 feature films in Estonia, Russia, and Finland. She has also worked for Tallinn City Theatre and Estonian Drama Theatre and performed in more than 50 roles in various theatres. Currently Avdjushko works as a freelance actor, a producer and a film director.

2017 Nissan Patrol

rt student Jane is hitchhiking and gets picked up by an SUV, driven by Original title: Nissan Patrol short a brokenhearted former soldier with a macho mentality. The young man Genre: drama reads the free-spirited young woman wrong and a simple ride turns into a Languages: Estonian A Directors: Andres Maimik, Katrin Maimik nightmare to Jane. The short filmNissan Patrol is about a situation that triggers a casual everyday violence. The young man who has experienced hardships in his Screenwriters: Andres Maimik, Katrin Maimik Cinematographer: Mihkel Soe E.S.C. life, is unable to accept it, but channels it into a violent impulse. The rape attempt Main cast: Lauli Otsar, Ott Raidmets may be triggered by the small mundane things - the girl’s adventurous appear- Art Director: Adele Thele Kuusk ance, macho mentality “this is what all the women want” or “when you’re hitchhik- Sound design: Kristjan Kurm/Quartal Studio ing you better be prepared to pay” but most of all, inability to value the reasons and Music by: Sten Sheripov, Hanna Liisa Uusmaa consequences of your actions. Editor: Andres Maimik Producer: Andres Maimik Produced by: Kuukulgur Film To be released: Autumn 2017

13 min / DCP / 2.39:1 / 5.1 Director Andres Maimik Kuukulgur Film studied at Tartu Art College and the Estonian Institute of Human- Katrin Maimik ities. He graduated in 2009 from Tallinn Pedagogical University Phone: +372 5650 2721 with a degree in directing documentaries. He has worked as a E-mail: [email protected] journalist, film director and editor, scriptwriter and copywriter. www.kuukulgur.ee Director Katrin Maimik is a director and screenwriter. Katrin received a bachelor’s degree in dramatic theory from the University of Tartu in 2005 and an MA in scriptwriting from Tallinn University’s Baltic Film and Media School in 2013. Their first co-written and co-directed full-length featureCherry Tobacco (2014) premiered at Karlovy Vary IFF.

2017 The Christmas Mystery

he Christmas Mystery is a black comedy about a student Jass, who earns Original title: Jõulumüsteerium short extra income by impersonating Santa. Behind one of the doors is a lone Genre: drama, comedy woman who reads him poetry and offers whiskey. Jass realizes all of a sud- Languages: Estonian T Directors: Andres Maimik, Katrin Maimik den that he’s been drawn into a bizarre sex game with the woman, but being a polite young man, he has a hard time saying “no”. In that moment the easy side Screenwriters: Andres Maimik, Katrin Maimik Cinematographer: Mihkel Soe E.S.C. job turns into a surreal dream for the young man. Main cast: Maria Avdjushko, Markus Habakukk Art Director: Katrin Sipelgas Sound design: Sven Sosnitski, Quartal Studio Editors: Andres Maimik, Helis Hirve Producer: Maario Masing Produced by: Kuukulgur Film To be released: Autumn 2017

20 min / DCP / 2.39:1 / 5.1

Director Andres Maimik Contact Kuukulgur Film studied at Tartu Art College and the Estonian Institute of Human- Katrin Maimik ities. He graduated in 2009 from Tallinn Pedagogical University Phone: +372 5650 2721 with a degree in directing documentaries. He has worked as a E-mail: [email protected] journalist, film director and editor, scriptwriter and copywriter. www.kuukulgur.ee Director Katrin Maimik is a director and screenwriter. Katrin received a bachelor’s degree in dramatic theory from the University of Tartu in 2005 and an MA in scriptwriting from Tallinn University’s Baltic Film and Media School in 2013. Their first co-written and co-directed full-length featureCherry Tobacco (2014) premiered at Karlovy Vary IFF.

The OvercoatThe Manivald Solstice Miriam Lake at the 2017 Miriam’s Hen’s Dream Life Before Life Full House Fatcula Space Empty Amalimbo Flu Bird ofOut Internal Worlds Grounds Hunting Eternal 2016 65 animations 2016-2017 2016 Eternal Hunting Grounds

ere, the children bury the animals, decorate the graves, sing songs Original title: Igavesed jahimaad and recite poems. The ritual surrounding the burial involves not just Director: Elin Grimstad the children. The vegetation, the sea and the birds all take part in Screenwriter: Elin Grimstad animation H Animators: Triin Sarapik-Kivi, Olga Bulgakova, the ceremony. The dead animals come alive again – they rise in the “Eternal hunting Sergei Kibus, Andres Tenusaar Editors: Robert Stengård, Skafti Gundmundsson grounds.” The children’s imagination stretches as far as the horizon, they Music: Sam Mcloughlin, Alison Cooper visualize how it is there. This vision is like a beautiful treasure inside of Sound design/mixing: Yngve Sætre (Duper Studio) them. They love this game - it is both important and exciting. Tehnique: at puppet animation The hunter also lives on the island. He has killed the animals that the Producer: Ingvil Giske children find. The hunter kills because he is hungry, or just because he Co-producers: Kerdi Oengo, Andrus Raudsalu likes to do it. He sometimes lets his victims lie to decay in open air. The Produced by: Medieoperatørene (Norway), Nukufilm children collect them and turn the hunter’s cruel actions into something (Estonia) good. One day the hunter shoots a heron. This bird is bigger and more Domestic premiere: March 23, 2016 beautiful than any other animal the children have found. This animated Festivals: DOK Leipzig, Leeds IFF short film takes on the topic of child and nature, innocence and truth. What lies in between? 19 min / HD / 1.85:1 / Dolby SR

Contact Nukufilm Phone: +372 615 5322 E-mail: [email protected] www.nukufilm.ee Director Elin Grimstad moved to Oslo in 2004, after graduating from Bath Spa University in animation and creative writing. She set up her own animation studio and started making quirky animation films and illustrations. She integrates animation, theatre and music to create a new, unique expression.

2016 Out of Internal Worlds

he wedding where the egoes of the young couple try to outmatch each Original title: Siseilmadest väljas other. A dream-like and dynamic story based on an Estonian fairy tale. Director: Helen Unt Screenwriters: Helen Unt, Anti Naulainen animation T Artists: Helen Unt, Mattias Mälk Composer: Liisa Hirsch Compositioning: Helen Unt, Marje-Ly Liiv Animators: Ülle Metsur, Maiken Silla, Tarmo Vaarmets Sound design: Horret Kuus Editors: Olga Pärn, Priit Pärn, Helen Unt Technique: drawn animation Producer: Kalev Tamm Produced by: Eesti Joonisfilm Domestic premiere: April 22, 2016

11 min / DCP / 1.85:1 / 5.1

Contact Eesti Joonisfilm Phone: +372 677 4122 E-mail: [email protected] www.joonisfilm.ee

Director Helen Unt graduated from Estonian Academy of Arts in printmaking and animation. Graduation filmChicks on the Highway was shown in several international animation festivals. Out of Internal Worlds is her debut film.

2016 Bird Flu

tory about a man and a snake, an alcoholized penguin and the disap- Original title: Linnugripp pearance of birds. Story about an apple tree and apples, about roots Director: Priit Tender and rootlessness. Story about a paradise and about the expel from it. Screenwriter: Priit Tender animation S Artist: Hefang Wei Composer: Märt-Matis Lill Compositioning: Hefang Wei, Priit Tender Animators: Laura Linna, Ülle Metsur, Maiken Silla, Tarmo Vaarmets, Katrin Vaher Sound design: Horret Kuus Editor: Priit Tender Technique: drawn animation Producer: Kalev Tamm Produced by: Eesti Joonisfilm Domestic premiere: April 22, 2016 Festivals: Annecy IAFF, ANIMAMUNDI, Ottawa IAF, MEDIAWAVE International Film and Music Gathering, IAF of Brazil.

