title: The Winter Ghost

overview: The story is about 9-year old Hendrick and Annie, and about their relationship. They have to find their own ways to overcome social prejudices before they can become true friends.

title: The Winter Ghost

original_title: Talvekummitus


title: Urban Tundra

status: Released

overview: An observational documentary about homelessness and faith. A very big snowstorm named Monica hits Tallinn, Estonia in December 2010 and the film crew visits a soup kitchen opened for people in need. The film tries to observe the activities during Christmas holiday and document how people in need are coping with the ongoing storm.

title: Urban Tundra

job: Director

department: Directing

type: Crew

original_title: Urban Tundra

original_language: et


title: A Tree as a Friend

overview: A nature documentary with Hendrik Relve who introduces 18 kinds of trees and bushed that grow in Estonia.

title: A Tree as a Friend

original_title: Puu sõbraks


title: Strays

overview: Nazeeya, a 24-year-old immigrant girl from the Caucasus, has one day to find a man to marry in Estonia, before her devout Muslim grandfather, Jassim, marries her away to a friend in the village they're from.

title: Strays

original_title: Krantsid


title: Pastacas

overview: When Ramo Teder makes music, he becomes Pastacas. “Pastacas" is in English a "ball-point pen," and Ramo likes to use this little instrument in his paintings. Which one was first: Ramo painting with a ball-point pen or Pastacas making music? The paintings came first. At art exhibitions, Ramo's paintings are accompanied by the music of Pastacas. Ramo's debut in music was a collaboration with Afternooning Plague Family on the compilation "Sue Darling" by indie label Sally Sinnamon. Pastacas is Ramo's solo project, where he mixes electronics with flute and acoustic guitar to achieve exquisite sound and delicate melodies.

title: Pastacas

original_title: Pastacas


title: Domestic Deterrence

overview: A young and strong human body is mother nature's piece of art. But should everything it faces become art as well? And if all art is only an imitation, then what does the world of fine arts imitate if some its closets are full of hidden 3D ghosts?

title: Domestic Deterrence

original_title: Olmeheidutus

title: Domestic Fitless

country: EE


title: Big House

overview: One totally ordinary warm summer night, the residents of a totally ordinary apartment house happen to gather in the yard. A citizen of questionable motives takes advantage of the situation, and the ending is of course quite expectable.

title: Big House

original_title: Suur maja


title: 11 Hemorrhoids

overview: Sketches on burning current topics (from a landfill to a luxury apartment, mowing death, cowboys, a donor reminder, a bucket-pickers' competition, petrol milking, how to get warm or heat the air, green berets or cleaners make money, a money launderer). Finally, the cup becomes full and the water is drawn.

title: 11 Hemorrhoids

original_title: 11 hemorroidi


title: Colonel Smith

overview: Colonel Smith arrives from the United States and does a lot of trouble in "one big good country" (kills a mushroom, blows a railway bridge with a train, poisons a well, etc.). The creators express hope that the saboteur will be caught in the next part of the film, but it did not come.

title: Colonel Smith

original_title: Colonel Smith


title: Ironman

overview: The science fiction film takes place in historically recognizable places in Valga. During the shooting, local militias also had to be dealt with. The robot misleads gangsters-bank robbers. But who is he and who is his master?

title: Ironman

original_title: Ironman


title: Christmas Fairy Tale

overview: Santa and the elf encounter various obstacles on their journey to the children.

title: Christmas Fairy Tale

original_title: Joulumuinasjutt


title: The Year of the Rabbit

overview: An imaginative experimental film about a dreamy awakening. Throughout the big plan.

title: The Year of the Rabbit

original_title: Janeseaasta


title: Surrogate

overview: The work with a fragmentary structure includes an overview of the contents of the trash can, stunt failures and plasticine animation.

title: Surrogate

original_title: Surrogaat


title: Five Snow White Flowers

overview: Horror film using the possibilities of Valga Hotel "Säde" and one apartment. Journalist Jean-Pierre Bertrandt arrives to investigate mysterious deaths in a hotel room, but it doesn't do him any good. The film is preceded by cinema scenes "Bad Boy in Paris" and "At the Airport".

title: Five Snow White Flowers

original_title: Viis lumivalget lille


title: Unknown Mold

overview: Hides fragments left out of the films, but also independent sections. Offers the opportunity to observe the experiments and fantasy mobility of the creators.

title: Unknown Mold

original_title: Tundmatu Hallitus


title: "Soviet Estonia" Tour No. 9

overview: A short documentary about the city Tallinn.

title: "Soviet Estonia" Tour No. 9

original_title: "Nõukogude Eesti" ringvaade nr. 9


title: Thematic tour of "Soviet Estonia" No. 16/17 "XII General Song Festival"

original_title: "Nõukogude Eesti" temaatiline ringvaade nr. 16/17 "XII üldlaulupidu"


title: Tallinn's Main Arteries

title: Tallinn's Main Arteries

original_title: Tallinna peamagistraalid

title: "Tallinna peamagistraalid" (Tallinna rekonstrueeritavaid rajoone)

title: "Tallinn's main arteries" (reconstructed districts of Tallinn)

country: US


title: The Wind of the Wind

title: The Wind of the Wind

original_title: Prisket tuult


title: Worst-Case Scenario

overview: Two managers Adolf and Rudolf solve a problem that threatens to ruin the company.

title: Worst-Case Scenario

original_title: Must stsenaarium


title: Toy Factory

overview: Two people play a game that affects the world of smaller players.

title: Toy Factory

original_title: Mänguvabrik


title: Full House

overview: A diligent postman performs his job duties exemplarily and then meets his future wife.

title: Full House

original_title: Täismaja


title: Don't Go

overview: A lone witch finds a half-dead man in a swamp. The witch nurses the man back to health and decides she doesn't want to let him go. After several unsuccessful attempts to escape, the witch turns the man into a cat, after which he kills the witch's bird friend.

title: Don't Go

original_title: Ära mine


title: Displaced

overview: The fate of the native woman is decided by the invader. A woman escapes through a dance that reveals the meaning of displacement.

title: Displaced

original_title: Ümberasustatud


title: Memory Merchant

type: Poster

overview: Magnus is seriously ill and needs money. He turns to an auction where people sell their memories to survive. At first, he offers small, simple ones, but they attract no buyers. Frustrated, he approaches the Auction Master to find out what went wrong, and that is when he learns that the system wants more.

title: Memory Merchant

overview: Ciężko chory Magnus potrzebuje pieniędzy na leczenie. Decyduje się wziąć udział w aukcji, na której ludzie wystawiają swoje wspomnienia, by przetrwać. Początkowo planuje sprzedać tylko te najmniej istotne, lecz nie znajduje na nie nabywców. Sfrustrowany mężczyzna zwraca się do Mistrza Aukcji z prośbą o radę. Dowiaduje się od niego, że cały proceder działa inaczej i wymaga większego poświęcenia.

title: Memory Merchant

title: Atmiņu tirgotājs

job: Director of Photography

department: Camera

job: Writer

department: Writing

original_title: Memory Merchant


title: Kissing Your Tongue

overview: Two lovers, separated by languages, confess to each other in their own native tongues.

title: Kissing Your Tongue

job: Producer

department: Production

job: Sound Director

department: Sound

job: Editor

department: Editing

original_title: Suudle mind oma keelega

title: Suudle mind oma keelega

title: मिलाप तुम्हारी जुबानी से

country: IN


title: The Dissident

overview: One day, a man with a green backpack arrives at a railway station and begins reading a book aloud in the waiting room. This deeply unsettles the order-loving stationmaster, who seeks to have him removed by appealing to higher authorities.

title: Rohelise seljakotiga mees

overview: Pewnego dnia w poczekalni dworca kolejowego pojawia się mężczyzna z zielonym plecakiem i zaczyna czytać na głos książkę. Niepokoi to ceniącego porządek zawiadowcę stacji. Bohater próbuje pozbyć się intruza, zwracając się do wyższych władz o pomoc.

title: The Dissident

job: Original Music Composer

job: Sound Designer

job: Production Design

department: Art

original_title: Rohelise seljakotiga mees


title: Between Borders

overview: With the onset of the Russian invasion, Erko resolves to help in Ukraine as a volunteer medic. And yet the longer his mission goes on, the more removed he grows from his family back in Estonia. An Estonian perspective on the war in Ukraine and the burden that volunteers have to shoulder in its shadows.

title: Between Borders

job: Music

original_title: Sinikollane


title: Doprat - Tartu

overview: Tartu, Estonia's second-largest city, is widely considered to be the intellectual centre of the country and was the European Capital of Culture in 2024. Reason enough to accompany writer-in-residence Katrin Groth at work. She offers in-depth insights into the history of both the city and Estonia, as well as German-Estonian relations.

title: Doprat - Tartu

title: Dorpat – Tartu: Von Trachten und Tattoos. Eine Filmreportage mit Katrin Groth

character: Self

type: Cast

original_title: Doprat - Tartu


title: Marelle

type: Backdrop

overview: In this absurd, satirical short comedy, the otherwise calm and frugal bourgeois father Markus is pushed to the limits of his sanity. The new couple from next-door adopt a miniature pig and give it the same name as his daughter – Marelle. Where does it come from, this anger? And where will it lead?

title: Marelle

title: Marelle

job: Sound

job: Story

original_title: Marelle


title: Room Number

overview: Behind the closed doors of this hotel lie very different secrets: the guests try to escape the world for an hour, while the housekeeper goes about her work as usual.

