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1530, 725 short fiction films, 380 documentaries, and 70 animation films among them.
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2018
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Students film, Short, Drama
| Director:
Liis Lindmaa
Short movie directed by Liis Lindmaa discusses the role of a young woman in society and how it is viewed in traditional family values. “33” shows what happens when 33-year-old woman's priorities and values in life don't match the traditional expectations.
How far goes the line between reality and fantasy? Klara is happy with her life and has a great career. She returns home on her 33th birthday, where she is not praised for what she has achieved, but instead blamed for what she does not have – a child. Klara tries to control her emotions brought on by the pressure of family members, but she too has a breaking point.
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2011
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Students film, Exercises (factual/documentary)
| Director:
Keiti Väliste, Tatjana Kosminskaja
Media student Keiti Väliste's short report about a 3D cinema in Estonia.
The short story talks about the technical functioning and popularity of this form of cinema in Estonia, but also about possible negative side effects for cinema goers, especially young children.
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2021
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Students film, Documentary
| Director:
Kätlin Palmsalu
Kätlin Palmsalu short documentary shows chaos put into order.
Just when everything seems to be in chaos – by following some simple steps you can make order out of chaos and make something beautiful.
Short documentary observes a female piano tuner in one session. The title hints at the order the last checks are done by the piano tuner. Starting from quarto, quint and finishing with the octaves. Stylistically the session is viewed with the camera like a dentist doing his job, only this time it is the camera and the director looking inside the piano.
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2023
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Students film, Short, Drama
| Director:
Yessine Youssef
A story of a man who is living in a foreign country struggling to sleep and willing to do anything on order to get weed to help him sleep.
A story of a man who lives in a country where people don’t really speak english. Estonians speak Estonian and Russians only Russian. It is a struggle between them to understand each other but you can only imagine what it is like to a expect. The man is an outsider and he struggles with sleeping. He is on a mission to find weed to help him sleep and on that journey many unexpected things happen and unexpected friendships occur.
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2008
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Students film, Documentary
| Director:
Janis Jurkovskis
A simple documentary that does not try to impress or influence the viewer in any way. The story of the life of an old couple in a small Latvian town should also seem familiar to the Estonian audience. The main character of the story, Eduards Jurkovskis, is an old gentleman who does not allow himself to be influenced by rainy and windy weather. Intense fishing trips help him to actively retire.
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2008
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Students film, Exercises (factual/documentary)
| Director:
Robi Uppin
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1995
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Students film, Documentary
| Director:
Rein Pakk
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2013
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Students film, Documentary
| Director:
Nora Särak
"6th January (Epiphany)" is a poetic documentary about lifecycle. Originally 6th January was celebrated as the birthday of Christ, a Christian festival held in honor of the coming of the three kings to the infant Jesus Christ. Also it symbolises the end of Christmas. This is the day that marks the end and the beginning.
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2009
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Students film, Exercises (factual/documentary)
| Director:
Regina Kaselaid, Eliis Pärna
"75 years old raven" peeks into the home of renowned Estonian conductor Tiia-Ester Loitme and opens fragments of her life through the main character. The 75-year-old woman, who has a unique look, values clothing, love for her girls' choir "Ellerhein" and birds. Despite her dignified age, Tiia-Ester Loitme can remain charismatic and a bit mysterious.
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2015
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Students film, Short, Drama
| Director:
Marleen Roosna
Hipsters and best friends Rene and Priit rent a flat in Kalamaja. One Friday evening their toilet breaks down and Priit commits a minor theft to fix that. Rene buys ecstacy and almost gets caught. Then his sweetheart Maria, just broken up with her boyfriend, comes to visit. Snowball effect follows.
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2013
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Students film, Exercises (Fiction), Comedy, Youth
| Director:
Hardi Keerutaja
A lazy boy tries to win back his mother’s trust.
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2017
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Students film, Short, Drama
| Director:
Erik Hans Sepp
This short film directed by Erik Hans Sepp tells a story of a thief who gets taught a lesson he will remember for the rest of his life.
Rene, a thief in his twenties, goes to steal a chocolate bar in the middle of the night, but on his way home he gets taught a lesson he will remember for the rest of his life.
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2017
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Students film, Short, Drama
| Director:
Vladislav Mukovnin
Media student Vladislav Mukovnin's short film based on the novel by Ilmar Taska and speaks of a little boy and his parents in the post-war Soviet era.