10 min / DCP / 1.85:1 / 5.1

Contact Eesti Joonisfilm Phone: +372 677 4122 E-mail: [email protected] www.joonisfilm.ee Director Priit Tender is an award-winning Estonian animator. He has made both cel and puppet animation films. His films are driven by black humor, surrealism and odd ethnic tales.

2016 Amalimbo

ipuana, a five year-old girl, experiences the limbo Original title: Amalimbo when she tries to pass to ‘the other side’ in her des- Language: Swedish perate urge to meet again with her recently dead fa- Director: Juan Pablo Libossart animation T Screenwriter: Juan Pablo Libossart ther. A short story that happens in an undefined place in an also undefined future. Lead Animator: Roland Seer Cinematographers: Nicklas Karpaty, Pia Lehto Main cast: Anna Odell, Margaretha Ulfendahl Art Director: Roland Seer Sound design: Gustaf Berger, Lars Wignell, Manne Kjellander Music by: Anders Kjellberg, Åsa Carlson Tehnique: 2D, rotoscopy, live-action Producer: Johanna Lind Co-producers: Marianne Ostrat, Ami Ekström Produced by: Fasad (Sweden), Fork Film (Estonia), Film Väst (Sweden) World Premiere: September 9, 2016 Festivals: Venice IFF, European Film Awards 2016 - Best Short Film Nominee, Göteborg FF, Film Fest Gent, Animated Dreams, Vilnius ISFF

Director Juan Pablo 16 min / DCP / 1.85:1 / 5.1 Libossart was born in Argentina and estab- Contact lished in Sweden in 2001. He com- Fork Film / Marianne Ostrat pleted the MBS’s European Master Phone: + 372 523 3577 of Audiovisual Management (MEGA) E-mail: [email protected] in 2010 and EAVE in 2013. Among other filmmakers, Libossart has Sales produced films for Erik Gandini, Mar- MagnetFilm / Georg Gruber cus Lindeen and Jesper Ganslandt. Phone: +49 (0)163 8010753 Amalimbo is Libossart’s debut as a E-mail: [email protected] director and writer. www.magnetfilm.de

2016 Empty Space

mpty Space invokes a past memory, an apartment that once existed, and a Original title: Tühi ruum small girl dwelling and playing there. It presents a story forged in the dreams Director: Ülo Pikkov of the father hiding from Soviet terror. Empty Space is a reconstruction of a Screenwriter: Ülo Pikkov animation E Animator: Marili Sokk vision on the backdrop of the anxieties of the 1950s in Soviet Union. Camera: Raivo Möllits Editing: Ülo Pikkov Music: Pärt Uusberg Sound design/mixing: Horret Kuus (B6 studio) Tehnique: classical puppet animation Producer: Kerdi Oengo Produced by: Nukufilm Domestic premiere: November 16, 2016 Festivals: Edinburgh IFF, Montreal Stop Motion FF, London IAF, CINANIMA, Fredrikstad AF

10 min / DCP / 1.85:1 / 5.1

Contact Nukufilm Phone: +372 615 5322 E-mail: [email protected] www.nukufilm.ee Director Ülo Pikkov studied animation at Turku Arts Academy in Finland and since 1996 has directed several award-winning short animation films in Eesti Joonisfilm and Nukufilm studios. Also as a manager and a producer for documentary and animation films in company Silmviburlane. In parallel with producer’s work Ülo has continued directing his own animation films and support- ing new talents in the Estonian animation scene.

2016 Fatcula

mystical beauty clinic appears next to a sports club, threatening to ruin the Original title: Fatcula club owner. What is really happening in the clinic? The solution seems to Director: Martinus Daane Klemet be in a bottle labeled “Fat Burner”. Screenwriter: Martinus Daane Klemet animation A Artists: Martinus Daane Klemet, Mattias Mälk Compositioning: Martinus Daane Klemet, Mattias Mälk Animators: Ülle Metsur, Maiken Silla, Tarmo Vaarmets 3D animators: Martinus Daane Klemet Editor: Martinus Daane Klemet Technique: drawn animation, 3D Producer: Kalev Tamm Produced by: Eesti Joonisfilm Domestic premiere: November 16, 2016 Festivals: Animated dreams

9 min / DCP / 1.85:1 / 5.1

Contact Eesti Joonisfilm Phone: +372 677 4122 E-mail: [email protected] Director Martinus Daane Klemet www.joonisfilm.ee Studied in 1998-2002 Personal Computers and Networks in Tallinn Polytechinc School and in 2005-2008 graphics and animation at the Estonian Academy of Arts. During his university studies he made two short 3D animations Light My Fire and Furry Flurry which were screened in many animation film festivals. He has also worked as a freelance 3D animator. Filmography: In the Air (2009), XYZtopia (2013) .

2016 Full House

diligent postman performs his work duties in an exemplary manner, and Original title: Täismaja then meets his future wife. Director: Kristjan Holm Screenwriter: Kristjan Holm animation A Artist: Kristjan Holm Compositioning: Marje-Ly Liiv Animators: Ülle Metsur, Maiken Silla, Tarmo Vaarmets Editor: Kristjan Holm Technique: drawn animation Producer: Kalev Tamm Produced by: Eesti Joonisfilm Domestic premiere: November 11, 2016

17 min / DCP / 1.85:1 / 5.1

Contact Eesti Joonisfilm Phone: +372 677 4122 E-mail: [email protected] www.joonisfilm.ee Director Kristjan Holm graduated from Estonian Academy of Arts in 1999 as an interior designer. In time the understanding, that room is limited to four walls, started to trouble him though. An unexpected discovery that also film frame has four walls, gave him the final impulse to change the subject and dedicate his life to investi- gating the ties between frames and walls. Filmography: Small House (2008), Escape (2009) Big House (2011), Worst-Case Scenario (2014)

2016 Life before Life

ruth and justice are relative terms. Depending on the point of view, every- Original title: Elu enne elu body might be right. Director: Rao Heidmets Screenwriter: Rao Heidmets animation T Animators: Leo Lätti, Urmas Jõemees, Pauline Heidmets, Eneli Kelli, Karin Ojaste Music by: Sven Grünberg Sound design: Horret Kuus Editing: Urmas Jõemees, Rao Heidmets Producer: Rao Heidmets Produced by: Rao Heidmets Filmstudio Domestic premiere: November 16, 2016 Festivals: Animated Dreams

7 min / DCP / 16:9 / Stereo

Contact Rao Heidmets Filmistuudio Rao Heidmets Phone: +372 502 4906 E-mail: [email protected] Director Rao Heidmets was born in 1956 in Pärnu, Estonia. 1975–1981 he studied in the Tallinn Technical University, faculty of electroenergetics. After graduating in 1982 he started working in the Tallinn lm Studios - at first as an animator and from 1983 as a film director. Filmography: The Theatre Papa Carlo (1988), Noblesse Oblige (1989), Livingroom (1994), Instinct (2003), Pearlman (2006), Inherent Obligations (2008)

2016 Miriam’s Hen’s Dream

t’s a rainy day, Little Brother and Father are building a toy-plane, Miriam is Original title: Miriami kana unistus viewing an albom about southern countries and Hen is dreaming about flying Director: Andres Tenusaar to south too – she sees the flock of birds heading southwards. When the rain Screenwriters: Leelo Tungal, Peep Pedmanson animation I Animators: Triin Sarapik-Kivi, Marili Sokk is over, Mother takes everybody to the park to rake the fallen leaves. The Hen is still trying to join the flocks but all his attempts to fly end on the pile of leaves. Editing: Andres Tenusaar Music by: Tiit Kikas Afterwards at home, Little Brother and Father are making paper planes and flying Sound design/mixing: Tiina Andreas / Filmaudio them around ant the Hen also gets a nice flight on a paper plane. Tehnique: classical puppet animation Art Director: Ivika Luisk Producers: Kerdi Oengo, Andrus Raudsalu Produced by: Nukufilm Domestic release: November 20, 2016 Festivals: Animated Dreams

5 min / HD / 16:9 / Stereo

Contact Nukufilm Phone: +372 615 5322 E-mail: [email protected] www.nukufilm.ee

Director Andres Tenusaar has studied art. Since 2000 he has been working as an animator and director. He has also made films and music for films as well as video for theatre/dance pieces and made VJ animations.

