Tõnu Virve (18 June 1946 in

Rõuge Rõuge (; ) is a small borough (') in Võru County in southeastern Estonia. It is the administrative centre of Rõuge Parish. Rõuge-church.JPG , St. Mary's church Rõuge põhikool.jpg, Rõuge school Rõuge Vabadussõja mälestussammas.jpg, Mo ...

– 1 October 2019 in

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) was an

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n theatre and film designer and artist, producer and director. In 1974 he graduated from the Estonian State Art Institute in theatre decoration speciality. 1975–1980 he was the principal artist at

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. 1980–1990 he was an artist-director at

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. In 1990 he established the independent film studio Freyja Film (ERSFF).

Filmography

* 1979: " Hukkunud Alpinisti hotell" (stage artist) * 1980: "

Metskannikesed ''Metskannikesed'' (Wild Violets) is a 1980 Estonian action film directed by Kaljo Kiisk. Awards, nominations, participations: * 1980: Soviet Estonia Film Festival (USSR), first prize to Tõnu Virve being the best film artist; first prize to T� ...

" (stage artist, costume artist) * 1991: "Surmatants" (director, scenarist, producer)

References

1946 births 2019 deaths 20th-century Estonian male artists 20th-century Estonian artists 21st-century Estonian male artists 21st-century Estonian artists Estonian film directors Estonian film producers Estonian Academy of Arts alumni People from Rõuge Parish {{Estonia-artist-stub