Director Ilmar Raag is the writer and director of the most successful film ever made in Estonia – The Class, which was sold to 91 countries, won 25 awards from 70 festivals and developed into a successful multi-awarded TV-series. Ilmar’s last features are Une Estonienne à Paris with the legendary French actress Jeanne Moreau in the main role (premiered at Locarno FF in August 2012), Kertu. Love is Blind (premiered at Warsaw FF in October 2013) and I Won’t Come Back (premiere April 2014, Tribeca IFF).
Awards: Tribeca IFF – Nora Ephron Jury Special Mention prize; Zerkalo - International A. Tarkovsky FF - Professional Achievement Award). Ilmar has an MA in screenwriting from Ohio University. He has acted as Head of Acquisitions and Chairman of the Board for Estonian National Television, has been a national representative at Eurimages, member of the Audiovisual Council of Cultural Endowment of Estonia, and Member of the Board of Estonian Film Foundation. Ilmar is also an acclaimed columnist in the biggest dailies, lecturer, and requested media consultant.
Estonian Film Institute
