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  • Children's Night University Adventures in Muhumaa
    Children's Night University Adventures in Muhumaa

    Original title in Estonian: Laste ööülikooli rännakud Muhumaal

    2021 | Students film, TV Show | Director: Lota Viik

    Lota Viik’s and Katre Tatrik's documentary program is the first part of the educational documentary series “Children's Night University Adventures“ for children and young people.

  • The Rise
    The Rise

    Original title in Estonian: Tõus

    2021 | Students film, Short | Director: Alesja Suzdaltseva

    Short film tells a story about a young space cadet, who gets stranded alone on an unknown planet.

  • To Pet a Hedgehog
    To Pet a Hedgehog

    Original title: Silitada siili

    2021 | Animation, Cartoon | Director: Ave Taavet

    When a thorny Woman meets soft-hearted Hedgehog, love is inevitable.

  • Dance Macabre
    Dance Macabre

    Original title: Surmatants

    2020 | Other categories, Experimental | Director:

    The Universe started with the Big Bang. It has always been thought of as a huge explosion, from which everything that is, came into being. But what if it was just somebody's sneeze instead?

  • Cosmonaut
    Cosmonaut

    Original title: Kosmonaut

    2019 | Animation, Cartoon | Director: Kaspar Jancis

    A cosmonaut will always be a cosmonaut. To the very end.

  • Everyday Mysticism
    Everyday Mysticism

    Original title: Vello Salo. Igapäevaelu müstika

    2018 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Jaan Tootsen

    A story about a trickster priest preparing to leave this world.

  • Instructions On How To Build A Spaceship
    Instructions On How To Build A Spaceship

    Original title: Õpetusi kosmoselaeva ehituseks

    2015 | Documentary | Director: Madis Ligema

    A film about a bunch of brainiacs, who, having seen too many sci-fi movies, start building the first Estonian student satellite Estcube to send it to outer space. They are comforted by the fact that in space technology nothing is certain and they are most likely to fail. Nothing to lose!

  • Searching for the Light
    Searching for the Light

    Original title: Otsides valgust

    2014 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Heini Drui

    Portrait documentary directed by Heini Drui about Raivo Hein, a successful internet businessman, astrophotographer, adventurer and traveler.

  • Silences
    Silences

    Original title (in Estonian): "Vaikused"

    2012 | Students film, Short | Director: Sten-Jaago Vesso

  • Sky Song
    Sky Song

    Original title: Taevalaul

    2010 | Animation, Puppet | Director: Mati Kütt

    Is it possible to reach the moon in one breath? Yes, it is if you have the will to fly and the appropriate training. This is the case with postman Rain.

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