title: Room Number

character: Astrid

character: Aivar

character: Elena

character: Jey Jin

character: Marko

character: Alex

character: Madis

job: Screenplay

job: Costume Design

department: Costume & Make-Up

job: Makeup Designer

job: First Assistant Director

job: Second Assistant Director

job: Choreographer

department: Crew

job: First Assistant Camera

job: Second Assistant Camera

job: Digital Imaging Technician

job: Production Manager

job: Gaffer

department: Lighting

job: Electrician

job: Key Grip

job: Accountant

job: Color Grading

job: Art Direction

job: Art Department Assistant


title: Edge of the Night

overview: As the sun sets, director Vladimir Loginov takes audiences to a Tallinn far from the postcard-perfect spires of the medieval Old Town. Venturing into its hidden underbelly, he reveals complex realities and vibrant subcultures. From the first cries of newborns in a maternity ward to the moans of lovers in a sex club, from emergency call operators giving life-saving instructions to the pulsing rhythms of a nightclub, Loginov guides viewers through a waking dream.

title: Edge of the Night

title: Nakts mala

overview: Poētiska oda Tallinai — pilsētai, kur laiks plūst starp bezgalīgām dienām un necaurredzamām naktīm. Dokumentālā filma atklāj pilsētas neuzkrītošo nakts dzīvi — no jaundzimušā raudām līdz klusējošiem parku soliem, no pēdējā tramvaja līdz ārkārtas situācijas haosam, no slepeniem svingeru klubiem līdz akla mūziķa melodijai. Kā rāmi virmojoši audums šī filma aicina skatītāju ieraudzīt Tallinu nevis guļam, bet sapņojam — šī ir kā mīlestības vēstule bezmiega stundām un pilsētas ēnainajam skaistumam.

job: Director

job: Writer

job: Producer

job: Director of Photography

job: Production Design

job: Editor

job: Original Music Composer

original_title: Ööäär

title: 狐城夜未眠

country: CN


title: Happiness Is Living in Our Land

overview: In the midst of the most horrid stagnation era in the Soviet Union – at the end of October 1982 – the Monk (Ivo Uukkivi), Allan Vainola, Peep Männil, and Villu Tamme gather for band practice in a room above the garage of a private house in Pääsküla and form one of the most (politically) heavyweight punk bands in history – Velikiye Luki. For the 60th jubilee of the Soviet Union, Ivo and Villu bake a voodoo ginger cookie and while they gobble it down, they demonstratively establish their programme of action: to destroy the Soviet Union.

title: Happiness Is Living in Our Land

original_title: Õnn on elada me maal


title: Lost Stars of the Horoscope

overview: When Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February 2022, it triggered Europe's largest movement of refugees since World War II. According to the UN Refugee Agency, roughly one third of Ukraine's population is displaced. This film follows three Ukrainian girls, Iryna, Sasha and Masha and their families over the course of a year as they attempt to build their new lives in Estonia.

title: Lost Stars of the Horoscope

original_title: Kadunud tähed


title: Architect

overview: Architects discuss architectual challenges in Tallinn, Estonia. In particular Pirita Purjespordikeskus, hotel Olümpia and Linnahall.

title: Architect

original_title: Arhitekt


title: Return

overview: The First World War is over. A young soldier, having endured all its horrors, returns home to his mother, who has been anxiously awaiting his arrival. But the homecoming is far from joyful. The atmosphere of war has left fatal scars on the minds and souls of those who lived through it...

title: Return

title: Tagasitulek

overview: Esimene maailmasõda on läbi. Noor sõdur, kes on kogenud sõja kõiki õudusi, naaseb koju ema juurde, kes on poega pikisilmi oodanud. Kuid naasmine ei too rõõmu. Sõja õhkkond on jätnud saatuslikud armid nende meeltesse ja hingedesse...

title: Возвращение

overview: Окончена Первая мировая война. Молодой солдат, познавший все её ужасы, возвращается домой к матери, которая с нетерпением ожидает сына. Но возвращение будет вовсе не радостным. Атмосфера войны оставила в умах и душах героев роковые шрамы....

job: Music

original_title: Tagasitulek


title: The General

overview: A revealing documentary about the man who was the architect of the phenomenal rise of Estonian skiing and the symbol of its shocking decline.

title: The General

title: Kindral

overview: Een onthullende documentaire over de man die de architect was van de fenomenale opkomst van het Estse skiën en tegelijkertijd het symbool van de schokkende neergang ervan.

job: Sound Director

original_title: Kindral


title: A Microphone in the Head

overview: Joonas is dead. But through a haunted karaoke mic, he asks his heartbroken fiancée to take him to his mother… so he can finally come out to her – a secret the fiancée never saw coming.

title: A Microphone in the Head

original_title: Mikrofon Peas


title: Song of Sleepless nights

status: PostProduction

overview: The hybrid documentary Song of Sleepless Nights gives voice to teenage boys as they share personal stories about friendship, love, and bullying. Growing up between the real world and constant online presence, they reveal their fears, hopes, and need to belong. Through honest and emotional reflections, the film captures what it means to be a boy searching for identity in today’s connected world.

title: Song of Sleepless nights

original_title: UNETUTE ÖÖDE LAUL


title: Stereo

overview: A young veterinarian arrives from the city for his first job at a sovkhoz. The cheerful hippie-like young man clashes with the locals who take him as a stranger. The film is a combination of somber naturalism, lyricism, a dash of naive sentimentality and a deep sense of sovkhoz life in the early 1970s. Based on Riho Mesilane's short story "The Veterinarian's First Week". As Mesilane fled to Vienna at the end of the filming, the film was banned and released 13 years after its completion in autumn 1991.

title: Stereo

job: Original Story

job: Costume Design

original_title: Stereo


title: UKA-UKA

overview: Battling boredom, a little boy gets trapped in the boot of a car. When he gets out, he's no longer the same.

title: UKA-UKA

character: Grandfather

character: Grandmother

character: Juhan

character: Ema

character: News anchor

job: Animation

department: Visual Effects

job: Camera Operator

job: Art Designer

job: Sound Engineer

job: VFX Artist

job: Development Producer

job: Art Department Production Assistant

job: Lead Animator

original_title: UKA-UKA


title: Urmas Ott. One Man Show

overview: Vahur Kersna’s 2018 portrayal of Urmas Ott, created at the time when ten years had passed since the day Estonia’s most iconic television star took his final flight to the screens in the sky.

title: Urmas Ott. One Man Show

job: Writer

job: Producer

job: Director

original_title: Urmas Ott. One Man Show


title: Border

overview: Over four days, director undertakes an 80-kilometer solo journey on foot from Narva, Estonia—her homeland—to her grandmother’s grave in Slantsy, Russia, just beyond the border.

title: Border

title: Robeža

overview: Četru dienu laikā filmas režisore mēro 80 kilometrus ar kājām no savas dzimtās pilsētas Narvas, Igaunijā līdz vecmāmiņas kapam Slancos, Krievijā. Šis ceļš ir bīstams un naidīgs, bet viņa — bruņojusies ar kameru un neatlaidīgiem jautājumiem par savu izcelsmi. Minimālistisks un vienlaikus naratīvi un vizuāli oriģināls ceļojums pa zemes ceļiem.

original_title: Piir


title: Everybody Is Doing Everything Wrong (New Estonian Punk)

overview: New Estonian punk is boiling over. A colourful group of bands with overlapping members – Skoone, Avemaria, O.V.M., Keskkool and Spekter – resemble 1980s American West Coast punk (Black Flag, X, Germs, Minor Threat, NOFX and The Cramps, among others) more than the staple acts of our Singing Revolution era. At the heart of this scene are young musicians such as Kalli Talonpoika, Riste Sofie Käär, Fredi-Methos Miller and Villu Tamm.

job: Editor

job: Sound Designer

job: Editorial Consultant

job: Translator

job: Director of Photography

original_title: Kõik teevad kõike valesti (Uus Eesti punk)


title: Scarlet

overview: Becoming parents is the happiest day of most people's lives—but not for Gerhard and Keity, because the birth leaves both the newborn and the mother in critical condition. Gerhard is forced to face this situation alone, as he cannot be with Keity in the hospital. The film follows him over the next few days—with the first 72 hours being the most critical time for the newborn.

title: Scarlet

title: Scarlet

overview: Korte film: Ouderschap is voor de meeste mensen de gelukkigste dag van hun leven, maar niet voor Gerhard en Keity. De bevalling brengt zowel de pasgeborene als de moeder in kritieke toestand. Gerhard moet deze situatie alleen het hoofd bieden, omdat hij niet bij Keity in het ziekenhuis kan zijn. De film volgt hem de volgende dagen, waarbij de eerste 72 uur het meest kritiek zijn voor de pasgeborene.

original_title: Scarlet


title: Can I Grow Here

overview: Artist Sandra Kosorotova’s short film observes the ubiquitous wild plant Warty Cabbage, drawing parallels between "human" and "natural" worlds—in the context of socially and economically segregating Tallinn.

title: Can I Grow Here

original_title: Can I Grow Here


title: Robot Leo

overview: Leo is a robot who lives in his cosy rusty house with a cat. On one fine day, a first guest ever, Lilleliisu, is coming to visit him. For this special event he starts to make preparations – the table needs to be set. The closer the guest gets, the greater Leo’s anxiety grows.

