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Märten Metsaviir
Märten Metsaviir (born 15 March 1994) is an Estonian actor who came to prominence in 2022 for his starring role as Melchior Wakenstede in the "Melchior" film trilogy based on the series of medieval mystery crime novels by author Indrek Hargla. Early life and education Märten Metsaviir was born in Tallinn. His mother, Irja Heinmaa is an accountant. He is a 2013 graduate of Tallinn Secondary School No. 32. In 2016, he enrolled at the drama department of the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre to study acting under supervisors Elmo Nüganen and Anu Lamp, graduating in 2020. His diploma production roles included Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's ''The Little Prince'' and The Doctor in a production of Maxim Gorky's '' Children of the Sun''. Career In 2019, while still a student at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre, Metsaviir was cast for various minor voice roles in the Janno Põldma and Heiki Ernits directed animated children's film '' Lotte and the Lost Dragons''; part of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Estonia, most populous city of Estonia. Situated on a Tallinn Bay, bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, it has a population of (as of 2025) and administratively lies in the Harju County, Harju ''Counties of Estonia, maakond'' (county). Tallinn is the main governmental, financial, industrial, and cultural centre of Estonia. It is located northwest of the country's second largest city, Tartu, however, only south of Helsinki, Finland; it is also west of Saint Petersburg, Russia, north of Riga, Latvia, and east of Stockholm, Sweden. From the 13th century until the first half of the 20th century, Tallinn was known in most of the world by variants of its other historical Names of Tallinn in different languages, name Reval. “Reval” received Lübeck law, Lübeck city rights in 1248; however, the earliest evidence of human settlement in the area dates back nearly 5,000 years. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estonian Drama Theatre
The Estonian Drama Theatre () is a theatre in Tallinn, Estonia. It has the role of a national theatre for Estonia. The Estonia Theatre is located next door. History The building that houses the Estonian Drama Theatre was originally built for the German theatre of Tallinn and completed in 1910 to designs by Saint Petersburg architects Nikolai Vassilyev and Alexey Bubyr. The style is Art Nouveau Art Nouveau ( ; ; ), Jugendstil and Sezessionstil in German, is an international style of art, architecture, and applied art, especially the decorative arts. It was often inspired by natural forms such as the sinuous curves of plants and ... or, more specifically, National Romantic.В. В. Кириллов. Архитектура "северного модерна". М.: УРСС, 2001. С. 95. An Estonian-language drama school was set up in Tallinn in 1920 by Paul Sepp, and from this the Estonian Drama Theatre was formed in 1924. It was originally called the Drama Studio T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TV3 (Estonian TV Channel)
TV3 is a commercial television channel targeted at an Estonian language audience owned by Providence Equity Partners. History It was founded in 1996 after two recently established television stations, EVTV and RTV, were merged. TV3 has two sister channels. TV6 is a television channel targeted at entertainment television channel in Estonia, launched in 2002. TV8 is an entertainment television channel, launched as a digital sister channel to TV3 in 2009. For several years, TV3 had better ratings than the other private channel, Kanal 2. The situation changed in 2006, when Kanal 2 made some big changes in their programme. TV3 ratings fell and shows had problems getting enough viewers to reach the Top 10 of the week. Later that year, programme director Jüri Pihel left TV3. In 2009 all Baltic TV3 channels introduced new red-white visual identity, logo and slogan. The slogan was "Tere tulemast koju!" (''Welcome home!''). News programme "Seitsmesed uudised" (''News at 7'') was dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sirp
''Sirp'' (; formerly ''Sirp ja Vasar'', 'sickle and hammer') is a newspaper published in Estonia Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru .... It mostly publishes articles on culture: art, literature, music, film, theatre, and architecture; also articles on sciences and social issues. From 1994 to 1997 the newspaper was issued under the name ''Kultuurileht'' (). In 2006–2007 the paper carried an insert titled ''Kirp'' ("flea").Põhjala, Priit: "Muhvi sündroom", in ''Eesti Päevaleht'', 19 October 2007 References Newspapers published in Estonia Mass media in Tallinn {{Estonia-newspaper-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alo Kõrve
Alo Kõrve (born 2 December 1978) is an Estonian stage, film, and television actor. Early life and education Alo Kõrve was born in Jõgeva, Jõgeva County to Are Kõrve and his wife (''née'' Simson). He is the youngest of two siblings; his older sister Ave Kõrve-Noorkõiv was born in 1975. After graduating from secondary school Kõrve initially planned to study law, however, he subsequently enrolled in the dramatic arts department of the EMA Higher Drama School (now, the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre) in Tallinn, graduating in 2002. Among his diploma production roles were: Brian in Mark Twain's ''The Prince and the Pauper'' (2000), Basilio the Cat in Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy's '' Buratino'' (2000), Doctor Vaik and Advocate Kurg in Eduard Vilde's ''The Elusive Miracle'' (2001), and Timo, in Aleksis Kivi's '' Seven Brothers'' (2001). Career Stage Since 2002, Alo Kõrve has been engaged as an actor at the Tallinn City Theatre. During his years at the Tallinn City Thea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maarja Johanna Mägi
