Rao Heidmets (born 15 September 1956) is 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 ...
n animated film director, producer and scenarist.
In 1982, he started to work at
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 integrated into the Soviet Union. During the first year of Soviet occcupation (1940 ...
. In 1991, he established his own production company Rao Heidmetsa Filmistuudio. Since 2002, he is a film director in
Nukufilm.
In 2005, he was awarded with
Order of the White Star
The Order of the White Star (; ) was instituted in 1936. The Order of the White Star is bestowed on Estonian citizens and foreigners to give recognition for services rendered to the Estonian state.
Design
Classes
The Order of the White Star ...
, V class.
Filmography
* 1983 "Tuvitädi"
* 1985 "Nuril"
* 1998 "Kallis härra Q"
References
Living people
1956 births
Estonian animated film directors
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Estonian producers
Estonian screenwriters