Late 40’s, the boy disobeys parents ́ cautions and meets a stranger on a brand new car Victory who promises to teach him driving but this promise has severe consequences.
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2017
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Students film, Short, Drama
| Director:
Alex Asikainen
A short film about Commitment vs Freedom.
A short film depicting the inner struggle of a young girl who has desires for freedom and fears for commitment with her boyfriend after witnessing how frustrated her own parents are with eachother.
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2011
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Students film, Documentary
| Director:
Inese Tikmane, Maša Drndić
It is a story which starts at its end, a story in which this puppeteer pulls out various strings of the past in order to find his way to a closure.
A couple of stories before departure are stories about endings, about leaving, about objects and memories and identities that one takes and those that one must leave behind. Its also a story of puppets and humans...
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2014
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Students film, Short, Epic, historical, Drama
| Director:
Jürgen Volmer
“A Dozen Questions about Estonia“ introducing Estonia and the nature of Estonians through the 12 short films.
Short film „Singing Journey“ is based on the question „Why are the Estonians called a singing nation?“ and tells a story inspired by this question.
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2014
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Students film, Short, Drama
| Director:
Giampietro Balia
“A Dozen Questions about Estonia“ introducing Estonia and the nature of Estonians through the 12 short films.
Short film „The Dawn“ is based on the question „Why are the Estonians called a singing nation?“ and tells a story inspired by this question.
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2014
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Students film, Short, Drama
| Director:
Kristiina Tang
“A Dozen Questions about Estonia“ introducing Estonia and the nature of Estonians through the 12 short films.
Short film „Do polar bears live in Estonia?“ tells a story inspired by this question.
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2014
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Students film, Short, Comedy
| Director:
Joosep Ehasalu
“A Dozen Questions about Estonia“ introducing Estonia and the nature of Estonians through the 12 short films.
Short film „Error“ is based on the question „What brings bread to the table in Estonia?“ and tells a story inspired by this question.
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2014
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Students film, Short, Drama
| Director:
Janis Rižovs
“A Dozen Questions about Estonia“ introducing Estonia and the nature of Estonians through the 12 short films.
Short film „Igor“ is based on the question „What brings bread to the table in Estonia?“ and tells a story inspired by this question.
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2014
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Students film, Short, Drama
| Director:
Andri Allas
“A Dozen Questions about Estonia“ introducing Estonia and the nature of Estonians through the 12 short films.
Short film „In the Cloud“ is based on the question „Do Estonians ever speak?“ and tells a story inspired by this question.
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2014
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Students film, Short, Drama
| Director:
Kristiina Tang
“A Dozen Questions about Estonia“ introducing Estonia and the nature of Estonians through the 12 short films.
Short film „Inevitable“ is based on the question „What does an Estonian do at weekends?“ and tells a story inspired by this question.
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2014
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Students film, Short, Drama
| Director:
Gabriel Motta-Ferreira
“A Dozen Questions about Estonia“ introducing Estonia and the nature of Estonians through the 12 short films.
Short film „Kaali“ is based on the question „Does it rain iron in Estonia?“ and tells a story inspired by this question.
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2014
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Students film, Short, Drama
| Director:
Rein Zobel
“A Dozen Questions about Estonia“ introducing Estonia and the nature of Estonians through the 12 short films.
Short film „King of Estonia“ is based on the question „Does Estonia have a King?“ and tells a story inspired by this question.
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2014
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Students film, Short, Drama
| Director:
Janis Rižovs
“A Dozen Questions about Estonia“ introducing Estonia and the nature of Estonians through the 12 short films.
Short film „Midsummer night“ is based on the question „Where do Estonians vanish on Midsummer`s Eve ?“ and tells a story inspired by this question.
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2014
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Students film, Short, Comedy
| Director:
Jürgen Moor
“A Dozen Questions about Estonia“ introducing Estonia and the nature of Estonians through the 12 short films.
Short film „Ülemiste Vanake“ is based on the question „Does it rain iron in Estonia?“ and tells a story inspired by this question.
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2014
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Students film, Short, Drama
| Director:
Indrek Kaine
“A Dozen Questions about Estonia“ introducing Estonia and the nature of Estonians through the 12 short films.
Short film „What do Estonians believe in?“ is based on the question „Do all estonians know one another?“ and tells a story inspired by this question.
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2008
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Students film, Short, Melodrama
| Director:
Helen Takkin