Jakob Sildnik (4 February 1883 – 25 March 1973) was an

Estonia Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...

photographer A photographer (the Greek φῶς (''phos''), meaning "light", and γραφή (''graphê''), meaning "drawing, writing", together meaning "drawing with light") is a person who uses a camera to make photographs. Duties and types of photograp ...

and

filmmaker Filmmaking or film production is the process by which a Film, motion picture is produced. Filmmaking involves a number of complex and discrete stages, beginning with an initial story, idea, or commission. Production then continues through screen ...

, based in

Tartu Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia after Tallinn. Tartu has a population of 97,759 (as of 2024). It is southeast of Tallinn and 245 kilometres (152 miles) northeast of Riga, Latvia. Tartu lies on the Emajõgi river, which connects the ...

.Maria Mang,
Esimesed eesti kaadrid 1896–1939
. Together with Fjodor Ljubovski, he directed one of the first Estonian films, the short drama '' Must Teemant'' (The Black Diamond), released in 1923. Sildnik was murdered in 1973, at the age of 90.

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* 1883 births 1973 deaths Estonian film directors Estonian photographers Estonian victims of crime Estonian murder victims People murdered in Estonia People murdered in 1973 People murdered in the Soviet Union {{Estonia-bio-stub