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Rao Heidmets was born on September 15, 1956 in Pärnu Estonia. He was graduated from Tallinn University of Technology in 1981, major in electrical engineering. He was member of the underground filmmakers group Päratrust during his study and due to that his career continued at the Tallinnfilm studio with animation films. During the career he has been working with animation films in his own studio but also as a producer and director of many movies, commercials and TV productions, some of them awarded with highest prizes in different festivals worldwide. He has been working with students in Estonia and other countries with workshops.
Experienced war correspondent and front-line cameraman. Filmed in more than 120 countries, 80 times in wars or crisis areas, including 50 times in Yugoslavia and 20 times in Chechnya.
Martti Helde was born in Estonia on August 23, 1987. When in secondary school, Martti studied painting and composition at the local art school and was actively involved with school theatre. After graduating the high school with the Award of Merit in 2006 Martti immediately started his Bachelor degree studies in film directing at the Tallinn University Baltic Film and Media School. After the film school Martti turned his interest towards Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre(Higher Drama School) and acquired a Master degree in stage directing. Additional to the university studies Helde has also refined himself in screenwriting, dramaturgy and directing via completing various workshops in Berlin, Los Angeles and London.