2017 Miriam at the Lake

iriam’s family is outing at the lakeside. After a long and tiring day the Original title: Miriam järve ääres whole family is resting in the tent, only Hen can’t sleep. She goes out for Director: Riho Unt a walk. She hears a lot of frightning night sounds and sees eyes blinking Screenwriters: Leelo Tungal, Peep Pedmanson animation M Animators: Triin Sarapik-Kivi, Marili Sokk in the dark. The Hen crabs the photocamera to make pictures about the monsters surrounding her. In the morning everybody can see what the Hen was afraid of. Editing: Riho Unt Music by: Tiit Kikas Sound design/mixing: Tiina Andreas / Filmaudio Tehnique: classical puppet animation Art Director: Ivika Luisk Producers: Kerdi Oengo, Andrus Raudsalu Produced by: Nukufilm To be released: 2017

5 min / HD / 16:9 / Stereo

Contact Nukufilm Phone: +372 615 5322 E-mail: [email protected] www.nukufilm.ee Director Riho Unt has graduated from Estonian State Institute of Arts in 1982 as Interior Designer. Since then he has worked in Nukufilm studios as a director. His films have won a number of awards at animation festivals. Recent Filmography: Brothers Bearhearts (2005), Miriam’s Nestbox (2006), Miriam and the Flood (2006), North Dragon (2007), Lily (2008), Happy Birthday (2012), Miriam’s Kite (2013), The Master (2015)

2017 Solstice

n a rural Estonian community, local delinquent Türna abandones his pregnant Original title: Pööriöö girlfriend. Aapo, who resides in Paide, starts to suspect he might be an ant not Directors: Sander Joon, Mikk Mägi a man. A Beefeater is tormented by his itchy hat. A penguin is left heartbroken Screenwriter: Mikk Mägi animation I Animators: Sander Joon, Liisi Grünberg, after his girlfriend cheats on him with a walrus. The penguin decides to leave his home. Others follow his lead. The paths of all these characters cross, during the Jelizaveta Mušnikova, Leore Lisann Klõsheiko, Eva Liisa Sepp, Katarina Skott Solstice, in Türnas home village. Design: Sander Joon, Liisi Grünberg Editing: Mikk Mägi Music by: Andres Lõo Sound design/mixing: Horret Kuus Producer: Mikk Mägi Produced by: BOP Animation To be released: May 1, 2017

10 min / HD / 16:9 / Stereo

Contact BOP Animation Phone: +372 5378 3028 E-mail: [email protected] www.bop.ee Director Mikk Mägi is an Estonian director and animator. He studied at the Estonia Academy of Arts and graduated in 2015. He is a co-founder and co-owner of animation studio BOP! and GIF Visuals. He is the co-creator of the animated series Old Man Cartoon (2011–present). Filmography: Borders (2015), Old Man Cartoon – One (2015), Tommy Cash - ProRapSuperstar (2015, music video)

2017 Manivald

anivald is still living at home with his retired mother. The day before his Original title: Manivald 33. birthday a young hot wolf called Toomas comes to fix their washing Director: Chintis Lundgren machine. A love triangle develops, which leaves Manivald more and more Screenwriters: Chintis Lundgren, Draško Ivezić animation M Animators: Chintis Lundgren, Draško Ivezić, frustrated. Darko Vidačković, Mia Murat Editors: Chintis Lundgren, Jelena Popović Music by: Terence James Dunn Sound design: Pierre Yves Drapeau Tehnique: hand-drawn animation Producer: Chintis Lundgren Co-producers: Draško Ivezić, Jelena Popović Produced by: Chintis Lundgreni Animatsiooni stuudio (Estonia), Adriatic Animation (Croatia), NFB (Canada) To be released: June 2017

11 min / DCP / 1.85:1 / Stereo

Contact Chintis Lundgreni Animatsioonistuudio Chintis Lundgren Director Chintis Lundgren Phone: +372 5193 0739 is an Estonian animation director. She started in 2008 as an E-mail: [email protected] independent author and since 2011 she runs her own anima- www.chintislundgren.com tion studio called Chintis Lundgreni Animatsioonistuudio. She is also a co-founder of Adriatic Animation, a new animation studio based in Croatia. Selected filmography: The Great Grey Shrike (2009), About the Hard Life of the Barn Swallow (2011), Mysterious Swamp (2013), Life with Herman H. Rott (2015)

2017 The Overcoat

t’s all about how an overcoat changed the life of a poor of office clerk, named Original title: Sinel Akaky Akakievitch, who lived in the city a long time ago. Gently mocked by his Directors: Hugh O’Conor, Meelis Arulepp colleagues at work for his old, threadbare coat, and after an unfortunate run-in Screenwriter: Hugh O’Conor animation I Animators: A Film Estonia, Giant Creative with the scary Commissioner, the head of his whole department, Akaky decides to save up for a brand new overcoat. But not even he could foretell the great and Music by: Liina Sumera Tehnique: 2D/3D mixed terrible chain of events that would be set off. Producer: Kristel Tõldsepp An animated adaptation of Gogol’s classic ghost story, with thrills, laughter Co-producer: Jonathan Clarke and a wandering cat, The Overcoat is a warm and wonderful Christmas special Produced by: A Film Estonia (Estonia), Giant for the whole family; and reminds us how lucky we are for all we’ve got... Creative (Ireland) To be released: December 2017

26 min / DCP / 2.37:1 / Stereo

Director Hugh O’Conor Contact A Film Estonia is a young director and an actor of film and TV who has appeared Phone: +372 516 0399 in several dark big-screen dramas. E-mail: [email protected] Filmography: Corduroy (director, writer, 2009), Spacemen Three (director, co-writer, 2008). As actor: The Frankenstein Chronicles (2015), The Bachelor Weekend (2013) Director Meelis Arulepp has worked in A Film since 1990. Meelis has co-directed 8 short films and worked as a supervising animator and character animator on more than 20 animated films, eg.Smurfs – The Legend of Smurfy Hollow, Asterix and the Vikings, Titeuf - the Movie etc. Filmography: The Little Short-sighted Snake (short, 2005), Things You Think (TV series, 2011), The Great Painter (2013)

Let’s Do It! Do Let’s Rodeo Soviet Hippies Dream a Chasing Ahto. Albert Constructing Mountains Ash The Trial: of The Russia State vs Sentsov Oleg Paradise Behind Fence the Love… 2017 Shusha Woman and Glacier the Free! Back Come House of aDream Relations Close 2016 93 documentaries 2016-2017 2016 Close Relations

ussian citizen and Soviet-born Ukrainian native Vitaly Mansky crisscrosses Original title: Rodnye Ukraine to explore Ukrainian society after the Maidan revolution as mirrored Themes: war, politics, family within his own large Ukrainian family. They live scattered all across the coun- Languages: Russian, Ukrainian R Director: Vitaly Mansky try: in Lviv, Odessa, the separatist area in Donbass, and Sevastopol on Crimea. Cinematographer: Alexandra Ivanova documentary The film is looking for reasons of the conflict after which citizens of a single country Music: Harmo Kallaste, Mikael Tariverdiev found themselves on a different sides of barricades including director’s own family. Editors: Peteris Kimelis, Gunta Ikere The main narrative takes place in the here and now, starting with the turning point of Producers: Simone Baumann, Guntis ex-president Victor Yanukovych’s flight to Russia. But below the main narrative there Trekteris, Natalya Manskaya, Marianna Kaat is a strong historical undercurrent, because the lives of protagonists of the film are Produced by: Saxonia Entertainment (Ger- marked by history on every step they take. This undercurrent will carry information many), Ego Media (Latvia), Baltic Film Produc- about the Russian-Ukrainian conflict’s deep roots in centuries of close ties between tion (Estonia), Vertov. Real Media (Ukraine) the two countries. World Premiere: July 5, 2016 Festivals: Karlovy Vary IFF, Toronto IFF, IDFA, Black Nights FF, BFI London IFF, Dok Leipzig, Director Vitaly Mansky Nordic Film Days Luebeck studied cinematography at Moscow’s VGIK (1990). He began making films in the late 1980s and, since then, he has won over 112 min / DCP / 16:9 / 5.1 fifty awards during his career, including a Silver Dove at the Leipzig festival (Cuts of Another War) and Best Feature-Length Contact Documentary Film at Karlovy Vary (Pipeline). He is the publisher Baltic Film Production / Marianna Kaat of the oldest internet documentary film magazine and the author Phone: +372 502 7509 of the manifesto Reality Cinema. He has been president of the E-mail: [email protected] Artdokfest film festival in Moscow since 2006. www.bfp.ee Selected filmography:Jewish Happiness (1991), Private Chronicles. Monologue (1998), Vladimir Putin. The Leap Year Sales (2001), Anatomy of t.A.T.u. (2003), Virginity (2008), Sunrise/ Deckert Distribution Sunset. Dalai Lama 14 (2008), Nikolina Gora. Epilogue (2009), Phone: +49 341 215 6638 Motherland or Death (2011), Pipeline (2013), Under the Sun E-mail: [email protected] (2015). www.deckert-distribution.com

