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Leana Jalukse

Leana Jalukse

Leana Jalukse (1979) is an Estonian screenwriter and script consultant. She holds a BA in Broadcast Media and an MA in Film Arts, majoring in screenwriting, and has been active in the film industry since 1997. MOTHER, her debut as a writer on a full-length feature film, premiered internationally in competition at Tribeca, USA, won Best Feature in Kitzbühel, Austria, Best Estonian Feature at Tallinn Black Nights, Estonia, and was selected Estonia's national entry for the Oscars. Her second film, FIRE LILY, premiered in May 2018. Leana also acts as a script expert and Co-Production Market Manager for the international ...

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Year Film title Type Crew Actor
2021 "A Wish Upon A Satellite" Feature film Screenwriter
2021 "Kids of the Night" Feature film Script Consultant
2021 "LUKUS" Students film Screenwriter
2020 "Blue" Feature film Script Consultant
2019 "An Exchange" Students film Still Photographer
Productino Assistant
Kultusliige
2018 "Fire Lily" Feature film Screenwriter
2018 "Long Live the Scandals!" Documentary Translator
2018 "Traitor" Feature film Script Editor
2017 "Paradise Behind the Fence" Documentary Translator
2016 "Mother" Feature film Screenwriter
Second Assistant Director

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