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Ivar Murd

Ivar Murd

Director Ivar Murd was born September 13, 1990 in Kohtla-Järve – a shale oil mining town in East Estonia. He has lived in Finland, Denmark and the United States. Graduated magna cum laude in 2013 from Fairleigh Dickinson University (Madison, NJ, USA), Department of Audiovisual Arts, majoring in Directing with a minor in Studio Arts. Winner of EFTA / Estonian Film & Television Awards 2022 for the tasteful experimental portrait „u.Q.”. He is one of the organizers of Mägede Hääl music festival. CEO of Kino Sõprus since 2020.

Filmography

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Year Film title Type Crew Actor
2023 "Backs" Other categories Director
Idea by
2023 "Kihnu Marathon" Other categories Director
Screenwriter
Cinematographer
Editor
Translator
(kehadublant)
2022 "Onu Arvo" Documentary Producer
2021 "Küte" Documentary
Other categories
Director
Editor
2021 "Lil Estonia" Documentary Producer
Additional Cinematographer
2021 "U.q." Feature film
Documentary
Director
Screenwriter
Cinematographer
Editor
Herbert Murd
2017 "Ash Mountains" Documentary Director
Screenwriter
2015 "Christ Lives in Siberia" Documentary Productino Assistant
2013 "Drought" Students film Director
Screenwriter

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