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Worked as a professor in Baltic Film, Media, Arts and Communication School (Tallinn University).

Received the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Cultural Union of the Republic of Estonia (2025).

Graduated in 1976 from the All-Union State Institute of Cinematography (VGIK).

Received the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Black Nights Film Festival (2024).

Awarded the Order of the White Star, 5th Class (2001).

From 1975 to 1993 he worked at Tallinnfilm, first as an assistant director, then as a director of feature films.

In 1993 he founded the studio Lege Artis Film.

Studied physics in the physics class at Nõo Secondary School.

Received the Annual Award of the Audiovisual Art Endowment of the Cultural Endowment of Estonia (2021).

From 1975 to 1993, he worked at Tallinnfilm, first as an assistant director, then as a feature film director.

In 1993, he founded the studio "Lege Artis Film".

Recognized with the Order of the White Star, 5th Class (2001), the Annual Award of the Estonian Cultural Endowment for Audiovisual Arts (2021), the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Dark Nights Film Festival (2024), and the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Republic of Estonia for Culture (2025.

Studied at Nõo High School in a physics-oriented class.