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Hunting Estonian-style

Original title: Jaht Eesti moodi

2001 | Documentary, Nature | Director: Ove Musting

Sometimes it is hard to make a difference who makes a better hunter - the one who takes from nature or who takes care of nature and animals.

The documentary introduces Estonian wild animals, hunting and taking care of them and gives a short history about the history and traditions of hunting. The ways of hunting are treated according to seasons: beaver hunt in spring; game stalking for goats and wild boars in summer; fowling in autumn, game stalking and battue for moose; bear hunt; battue for wild board and hunting predators (wold, lynx, fox, raccoon dog) in winter. In several cases, the hunters are being helped by hounds. In order the multiplicy of wild game in Estonia would persist local hunters help wild animals to survive the ...
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Kalamaja-Possibility of a Wooden Town

Original title: Kalamaja-puitlinna võimalus

2001 | Documentary, Observation | Director: Rasmus Bullerby

Documentary by Marko Raat about the wooden architecture of a city and about the possibility of preservation of such heritage in contemporary living environment.

Documentary about the possibilities to preserve the wooden architecture of a city in contemporary urban environment with the examples from Baltic states and Scandinavia. Filmmakers follow the renovation works of an old wooden house in Väike-Patarei Street, Kalamaja district in Tallinn. During one year, the house will be restored into the condition of a contemporary residential house. Both experts and city residents from Estonia, Finland, Sweden, Latvia etc. share their opionions about the future and sustainability of the subject of restoring wooden architecture. For decades, renovating wooden architecture was considered something unimportant.
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Tartu sõpruskond - kunsti saab igal ajal teha

2000 | Documentary | Director: Rein Raamat
This Lovely, Nice Polled Cattle

Original title: Ilus armas nudi

2000 | Documentary | Director: Ago Ruus

Estonian polled livestock is a part of the cultural heritage of Estonian country and its nation - it is a similar symbol for Estonia as Estonian horse, runic verse, wooded meadow or coastal pasture.

The destiny of Estonian polled livestock has never been easy, neither during the era of manor owners nor collective farms. There were about 20 000 polled cattle animals before the war in Estonia - today, there are less than 500 animals and the species has been included in the list of world's endangered species. Enthusiasts still make an effort to fight for "their" cattle, but for how long? The documentary was completed for the 80th anniversary of founding the Estonian Society of Polled Livestock Farmers.
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Steel Rider

Original title of the film: "Terasratsanik"

1999 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Andrus Prikk
The National Library of Estonia

Original title: Eesti Rahvusraamatukogu

1998 | Other categories, Commissioned | Director: Indrek Kangur

Overview about the Estonian National Library that dates back to December 21st, 1918 when the temporary government of the Republic of Estonia decided to find the State Library.

The documentary gives an exhaustive overview about the history, development and modern possibilities of the Estonian National Library. Today, the library's objective is to collect and preserve national literature as well as to document information of cultural history; it serves as a public library consisting of three and a half million documents as well as a library for Estonian Parliament in order to guarantee the information service for Riigikogu, Estonian government and other constitutional institutions. It is also a scientific library providing necessary information in the fields of humanitarian and social sciences. The library forms the centre for librarians and ...
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My Life is an Open Book

1997 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Peep Puks
Tallinn kutsub - kas Helsingi kuuleb

1997 | Documentary | Director: Yrjö Tähtelä
Catching the Miracle

Original ttle: Imet püüdmas

1996 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Hans Roosipuu, Enn Säde

Documentary by Hans Roosipuu and Enn Säde about the Shmigun family with its two athlete daughters Kristina and Katrin striving towards top results.

It is a miracle indeed - a harmonious family who has a specific aim in their life. Mother Rutt and father Anatoli were once the gold medalists of European junior masters in skiing; their daughters Kristina and Katrin take it naturally to reach among the professional athletes at the top of the ski world. Filmmakers Hans Roosipuu and Enn Säde observe the athlete family's colourful everyday life full of efforts.
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The Estonian Draft Horse

Original title: Eesti raskeveohobune

1996 | Documentary, Other categories, Commissioned | Director: Ago Ruus

Documentary commissioned by the Estonian Horse Breeders' Society tells about the development of Estonian Draft or Eston-Arden horses.

In 1931 Tori Horse Breeding Farm started to develop Eston-Arden horses that was interrupted by the World War 2. They were developed from a cross of Estonian Native horses and Swedish Ardennes and officially recognized by the Estonian government in 1953. The breed was acknowledged as pure-bred at the end of 1960s. When Estonia regained its independence, the breeding of Eston-Arden horses was taken over by private farms. The number of breeding horses was critically low. Estonian Horse Breeders' Society continues keeping the studbook of Eston-Arden horses and organizes their breeding.
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