Jaan Tootsen (born 14 October 1975) is an Estonian Estonian film director, sreenwriter and film producer. [1]
Tootsen's father is journalist, writer and politician Toivo Tootsen. Since 2000 he has worked at Estonian National Broadcasting. He has been a long-time editor of radio program "Ööülikool". 2012-2016 he was cultural advisor for Estonian president. [1]
Jaan Kross was an Estonian writer. He was nominated several times for the Nobel Prize in Literature during the early 1990s. He won the 1995 International Nonino Prize in Italy.
Shirish Kunder is an Indian filmmaker. After working as an editor on 21 films starting with Champion (2000), Kunder made his screenwriting and directorial debut with Jaan-E-Mann (2006). He is married to choreographer and film director Farah Khan whom he met while working on her 2004 film Main Hoon Na.
Jaan Kaplinski was an Estonian poet, philosopher, and culture critic, known for his focus on global issues and support for left-wing/liberal thinking. He was influenced by Eastern philosophical schools.
Jaan is an Estonian masculine, a cognate of the English-language given name John.
Muzaffar Ali is an Indian filmmaker, fashion designer, poet, artist, cultural revivalist, and social worker.
Jüri Vilms was a member of the Estonian Salvation Committee and the first Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Estonia. Empowered by Maapäev the Salvation Committee issued the Estonian Declaration of Independence on February 24, 1918 in the middle of a political power vacuum created by the retreating Russian and advancing German troops during World War I. The German forces taking over the country didn't recognize the independence of Estonia. The Salvation Committee went underground, Jüri Vilms volunteered to go to Finland to take funds and instructions to the Estonian missions working to get diplomatic recognition for the newly sovereign nation. According to an "official" version, he was captured on reaching the Finnish coast and executed by German troops in Helsinki. According to the latest research Jüri Vilms may have been executed by a unit of the Swedish Brigade in Hauho. Estonia gained its independence after the German troops were withdrawn from Estonia due to the German Revolution and following Estonian War of Independence ended with Peace Treaty of Tartu.
Uus Maailm is a subdistrict in the district of Kesklinn (Midtown), Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It has a population of 7,442.
Veiko Õunpuu is an Estonian film director and screenwriter who is best known for his artistic movies Autumn Ball and The Temptation of St. Tony. Õunpuu's films are usually slow paced artistic movies with eccentric characters.
The Fencer is a 2015 internationally co-produced drama film adapted from the life story of Endel Nelis, an accomplished Estonian fencer and coach. It was directed by Klaus Härö and written by Anna Heinämaa. Filming began in Estonia in late February 2014.
Jaan Künnap is an Estonian mountaineer, photographer, and sports coach.
Kullar Viimne is an Estonian director, scriptwriter, editor and cinematographer.
Erik Norkroos is an Estonian cinematographer, producer, editor and director.
Anu Lamp is an Estonian stage, film, television and voice actress, stage director, translator and instructor.
Jaan Rekkor is an Estonian stage, film and television actor.
Toivo Tootsen is an Estonian journalist, writer and politician. He has been member of IX, X and XI Riigikogu.
Ülo Tootsen was an Estonian biologist, journalist, publisher, editor, translator, and politician. He was a member of IX Riigikogu, representing the Estonian Centre Party.
Vello Salo was an Estonian cleric, essayist, translator. He was a notable promoter of Estonian literature in exile. By confession, he was a Catholic.
Arko Okk is an Estonian film operator, director and producer.
Jaan Ruus was an Estonian film critic, film journalist and film editor.
