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Elmo Nüganen
Director

Elmo Nüganen

15 Feb 1962Born
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Jõhvi, Kohtla-Järve District, Estonian SSR, USSR [now Ida-Viru County, Estonia]Birthplace

Biography

Elmo Nüganen (born February 15, 1962 in Jõhvi) is an Estonian theatre director, film director, and actor.

He has been the artistic director of the Tallinn City Theatre since 1992. He was a graduate of the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre in 1988 and then a professor at the academy in 1998–2002 and 2008–2012. He directed the war films Names in Marble from 2002 and 1944 from 2015.

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Names in Marble was seen by more than 168,000 people in Estonia and was selected for the 2003 Taormina Film Fest, while 1944 had the highest opening-week audience numbers in Estonian film history and became the country's submission for the Academy Awards.

Nüganen has received multiple awards for his work in theatre, including the Estonian Annual Theatre Award for Best Director in 1992, 1995, 2000, 2007, and 2010, and the Estonian National Cultural Award in 1996, 1999, and 2009.

Known for

Filmography

  1. 2027SerafimaFilm
  2. 2025One-Dimensional ManFilm: Investigator
  3. 2023Kalamaja BluesSeries: Neighbor (1 episode)
  4. 2023Melchior the Apothecary: The Executioner's DaughterFilm: Director, Screenplay
  5. 2022ConversationFilm
  6. 2022Melchior the Apothecary: The GhostFilm: Director, Screenplay
  7. 2022Melchior the ApothecaryFilm: Director, Screenplay
  8. 2020Dawn of WarFilm: Major Kurg
  9. 2018PortugalFilm: Boss
  10. 2017Lotte's StoriesSeries: Lotte's Grandfather (1 episode)
  11. 20151944Film: Director
  12. 2013TangerinesFilm: Margus
  13. 2012DemonsFilm: Stranger
  14. 2012MushroomingFilm: Gas Station Attendant
  15. 2012PurgeFilm: Father
  16. 2010Father, Son and Holy TheatreFilm
  17. 2006MindlessFilm: Director, Screenplay
  18. 2002Names in MarbleFilm: Armored Train Commander, Screenplay, Director
  19. 2002BurattinoFilm: Director
  20. 1994Love for Three OrangesFilm: Pantalone, Director
  21. 1993Marraskuun harmaa valoFilm: Tõnu Valjus
  22. 1993PrompterFilm: Robert
  23. 1991For Crazies OnlyFilm
  24. 1990Sunday OnlyFilm

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