In search of the missing paintings for the upcoming exhibition, an art curator is faced by a different kind of masterpiece than she expected.
Shortly before Estonia regained its independence, a painting studio came into being, a studio that was guided by principles of painting that dated back to the First Republic. Heldur Viires, the leader and teacher of the school, has been passing on his knowledge of colour and light for thirty meaningful years.
Leida Rammo, Estonian oldest performing actress, believes in miracles and passionately fights for the new building of Tallinn City Theatre.
Student Jackel Chow’s short film is a musical film assigned at 2nd semester project in MA level, which describes a chinese man’s fantasy with a mysterious regular customer in a cafe.
Two grand old masters, artists Evald Okas and photographer Kalju Suur, are recording the beauty of a naked woman.
Portrait documentary by Rein Kotov about Estonian musician and artist Ramo Teder alias Pastacas who lives in Finland.
Portrait documentary by Mark Soosaar about singer Siiri Sisask.
Documentary on an aging couple amd the mundanity of their lives.
Documentary about an original artist grouping Kursi School that was founded in Tartu in 1988.
For artist Nikolai Kormashov restoring icons forms a deep, enriching and happy part of his life.
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Estonian Film Database (EFDB)
The database is maintained by NGO Estonian Film Database. It was opened on 12.12.2012 and is meant for providing information about the whole Estonian film heritage from 1912. We plan fully complete it by 2025 but already now full and partial entries for about 20 000 films, 27 000 filmmakers, and more than 200 production companies could be retrieved in Estonian and partly in English. Translation of film descriptions and keywords into English is ongoing but due to the scarcity of resources quite a slow process. Read more detailed overview.
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