2016 House of a Dream

allinn Ballet School has been the beginning of a journey for many dancers Original title: Ühe unistuse maja since it was opened in 1946. This film presents a collective portrait of danc- Themes: ballet, culture, coming of age ers as told through the story of different generations. The paths of students Language: Estonian T Director: Ruti Murusalu who have just been admitted to the school cross with those preparing for their Screenwriter: Len Murusalu documentary final exams. They are observed by an array of former Ballet stars, previous stu- Cinematographers: Erik Norkroos, Kullar dents who now shape the destiny of a new generation. Whose dream will survive Viimne, Ivo Eggi and whose will fade? Sound design: Mart Kessel-Otsa, Antti Mäss, Ergo Teekivi Sound mix: Danek Kaunissaare Editors: Kersti Miilen, Erik Norkroos Producer. Erik Norkroos Produced by: Umberto Productions Domestic release: September 29, 2016

53 min / DCP / 16:9 / 5.1.

Contact Umberto Productions Erik Norkroos Phone: +372 680 5640 Email: [email protected] Director Ruti Murusalu is an Estonian scenarist, director and producer. She studied psychology at Tartu University and also has a degree in directing theatre. Murusalu worked for decades at Estonian Televi- sion first as director’s assistant, then director and producer. She has specialized in recording dance in its different forms. Filmography: Ballerina Blues (2011), Ballet Master (2014), Letters From Iceland (2015)

2016 Come Back Free!

poetic documentary about life in a wartorn Chechen village, with the cem- Original title: Tule tagasi vabana! etery as its symbolic focal point. The village lives and breathes in unison. Themes: war, religion, human relations The Chechen gravediggers are always busy. Death is an everyday Language: Chechen A Director: Ksenia Okhapkina visitor. It does not even matter that yet another war has ended. The people live Creative advisor: Kersti Uibo documentary stuck in a circle of vengeance. They also gather into circles to chant prayers to Cinematographers: Vitaly Afanasiev, Maksim God. Drozdov, Ksenia Okhapkina Only the cows are grazing calmly next to the cemetery and the children are Sound: Evgeny Petrol. Alexey Kulkov, foley, happily going about their business. Artyom Busel The Chechens’ parting words to one another are, “May you come back free!” Sound designers: Ekke Västrik, Aleksandr Dudarev Composer: Robert Jürjendal Editors: Mirjam Jegorov, Ksenia Okhapkina Producer: Riho Västrik Assistant producer: Kadriann Kibus Produced by: Vesilind World Premiere: November, 17, 2016 Festivals: IDFA

51 min / HD / 16:9 / 5.1

Contact Director Ksenia Okhapkina Vesilind studied at the film school in St. Petersburg and is a documen- Riho Västrik tary film director. During the studies, she took part in different Phone: +372 5078067 projects as a script writer, director and director of photogra- E-mail: [email protected] phy. Since 2014 Ksenia has been connected to Estonian studio Vesilind as an author. Ksenias’ films have been screened at different film festivals and screened at various TV channels in Russia.

2016 Woman and the Glacier

n the Tian Shan above the city of Almaty, four thousand meters high, there lies Original title: Moteris ir ledynas / Naine ja liustik the enormous Tuiksu glacier. Like a huge beast it breathes, approaches and Themes: eternity, life, poetry retreats again. Global warming is ruthlessly melting the glacial ice, exposing Languages: Lithuanian, Russian I Director: Audrius Stonys prehistoric rock layers, while another hard winter of the mountains covers them Screenwriter: Audrius Stonys documentary with ice and snow again. Every motion, crack, change in ice temperature, chem- Cinematographer: Audrius Kemežis ical composition and colour of the glacier is closely monitored. Throughout the Sound: Riho Västrik days and seasons, the only woman who has been living next to the huge frozen Editor: Mirjam Jegorov glacier for many years, in a wooden cabin high in the mountains, performs these Producer: Radvile Sumile measurements and sends them to the monitoring center in Almaty. This woman is Co-producer: Riho Västrik Aušra Revutaitė. Produced by: UKU Films (Lithuania), Vesilind (Estonia) World Premiere: November 17, 2016 Festivals: IDFA, DocPoint

56 min / HD / 16:9 / 5.1

Contact Director Audrius Stonys Vesilind is a member of European Documentary Network and Euro- Phone: +372-5078067 pean Film Academy. He has made 20 films as an independ- E-mail: [email protected] ent filmmaker and producer that got many international film www.vesilind.ee awards. Among them Audience award in Nyon, Grand Prix in Split, prizes in Bornholm, Florence, Gyor, Neu Brandenburg, Oberhausen, Bilbao and San Francisco. 1992 the filmEarth of the Blind received European Film Academy Award as the Best European Documentary film of the Year. Filmography: Countdown (2004), Uku ukai (2006), The Bell (2007), Four Steps (2008), I Walked Through Fire, You Were with Me (2010), Ramin (2010)

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2016 Shusha

heart-warming portrait documentary Shusha explores in intimate atmosphere Original title: Šuša the daily life of Stanislav Stanislavovich Shushkevich, the first head of state Themes: politics, contemporary history, of Belarus. What is his daily routine like and what is on mind of a man, who a portrait A Language: Russian quarter of a century ago initiated Belavezha accords, signed by Belarus, Russia and Directors: Aivar Valdre, Lauri Lippmaa documentary Ukraine, which were the basis to effectively dissolve the Soviet Union. Shushkevich, Screenwriters: Aivar Valdre, Lauri Lippmaa who every now and then likes to play Vyssotski’s earlier songs on a piano just to himself Cinematographer: Larissa Kabernik or his closest friends, is one of the Great Men of contemporary history, whose ‘domino Sound: Kristjan Kurm effect’ initiative caused a geopolitical shift in Europe. However, what Shushkevich him- Editor: Kersti Miilen self considers as his greatest achievement is not sending ‘a sixth of the planet’ to meet Producer: Anneli Ahven its maker but making a post-independent Belarus a nuclear weapon free state. Produced by: Kopli Kinokompanii Shusha is a positive story about a theme of remaining a human being. Other World Premiere: November 25, 2016 important themes include the position of ethnicity, language and culture, for the Bela- Festivals: Black Nights FF rusians, Russians and Ukrainians differ from each other quite a bit regarding mentality, culture and social attitudes. 69 min / DCP / 16:9 / 5.1

Contact Kopli Kinokompanii Anneli Ahven Phone: +372 5562 2041 Director Aivar Valdre E-mail: [email protected] www.kinokompanii.ee has been the chief editor of foreign desk at Baltic News Service (BNS) news agency in Estonia for more than two decades. Shusha is his debut film. Director Lauri Lippmaa is an Estonian filmmaker with educational background both in political science and screenwriting. He has worked for seven years as a foreign desk editor at BNS. Lauri currently has several TV serial and film projects in various stages of development.

