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  • Ursus of Letters
    Ursus of Letters

    Original title in Estonian: "Mesikäpp"

    2013 | Students film, Documentary | Director: Epp Kubu

  • All Musicians Are Bastards
    All Musicians Are Bastards

    Original title: Kõik muusikud on kaabakad

    2012 | Feature film, Full length feature, Students film | Director: Heleri Saarik

    The full-length feature is the debut film directed by Heleri Saarik. The film is a visual love-letter to music, an impressionistic drama about the deams of young generations. Besides the bitter love story, the film expresses protesting against the confusion both in society and in the protagonists of the film.

  • Chili from Chile in Estonia
    Chili from Chile in Estonia

    Original title: Vigala vürts

    2012 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Elo Selirand

  • Farewell Turku
    Farewell Turku

    2011 | Students film, Short | Director: Sami Taavetti Hyvönen

  • Forbidden fruit
    Forbidden fruit

    Original title: Keelatud vili

    2011 | Documentary | Director: Anu Aun

    Two enthusiastic Estonians try to become grape farmers while adjusting the grape plants to the local Northern climate and developing the vineyard culture.

  • Potato Republic
    Potato Republic

    Original title: Kartuli Wabariik

    2011 | Documentary, Observation | Director: Kätlin Kaganovitš

    Documentary about Tarmo Ladva, president of Potato Republic to be established in Laanemetsa village in Valga county, Estonia, and about the process of putting his expansive ideas into practice.

  • Tallinn Spiced Sprats. The Canned Tales
    Tallinn Spiced Sprats. The Canned Tales

    Original title: Tallinna kilud

    2011 | Feature film, Short, Other categories | Director: Jaak Kilmi

    Jaak Kilmi and Kiur Aarma made the residents of Tallinn to perform the opposition between the manor owner Johann von Uexküll in Riisipere and the Hochedle Rath der Stadt Reval or the higher consilium governing the city of Tallinn back in 16th century.

  • Time is here
    Time is here

    Original title: Aeg algab siin

    2010 | Documentary | Director: Marje Jurtšenko

    The film follows four children throughout their schoolyear as well as documents time and Estonia.

  • Trendy Dog
    Trendy Dog

    Original title: Moekoer

    2010 | Documentary, Observation | Director: Moonika Siimets

    Documentary about the daily lives of the lapdogs Nufi and Vishenka and their owners Nele and Marina; also about their dreams and dedication that knows no limits.

  • Piggy
    Piggy

    Original title in Estonian: Pihv

    2009 | Students film, Short | Director: Mihkel Ulk

    Karin and Riho have grown apart from each other after fifteen years of marriage. Riho is tormented by the fact that he has not succeeded in climbing the ladder of success and remains a casual labourer in a pig farm. Karin works in the same place as a veterinarian and she is tired of hearing her husband's unfounded promises and of soothing his feelings of inferiority. As parents, they are too engrossed in the maze of their own relationship to notice what is happening in the lives of their sons - until the younger son pulls off a trick that makes his whole family reassess their actions.

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