title: Robot Leo

job: Sound Director

job: Music

original_title: Robot Leo


title: Arrhythmia

overview: Miia takes care of her ornery grandfather, who has cancer, and her ailing grandmother, who is almost wholly bedridden. She struggles through her days in the oppressive atmosphere of her grandparents’ house, never complaining, contending with the cruel and pitiless consequences of age and physical decline. Yet she doesn’t lose her appreciation for the few remaining moments of beauty along the way.

title: Arrhythmia

job: Gaffer

job: Screenplay

job: Production Design

job: Costume Design

job: Makeup Artist

job: Original Music Composer

job: Line Producer

job: Location Manager

original_title: Arütmia


title: Maalietüüd 2019

overview: Six cinematic recreations and updates of the painting “Livonian Peasant Wedding” (1842) by Ernst Hermann Schlichting (1812–1890), who was born in Estonia. The short explores various, sometimes dark twists on the festive celebration. Because in moving pictures, sometimes secondary figures can end up at the centre of the action.

title: Maalietüüd 2019

original_title: Maalietüüd 2019


title: How to Tell You, Brother

overview: Brothers struggle to find a way to express caring in a world where platonic love between men is often overshadowed by hypermasculinity.

title: Kuidas sulle öelda, vend?

overview: As the older brother prepares to leave home, the brothers navigate challanges to show affection in a world where hypermasculinity overshadows platonic love along men.

title: How to Tell You, Brother

job: Producer

job: Writer

original_title: Kuidas sulle öelda, vend


title: Genialistid. Viimane kontsert

name: Genialistid - Leekiv Armastus - viimane kontsert live

site: YouTube

type: Trailer

overview: The concert “Genialists are breaking up” held in Tartu on July 5, 2024 was the first theatrically released concert film by an Estonian band. The mammoth concert, recorded in high quality, broke the 18-year silence for one evening and brought the band in front of an audience one last time to officially break up.

title: Genialistid. Viimane kontsert

original_title: Genialistid. Viimane kontsert


title: Thirst by the Water

overview: While bringing examples of water pollution, the documentary gives a publicistic approach towards the environmental protection issues. Views of landscape: rivers, waterfall, lakes, polluted body of water. The film also shows Kaarma spirit distillery; potato flour department of Paljusi collective farm in Jõgeva county; views of the cattle farm of Triigi sovkhoz in Rakvere county; designing of biological small cleaners in EKE Projekt.

title: Thirst by the Water

job: Director

original_title: Janu vee ääres


title: Street 79

overview: A hidden camera observes city life in summer and people in the urban environment.

title: Street 79

job: Camera Operator

job: Editor

original_title: Tänav 79


title: Don't Look Away

overview: A streamer desperate for attention pushes himself and his friend further and further until things reach a breaking point.

title: Don't Look Away

character: Karl

character: Milo

character: Jaan

character: Mikhail

character: Katriin

character: Liina

job: Sound

job: First Assistant Director

job: Co-Writer

job: Second Assistant Camera

job: First Assistant Camera

job: Third Assistant Camera

job: Third Assistant Director

job: Casting

job: Art Designer

job: Property Master

job: Vehicles Coordinator

job: Makeup & Hair

job: Best Boy Electrician

job: Color Grading

job: Stunt Coordinator

job: BTS Photographer


title: Until the End

overview: Running is the easiest way to get to know yourself.  The Paris Marathon, the Tallinn Marathon – the list could go on. These competitions challenge professional and amateur athletes alike. In recent years, recreational sports have grown in popularity in Estonia, with many events to participate in and plenty of participants. It has become part of the lifestyle.  The documentary “Until the End” introduces four inspiring runners: Liis-Grete Hussar, Karel Hussar, Sandra Ratasepp, and Meelis Kalda. The film binds together professional sports and recreational running, highlighting both passionate moments of competition and personal challenges. Director Andres Luidre showcases the passion and perseverance that motivates people to do sports, even at amateur level. The joy of movement, being healthy, and overcoming oneself are the main priorities, with the medal at the finish line being just a nice bonus.

title: Until the End

job: Director

original_title: Lõpuni välja


title: Wishful Thinking

overview: After a breakup, Lola casts a spell for the perfect boyfriend. When a man appears at the door her mother quickly falls for him.

title: Wishful Thinking

character: Lola

character: Kaisa

character: John

character: Boyfriend

job: Producer

job: Director of Photography

job: Production Design

job: Production Manager

job: Production Assistant

job: Gaffer

original_title: Soovunelm


title: Peanuts

overview: Ronja's 25th birthday spirals into chaos as her desperate bid for attention leads to her boyfriend's severe allergic reaction and a misinterpreted suicide attempt.

title: Peanuts

job: Writer

job: Music

job: Editor

original_title: Maapähklid


title: Keijo On the Go

overview: A humorous mockumentary set in 2007 Estonia for all the nostalgic viewers who were fans of reality tv shows at the time. The story follows an amateur reporter looking to find a cool story for his brand new TV show. His thirst for fame brings him face to face with an ancient Estonian mythological being, desperate for answers. It’s dangerous and stupid and even weird at times,  but you know what they say: the show must go on!

title: Keijo On the Go

original_title: Keijoga rännates


title: Death Is Harder Than a Broken Heart

overview: Elna goes around the school building unscrewing light bulbs. She replaces stronger ones with weaker bulbs and sells the better ones at the market to feed her son Ennu and his girlfriend Leena. One day, Ennu informs her that she is no longer needed.

title: Death Is Harder Than a Broken Heart

character: Elna

character: Raivo

character: Virve Viisnurk

character: Lightbulb Buyer

character: Ennu

character: Leena

character: Olle

character: Arno

character: Professor

character: Anželika

job: Sound Director

job: Stunts

job: First Assistant Director

job: First Assistant Camera

job: "B" Camera Operator

job: Costume Design

job: Makeup Artist

original_title: Surm on raskem kui murtud süda


title: The Family Act

overview: Liina, a perfectionist clinging to control, hires an actor to play her father for a carefully staged family dinner meant to welcome her estranged daughter, Mari.

title: The Family Act

job: Director

job: Art Direction

original_title: Perekonnamäng


title: Kuuvikerkaar

overview: The people of Suislepa. A humanist and warm poetic film about a generation, which will not show tiredness or old age in conducting their work. People who find wonder in the everyday, who take care in deepening their relationships with other people or the nature, who see the world as it is and to love it.

title: Kuuvikerkaar

job: Director of Photography

original_title: Kuuvikerkaar


title: 10 000 Steps to Smoking Area

overview: For decades, Mart’s life revolved mainly between his radio work and the iconic Valli Bar. Now, in his later years, he lives in a care home, having spent the last three years battling Ataxia. Smoking remains one of the few pleasures he still has. “If I didn’t smoke, I wouldn’t even have a reason to get out of bed,” he says. Reaching the designated smoking area is a major effort — it takes him about 20 minutes to shuffle down the corridor with five-centimeter steps, turning corners, and taking breaks. But once there, under the sky, Mart shares his story with biting humor and sharp wit. His greatest wish? To visit Valli Bar one last time — the place where he once met the love of his life.

title: 10 000 Steps to Smoking Area

job: Producer

original_title: 10 000 sammu suitsunurka


title: Homing Beyond

overview: At the heart of the film is a generation born after Estonia joined the European Union and who decided to go abroad to work, study or explore the world. But years later, returning to Estonia is often not as easy. The new place of residence often offers attractive career prospects and better living conditions, and important close relationships have developed. People fall in love and get married, find new comfort zones and ways to step out of them again. Terje Toomistu's documentary brings to the viewer a story about Estonians with colorful destinies living in different parts of the world, who honestly and openly share their personal stories, thoughts and feelings about migration, belonging and roots.

title: Homing Beyond

job: Color Grading

job: Graphic Designer

original_title: Põlvkond piiri taga


title: Flesh and bone

overview: The ancient burial mounds and a village graveyard dating back to the Middle Ages located near Kaagjärve Lake in Karula parish, Valga county, were plundered in the summer of 2012. The central area of the burial mound was completely torn up by the excavator and the bronze jewellery findings from the ground were collected with the metal detector. A crime has been commited. The ancient graveyard has been destroyed, bones are scattered around, and plenty of valuables have been stolen from the ground. The locals say that they know nothing about what has happened. The sacred ancient Niklusmägi gathers around it crime, science, souls of the dead and local destinies.

title: Flesh and bone

job: Sound

original_title: Lihast ja luust


title: Friction!

overview: In a bureaucratic future where singles must attend the government-run “Eternal Love” program, 35-year-old Alvar is given one last chance to find a life partner—or spend the rest of his life working as a gardener for couples.

title: Friction!

job: Writer

original_title: Friction!


title: Cure of Ills

overview: A young office worker in his twenties seeks a connection to reality in his life, trying to follow the most famous Estonian graffiti text, but gets into psychedelic mischief due to coincidences, misunderstandings, and bad advisors.

title: Cure of Ills

character: Main character

original_title: Haiguste ravi


title: Notes from the Woods

overview: A meditative film journey to an Estonian forest, where large predators go about their daily business.

title: Notes from the Woods

title: Piezīmes no meža

job: Camera Operator

original_title: Kriimsilm, karuott ja rebane. Märkmeid metsast


title: Eyes of the Forest

overview: In an isolated 18th-century Estonian village, Elo struggles to survive in a community that offers her neither safety nor kindness.

