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  • Christmas In The Jungle
    Christmas In The Jungle

    Original title in Latvian: Ziemassvētki Džungļos

    2020 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Jaak Kilmi

    In an effort to avert the break-up of her family, Paula with her friend Akhim go to the jungle to find Santa Claus.

  • Room With A Sea View
    Room With A Sea View

    2020 | Students film, Animation | Director: Leonid Šmelkov

    Herbert dreamed to see a sea in his window, but…

  • Winter In The Rain Forest
    Winter In The Rain Forest

    Original title: Talv vihmametsas

    2019 | Animation, Puppet | Director: Anu-Laura Tuttelberg

    A dance of nature and craft, the magic of stop motion and the tropical rainforest in film about life itself.

  • Cutting Through
    Cutting Through

    Original title: Läbilõikamine. Meie maailm, 10/12

    2016 | Documentary | Director: Ove Musting

    The documentary introduces excerpts of those against the Nicaragua Canal fighting for their human rights, public order, democracy, private property and freedom of expression.

  • Gorilla Tourism
    Gorilla Tourism

    Title in Estonian: Gorillamajandus

    2016 | Documentary | Director: Märten Vaher

    Documentary about the daily life of mountain gorillas and the local forest guides who mediate the gorillas to tourists. There are both battles with poaching as well as extreme poverty common to Africa.

  • The Little Short-Sighted Snake
    The Little Short-Sighted Snake

    Original title: Väike lühinägelik boamadu

    2006 | Animation, Cartoon | Director: Aina Järvine, Meelis Arulepp

    This fun children’s film tells the story of a little, inquisitive and short-sighted young snake named Kaabriel, whose unconventional ways help him defeat the bully of the jungle – the scary ´two-legged` It.

  • Curse of Snakes Valley
    Curse of Snakes Valley

    Original title: Madude oru needus

    1987 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Marek Piestrak

    The fantasy thriller directed by Polish filmmaker Marek Piestrak is the second Estonian-Polish co-production after the blockbuster "Tales the Pirx of Pilot" that was filmed in Vietnam, Ukraine, Poland and Estonia and has been called the Eastern European version of Indiana Jones.

  • Laine and Liia Nõu's Trip to Sri Lanka
    Laine and Liia Nõu's Trip to Sri Lanka

    Title in Estonian: Laine ja Liia Nõu Sri Lanka reis

    1981 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

    Laine and Liia Nõu's trip to Sri Lanka from December 31st 1980 to January 15th 1981. Views of the hotel, the river trip in the jungle, sunset on the beach, at the airport.

  • Fips, the Young Monkey
    Fips, the Young Monkey

    Original title: Ahvipoeg Fips

    1968 | Animation, Puppet | Director: Elbert Tuganov

    A young monkey named Fips falls into a trap and is brought to town.

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