Arvo Iho (born 21 June 1949) is an Estonian film director,
cinematographer
The cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the person responsible for the photographing or recording of a film, television production, music video or other live action piece. The cinematographer is the c ...
, actor and photographer, who has worked in the areas of documentary and drama.
[Rollberg, Peter (2016) ''Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema'', Rowman & Littlefield Publishers; Second edition, , pp. 307–308]
Career
Born in
Rakvere
Rakvere is a town in northern Estonia and the administrative centre of the Lääne-Viru '' maakond'' (county), 20 km south of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea. Rakvere is the 8th most populous urban area in Estonia. Rakvere has a tota ...
, Iho worked as a photographer and assistant for
Tallinnfilm
Tallinnfilm is the oldest surviving film studio in Estonia. It was founded as Estonian Culture Film in 1931, and was nationalized in 1940 after Estonia was forced into the Soviet Union. During the first year of Soviet Occupation (1940–1941) ' ...
before studying cinematography at the
Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography.
Iho acted as assistant director to
Andrei Tarkovsky on the 1979 film ''
Stalker''.
[Parbat, Kalyan (2017)]
Arvo Iho: The man who took Russian filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky to the 'Zone'
, ''The Economic Times'', 4 October 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2019 He went on to work as a cameraman for Tallinnfilm in the 1980s.
In 1985, Iho co-directed the feature film ''Games for School–Age Children'' with
Leida Laius
Leida Laius (26 March 1923 – 6 April 1996, in Tallinn) was an Estonian film director.
In 1950 she graduated from . In 1962 she graduated from All-Union State Institute of Cinematography. Since 1960 she worked at Tallinnfilm.
Filmography
* ''Õ ...
, also acting as director of cinematography, and in 1987 made his solo directorial debut with ''
The Birdwatcher
''The Birdwatcher'' aka ''The Observer'' (Estonian title: ''Vaatleja'') is an Estonian film directed by Arvo Iho for the Tallinnfilm studio, filmed in 1987 in the northern Urals, and first shown in cinemas in 1988. It stars Svetlana Tormahova as a ...
'', about the relationship between a poacher and an ornithologist.
[Mazierska, Ewa; Kristensen, Lars; Naripea, Eva (2013) ''Postcolonial Approaches to Eastern European Cinema: Portraying Neighbours on Screen'', I.B. Tauris, , p. 310] He followed this with ''Only for the Insane'' (1990).
In 2001 he made ''
The Heart of the Bear'', based on the
Nikolai Baturin
Nikolai Baturin (5 August 1936 – 16 May 2019) was an Estonian award-winning novelist and playwright.
Biography and career
Baturin was born in Arumetsa village, Suislepa Parish (now Maltsa village, Viljandi Parish), Viljandi County. His fath ...
novel, and in 2006 made ''Gooseberries''.
As a photographer, Iho has exhibited nationally and internationally.
As of 2017, Iho was a professor at
Tallinn University
Tallinn University (TLU; et, Tallinna Ülikool, ''TLÜ'') is a public research university in Estonia. Located in the centre of Tallinn, the capital city of Estonia, Tallinn University is one of the three largest institutions of higher education ...
's
Baltic Film and Media School.
Filmography as director
*''Mitme Kandiga Õun (Skulptor
Ülo Õun)'' (1984)
*''29 Minutes with Ülo Õun'' (1984)
*''
Games for School-Age Children'' (1985)
*''Tülitaja'' (1986)
*''
The Birdwatcher
''The Birdwatcher'' aka ''The Observer'' (Estonian title: ''Vaatleja'') is an Estonian film directed by Arvo Iho for the Tallinnfilm studio, filmed in 1987 in the northern Urals, and first shown in cinemas in 1988. It stars Svetlana Tormahova as a ...
'' (1987)
*''Milarepa Laulud'' (1989)
*''For Crazies Only'' (1990)
*''Sireniki Kroonika'' (1991)
*''Impeeriumi Lapsed'' (1993)
*''Jaanipäev Ingerimaal'' (1995)
*''
The Heart of the Bear'' (2001)
*''Marina Kuvaitseva and the Lonely Women'' (2004)
*''Children of the Singing Revolution'' (2004)
Awards
*National Union Prize for the Best Youth Film, 1987, for ''Games for School-Age Children''
*UNICEF Award,
Berlin International Film Festival, 1987 (with Leida Laius), for ''Naerata ometi''
*Jury Special Prize,
Torino International Festival of Young Cinema, 1988, for ''The Birdwatcher''
*FIPRESCI prize for best debut film,
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival ( cs, Mezinárodnà filmový festival Karlovy Vary) is a film festival held annually in July in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic. The Karlovy Vary Festival is one of the oldest in the world and has beco ...
(Czech Republic), 1988, for ''The Birdwatcher''
*Grand Jury Prize,
Rouen Nordic Film Festival The Rouen Nordic Film Festival (french: Festival du Cinéma Nordique) was a film festival hold in Rouen, France for screening and competition films made in Nordic and Baltic countries, the Netherlands and Belgium.
In December 2010, the organisers, ...
, 1990, for ''The Birdwatcher''
[The Bird Watcher]
, efis.ee. Retrieved 12 January 2019
*Grand Prize & Catholic Film Critics Award,
Mannheim-Heidelberg International Filmfestival
The Mannheim-Heidelberg International Film Festival (german: Internationales Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg), often referred to by the German-language initialism IFFMH, is an annual film festival established in 1952 hosted jointly by the cit ...
, 1992, for ''Ainult hulludele ehk halastajaõde''
*
Order of the White Star
The Order of the White Star ( et, Valgetähe teenetemärk; french: Ordre de l'Etoile Blanche) was instituted in 1936. The Order of the White Star is bestowed on Estonia
Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Balti ...
, V Class, 2001.
"795 Eesti Vabariigi väärikat."
''Õhtuleht'', 2 February 2001. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
References
External links
Arvo Iho
at EFIS
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Iho, Arvo
1949 births
Living people
Estonian film directors
Estonian cinematographers
Estonian film producers
Estonian male film actors
People from Rakvere
Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 5th Class