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2017 Love…

nce-promising art student Veronika despises ordinary life, so she lets Original title: Armastus… binge drinking and style games fill the void. Her sidekick, gorgeous ho- Themes: social issues, art mosexual Raivo is deeply but platonically in love with her. The love trian- Language: Estonian O Director: Sandra Jõgeva gle is completed by ex-con Fred, a tragic figure who wants to abandon his past. Screenwriters: Igor Ruus, Sandra Jõgeva documentary He sees Veronika as his only savior, even after she stabs him severely. And there’s Cinematographer: Igor Ruus a baby on the way… Sound: Harmo Kallaste, Mart Kessel-Otsa Music by: The Vicious Circus Editor: Tambet Tasuja Producer: Igor Ruus Produced by: Laterna Domestic premiere: January 25, 2017 Festivals: DocPoint Tallinn

78 min / DCP / 16:9 / 5.1

Contact Laterna Igor Ruus Phone: +372 5667 7024 Director Sandra Jõgeva E-mail: [email protected] is an extremely versatile artist, writer, and art curator. She graduated from the Estonian Academy of Arts, with a BA in painting and MA in interdisciplinary arts. Sandra has performed and exhibited her work in the USA, New Zealand, and many European countries. She has also published a collection of short stories in Estonian in 2008 and is constantly publishing art criticism and essays in the Estonian press. Sandra is most well- known for her performance art, and more recently her sculptures and installations. Love… is her first documentary film.

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2017 Paradise Behind the Fence

t the end of the 19th century, 65 families left Estonia in search of a Original title: Lumi punasel lagedal better life. 37 of them reached a beautiful place by the Black Sea where Themes: politics, social issues, environment they established an Estonian village. When Sochi was selected to hold Languages: Russian A Director: Aljona Suržikova the Olympic Games in 2007, active development began. The blossoming trees Cinematographers: Kristjan-Jaak Nuudi E.S.C., Ivar documentary were cast under asphalt, animals killed as they were not welcome in the Olym- Heinmaa, Sergei Trofimov pic village. New roads and houses were erected, but after being used for only Sound: Sergei Trofimov, Atanas Tšolakov weeks they now stand empty. The film consisting of portraits tells about how Editor: Tambet Tasuja drastically the world of Estonians living in Sochi changed. Producer: Riina Sildos Co-producer: Ralph Wieser Produced by: Amrion (Estonia), Mischief Films (Austria) To be released: Spring 2017 Festivals: DocPoint Tallinn

46 min / DCP / 1.85:1 / 5.1

Contact Director Aljona Surzhikova Amrion is a director of documentaries and TV broadcasts. Educa- Phone: +372 504 8985 tion - Tallinn University, television direction, BA in film and E-mail: [email protected] video, Saint Petersburg State University for Film Industry www.amrion.ee and Television, director of documentaries, MA. Has made broadcasts and documentaries for the following channels: ETV & ETV2 (Estonia), Kanal2 (Estonia), Kanal Kultura (Russia), TV5 (Russia). Filmography: Semjon Shkolnikov’s War and Peace (2008), Generation 0 (2008), Miss Robinson (2009), Singing Nadezhda (2011), Not My Land (2013), Bachelor and Volga (2014)

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2017 The Trial: The State of Russia vs Oleg Sentsov

he film follows the trial of Ukrainian film director Oleg Sentsov, arrested Original title: Protsess: Venemaa riik by the Russian security service at his home in Crimea for his pro-Ukrain- Oleg Sentsovi vastu ian sentiments. Despite insufficient evidence, Oleg was sentenced to 20 Theme: politics T Director: Askold Kurov years in prison on contrived charges. The notorious case inspired protests all Cinematographer: Askold Kurov documentary over the world. The European Film Academy became one of the main backers Sound design: Oleg Mikhailyuta of the campaign for Oleg’s freedom. This is an absurd and frightening Kaf- Music by: Sorin Apostol kaesque story about how anyone can become a victim of the soulless state Editors: Michał Leszczyłowski, Evgeny Zaozernykh machine. It is a portrait of both Oleg and of the colossus he is opposing. Producers: Max Tuula, Maria Gavrilova Co-producers: Dariusz Jabłoński, Izabela Wojcik, Violetta Kaminska, Alena Müllerová, Jiří Vlach, Jan Makalouš, Olga Zhurzhenko Produced by: Marx Film (Estonia), Message Film (Poland), Česká televise (Czech Republic) To be released: February 2017

75 min / HD / 16:9 / Stereo

Director Askold Kurov Contact was born in 1974 in Uzbekistan and has been living in Marx Film Russia since 1991. He studied Philology, Theatrical and Max Tuula Theological Sciences. Before studying documentary, Phone: +372 5304 0483, +1 617 573 4312 Askold worked for 8 years as a package designer. In 2010, E-mail: [email protected] he graduated from Moscow’s Marina Razbezkina Film school. Filmography: Children 404 (2014) Festivals & Awards: Hot Docs, Open City Docs, Filmfest Hamburg. Leninlad (2013), Winter, Go Away! (2012) Festivals & Awards: Locarno FF, DOK Leipzig, IDFA, Lisbon & Estoril Film Festival, HotDocs

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2017 Ash Mountains

ince the collapse of the Soviet Union, the population of the Ash Mountains Original title: Tuhamäed has dropped by more than half, with no signs of growth or relief in sight. Themes: social issues A place once known as the El Dorado of the proletariat has become syn- Languages: Estonian, Russian S Director: Ivar Murd onymous with death and decay. However, legends remain: dwarves atop semi- Screenwriter: Ivar Murd documentary coke mountains, exiles digging for forgiveness in pits, Mercedes-Cowboys roam- Cinematographer: Madis Luik ing the night, and a magical bird, who must burn up to rise again. Sound: Markku Tiidumaa Music by: Endamisi Salamisi Editor: Mirjam Jegorov Producer: Margus Õunapuu Produced by: Film Tower To be released: 2017

71 min / DCP / 16:9 / Stereo

Contact Film Tower Margus Õunapuu Phone: +372 565 1654 E-mail: [email protected]

Director Ivar Murd Ivar Murd is an upcoming young Estonian director born in 1990 in Kohtla-Järve. He studied directing at Farleigh Dick- inson University in New Jersey and has worked in theater, film, and advertising.Ash Mountains is his debut feature. Filmography: Porcelain (2010, short), Bingo! ( 2013, documentary short), Drought (2013, short), Nomad (2013, short).

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2017 Constructing Albert

he most important culinary revolution of modern times took place at elBulli, Original title: Constructing Albert a restaurant in a remote cove on the Catalan coast. Ferran Adrià is the fa- Themes: gastronomy, family mous maestro people know, but behind elBulli’s success was also a hidden Languages: Catalan, Spanish, English T Directors: Laura Collado, Jim Loomis genius: Albert, Ferran’s younger brother. Four years after closing of elBulli, Albert Screenwriters: Laura Collado, Jim Loomis documentary has decided to become master of his own world, building 5 unique restaurants Cinematographer: Jim Loomis in the centre of Barcelona. Enigma, the jewel in the crown of this gastronomic Main cast: Albert Adrià, Ferran Adrià empire, will prove to be his greatest hurdle. Will Albert escape the shadow of his Sound design: Horret Kuus famous brother and enter the Pantheon of great chefs? Music by: Arian Levin Editor: Jim Loomis Producer: Laura Collado Co-producers: Marianne Ostrat, Muntsa Tarrés Produced by: Trueday Films (Spain), Alexandra Film (Estonia), Televisió de Catalunya (Spain) To be released: Autumn 2017 Director Laura Collado 52 & 75-80 minutes / DCP / 2.35:1 / 5.1 has a degree in Journalism and a passion for storytelling, Laura founded Trueday Films in 2012 to develop and produce gripping and Contact entertaining stories. Very involved in the narrative of all the projects she Alexandra Film has worked on before in the role of a creative producer, Constructing Marianne Ostrat Albert is Laura’s debut as a director. Phone: + 372 523 3577 E-mail: [email protected] Director Jim Loomis Graduated with honours in Film and Television from Napier University in Edinburgh. Jim has been working in documentary for more than twelve years. His credits as DOP and editor include films produced for broad- casters such as BBC, DK, ARTE, Al Jazeera International, CNN, TVC and TVE - I Will be Murdered (2013), Colgados de un sueño (2012), Life from others (2012), Ferran Adrià Revealed (2010) to name a few.