title: Eyes of the Forest

job: Editor

job: Sound Designer

original_title: Metsasilmad


title: Big Zeus

overview: Father Koit is a clergyman who has fallen prey to gambling, having lost all the decaying church's funds and donations in an online casino. His savior comes in the form of his daughter Maria, who wants her father to serve God again instead of slot machines.

title: Big Zeus

job: Music

job: Sound Director

original_title: Suur Zeus


title: Sööbik ja Pisik

title: Sööbik ja Pisik

overview: Elas kord poiss, kelle nimi oli Juss. Tal olid suus hambad nagu meil kõigil, aga Jussil oli ühes hambas auk ja selles elasid kaks väikest mehikest..

original_title: Sööbik ja Pisik


title: Jaagupi jõulud

title: Jaagupi jõulud

overview: Jaagup on vahva 6-aastane poiss, keda ümbritseb soe ja sõbralik pere: ema-isa, vanem vend Kaspar, õde Teele ja väikevend Artur. Jõulude eel on suurel perel tublisti sagimist. Seal, kus rahvast palju koos, juhtub nii mõndagi ja igav juba ei hakka. Viimase minuti peale jäänud poeskäigult jõutakse hädavaevu rongile, mis viib lapsed nende imemaailma - vanaema juurde! Jõulud maal on täis lund ja piparkoogilõhna, kuuseokkaid ning lõbusat naeru, õhtust salapära ja jõuluvanaootust. Muidugi ei puudu ühes korralikus Eesti külas paar uudishimulikku külaeite, kes kõigil nendel sündmustel silma peal hoiavad.

character: Jaagup

character: Kaspar

character: Teele

character: Vanaema

original_title: Jaagupi jõulud


title: Ära sega, ma mõtlen!

overview: Tartu. A small university city in the northern hemisphere. Every weekday after work, many of the city's residents begin clear-cut movements. At a measured pace. With extreme determination. They gather in cellars, taverns, bars, restaurants, wine bars, on riverboats. Every evening they are somewhere in the city. In action. They are trivia enthusiasts. Rulers of the twilight.

title: Ära sega, ma mõtlen!

original_title: Ära sega, ma mõtlen!


title: Venice of the East

overview: In "Narva Venice", a border village between Estonia and Russia, three international artists enter a local community, where life moves to the rhythm of fishing, sauna evenings, barbecues, and karaoke nights. The friction between artists and local residents uncover humour and moments of real connection, in a place often seen only through political headlines. It becomes a melting pot where local traditions intertwine with the contemporary creative work of artists, creating opportunities to find a shared language and make something together.

title: Venice of the East

original_title: Narva Veneetsia


title: From Narva with Love

overview: An animated film based on true events, portraying the childhood of children from troubled families in the small border town of Narva.

title: From Narva with Love

original_title: From Narva with Love


title: ˌaɪs ˈkriːm, aɪ skriːm

overview: Avoiding responsibilities, men run to the ice cream van. Meanwhile women scream. But the daily routine pattern breaks because the Old Lady dies. Fortunately the Priest finds a fish. … happy end.

title: ˌaɪs ˈkriːm, aɪ skriːm

original_title: ˌaɪs ˈkriːm, aɪ skriːm

title: ice cream, i scream


title: A Dive in the Garden

overview: In a lush garden, a dog digs deep, unearthing echoes of laughter, whispers, and ghostly children. Amid shifting visions, a child emerges—caught in a hypnotic journey through earth, memory, and imagination.

title: A Dive in the Garden

original_title: A Dive in the Garden


title: Christmas in the Boonies

overview: It's Christmas Eve, and Peter is itching to hit the countryside and claim his gifts from Santa. But upon arrival, he's shocked to find that a sinister Robo-Santa has replaced the real Santa Claus, scheming to ruin the holidays. To complicate matters, Gerda opens a gateway to the Frog Kingdom, abandoning her friends at their most critical moment. Now, Peter and his crew must confront and defeat this mechanical impostor or Christmas is doomed forever!

title: Christmas in the Boonies

original_title: Peetrikese jõulurobot


title: Tweenies - Let's Play

title: Tweenie Põngerjad - Tule Mängima

overview: Milo tahaks teha midagi kärarikast ja seepärast õpetab Max Tweenie-põngerjatele, kuidas ise pille valmistada. Jake avastab, et tõeliseks pallimänguks on ta veel pisut väike, kuid samas saab ta teada, et on väga hea peitusemängija ning et ta kasvab iga päevaga suuremaks. Bella teeb kogemata katki marionettnuku ja õpib sellest, kui väga tähtis on alati tõtt röökida. Fizz valmistab koos kaaslastega ette toreda balletikava.

original_title: Tweenies - Let's Play


title: Pädaste

overview: In 1919 Estonia, as Bolsheviks' riots sweep through the country, a Baltic German father goes to no end to ensure his daughter's safety.

title: Pädaste

title: Pädaste

character: Kitty

character: Alexander

character: Ruudi

character: Arthur

character: Lieutenant

character: Maali

character: German Soldier

character: Guest

character: Guest / Servant

character: Servant

character: Mob

job: Production Design

job: Original Music Composer

job: First Assistant Director

job: Line Producer

job: Property Master


title: Episoode Tartu kunstnike ja kunsti elust

overview: With his sensitive eye, Andres Sööt has documented various generations of artists in Tartu both in nature and in their studios, at exhibitions, in meetings and gatherings.

job: Director


title: A Serious Thought

overview: When a boy has trouble falling asleep at night, he begins to ponder his place in the world. If the Earth is just a small marble flying through space, and he is only one child among many, what is the meaning of his existence?

title: A Serious Thought

title: Pensamientos nocturnos

overview:
Un niño se pregunta por su lugar en el universo en una historia íntima sobre las dudas,
 los pensamientos y los misterios que aparecen cuando llega la noche.

character: Narrator

job: Screenplay

job: Cinematography

original_title: Öömõtted


title: Jõuluostud Tallinna Kaubamajast

overview: Commercial film for the Tallinn Department Store (Tallinna Kaubamaja) from 1989.

title: Jõuluostud Tallinna Kaubamajast

original_title: Jõuluostud Tallinna Kaubamajast


title: Kivi tee ääres

overview: A cautionary tale about the dangers and consequences of drunk driving.

title: Kivi tee ääres

job: Director of Photography

original_title: Kivi tee ääres

title: Камень у дороги

country: SU


title: Stories of the Livonians

overview: Livonians are among the smallest Finno-Ugric nations still existing today. They are the closest kindred people to Estonians and Livonian language is the closest one to Estonian language. Currently, there are only a few dozens of speakers of Livonian language left and even for them Livonian is not their native tongue. However, there are about 200 people who consider themselves as Livonians; most of them live in Riga, Ventspils and Kūolka, Latvia. Livonian coast in Courland (Kurzeme in Latvian) once had twelve villages inhabited by Livonian people - now there is no one left there who would fluently speak the language. Only a few people can speak the story of their small nation in their own native language. The documentary has been filmed in 1988 and 1990 in Livonian villages on Courland peninsula and in Riga, Latvia. Archival materials dating back to the years of 1940 and 1966 have been also used in the film.

title: Stories of the Livonians

job: Idea

original_title: Liivlaste lood


title: Sunrise

name: Lühifilm "Päikesetõus" | Treiler (2025) Just Film #noorfilmitegija

overview: "Sunrise" delves into the depths of the human soul, where traditional notions of good and evil dissolve into the infinite diversity of subjective perception. The film tells the story of a young girl, Iris, who grew up in a 20th-century Estonian Christian family. Driven by a thirst for love and a longing for material beauty, she commits a minor crime that becomes the catalyst for an internal struggle and a reevaluation of her former moral principles. This act inevitably leads to a profound conflict: as she reflects on everything she knew about Christianity, God, and morality, a question arises… What place do her desires hold within the dogmatic frameworks she once accepted?  The second important character, a boy named Knut, grew up in a troubled family under the tyranny of a cruel father. Yet, despite retaining love for his mother, he is tormented by emotions accumulated from years of endured brutality. Upon encountering Iris’s impoverished family, he finds a way to release his anger…

title: Sunrise

character: Iris

character: Janek

character: Knut

character: Knut (young)

character: Jakob

character: Joanna

original_title: Päikesetõus

title: Sunrise

title: Päikesetõus


title: Maarjamaa salatoimikud

overview: These stories take us to the dreamlike outskirts of Estonia, where the everyday is intertwined with the paranormal. At the heart of the film is the human desire to understand the unseen and listen to those whose experiences are often ignored. It is a peaceful and human journey to the edge of the unknown, which does not seek proof, but tries to understand what it means to believe.

title: Maarjamaa salatoimikud

job: Producer

original_title: Maarjamaa salatoimikud


title: Puuluup: Cables in the Car

name: Puuluup: Cables in the Car | Official Trailer HD

overview: Puuluup: Cables in the Car, Still is a humorous and poetic music documentary about two middle-aged musicians who are bringing the long-forgotten Talharpa to world stages. Dry humor, absurd situations, and "neo-zombie-post-folk" music intertwine in a portrait where the glory of the stage clashes with everyday life and fatherhood. The film proves that late success can be the sweetest.

title: Puuluup - kaablid autos veel

overview: Puuluup on keskealine boyband, kes vallutas Eurovisiooni ja maailma lavad hiiu kannelde ning absurdselt naljaka show’ga. Film viib vaataja lavatagustesse hetkedesse ja staarielu argipäeva, kus edu ja pereelu vahel tuleb leida tasakaal. See on lugu, mis paneb naerma ja liigutab – ja tõestab, et hilja pole kunagi liiga hilja.

