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There is a jubilee in the air! Documentary about two legendary filmmakers (Kristjan of Kibuvitsa and Peet of Oja), whose feud has lasted for 50 years. Who would know you better than your lifelong competitor? Half a century of arm wrestling is not less sparkling than the exchange of words between Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald. The film is made by the classic adversaries’ assistant from 40 years ago, who has now become a less known documentary filmmaker.
When love is the greatest torment, will art or play save you? A dramatic documentary about author Vaino Vahing.
Documentary about Estonian contemporary artist Leonhard Lapin.
Portrait documentary by Kristjan Svirgsden about Heinz Valk, artist and social activist.
Members of the art group ANK'64 talk about their thoughts with the backdrop of the retrospective exhibition "ANK'64. Half a Century in Art" that was held in Tallinn Art Hall in 2013.
Leida Rammo, Estonian oldest performing actress, believes in miracles and passionately fights for the new building of Tallinn City Theatre.
Portrait documentary by Julia and Jüri Sillart about Enn Vetemaa - a writer, translator and composer; always an elegant man with a brilliant mentality.
Portrait documentary by Rein Raamat about Jaan Manitski, a well-off expatriate Estonian who returned to his fatherland and established an impressive cultural centre in his home village Viinistu.
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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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