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2017 Ahto. Chasing a Dream

n a sunny day a magnificent white schooner “Ahto” with 14 people on Original title: Ahto. Unistuste jaht board set sail in a port of Greenwich in November 1938. With a crew of Themes: history, portrait adventurers chosen from 5000 applicants from US, Canada and Eng- Languages: English, Estonian O Director: Jaanis Valk land, there is also a young an Estonian Captain Ahto Valter, his wife and their 18 Screenwriters: Jaanis Valk, Anto Juske documentary months old son. A boy, man and media event, whose stories was published on the Cinematographer: Erik Norkroos newspapers and followed by readers on both sides of the Atlantic for decades. Editors: Kersti Miilen, Erik Norkroos This is a story of Ahto Valter whose several sailing trips across the Atlantic Producer: Erik Norkroos and finally around the world put young guys thirsty for adventure, a female sigh Produced by: Missing Pictures, Rühm Pluss Null love letters to write and the journalists to run themselves after him. This colorful To be released: 2017 journey around the world will open to us thanks to Ahto’s and his father’s diary, letters and unique photos and 16mm footage that was shot during the trip. 80 min / HD / 16:9 / 5.1

Contact Rühm Pluss Null Erik Norkroos Phone: +372 680 5640 E-mail: [email protected] www.ahtofilm.ee

Director Jaanis Valk has a Master of Arts in Film Arts and has directed three short fiction films and several short documentaries.Ahto. Chasing a Dream is his first full length documentary. Filmography: Call Of The Heart. Inna Taarna (2005), The Pharmacist (2007), From Side To Side (2010)

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2017 Soviet Hippies

eace, Love and Freedom! A wild flower power ride on the footprints of the Original title: Nõukogude lillelapsed Soviet hippie movement. In search of freedom and happiness under the Themes: history, social issues thumb of the Soviet regime, a colorful crowd of artists, musicians, freaks, Languages: Estonian, Russian, English, Ukrainian P Director: Terje Toomistu vagabonds and other long-haired drop-outs created their own underground net- Screenwriter: Terje Toomistu documentary work called the System. Years later, a group of eccentric hippies from Estonia take Cinematographer: Taavi Arus a road journey to Moscow where people still gather annually on the 1st of June to Sound design: Seppo Vanhatalo commemorate a tragic event in 1971, when thousands of hippies were arrested Editor: Martin Männik by the KGB. Producer: Liis Lepik Co-producers: Sarita Sharma, Sami Jahnukainen Produced by: Kultusfilm (Estonia),Kinomaton (Germany), Mouka Filmi (Finland) To be released: 2017

52 & 75 min / HD / 16:9 /Stereo

Contact Kultusfilm Director Terje Toomistu Liis Lepik is an Estonian documentary filmmaker with a background in Phone: +372 5565 5786 anthropology. Her work often draws from various cross-cul- E-mail: [email protected] tural processes, queer realities and cultural memory. She holds double MA degrees (cum laude) in Ethnology and in Media and Communication from University of Tartu, where she is currently pursuing a PhD degree in anthropology. In 2013- 2014, she was also a Fulbright fellow in UC Berkeley, U.S. Together with Estonian artist Kiwa, she curated a multimedia exhibition about Soviet hippies, which has been exhibited in museums and galleries internationally.

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2017 Rodeo

t is 1992 and the first free elections held in Estonia since World War II have to Original title: Rodeo the surprise of all brought to power young and idealistic political forces. They Themes: contemporary history, politics, portrait are led by 32-year-old Mart Laar, Europe’s youngest prime minister, who is Languages: Estonian, English, Russian, Swedish, I Finnish charged with crafting a country out of chaos. Director: Raimo Jõerand documentary This is a story about gaining and losing trust, about the widening conflict Screenwriters: Raimo Jõerand, Kiur Aarma between idealists and a rising economic elite, when a prime minister’s good Cinematographer: Manfred Vainokivi options grow fewer by the day. Music by: Ardo Ran Varres Producer: Kiur Aarma Co-producers: Ari Matikainen Produced by: Traumfabrik (Estonia), Kinocompany (Finland) To be released: October 2017

72 min / DCP / 16:9 / 5.1

Contact Traumfabrik Kiur Aarma Phone: +372 565 1560 E-mail: [email protected]

Director Raimo Jõerand is a freelance screenwriter and documentary director, mainly focused on historical topics, among them The Blue Hills (with Kiur Aarma). 2006 - 2013 he acted as development and documentary consultant at Estonian Film Institute.

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2017 Let’s Do It!

crazy idea in the head of one Estonian has lead to a new kind of revolution. Original title: Teeme ära! It will involve 1 million people from 22 countries and just 3 days to Themes: environment, social issues untangle the historical mess of the last 5 thousand years to jointly clean Languages: English, Estonian, Arabic, A Catalanian, Albanian, Greek, Spanish, Turkish the Mediterranean Sea! Directors: Jaak Kilmi, Aleksandr Heifets documentary Screenwriters: Jaak Kilmi, Aleksandr Heifets, Kiur Aarma Cinematographer: Aleksandr Heifets Sound design: Horret Kuus Editors: Helis Hirve, Aleksandr Heifets Producer: Kiur Aarma Director Jaak Kilmi Co-producer: Linda Mutawi Produced by: Traumfabrik (Estonia), Fikra graduated from the Department of Culture of Tallinn University, (Sweden) majoring in film directing. He has (co-) directed and produced a string To be released: October 2017 of successful short films; a number of documentary filmsThe ( Art of Selling, Disco and Atomic War, Out of Fashion) and two feature films 56 min / DCP / 16:9 / 5.1 (Revolution of the Pigs, The Dissidents). His films have been awarded internationally and have enjoyed successful theater runs in Estonia. He Contact teaches film directing at the University of Tallinn. Traumfabrik Kiur Aarma Director Aleksandr Heifets Phone: +372 565 1560 Independent filmmaker with a wide experience in directing, shooting E-mail: [email protected] and editing creative documentaries, with a focus on social issues and a strong emphasis on the story. Education: University of Chicago — BA Psychology (Cum Laude), BA Linguistics (1997-2001), FAMU Film Academy - Film Directing (2004-2005). Selected filmography: More Flavour Into Your Fancy Buns (in production) Gloves Off (in production), Queue (2014), Metropolis TV (2010-2014)

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index Ahto. Chasing a Dream 114 Man Slayer. The Virgin. Agsareba 38 Amalimbo 72 The Shadow, The 40 Ahto. Unistuste jaht 114 Ash Mountains 110 Man Who Looks Like Me, The 36 Amalimbo 72 Bird Flu 70 Mausoleum 50 Ameerika suvi 16 Bodom 24 Miriam at the Lake 84 Armastus… 104 Chasing Ponies 16 Miriam’s Hen’s Dream 82 Bodom 24 Christmas Mystery, The 62 Mother 4 Constructing Albert 112 Class Reunion 6 My Day With Liina 58 Elu enne elu 80 Close Relations 94 Nissan Patrol 60 Ema 4 Come Back Free! 98 November 28 Fatcula 76 Confession 38 Out of Internal Worlds 68 Heleni sünnipäev 54 Constructing Albert 112 Overcoat, The 90 Igavesed jahimaad 66 Days That Confused, The 10 Paradise Behind the Fence 106 Ikitie 42 Dearest Sister 26 Polar Boy, The 12 Jää 52 Dissidents, The 30 Portugal 44 Jõulumüsteerium 62 Empty Space 74 Pretenders 20 Kala 56 End of the Chain, The 34 Rodeo 118 Keti lõpp 34 Eternal Hunting Grounds 66 Scandinavian Silence 32 Klassikokkutulek 6 Eternal Road 42 Seneca’s Day 14 Linnugripp 70 Family Lies 8 Shusha 102 Lumi punasel lagedal 106 Fatcula 76 Solstice 86 Luuraja ja luuletaja 18 Fish 56 Soviet Hippies 116 Manivald 88 Full House 78 Spy and the Poet, The 18 Mausoleum 50 Helen’s Birthday 54 Swan 46 Mehetapja. Süütu. Vari 40 House of a Dream 96 Trial: The State of Russia vs Minu näoga onu 36 Ice 52 Oleg Sentsov, The 108 Minu päev Liinaga 58 Let’s Do It! 120 When You Least Expect it 22 Miriami kana unistus 82 Life before Life 80 Woman and the Glacier 100 Miriam järve ääres 84 Love… 104 Moteris ir ledynas / Naine ja liustik 100 Manivald 88 Nissan Patrol 60

