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  • Poop, Spring and the Others: Poop and Spring
    Poop, Spring and the Others: Poop and Spring

    Original title: Kaka ja kevad

    2021 | Animation, Other types of animation | Director: René Vilbre, Meelis Arulepp

    A wee story of mighty love.

  • 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…

  • Last call
    Last call

    2012 | Students film, Short | Director: Kaur Kokk

    The short film by Kaur Koka, a master's film student, is about a chance meeting between two people and love at first sight.

  • Buratino, Son of Pinocchio
    Buratino, Son of Pinocchio

    Original title: Buratino

    2009 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Rasmus Merivoo

    Musical adventure comedy is the second feature film directed by Rasmus Merivoo. It is based on the children's book "The Golden Key or the adventures of Buratino" by Aleksey Tolstoy. The film is a co-production of Estonia and Russia.

  • On the way home
    On the way home

    2008 | Students film, Short | Director: Darja Murlykina

  • Mat the Cat
    Mat the Cat

    Original title: Röövlirahnu Martin

    2005 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: René Vilbre

    The feature film for children directed by Rene Vilbre tells about Martin and his magical friend. Together the friends solve problems that 10-year-old children face in their everyday life.

  • An actor
    An actor

    Original title (in Estonian): "Näitleja"

    2004 | Students film, Short | Director: Maiju Ingman

  • Names in Marble
    Names in Marble

    Original title: Nimed marmortahvlil

    2002 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Elmo Nüganen

    The debut film by director Elmo Nüganen is based on the novel "Names in Marble" by Albert Kivikas. The film is a patriotic war drama telling the story of schoolboys in the Estonian War of Independence and of the days and nights of these young volunteer fighters. The film is full of dangers, challenges, pain and exaltation, entwined by a beautiful story of young love.

  • Cabbage Head
    Cabbage Head

    Original title: Kapsapea

    1993 | Animation, Puppet | Director: Riho Unt

    It is a parody of a classical action film. The sequense of events is launched by a huge cabbage head growing on a plot land that belongs to a poor peasant estonian woman.

  • Those Old Love Letters
    Those Old Love Letters

    1992 | TV feature, TV feature | Director: Mati-Jüri Põldre

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