Directors

Ben Rivers

Janis Rižovs

1986

Jorge Eduardo de la Brena Rodríguez

Madeleine Rodriguez

Tul Paloma Rodriguez

Ólafur Rögnvaldsson

Aleksander Rohtmets

Vladimir Romanov

Eric Romero

Jaan Rommot

Mika Ronkainen

Tarvi Roos

Laura Lisete Roosaar

Ingrid Roose

1984

Hans Roosipuu

1931 - 2017

Marleen Roosna

1989

Heiki Roots

1933 - 1990

Birgit Rosenberg

Birgit Rosenberg is a documentary director and producer with a background in socilology and cultural anthropology. She has studied TV production/directing at Baltic Film and Media School. Having worked on global and human rights issues for various NGOs in Estonia, Germany and Zambia. Active in TV and film production since 2013.

Films:

2008 Key in the Heart of an Apple, BFM (producer)

2015 In Between, Kultusfilm OÜ (producer)

2017 Gerassimovs Women, KOKORO OÜ (director)

Jevgeni Rosental

1919 - 1986

Francesco Rosso

1987

Born in Piove di Sacco – ITALIA – 1987

Francesco Rosso is an Italian-born artist based in Tallinn. With his work he examines the spiritual and physical aspects of daily life through the act of transformation into visual matter. Rosso spends long periods of time working with hand made animation, and merges the animated material with video and film photography gathered from urban and nature exploration.

During the last decade Rosso has been working with a multitude of different media – illustration, film and digital photography, painting, printmaking, poetry, video art and several animation techniques. Year by year his work is enriched by gathered experience and the desire to create a personal language.

His animated short films have been shown internationally at Clermont-Ferrand, Hamburg, L’Étrange, Stuttgart, Seoul, Interfilm, and Encounters Short Film Festival, among others.

Aside from his own practice, Rosso has been collaborating with various artists for the development of their projects; since 2014 he has worked for Eesti Joonisfilm Studio as artist, background artist, animator, and short-film director.

Niina Rostovtseva

Eugen Rozental

1919 - 1986

Peteris Rozitis

1986

Anri Rulkov

1972 - 2008

Elis Rumma

Rebeka Rummel

Kaire Russ

1985

Ben Russell

Triin Ruumet

1988

Triin Ruumet (born 1988) is representing a new generation of Estonian filmmakers. She graduated from the Baltic Film and Media School with an Ma in film directing. She has already made several short films that have seen success at different film festivals. In addition to film, Triin regards painting an important creative outlet.

Vivian Ruumet