122 Ühe unistusemaja Õnn tulebmagades Tühi ruum Täismaja Tule vabana! tagasi Tuhamäed Teesklejad Teeme ära! Šuša Svanurinn /Luik vaikus Skandinaavia Siseilmadest väljas Sinel Senekos diena/Senecapäev Sangarid Rodnye Rodeo Pööriöö Päevad, misajasidsegadusse Oleg Sentsovivastu Protsess: Venemaa riik Portugal Polaarpoiss Perekonnavaled Nõukogude lillelapsed November Nong Hak

120 118 116 108 110 102 96 98 46 68 90 30 94 86 44 22 20 32 14 12 28 26 78 74 10 8 Maimik, Andres Mägi, Mikk Lundgren, Chintis Loomis, Jim Lippmaa, Lauri JuanPablo Libossart, Lagle, Lauri Kurov, Askold Kuik, Valentin Kõusaar, Kadri Klemet, MartiniusDaane Kivastik, Mart Kilmi, Jaak30, Keedus, Sulev Jõgeva, Sandra Jõerand, Raimo Hussar, Toomas Holm, Kristjan Hjörleifsdottir, Helga Asa Hints, Anna Helde, Martti Heifets, Aleksandr Heidmets, Rao Elin Grimstad, Do, Mattie Collado ,Laura Avdjuško, Maria Aun, Anu Arulepp, Meelis Annila, AJ Directors 36, 60, 62 60, 36, 112 120 118 120 112 108 104 102 86 88 44 40 46 80 66 58 90 22 18 52 32 26 12 42 72 76 78 8 4 Vildžiunas, Kristijonas Vilbre, René Valk, Jaanis Valdre, Aivar Vainokivi, Manfred Urushadze, Zaza Unt, Riho Unt, Helen Toomla, Vallo Toomistu, Terje Toomik, Jaan Tenusaar, Andres Tender, Priit Suržikova, Aljona Stonys, Audrius Rainer Sarnet, Ruumet, Triin Rannu, Rain Randla, Lauri Pikkov, Ülo Pääsuke, Priit Okhapkina, Ksenia O’Conor, Hugh Mustonen, Taneli Ruti Murusalu, Murd, Ivar Mee, Tanno Mansky, Vitaly Maimik, Katrin 36, 60, 62 60, 36, 114 116 106 102 100 110 54 38 84 68 56 50 34 98 90 96 94 14 20 82 28 16 24 70 74 10 6 8 123 index Production Companies

index Aalto University ELO Film School 50 Funny Films 50 Rühm Pluss Null 114 Adriatic Animation 88 Giant Creativ 90 Saxonia Entertainment 94 A Film Estonia 90 Homeless Bob Production 28 Screen Division 26 Alarahastatud Filmikompanii 16 Juna Film 46 Studio Uljana Kim 14, 20 Alexandra Film 34, 54, 112 Kinocompany 118 Taska Film 6, 30, 42 Allfilm 18, 38, 44, 56 Kinomaton 116 Televisió de Catalunya 112 Amrion 14, 20, 106 Kinosaurus Film 10, 36 Three Brothers 32 Anagram 42 Kopli Kinokompanii 22, 46, 102 Traumfabrik 118, 120 ARP Selection 32 Kultusfilm 116 Trueday Films 112 Baltic Film Production 94 Kuukulgur Film 36, 58, 60, 62 UKU Films 100 BOP Animation 86 Lao Art Media 26 Umberto Productions 96 Česká televise 108 Laterna 104 Vertov. Real Media 94 Chintis Lundgreni Locomotive Productions 14, 20 Vesilind 98, 100 Animatsioonistuudio 88 Luxfilm 12, 34 Vintage Pictures 22, 46 Cinema24 38 Marx Film 108 Dansu 34 Medieoperatørene 66 Don Films 24 Message Film 108 Eesti Joonisfilm 68, 70, 76, 78 Meteoriit 4 Ego Media 94 Mischief Films 106 Era Film 40 Missing Pictures 114 Espera 52 Mouka Film 116 Exitfilm 50, 52 MRP Matila Röhr Productions 30, 42 Fasad 72 Münchhausen Productions 24 Fikra 120 NFB 88 Film Angels Productions 30 Nukufilm 66, 74, 82, 84 Filmivabrik 8 Opus Film 28 Film Tower 110 Oree Films 26 Film Väst 72 Origine Films 52 Fork Film 72 PRPL 28 F-Seitse 40 Rao Heidmets Filmstudio 80

124 Production companies A Film Estonia Baltic Film Production Exitfilm Toompuiestee 30 Paldiski mnt 183-38 Madala 1 10149 Tallinn, Estonia 13517 Tallinn, Estonia 10313 Tallinn, Estonia Phone: +372 516 0399 Phone: +372 502 7509 Phone: +372 509 3033 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] www.afilm.ee www.bfp.ee www.exitfilm.ee useful addresses

Alexandra Film BOP Animation F-Seitse Tuvi 16-3 Suur Karja 4-14 Koidu 17-1 10119 Tallinn, Estonia 10140 Tallinn, Estonia 10137 Tallinn, Estonia Phone: +372 523 3577 Phone: +372 5378 3028 Phone: +372 5648 8902 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] www.bop.ee Allfilm Filmivabrik Saue 11 Chintis Lundgreni Animatsioonistuudio Kunderi 8a 10612 Tallinn, Estonia Moora 11 10121 Tallinn, Estonia Phone: +372 672 9070 11625 Tallinn, Estonia Phone: +372 516 3641 E-mail: [email protected] Phone: +372 51930739 E-mail: [email protected] www.allfilm.ee E-mail: [email protected] www.filmivabrik.ee www.chintislundgren.com Alarahastatud Filmikompanii Film Tower Tina 26-5, 10126 Tallinn, Estonia Eesti Joonisfilm Gonsiori 27 Email: [email protected] Roo 9 10147 Tallinn, Estonia 10611 Tallinn, Estonia Phone: +3725651654 Amrion Phone: +372 677 4122 E-mail: [email protected] Nurme 45 E-mail: [email protected] 11616 Tallinn, Estonia www.joonisfilm.ee Fork Film Phone: +372 504 8985 Tuvi 16-3, 10119 Tallinn, Estonia E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] www.amrion.ee

125 Homeless Bob Production Laterna Nukufilm Tööstuse 58-17 Katleri 5-10 Niine 11 10416 Tallinn, Estonia 13915 Tallinn, Estonia 10414 Tallinn, Estonia Phone: +372 5667 7855 Phone: +372 5667 7024 Phone: +372 615 5322 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] www.homelessbob.ee www.nukufilm.ee Luxfilm

useful addresses Kinosaurus Film J.Vilmsi 37-6, Oree Films Kopli 25 10126 Tallinn, Estonia Vabriku 33-1 10412 Tallinn, Estonia Phone: +372 5559 5847 10411 Tallinn, Estonia Phone: +372 5615 6535 E-mail: [email protected] Phone: +372 53480281 E-mail: [email protected] www.luxfilm.ee Email: [email protected] www.oreefilms.com Kopli Kinokompanii Marx Film Gonsiori 27 Iirise 5 – 257 Rao Heidmets Filmistuudio 10147 Tallinn, Estonia 10616 Tallinn, Estonia Müürivahe 31, Phone: +372 5562 2041 Phone: +372 5304 0483 10140 Tallinn, Estonia E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Phone: +372 502 4906 www.kinokompanii.ee www.marxfilm.org E-mail: [email protected]

