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Evald Okas

2009 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Tõnu Virve

94-year-old Evald Okas's life has been dedicated to art: the grand master himself casts light upon the stories of how his artwork was born, tells about his life and reveals the secrets of his working principles.

The documentary portrays artist Evald Okas: an exceptional painter and a diverse graphic artist, a virtuoso drawing artist and creator of thousands of ex libris. Okas was a honorary member of Florence Art Academy, author of numerous book illustrations and master of papercuts, he has practised glass painting and ceramic art. He has been called as the Picasso of Estonian art. 94-year-old Okas tells the story of his colourful life, casts light upon his artwork and reveals the secrets of his principles of working. Tireless artist radiates zest for life and reflects affection towards creative life and looks back at ...
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The Russian Size

2009 | Students film, Short | Director: Andrew Bond
Ants Eskola: To Be or Not to Be

Original title: Ants Eskola: Olla või mitte olla

2008 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Kristjan Paul Esperk-Virve

Portrait documentary directed by Kristjan Paul Esperk-Virve about his grandfather Ants Eskola - a legendary Estonian actor of 20th century - and about his creative career.

Biographical documentary about Ants Eskola, a great actor of 20th century (until 1935 also known by name as Gerhardt Esperk) who faced various times in history and survived several existential choices. With the help of archival photographs and excerpts of film, Eskola's and his contemporaries' recollections a colourful story of the actor's life is opening up, including his birth and his first florescence, the art school, theatre and variety singing, betrayal and imprisonment in Siberia, return to the stage and becoming the artist of Estonian nation, children and grandchildren, Russia and the United States of America. It turns out that ...
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Fish On!

Original title: Kalarahvas

2008 | Documentary, Anthropological | Director: Liivo Niglas, Diane Perlov, Frode Storaas

The Klamath River of Oregon and California is one of the most important salmon runs in the United States.

The Klamath River of Oregon and California is one of the most important salmon runs in the United States. While diminished over the past 100 years, it still supports an abundance of life and diverse economies struggling over its future course. This is a film about the Indian tribes of the river ecosystem – what the Klamath means to them and how they draw on traditional and modern resources to restore its strength, beauty and balance. The film focuses on the Klamath River and the Indian tribes of the lower basin - the Yurok, Hoopa, and Karuk. Yet this story ...
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Pretty people

Original title: Ilusad inimesed

2008 | Documentary | Director: Vahur Laiapea

Missikonkursil Miss Vaimukad 2007 asuvad võistlustulle vaimupuudega neiud-naised, omamoodi ilusad ja õnnelikud inimesed.

In the spring of 2007, young women with intellectual disability start preparing for a beauty contest in Estonia. Beauty contest called "Miss Witty 2007" takes place in a recreational center in Tuksi, Lääne county, Estonia at the end of August 2007. The contest is tutored by Miss Estonia 2007, Viktoria Azovskaya, who teaches, mentors, encourages and consoles. Young participans are excited, happy and sincere. Young woman Pille Siplane from Saaremaa island is crowned as Miss Witty 2007 whose dream is to make a film herself one day. Winning the competitions helps Pille to fulfill her dream since she gets the ...
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Toomik's Movie

Original title: Toomiku film

2008 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Marko Raat
24/1 or PG-7

Original title: 24/1 ehk alla 7-aastastele keelatud

2007 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Kerttu Soans

Year by year, Santa Clause's working day has resembled a fairy tale where both children and adults participate with excitement and joy.

It is December, the time when it is impossible to reach an agreement because time moves at a different pace. However, there is somebody to whom one can call in order to fix a date and be sure that he will be there. This person is Saunta Claus. More than twenty families have been marked in his calendar for appointments.
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Autumn Elegy

Original title: Sügiseleegia

2007 | Animation, Cartoon | Director: Janno Põldma

Poet Heiti Talvik reads his freshly completed poem Autumn Elegy out loud to his wife Betty Alver. This is animated fiction.

Poet Heiti Talvik reads his freshly completed poem Autumn Elegy out loud to his wife Betty Alver. This is animated fiction.
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Miriam's Picnic

Original title: Miriami piknik

2007 | Animation, Puppet | Director: Andres Tenusaar

Miriam's hen is brave and becomes the hero of the day...

The family is on an outing. Mother and father are laying the picnic table, meanwhile the small ones start playing on a meadow. The hen wanders into somebody's vegetable patch and is scared to half-death seeing a scarecrow. Everybody starts looking for her and the little brother encounters a snake. But the hen is brave now and ends up as the hero of the day.
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The Scarecrow

Original title: Hernehirmutis

2007 | Animation, Puppet | Director: Andres Tenusaar, Aleksandr Melkumov

Miriam's hen is brave and becomes the hero of the day...

The family is on an outing. Mother and father are laying the picnic table, meanwhile the small ones start playing on a meadow. The hen wanders into somebody's vegetable patch and is scared to half-death seeing a scarecrow. Everybody starts looking for her and the little brother encounters a snake. But the hen is brave now and ends up as the hero of the day.
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