title: Puuluup: Cables in the Car

character: Self

job: Graphic Designer

job: Color Grading

job: Production Assistant

original_title: Puuluup - kaablid autos veel

title: Puuluup - Cables in the Car

title: Puuluup: Cables in the Car. Still.


title: Tired Light

overview: A lonely physicist invents his own truth, replacing love with light.

title: Tired Light

job: Writer

job: Editor

job: Production Designer

original_title: Väsinud valgus


title: Village Swallow

overview: The author Rain Maran introduces us to the national symbol of the country, the village swallow, as well as to the urban swallow and the coastal swallow, or shorebird. The music for the film was written by Urmas Sizask.

title: Деревенская ласточка

overview: В фильме рассказывается о деревенской ласточке, которая считается национальным символом Эстонии, а также о городской и береговой ласточках.

title: Village Swallow

job: Assistant Director

job: Sound Director

job: Assistant Camera

original_title: Suitsupääsuke

title: Деревенская ласточка


title: The Good Threads

overview: Three sisters notice a strange car while cleaning the apartment of their recently deceased grandmother.

title: The Good Threads

job: Production Design

job: Sound Editor

original_title: Head niidid


title: Hooleta

overview: The feature film "Hooleta" is a painfully honest look at the mental health crisis among today's youth.  Emma - a young girl caught in the eye of a domestic storm. Struggling with the fallout of a fractured family, she searches for the missing pieces of love and belonging in all the wrong places.  At school pressures mount and relationships crumble, Emma's life becomes a balancing act between self-destruction and the desperate hope for a new beginning.  This is an intimate, emotional journey of a girl fighting to reclaim her identity from the wreckage of her daily life.

title: Hooleta

character: Emma

character: Sebastian

character: Uku

character: Gregor

character: Haide

character: Anton

job: Sound

original_title: Hooleta


title: Karp

name: "KARP" treiler / kinodes alates 19. veebruarist 2026

overview: Architect Raine Karp has designed some of the most monumental buildings in Estonia. Yet he himself says that he does not shape cityscapes or create art — he simply solves problems. This film takes the viewer on a journey into Raine’s world of ideas and his creative process.

title: Karp

job: Director

job: Editorial Consultant

job: Sound Designer

job: Music

original_title: Karp


title: Blue Lada

status: InProduction

title: Sinine Lada

title: Blue Lada

job: Producer

original_title: Sinine Lada


title: Uphill

overview: Ambitious Madleen and carefree creative spirit Hugo embark on a symbolic journey up the mountain of success, exposing the tension between societal pressure and self-fulfillment. While Madleen strives to meet society’s expectations and achieve a high-status career, Hugo chooses to move through life at his own pace, guided by creativity rather than external expectations. The film invites the audience to reflect on the choices young adults face in a success-driven society and to question the decisions we make and the values we prioritize in life.

title: Uphill

character: Madleen

character: Hugo

character: Company Executive

character: It Specialist

character: Teacher

character: Elderly Man

character: Best Friend

character: Counselor

character: Mother

character: Grandmother

character: Colleague

character: Child

job: Director of Photography

job: First Assistant Director

job: Sound Mixer

job: Sound Assistant

job: Art Direction

job: Set Designer

job: Casting Director

job: Creative Consultant

job: Gaffer

job: Camera Supervisor

job: Colorist

original_title: Edu mägi


title: Us

overview: A story about two girls' basketballs teams - Estonian and Russian - merged and having to learn to play together

title: Us

job: Editor

job: Color Grading

job: Sound

original_title: Meie


title: The Eternal Struggle

overview: Aleksandr, a defense officer and mission veteran from a Russian family, decides to leave the service after a successful 15-year career to provide a better life for his children. Having led dozens of men in a dangerous war, Aleksandr quickly discovers that ordinary life is harder for him than the battlefield. To become the best, he must start from scratch. Aleksandr tries his hand at private business several times, but all his ventures – various catering companies in Tapa and Tallinn, a flower shop and a sports club – fail. After several failures and introspection, Aleksandr finally finds a way to apply the valuable knowledge he gained on the battlefield to the civilian sector. He starts offering team and leadership training to Estonian companies, applying the skills and knowledge he gained from the war.

title: The Eternal Struggle

job: Director

original_title: Igavene võitlus


title: The Daily Photographer

overview: Entertaining portrait of Erlend Štaub - a self-made professional photographer working at the president's annual reception, theatrical premieres, and film festivals like Black Nights and Cannes, and talking about life and everything in it.

title: The Daily Photographer

job: Script

job: Post Producer

job: Sound Designer

original_title: Päevapiltnik


title: Liblikapüüdja

overview: The story of two artists - Aino Bach and Kaarel Liimand, creative and life partners. The film began with material captured for "Maised ihad". Moments from the life of one of our most famous graphic artists Aino Bach were filmed by Mark Soosaar between 1975 and 1978.

title: Liblikapüüdja

job: Writer

job: Director of Photography

job: Sound Director

job: Camera Operator

original_title: Liblikapüüdja


title: Tartu sõpruskond - kunsti saab igal ajal teha

overview: Documentary about the Tartu artist group centered around Ülo Sooster in the post-war decades. Valve Janov, Kaja Kärner, Silvia Jõgever, Lembit Saarts, Lüüdia Vallimäe-Mark and Heldur Viires were the first generation of artists who grew out of the Pallas spirituality, who missed out on the usual opportunity for self-improvement in Paris due to the outbreak of World War II. Instead, Saarts, Viires and Sooster spent the years 1949–1956 in Soviet prison camps. The story about a group of friends, made up of very different personalities, is outlined in long, calm monologues. The memory fragments of elderly artists form a complete story about the fate of an artistic generation.

job: Producer

job: Music


title: The Woman in the Picture

overview: The artist Lauri Sillak, aka Laurentsius, starts painting for his new exhibition in an unusual place – a vacant wooden house in the heart of Tallinn, in a house that has belonged to the creator of the art of film and photography in Estonia, Johannes Parikas and his wife Lilli.

title: The Woman in the Picture

character: Self

character: Narrator (voice)

job: Effects Supervisor

original_title: Naine Pildil


title: On Silver Heels

overview: Determined amateur female hockey players revive Estonia's national team to make history at the World Championships.

title: On Silver Heels

original_title: Hõbekontsadel


title: Erika

overview: A film about two-time Olympic champion Erika Salumäe, filmed throughout her preparation for her third and final Atlanta Games. We summarize Salumäe's journey as an athlete so far and hear Erika's assessments of top sports and life in general.

title: Erika

character: Erika Salumäe

job: Author

original_title: Erika


title: Harbour in the Fog

overview: The elderly couple Johann-Voldemar and Ida have found a safe haven in their home in the village of Saulepi in Pärnu County, despite the winds blowing from the sea and the creeping fog. The home yard and the entire farm entrance are bordered by a sturdy spruce hedge planted decades ago, which 93-year-old Voldemar still maintains. The hedge becomes a symbol of their long and hard-working life.

title: Harbour in the Fog

original_title: Sadam udus


title: Su(u)ndorienteerumine

overview: Humoorikas film clip about fashion as a social phenomenon, the various functions of fashion, the relationship between fashion and people today, as well as the quirks and advantages of fashion. What was worn on the body, head, and hands in the 1980s, and how it was all obtained under the conditions of the Soviet era. The fashion illustrations are by artist Mari Kanasaar. The narrator text is read by Jüri Krjukov.

title: Su(u)ndorienteerumine

title: Su(u)ndorienteerumine

original_title: Su(u)ndorienteerumine


title: Kihnu lapsed

title: Les Enfants de Kihnu

overview: Kai est âgé de 9 ans et habite une ferme sur Kihnu. A travers l’histoire de ce jeune musicien, chanteur, amoureux des agneaux et des chèvres, Mark Soosaar compose une  ode à la beauté et à la liberté insulaires.

original_title: Kihnu lapsed


title: Legion 1945

overview: The story follows Estonian volunteer fighting for the German SS and his perilous journey as he attempts to reach American lines to avoid Soviet captivity, facing impossible choices between surrendering to the Soviets (and likely execution or Siberian camps) or continuing a hopeless fight westward.

title: Legion 1945

character: Jüri

job: Makeup Designer

job: Pyrotechnician

original_title: Leegion 1945

production_countries: CZ EE


title: Two Couples and Loneliness

overview: A television film based on the short stories of the American writer O. Henry.

title: Two Couples and Loneliness

title: Две пары и одиночество

overview: Телефильм по мотивам рассказов американского писателя О. Генри.

title: Kaks paari ja üksindus

overview: Telefilm Ameerika kirjaniku O. Henry novellide ainetel.

character: Tildy

character: Mike

character: Mrs. Parker

character: Boss

character: Cecilia

character: Carl Meyer

character: violinist

character: John Perry

character: Sam Telfer

character: Mr. Popandopoulos

character: episood

character: vanglaülem

character: Frenson

character: Bossi abiline

character: seersant, politseinik

character: ettekandja

character: tuttav proua Parker

character: lipsuga mees

character: armega mees

job: Short Story

job: Production Design

job: Cinematography

job: Costume Designer

job: Editor

original_title: Kaks paari ja üksindus


title: Illuminated by Darkness

overview: The heroes of the film are the people of Kiev, who have not lost their zest for life: they cook shashlik in their courtyards by candlelight and dance to the sound of generators. We see shelters in maternity wards and pregnant women ready to give birth as sirens wail. A story of incredible resilience and light that shines brightest in the darkest times, uniting different cultures in a common cause.