Kultusfilm Meteoriit Rühm Pluss Null Niine 8-8 A. Kapi 5-17 Mustamäe tee 4 10414 Tallinn, Estonia 10136 Tallinn, Estonia 10621 Tallinn, Estonia Phone: +37255655786 Phone: +372 5825 8962 Phone: +372 680 5640 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] www.kultus.ee www.meteoriit.ee www.plussnull.ee

Kuukulgur Film Münchhausen Productions Taska Films Niine 11, 10414 Tallinn, Estonia Niine 11, 10414 Tallinn, Estonia Tartu mnt 18-51, 10150 Tallinn, Estonia Phone: +372 617 7060 Phone: +372 5691 3377 Phone: + 372 520 3000 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: elina@münchhausen.ee E-mail: [email protected] www.kuukulgur.ee www.munchhausen.ee www.taska.ee 126 Three Brothers Distributors Jahu 12 – 126 10415 Tallinn, Estonia A-One Film Estonia Menufilmid Phone: +372 5691 3377 E-mail: [email protected] Phone: +372 5624 2424 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Acme Film www.menufilmid.ee Traumfabrik E-mail: [email protected] www.acmefilm.ee Müürivahe 17-3 Must Käsi 2 useful addresses 10140 Tallinn, Estonia Phone: +372 646 6332 Phone: +3725651560 BestFilm E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Phone: +372 680 1280 www.kinosoprus.ee E-mail: [email protected] Umberto Productions www.BestFilm.eu Tespi Mustamäe tee 4 Phone: +372 509 7374 10621 Tallinn Estonia Estonian Theatrical Distribution / E-mail: [email protected] Phone: +372 680 5640 Hea Film Email: [email protected] Phone: +372 633 6166 E-mail: [email protected] Vesilind www.heafilm.ee Vilmsi 53G 10147 Tallinn, Estonia Forum Distribution / VaataFilmi Phone: +372 507 8067 Phone:+372 680 0716 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] www.forumdistribution.eu

Estinfilm Phone/fax: +372 5558 3279 E-mail: [email protected] www.estinfilm.ee

127 International film festivals Animation Film Festival Children and Youth Film Pärnu International Documentary Animated Dreams Festival Just Film and Anthropology Film Festival Telliskivi 60A Telliskivi 60A Esplanaadi 10 10412 Tallinn, Estonia 10412 Tallinn, Estonia 80010 Pärnu, Estonia Phone: +372 631 4640 Phone: +372 631 4640 Phone: +372 443 0772 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] useful addresses www.poff.ee/anima www.justfilm.ee www.chaplin.ee

Baltic Event Haapsalu Horror and Sleepwalkers International Nurme 45 Fantasy Film festival Short Film Festival 11616 Tallinn, Estonia Telliskivi 60A Telliskivi 60A Mob: +372 514 8134 10412 Tallinn, Estonia 10412 Tallinn, Estonia E-mail: [email protected] Phone: +372 631 4640 Phone: +372 631 4640 be.poff.ee E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] www.hoff.ee swff.ee Docpoint Tallinn E-mail: [email protected] Matsalu International Worldfilm. Tartu Festival www.docpoint.ee Nature Film Festival of Visual Culture Tallinna mnt 1 Veski 32 Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 90302 Lihula, Läänemaa, Estonia 51014 Tartu,, Estonia Telliskivi 60A Mob: +372 551 0910 Phone: +372 742 2266 10412 Tallinn, Estonia E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected], Phone: +372 631 4640 www.matsalufilm.ee [email protected] Fax: +372 631 4644 www.worldfilm.ee E-mail: [email protected] www.poff.ee

128 Financing and Archives Organisations Estonian Ministry of Culture Estonian National Archive’s Estonian Filmmakers Union Suur-Karja 23 Film Archive Uus 3 15076 Tallinn, Estonia Ristiku 84 10111 Tallinn, Estonia Phone: +372 628 2222 10318 Tallinn, Estonia Phone: +372 646 4164 E-mail: [email protected] Phone: +372 693 8613 [email protected] www.kul.ee E-mail: [email protected] www.kinoliit.ee useful addresses www.filmi.arhiiv.ee Estonian Film Institute Estonian Film Producers Uus 3 Association 10111 Tallinn, Estonia TV Stations E-mail: [email protected] Phone: +372 627 6060 Estonian Public Broadcaster produtsendid.ee E-mail: [email protected] Estonian Television filmi.ee Faehlmanni 12 Estonian National Filmproducers 15029 Tallinn, Estonia Union Creative Europe MEDIA Estonia Phone: +372 628 4100 E-mail: [email protected] Estonian Film Institute E-mail: [email protected] Phone +372 627 6065 err.ee The Estonian Association Uus 3 of Film Journalists Tallinn 10111, Estonia Kanal 2 Narva mnt 11e E-mail: [email protected] Maakri 23A, 10145 Tallinn, Estonia 10151 Tallinn, Estonia www.looveuroopa.ee Phone: +372 666 2450 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Estonian Cultural Endowment www.kanal2.ee Suur-Karja 23 10148 Tallinn, Estonia TV 3 Phone: +372 699 9150 Peterburi tee 81 E-mail: [email protected] 11415 Tallinn, Estonia www.kulka.ee Phone: +372 622 0200 E-mail: tv3@tv3.ee www.tv3.ee

129 Basic facts on Estonia Domestic feature films 2006-2016

facts Population: 1.3 mln 2006: Ruudi / Golden Beach / Bad Hair Friday / Hella W / Lonely Capital: Tallinn The Visit of the Old Lady / Lotte Island / Purge / Mushrooming / Cinema admissions in 2016: 3.29 mln from Gadgetville / The Hostage / A Lady in Paris / All Musicians Are Admissions per capita in 2016: 2.5 Mindless / Jade Warrior Bastards / Demons / Pizzas Share of domestic films in 2016:10.54% Average ticket price in 2016: 5.37€ 2007: Knife / 186 Kilometres / 2013: Living Images / Class / Detour / Magnus / The Arbiter / Free Range: Ballad Autumn Ball / Whatever, Alek- on Approving of the World / Kertu. Cinema Top 2016 sander / Georg / Where Souls Go Love is Blind / Tangerines / Black Original title No of Country of / Kinnunen Diamonds / Kid Detectives & The admissions Origin Secret of the White Lady Class Reunion 189 073 EE 2008: Taarka / I Was Here / December Heat / Visitor / 2014: In the Crosswind / Man in Ice Age: Collision Course 133 191 US A Wish Tree the Orange Jacket / I Won’t Come The Secret Life of Pets 121 563 US/JP Back / Landscape with Many Zootopia 84 015 US 2009: Vasha / Buratino: the Son Moons / Cherry Tobacco / Zero of Pinocchio / The Temptations of Point Trolls 83 623 US St. Tony / Bank Robbery Deadpool 68 650 US 2015: 1944 / The Fencer, The Angry Birds Movie 66 968 FI/US 2010: The Snow Queen / The Secret Society of Souptown The Days That Confused 62 262 EE Phobos / Red Mercury / / Roukli / Ghost Mountaineer / Poll Diaries Angry Painter / Dawn Suicide Squad 59 466 US The Revenant 51 357 US/HK/TW 2011: A Friend of Mine / Letters 2016: Mother / Class Reunion / to Angel / Graveyard Keeper’s Family Lies / The Days That Con- Daughter / Rat-trap / Farts of Fury fused / The Polar Boy / Seneca’s / Lotte and the Moonstone Secret Day / Chasing Ponies / The Spy / The Idiot / That’s IT! and the Poet / Pretenders / When You Least Expect It / Bodom / 2012: Douchebags / Rat King / Dearest Sister

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