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  • Autumn Ball
    Autumn Ball

    Original title: Sügisball

    2007 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Veiko Õunpuu

    The drama directed by Veiko Õunpuu is based on the novel "Autumn Ball" by Mati Unt, telling the story about the residents of a dormitory suburb who are more or less connected to each other. All of them suffer from loneliness and complicated relationships. This is Õunpuu's first full-length feature film that has received several acknowledged festival awards and was chosen the best Estonian film of the last 20 years.

  • Estonia's Choice 2001
    Estonia's Choice 2001

    Original title: Eesti valik 2001

    2002 | Documentary | Director: Rein Raamat

    An important moment in Estonian history has been recorded for future generations - the process of presidential elections of the Republic of Estonia in 2001 and electing Arnold Rüütel as the President of Estonia.

  • Terra Maritima
    Terra Maritima

    Original title: Terra Maritima

    2001 | Documentary, Nature | Director: Ago Ruus

    The basis for the dynamic community of the European Union is the harmonization of certain rules. This applies to preservation of nature as well, and thus we hear more and more about the mysterious Natura 2000. Natura 2000 is a Europe-wide network of nature preserves, consisting of bird preserves and nature preserves. A large part of the existing preserves in Estonia fit surprisingly easily into Natura 2000. The film shows the types of habitats in western Estonia, because it was here that the pilot project for Natura 2000 was launched. This land is many thousands of years younger than the inland – even now the earth’s crust is rising here and the land being born from the ocean – Terra Maritima – has a thousand faces. In addition to the coastline, the film introduces various types of meadows - all very valuable habitats.

  • Teardrop of Evil
    Teardrop of Evil

    Original title: Saatana pisar

    1993 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Marek Piestrak

    The feature film is an Estonian-Polish co-production directed by Polish filmmaker Marek Piestrak. It tells about the struggle against an evil conspiracy in Estonia in August 1939.

  • The Lady in the Car
    The Lady in the Car

    Original title: Daam autos

    1992 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Peeter Urbla

    The psychological thriller directed by Peeter Urbla is based on the well-known novel "The Lady in the Car With Glasses and a Gun" by S. Japrisot.

  • Ilmalind
    Ilmalind

    1989 | Popular Sciences | Director: Rein Maran

  • The Bird Watcher
    The Bird Watcher

    Original title: Vaatleja

    1987 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Arvo Iho

    The first feature film directed by Arvo Iho analyzes the relationships between women, men and nature in the spirit of antique Greek tragedy.

  • Everyone's got his own job
    Everyone's got his own job

    Original title: Igal oma leib

    1983 | Documentary | Director: Toivo Kuzmin

    Documentary depicts a working day of the crew of a fishery protection ship "Saare" in the Baltic Sea.

  • When One Can Go by Foot to Australia
    When One Can Go by Foot to Australia

    Title in Estonian: Kui jala Austraaliasse saab

    1983 | Documentary | Director: Peet Peters

    Arvi Kibuspuu, the only boatmaster of collective farm "Hiiu Kalur", builds a new boat.

  • Hooajal
    Hooajal

    1980 | Documentary | Director: Raul Tammet

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