title: Illuminated by Darkness

job: Director

original_title: Pimeduse poolt valgustatud


title: Tallinn in Flames

overview: On one moonlit night in 1944, Soviet bombers turned Tallinn into a burning labyrinth of fire and ash - attacking the capital of a country that was not even at war. Through restored images, this night is relived.

title: Tallinn in Flames

character: Narrator

original_title: Tallinn leekides


title: Täna õhtul...

overview: Film portrait of actor Endel Pärn (1914-1990). Pärn has said that theatre is a very simple thing. "You just have to learn the words by heart, then face the audience and say them out loud. And you don’t need to look at the clock. You can see from the audience’s faces when it’s time to stop."

title: Täna õhtul...

character: Self

original_title: Täna õhtul...


title: Siren

overview: The daily life of Tallinn's professional firefighters. Firefighters waiting for a call at the depot, the dispatcher transmitting the call and the men working on the fire, including professional firefighter Mati Nuude.

title: Siren

original_title: Sireen


title: Directing

overview: Documentary about Peeter Simm and the difficulties of creating a feature film. The Estonian weather and the unfamiliar working style of famous German actors seriously tested the abilities of director Peeter Simm when the Estonian-German feature film “Fed Up!” was filmed in the spring of 2005.

title: Directing

original_title: Režii


title: Lost Dream

name: KADUNUD UNISTUS — KINODES 13.03.2026 | ametlik treiler | dokfilm Eesti 90ndate autokultuurist

overview: The documentary "Kadunud unistus" (“Lost Dream”), directed by Sergei Zjuganov, is the filmmaker’s debut feature. It takes viewers to Estonia in the 1990s - a period when newly regained freedom, the influence of Western car culture, and a rapidly changing society shaped the identity and dreams of an entire generation.

title: Lost Dream

job: Sound

job: Graphic Designer

job: Lighting Design

original_title: Kadunud unistus


title: Descent into the Valley

overview: Follows photographer and artist Peeter Laurits - a kind of trickster or shaman who moves along the border between different worlds and realities. He brings messages from the realms of art, science, mythology, esotericism and ecology, building highways from the level of moss and bark beetles all the way to the cosmic spheres.  The film is set in Kütiorg, a sacred forested valley that is at once a studio and a strangely displaced mystical landscape, where past, present and imagination coexist. Kütiorg becomes the film’s central metaphor: a seemingly small place whose invisible trajectories and darker winding paths open new ways of perceiving a world in perpetual collapse, drawing both the viewer and the protagonist deeper into its depths.

title: Descent into the Valley

job: Director of Photography

job: Sound Designer

job: Co-Producer

job: Original Music Composer

original_title: Laskumine orgu

title: Laskumine Orgu


title: Teacher Johannes Käis

overview: Documentary about the renowned Estonian pedagogue and educational reformer Johannes Käis. Made on commission for Estonian Ministry of Education.

title: Teacher Johannes Käis

job: Screenplay

job: Editorial Staff

job: Producer

original_title: Õpetaja Johannes Käis


title: Epp Maria. Painting Life

overview: Portrait of an artist Epp Maria Kokamägi. The film invites us into the world created by the artist on Sepamaa Farm, which is at once picturesque and fairytale-like, yet completely natural, where life, away from the hustle and bustle of the city, flows in the rhythm of nature.

title: Epp Maria. Painting Life

job: Music

original_title: Epp Maria. Elu maalides


title: Romeo & Juliet

overview: Romeo & Julia is a landmark Estonian rock musical that first captured the nation's heart at its 2006 premiere. Based on William Shakespeare’s timeless tragedy, this modern reimagining transports the "star-crossed lovers" to a contemporary setting, replacing ancient swords with a clash of modern values and social classes.  The story follows Romeo (a working-class youth) and Julia (the daughter of a wealthy banker) as they navigate a forbidden romance amidst a decades-long feud between their families. It is a powerful exploration of the struggle between true emotion and a material world, where a tragic end brings reconciliation only after it is too late to save the young lovers.

title: Romeo & Juliet

character: Romeo

character: Julia

character: Merc

character: Ben

character: Tüüp

character: Greg

character: Amps

character: Paris

job: Musical

original_title: Romeo & Julia


title: Definition of Madness

overview: A former chief psychiatrist of the Soviet Estonian Psychoneurological Hospital, once the only professional sexologist in a country where sex did not exist, collects frozen sounds and restores a manor once owned by Peter the Great.

title: Definition of Madness

job: Writer

original_title: Hullumeelsuse definitsioon


title: Penguin

overview: Returning from Antarctica, a man brings his partner a rare gift. The gift causes a shift in their relationship, which is difficult to cope with. Has the man changed, or is it the woman who suddenly sees him differently?

title: Penguin

title: Pingouin

title: Pinguin

overview: Nach seiner Rückkehr von einer Expedition in die Antarktis macht ein Polarforscher seiner Frau ein seltsames Geschenk, das ihre Beziehung auf den Kopf stellt. Hat sich der Mann verändert, oder sieht die Frau ihren Mann plötzlich mit anderen Augen?

original_title: Penguin

production_countries: FR EE


title: Between Two Fires

overview: Former motocross racer Aivar Korjus and his son Kevin share a dream of getting behind the wheel of Formula 1. Aivar had dedicated his entire life and activities to his son. Now that 18-year-old Kevin has reached the big sport where his father can no longer help, father and son have parted ways. The vacant spot has been taken by his younger son, 11-year-old Kaspar, who dreams of reaching even further than his brother. Aivar continues the journey of his dreams. His dream is to make dreams come true.

title: Between Two Fires

character: Kaspar Korjus

character: Aivar Korjus

character: Kevin Korjus

job: Script

job: Camera Operator

original_title: Kahe tule vahel


title: Beer Revolution

overview: Craft beer, microbrewery, small brewery, IPA, IBU, gypsy brew, surface and secondary fermentation – these are just a small selection of keywords that have been heard more and more often among serious beer enthusiasts in the last few years. Today, new small breweries still account for less than a few percent of the total market, and the topics related to them are so frequent on the lips of enthusiasts and in the wider media that a legitimate question arises: what is it all about? “Beer Revolution” does not provide direct answers, but it offers a kaleidoscopic overview of craft beer producers, sellers and consumers in Estonia in 2015.

title: Beer Revolution

job: Editor

original_title: Õllerevolutsioon


title: Nixieland

overview: Teenager Laura is forced to go to the countryside to live with her father and his new family, but things start to get more and more suspicious...

title: Nixieland

character: Laura

character: Joosep Viljapea

character: Kristel

character: Gregor

character: Bestu

character: Bully 1

character: Bully 2

character: Bully 3

job: Director

job: Assistant Director

job: Sound Assistant

job: Script Consultant

original_title: Näkimandalad


title: The Ram and the Rose

overview: The satirical puppet film for adults consists of two stories."Picnic" tells the story of a merry feast of animals in an apartment that they left in a disgraceful state, similar to some people who enjoy outdoor activities. "Taste" is about different reactions to a blooming rose. A dog wakes up to its scent, a rooster crows in surprise, a pig turns away, and a ram devours the stem and leaves of the rose.

title: The Ram and the Rose

title: Oinas ja roos

overview: Satiiriline nukufilm täiskasvanutele koosneb kahest loost. „Piknik” – jutustab loomade lõbusast pidusöögist …korteris, mille nad jätsid kohutavasse segadusse, sarnaselt mõnele looduses puhkavale inimesele. „Maitse” – räägib erinevast suhtumisest õide puhkenud roosi. Koer ärkab selle lõhna peale, kukk kireb üllatunult, siga pöörab end ära, aga jäär sööb roosi varre ja lehed ära.

title: Баран и роза

overview: Сатирический кукольный фильм для взрослых состоит из двух сюжетов. "Пикник"- Рассказывает о весёлой пирушке зверей в ...квартире, которую они оставили в безобразном состоянии, подобно некоторым отдыхающим на природе людям. "Вкус"- о разном отношении к распустившейся розе. Пёс просыпается от её аромата, петух удивлённо кукарекает, свинья отворачивается, а баран пожирает стебель и листья розы.

original_title: Oinas ja roos


title: Laululood

overview: Two funny stories about useful plants and forest creatures.

title: Laululood

title: Laululood

title: Истории в песнях

overview: Две забавные истории, которые приключились с полезными растениями и лесными обитателями.

original_title: Laululood

title: Пир у дядюшки Крота


title: Winter Sleep

overview: It's a story about a man who spent the winter sleeping at the roots of an oak tree and gained incredible strength. In return, the oak tree was brought to a palace, hoping to gain the same power. However, once it was separated from its roots, it lost its magical influence.

title: Winter Sleep

title: Talveuni

overview: See on lugu mehest, kes veetis talve magab juures juured tamme puu ja saavutanud uskumatu tugevuse. Vastutasuks tamm tõi palee, lootes saada sama võimsust. Aga, kui see oli eraldatud oma juured, see on kaotanud oma maagilise mõju.

title: Зимняя спячка

overview: Сказка о человеке, который проспал зиму у корней дуба и обрел невиданную силу. За это дуб перенесли во дворец, надеясь получить от него ту же силу. Но оторванный от корней, он утратил свою магическую власть.

