Sass Henno (born September 13, 1982 in

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. He attended Miina Härma Secondary Grammar School in

between 1989-2001. 2001-2003 he studied computer graphics and advertising in Tartu Art College, then film and video directing in the

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between 2003-2005. Since 2007 he has been attending a master’s level screenwriting course in

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. He won the first prize in Estonian Novel Competition 2005 with his work ''Mina olin siin. Esimene arest''. A feature-length film based on the novel was released in 2008 ('' I Was Here''). Henno worked in

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as an assistant and director. Since 2005 he has been a member of

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. Since 2010 he works as a CEO of Spring Advertising ad agency Royal Service event marketing agency. Henno also enjoys reading, sailing and shooting (IPSC).

Bibliography

* Elu algab täna (Life Starts Today e-book, 2003) * Mina olin siin. Esimene arest (I Was Here. The First Arrest;

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2005) * Mereröövlimäng (Pirat Game; Troll 2005) * Elu algab täna (Life Starts Today;

2006) * Südameasjad (Matters of the Heart; shortfilm, Allfilm 2007)

Translations

I Was Here. The First Arrest * Macedonian: Jас бев тука, Skopje: Antolog 2014 * Hungarian: Itt jártam: az első letartóztatás, Budapest: Silenos 2010 * Latvian: Šeit biju es. Pirmais arests, Riga: Dienas Grāmata 2006 Pirate Game * Russian: Игра в пиратов, Tallinn: Kite 2012

Awards

2004 Writers’ Union Novel Competition, winner (I Was Here. The First Arrest)

References

* Toomas Haug, "Sass Henno, Robertino Loretti ja narkorealism" –

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2006, nr. 2, p. 300–304 (Sass Henno, Robertino Loretti and the narcorealism) *"Sass Henno" �
Estonian Children's Literature Centre
{{DEFAULTSORT:Henno, Sass 1982 births Living people Estonian male screenwriters Estonian male novelists Writers from Tartu 21st-century Estonian novelists Miina Härma Gymnasium alumni Tallinn University alumni 21st-century screenwriters