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  • An Interview with Ave Kuik
    An Interview with Ave Kuik

    Original title in Estonian: Intervjuu Ave Kuikiga

    2023 | Students film, Exercises (factual/documentary) | Director: Marleen Prükkel

    Marleen Prükkel’s interview with costume designer Ave Kuik.

  • Bluesman
    Bluesman

    2023 | Students film, Documentary | Director: Daria Litvichenko

    Having spent over thirty years in Finland and the Baltics, an eighty-three-year-old Bluesman from Oklahoma is finally coming home.

  • Bright Eyes of the Complex Mind
    Bright Eyes of the Complex Mind

    Original title in Russian: Яркие Глаза Ненасытного Разума

    2023 | Students film, Documentary | Director: Mark Pervakov

    Artyom is a 25 year old architect who started sewing. Whether this will be another fleeting idea in his head or whether it will become something more serious, even Artyom himself does not yet know, but he is deeply immersed in a new hobby.

  • Easter! at Billnäs Chocolate Factory
    Easter! at Billnäs Chocolate Factory

    2023 | Students film, Documentary | Director: Jay Ngo

    Billnäs Chocolate Factory is an independent business headed by French entrepreneur Gerald Coniel. As the name implies, it specializes in artisan chocolate products and is located in the idyllic village of Billnäs, Finland. In April 2023, Gerald Coniel is tasked with organizing the first ever Easter Egg Hunt for the area’s 200+ resident families. With the help of his small team, he must produce and hide over 900+ chocolate eggs for the event. Will this Easter at Billnäs Chocolate Factory be a success?

  • Gori The Caricaturist
    Gori The Caricaturist

    Original title: Gorikaturist

    2023 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Raimo Jõerand, Meelis Arulepp

    A captivating historical documentary with plenty of animation about the destiny of a popular Estonian caricaturist Gori (1894 - 1944) between the two World Wars when total powers leave less and less choices to the talented artist.

  • Hell's Stoker
    Hell's Stoker

    Original title: Põrgu katlakütja

    2023 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Kullar Viimne

    It is impossible for a man who has been in the war to forget what he experienced. Again and again the past catches up with him. Even in his dreams. The only way to face your demons is to make fun of them.

  • Jumalaga, rock'n'roll!
    Jumalaga, rock'n'roll!

    2023 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Hardi Volmer, Kiur Aarma

  • Power of the Voice
    Power of the Voice

    Original title in Estonian: Hääle Vägi

    2023 | Students film, TV Show | Director: Maria Kasesalu

    Film student Maria Kasesalu's television show introduces the field of voice and speech training, based on the words of specialized trainer Kerli Rannala: "Voice training is not only training for the voice and speech technique, it has the power to change a person as a whole, from the essence down to personal characteristics." (Maria Kasesalu, Voice and speech training)

  • Heldeke, Dan
    Heldeke, Dan

    2022 | Students film, Documentary | Director: Filip Martinovič

    Dan Renwick eventually settled in Estonia after a life as a travelling street performer. This film is a reflection on the life he’s lived and envisages for his future in Estonia and beyond.

  • Lydia
    Lydia

    2022 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Hermes Brambat, Tarvo Mölder

    The documentary portrays the acclaimed Song Festival conductor and music teacher Lydia Rahula.

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