original_title: Talveuni


title: Suur Eesti laulupidu Pärnu noorte osavõtul

overview: Taltiointi perinteisistä kuorolaulujuhlista Pärnussa ja otoksia Pärnun tuulisilta rannoilta.

job: Director of Photography


title: Estonia rahvateater ja kontserdimaja Tallinnas

overview: Tallinnan kansallisteatterin ja konserttitalon esittelyä.


title: Tartu Vabatahtlike Tuletõrjujate Seltsi 50. a juubeli pidu

overview: Tarttolaisen vapaaehtoisen palokunnan vuosijuhlan taltiointi palontorjuntanäytöksineen ja illallisineen.


title: Year

overview: A young adult feels driven to change the world because it seems both possible and necessary. Does that come from naivety, lack of experience, ambition—or all three? Or is change truly possible? Why try?  Even if the answer is unclear, the impulse itself is real and often turns into action before it’s fully understood.

title: Year

job: Cinematography

original_title: Lend


title: Green Wish

overview: About the fact that a creator needs to protect his creation.

title: Green Wish

title: Roheline soov

overview: Selle kohta, et loojale on vaja kaitsta oma loomingu.

title: Зелёное желание

overview: О том, что творцу необходимо защищать своё творение.

original_title: Roheline soov


title: Brides of Death

title: Brides of Death

title: Surmamõrsjad

title: Невесты смерти

job: Production Design

original_title: Surmamõrsjad


title: The Game of the Typewriter

overview: The children become so exited of the play with typing-machine and paper that they don’t notice how evening comes. In the apple-tree behind the Grandpa’s barn there is a bird-nest. We understand how everything circulates harmoniously in Nature, how evening-peace and dream arrive.

title: The Game of the Typewriter

title: Kirjutusmasinamäng

overview: Lapsed on kirjutusmasina ja paberiga mängust nii väljunud, et ei märka, kuidas õhtu tuleb. Vanaisa küüni taga asuvas õunapuus on Linnupesa. Mõistame, kuidas kõik looduses harmooniliselt ringleb, Kuidas saabub õhtu-rahu ja unistus.

title: Игра с пищущей машинкой

overview: Дети так увлеклись игрой с печатной машинкой и бумагой, что не заметили, как наступил вечер. На яблоне за дедушкиным сараем свито птичье гнездо. Мы понимаем, как гармонично все устроено в природе, как приходят вечерняя тишина и мечтательность.

original_title: Kirjutusmasinamäng


title: The Idiot

overview: The film IDIOT is a story of two completely different young men. Rene and Emil are brought together by their desire to get something from each other's world. As if without making any promises, they suddenly find themselves in situations where it seems that the only way out is to escape.  Emil, who seems to have been given everything in life, continues to disappoint his father and overcomes all the limits of suffering. Now he is faced with a life where he has to take responsibility for everything himself. He meets Rene, from whom Emil decides that he wants to learn a lot. Rene, however, tries to keep him away from mistakes that he can no longer fix himself, but he cannot remain confident enough.  Everything starts to develop too quickly and, despite Rene's warnings, Emil ends up turning the situation against both of them. They still have to work together to find a solution. Fear has overcome the boys.

title: The Idiot

character: Rene

character: Emil

character: Klara

character: Helen

character: Klara’s friend

character: Twin

character: Grandma

character: Emil’s father

character: Client

character: Mimmu

job: Sound Engineer

job: Scenario Writer

job: Costume Design

job: Action Director

job: Colorist

job: Assistant Production Design

job: Assistant Director of Photography

job: Lighting Design

job: Decorator


title: Nico

overview: Security guard Nico lives a routine life at a logistics center until a series of events pulls him and a young woman into danger. A single decision changes everything and sets off a mysterious chain of consequences that disrupts reality. Trapped in a repeating cycle, Nico is forced to navigate shifting circumstances and confront the weight of his choices as the situation escalates beyond his control. What begins as an ordinary workday turns into a tense struggle where every decision matters and nothing is certain.

title: Nico

character: Nico Waleczek

character: Eddie Mrozek

character: Lisa

character: Jessica

character: Raul

character: Felix

job: Writer

job: Producer

job: Editor

job: Art Direction

job: Original Music Composer

job: First Assistant Camera

job: Camera Operator

job: Costume Designer

job: Makeup Artist

job: Assistant Art Director

job: Sound Recordist

job: Sound Mixer

job: Sound Designer

job: VFX Artist

job: Color Grading

job: First Assistant Director

job: Assistant Script

job: Gaffer

job: Electrician

job: BTS Photographer

job: Other

original_title: Nico


title: Pühad Petseris

overview: Easter in Pechory. The film is divided into five chapters: "The Monastery," "The Pre-Holiday Market," "The Holidays Have Arrived," "The Crusade," and "The Holidays Begin." Konstantin Märska captured views of Petseri Monastery and the town, people at the pre-holiday market, buying animals, pottery, and other items, and people queuing at the liquor store. Cleaning work in apartments and on the streets are also shown.

title: Pühad Petseris

job: Director

job: Writer

job: Director of Photography

original_title: Pühad Petseris


title: Parade on the Occasion of the 15th Anniversary of the Republic of Estonia on February 24, 1933

overview: Parade on Freedom Square in Tallinn. K. Päts speaks. View of the parade – marines, artillerymen, cavalrymen, tanks pass by the grandstand. Wreath-laying at the monument to schoolchildren and teachers who fell in the War of Independence in Tallinn.

original_title: Paraad Eesti Vabariigi XV Aastapäeva Puhul 24. Veebruaril 1933. a


title: 30th Anniversary of the Rapla Consumers' Association

overview: film about the preparation for the anniversary and its celebration in Rapla on June 17, 1934. The creators of the community. The first store buildings. A diagram of the emergence of department stores. Bakers making bread, tasting cookies. Young people fishing. People gathering for the celebration. Commemoration of community figures at the cemetery. Anniversary ceremony in the garden of the Rapla community center, speakers, choir, orchestra.

original_title: Rapla Tarvitajateühisuse 30.Aastapäev


title: Estonian Forest

overview: A film about the Estonian forest industry, commissioned by the Estonian Forestry Association.

title: Estonian Forest

original_title: Eesti Mets


title: Estonian Antiquities - Exhibitions of the Ethnography Department of the Estonian National Museum

overview: View of the Raadi Manor House. Museum staff at work. Overview of the ethnography department's exposition.

original_title: Eesti vanavara- Eesti Rahva Muuseumi etnograafia osakonna väljapanekuid


title: Seal Hunt

overview: Seal hunters J. Prants, E. Aaslepp, V. Aaslepp and A. Aaslepp travel from Aksi Island to the Gulf of Finland on a fishing trip. Travel between ice floes, pulling the boat on the ice. Catching seal pups. Hunting seals on the ice. Dinner and rest on the boat.

title: Seal Hunt

original_title: Hülgepüük


title: Funeral of the Victims of the Explosion at the Männiku Warehouses of the Estonian Defence Forces

overview: The joint burial of the victims of the explosion at the Männik ammunition depot of the Estonian Defence Forces at the Estonian Defence Forces cemetery in Tallinn on June 18, 1936.  49 coffins (9 of the deceased were buried elsewhere by their families) in two rows, mourners at the coffins.

original_title: Kaitseväe Männiku Ladude Plahvatusohvrite Matus


title: All Amongst Friends

overview: A priest hides two young men in an empty monastery, because the boys have killed a German soldier in defense of their village. A villager aware of the crime seeks shelter there too. Relationships become strained and actions escalate.

title: All Amongst Friends

character: Priest

character: Villager

character: Heiki

character: Jaan

job: Screenplay

original_title: Kõik omad poisid

title: Все свои ребята


title: The Baltic Way

overview: A chronicle of the 600 km human chain through the three Baltic states on the 23rd of August, 1989.

title: The Baltic Way

character: Narrator (Voice)

character: Self

character: Self / Voice (Speech)

job: Producer

job: Camera Operator

original_title: Balti tee


title: Our Russians

overview: A film about Russians living in Estonia. Some of them have come to Estonia only a few years ago, while the ancestors of others have lived here for generations. Estonia has become their homeland. What do Russians – intelligentsia and workers, old and young, atheists and believers – really think about life in Estonia in the early 1990s?

title: Our Russians

job: Sound

job: Editor

original_title: Meie venelased


title: Outlaw

overview: Portrait of a rebel expat Estonian filmmaker Vladimir Karasjov-Orgusaar.

title: Outlaw

original_title: Lindprii


title: The Terror of the Gulls

overview: A renowned expert begins an investigation into the origins of seagulls and their unsettling behavior. Where did they come from and where are they going next? Is this just a local mystery or the beginning of something far worse?

title: The Terror of the Gulls

job: Sound Designer

original_title: Terroriseerivad tiivulised


title: The Rose Key

overview: When an eccentric countess agrees to an interview with a dubious newspaperman, the shadows of the past stir-and neither of them will escape their reach.

title: The Rose Key

job: Music

original_title: Roosivõti


title: Sensatsiooniline Tartu Kevadbänd

overview: A rebellious rock film from the cult band from Taaralinn. The usual rock film's abundant alcohol and drug scenes are replaced by scientific research by the band members who are PhD students. Punk rock is not opposed to nature and science. On the contrary, through revolutionary punk music, the band members promote sustainable lifestyles and point out the shortcomings of a consumer society. The spring band offers creative self-expression as an alternative to mindless consumption.

