contact: janno.jurgens@gmail.com

Director and screenwriter from Estonia. Baltic Film And Media School graduate. Mostly made films in fiction field since 2006. One of my short films was chosed to Locarno Film Festival in 2012. In 2020 I made my first feature film “Rain”. Currently developing next feature films and one very important story that needs to be told in documentary form.

Filmography:

• In Search Of The Lost World (in production) / feature film / as director and writer
• The Man Who Wasn’t Meant (in production) / feature film / as director and writer 
• Misha (in production) / documentary / as director and writer
• Kemo (in production) / documentary / as director and writer
• Rain / feature film / 2020 / as director and writer
• They Say Tomatoes Love Rock Music / short film / 2016 / as director and writer 
• Final Cut / short film / 2014 / as director and writer
• Medic / documentary / 2013 / as director and writer 
• Distance / short film / 2012 / as director and writer
• Justice / short film / 2009 / as director and writer 
• About Men / short film / 2008 / as director and writer
• Kuraditõestus / short film / 2008 / as director 
• Algolis / short film / 2007 / as director and writer
• Ting / short film / 2006 / as director and writer
• Mythoman / short film / 2005 / as director and writer

Festivals / Awards:

• Rain / Film Festival Of India / Official selection, Cultural Endowment of Estonia / Audiovisual Arts Endowment Prize for Best debute, Estonian Film Awards / Best film, Best director, Best composer and Best costume-design nominations, Black Nights Film Festival – Baltic Film Competition Baltic Debuts Film Festival / Jury’s diploma, Film Festival Kitzbühel / Jury’s honorable mention, Kinoshock Film Festival / Official selection
• They Say Tomatoes Love Rock Music / EFTA – Estonian Film And Television Awards / Best short film nomination, Capetown International Film Market & Festival / Official selection
• Distance / Locarno Int. FF / Official selection in short film category, Huesca Int. FF / Fransisco Garcia De Paso award, Let’s CEE FF / Best short film Artdeluxe award