title: Sensatsiooniline Tartu Kevadbänd

job: Sound Director

job: Sound Recordist

original_title: Sensatsiooniline Tartu Kevadbänd


title: Vastuvõtt

overview: A married couple living in Karlova, Tartu, organize a reception for the Republic of Estonia at their home every year on February 24. A humorous insight into the party that takes place in parallel with the glamorous presidential ball, which vividly illustrates what happens in front of thousands of TVs throughout Estonia on this day.

title: Vastuvõtt

original_title: Vastuvõtt


title: Façade

overview: In an apartment building, a variety of residents live side by side. Behind each door lies a personal secret. Some darker, some stranger than they first appear. Outwardly cheerful Joosep, dreamy Pille-Riin, withdrawn Ott, and nosy Magda – each harbors an inner world that slowly begins to seep through the wallpaper and walls. As the residents struggle to keep their secrets hidden, cracks begin to spread through the building’s facade. Soon, all their secrets threaten to come to light.

title: Façade

original_title: Fassaad


title: Paljajalu mustal mullal ehk orjus Eestis

overview: Even if it rains knives, dozens of people still gather in front of the Tartu market building every morning, looking for various types of work. The people call this place a slave market. Does the fault lie with the people who have lost all other ways of earning a living? Or is there something wrong with our society?


title: Klaasist välikäimla

overview: The members of an untalented amateur band must reunite a year after one of the band members went down the toilet.

title: Klaasist välikäimla

character: Hans

character: Hendrik

character: Matthias

character: Mikk

character: Uku

character: Joosep

character: Treener

character: Thief

job: Cinematography

original_title: Klaasist välikäimla


title: Nurr

overview: A lost cat lead's Joss to a stranger's doorstep.

title: Nurr

character: Joss

character: Annika

job: Production Design

job: Sound Editor

original_title: Nurr


title: Ruckus

overview: Tobias likes his downstairs neighbour Elss. After he sees her reaction to a party next door he starts causing a ruckus to get her attention.

title: Ruckus

character: Tobias

character: Elss

original_title: Mürgel


title: Saunaaeg

overview: Suffering from writers block, an author is sent to an empty house in the remote countryside. Upon arrival she is forced to welcome an unexpected guest.

title: Saunaaeg

character: Vera

character: Sell

character: Student priest

character: Kusti

character: Mega

character: Alpha hippie

character: Sauna man

character: Podcast host

character: Podcast guest

job: Costume Design

original_title: Saunaaeg


title: Raggie new adventures

title: Sipsik uued seiklused

title: Raggie new adventures

character: Raggie (voice)

job: Original Music Composer

job: Book

original_title: Sipsik uued seiklused


title: To build a puppeteer

overview: Puppeteer's reflection on her career and her future

title: To build a puppeteer

job: Director

original_title: To build a puppeteer


title: Boys' Songs

overview: Selection of musical numbers from the feature film "Jõmm", packaged separately into a musical short film.

title: Boys' Songs

job: Director of Photography

original_title: Poiste laulud


title: White Wasteland

overview: On a snowy wasteland a body awakens with no memories. By following a trail of footprints in the snow he reaches a car, where he finds a diary and driver's license with a name: Eerik Traat. From the last diary entry, Eerik reads about eye drops that help visualize memories and memory-erasing tablets. In the hope of restoring his memories and identity, Eerik decides to recreate the memories by using the eye drops. At first, everything seems normal, but gradually inconsistencies and distortions begin to arise.

title: White Wasteland

character: Eerik

character: Marileen

character: Laine Radio host (voice)

job: Writer

job: First Assistant Director

job: Assistant Director

job: First Assistant Camera

job: Colorist

job: Gaffer

job: Lighting Technician

job: Art Designer

job: Art Department Assistant

job: Costumer

job: Makeup & Hair

job: Stunt Double

job: Assistant Sound Editor

original_title: Valge Tühermaa


title: Nõukogude Eesti

overview: Documentary presents the archievements of the Soviet Estonia in various fields of economy and science, education and culture. The lifestyle of the era is expressed through the portraits of the front-rank workers and a big family.

title: Nõukogude Eesti

job: Cinematography

job: Compositor

job: Sound Engineer

job: Editor

original_title: Nõukogude Eesti

title: Советская Эстония

country: RU


title: Meliorator

overview: The shortage or excess of water is one of the farmer’s main concerns, and solving this problem is the task undertaken by Vello Ott.

title: Meliorator

job: Director

job: Director of Photography

job: Writer

job: Sound Designer

original_title: Maaparandaja

title: Земля, еще не открытая


title: Meesus

overview: The film primarily contains music and also reveals the problems of a singer with a bisexual background. The viewer is presented with concerts, as well as serious murder attempts by heterosexuals, the villagers' desire to turn the main character into a sexual object. Erotic shots of the love life of the portrayed person alternate with scenes of the misunderstanding of a superactive and versatile person in today's Estonian society. You see the cynicism of the entertainment world (films, books) towards a well-meaning and nice person. The film has been banned in several places in Estonia and has sparked heated debates.

title: Meesus

character: Laulja Arnold

character: Vanaema Ilme

character: Uurija Kati

character: Tüdruk-sõber

character: Poiss-sõber

character: Ekspruut

character: Raamatukirjutaja

character: Kirjastaja

character: Laulja

character: Hulluarst

original_title: Meesus


title: Things We Inherit

overview: A reflective portrait of an Estonian tarot reader from a dynasty of seers - uncovering childhood memories, family bonds, and the unseen inheritance that shapes how we understand and move through life.

title: Things We Inherit

character: Self

job: Assistant Editor

job: Producer

job: Sound Recordist

job: Assistant Director of Photography

original_title: Things We Inherit


title: Torn out

overview: On the way to their father’s birthday Katrin must face the rash and irresponsible lifestyle of Olle.

title: Torn out

character: Katrin

character: Olle

job: Sound Editor

job: Production Design

job: Screenplay

original_title: Juurtega välja


title: Every Sound a Jewel

overview: Documentary looking at the life and creative development of composer Arvo Pärt. It is suitable for those who are hearing Arvo Pärt’s name for the first time and, with its vast amount of photographic material, will also interest those who are well acquainted with the composer’s work.  Shown exclusively at Arvo Pärt Centre in Estonia.

title: Every Sound a Jewel

character: Self (Archive)

original_title: Arvo Pärt. Muusikajanu


title: Mango

overview: Playboy Kaarel is desperate to sleep with Tuule, a girl whose bird recently died.

title: Mango

character: Kaarel

character: Tuule

original_title: Mango


title: Alternatiiv

overview: A film about the fight against alcoholism. Alternative values, healthy attitudes and good habits are discussed by the panel of Jaak Allik, Anti Liiv, Ülo Tuulik and Vello Pohla.

title: Alternatiiv

job: Sound Director

original_title: Alternatiiv

production_countries: EE SU


title: Pööripäev

overview: A documentary about the new Soviet tradition in the Republic of Soviet Estonia in 1960s - the youth summer festival where the 18-year-old young people celebrated becoming an adult. The filmmakers went to the 7th national youth summer festival in Saaremaa island where 18-year-old young people gathered. The festival included going to exhibitions and hiking, helping with haymaking in collective farms, commemoration of the Soviet military heros and many other events. The documentary's forwards the main idea that young people will be the next valuable generation. Voiceover by Heino Mandri.

title: Pööripäev

original_title: Pööripäev


title: O'Slaughter Day

title: Seatapp

title: O'Slaughter Day

job: Original Music Composer

job: Costume Design

job: Makeup Designer

original_title: Seatapp

title: Pig Slaughter

country: GB


title: Greening Kunda

overview: Captures the severe dust pollution caused by the Kunda cement plant in Estonia between 1995-1997. Broadcast globally in over 100 countries, the film sparked significant local controversy for its bleak and one-sided depiction of the town.

title: Greening Kunda

original_title: Roheline Kunda

production_countries: EE FI GB


title: Pöial-Liisid

overview: The film introduces the V.Klementi Sewing Factory and tells the story of its youngest employees, 15-16-year-old girls who are still looking for their place in life.

title: Pöial-Liisid

original_title: Pöial-Liisid


title: Tallinna mosaiik

overview: A mosaic photomontage film from the photo album "Across the City" published in the same year, which was made from the images of the legendary Soviet Union's first group of photographers, STODOM. The group, which registered under the wing of Tallinnfilm in 1964, included Tallinnfilm's cameramen Peeter Tooming, Rein Maran and Andrei Dobrovolski at the time, and photographers Tatjana Dobrovolskaja, Kalju Suur and Boris Mäemets. The group played an important role in the development of a new modernist camera language and the discovery of new spaces, especially urban space, for cinematography.

title: Tallinna mosaiik

job: Cinematography

original_title: Tallinna mosaiik


title: Valulävi

overview: Ants Tosin, a police major with thirty years of experience, has served as the Aegviidu district inspector for the last 15 years. The film shows the everyday police work in a small town, giving a poetic portrait of Ants Tosin.

title: Valulävi

job: Editor

original_title: Valulävi


title: Vabandage, ma monteerisin teiega

overview: Salme Kõrvemann, editor at the Estonian Telefilm studio, worked in this position for 35 years. She is a living history of Estonian film history. Contains excerpts from the films she edited.

title: Vabandage, ma monteerisin teiega

job: Director

original_title: Vabandage, ma monteerisin teiega