Maarja Johanna Mägi (born 24 March 1997) is an Estonia, Estonian stage and film actress. Maarja Johanna Mägi was born in Tartu. She graduated from the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre in Tallinn in 2020. She has been an actress at the Vanemuine theatre in Tartu since 2020. Mägi has played a starring role of Keterlyn Kordt in a three-part series of historical drama films ''Melchior the Apothecary'', directed by Elmo Nüganen: ''Melchior the Apothecary'' (April 2022), ''Apteeker Melchior. The Ghost'' (August 2022), and ''Apteeker Melchior. The Executioner’s Daughter'' (October 2022). The films are based on the historical mystery crime novels by Indrek Hargla. In 2022, she was cast in the role of Leena in a folk comedy ''Faulty Brides'', directed by Ergo Kuld. The movie was made in the Matsalu National Park in summer 2022 and the film was premiered in autumn 2023. The movie is based on the story of same name by Eduard Vilde from the year 1888. She will play the lead r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taska Film
Taska Film OÜ sometimes credited as Taska Productions (owned by Kristian Taska) is an Estonian film production company responsible for producing the number 1 Estonian box office hit during the last decade: '' Names in Marble''. '' Candles in the Dark'' directed by Maximilian Schell was filmed in Estonia (produced by Ilmar Taska) in association with The Kushner-Locke Company. The movie was possibly the first movie ever screened in the US that was shot in Estonia. Ilmar Taska is an Estonian filmmaker has been the writer and producer for 20th Century Fox movie ''Back in the USSR'' (1992). Ilmar's son Kristian Taska born on 23 November 1973 has been the producer of Estonian feature films like ''Names in Marble'' (2002), ''Set Point'' (2004) () directed by Ilmar Taska, ''Röövlirahnu Martin'' (2005) directed by René Vilbre. In 2022 they produced ''Melchior the Apothecary ''Melchior the Apothecary'' () is a 2022 Estonian historical mystery film. It is the first instalment of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melchior The Apothecary
''Melchior the Apothecary'' () is a 2022 Estonian historical mystery film. It is the first instalment of the Melchior trilogy, based on the novels by Indrek Hargla. The film stars Märten Metsaviir as the apothecary Melchior Wakenstede, who solves crimes in medieval Tallinn. The film is directed by Elmo Nüganen. Background The film was set to premiere in October 2021, but was delayed to April 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The second part of the trilogy ''Melchior the Apothecary: The Ghost'', was issued in August 2022, and the third ''Melchior the Apothecary: The Executioner’s Daughter'' followed in October. It is the first time in Estonia film history where an entire trilogy were premiered within a single calendar year. Filming locations in Tallinn included St. Catherine's Monastery, Tallinn, St. Catherine's Monastery, Danish King's Garden, Town Hall Square, Tallinn, Town Hall Square and Pikk Jalg street. Some scenes were also filmed in Kuressaare Castle. The film is on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skellig
''Skellig'' is a children's novel by the British author David Almond, published by Hodder in 1998. It was the Whitbread Children's Book of the Year and it won the Carnegie Medal from the Library Association, recognising the year's outstanding children's book by a British author. In 2007, it placed third in the "Carnegie of Carnegies", after ''Northern Lights'' and ''Tom's Midnight Garden''. In the U.S., it was a runner up for the Michael L. Printz Award, which recognises one work of young adult fiction annually. Since publication, it has also been adapted into a play, an opera, and a film. In December of 2011, a prequel, '' My Name is Mina'' was published. William Blake's poems feature in the book, the play and the film. Delacorte Press published the first US edition in 1999. Plot 10-year-old Michael and his family have recently moved into a new house. He and his parents are nervous, as his new baby sister (who they have not named yet) was born earlier than expected and ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Almond
David Almond (born 15 May 1951) is a British author who has written many novels for children's literature, children and young adult fiction, young adults from 1998, each one receiving critical acclaim. He is one of thirty children's writers, and one of three from the UK, to win the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award. For the 70th anniversary of the British Carnegie Medal (literary award), Carnegie Medal in 2007, his debut novel ''Skellig'' (1998) was named one of the top ten Medal-winning works, selected by a panel to compose the ballot for a public election of the all-time favourite. It ranked third in the public vote from that shortlist. Early life and education Almond was born in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1951 and raised in neighbouring Felling, Tyne and Wear, Felling. His father was an office manager in an engineering factory and his mother a shorthand typist. He was raised Catholic at St Joseph's Catholic Academy and had four sisters and one brother. As a ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Friel
Brian Patrick Friel (c. 9 January 1929 – 2 October 2015) was an Irish dramatist, short story writer and founder of the Field Day Theatre Company. He had been considered one of the greatest living English-language dramatists. (subscription required). He has been likened to an "Irish Anton Chekhov, Chekhov" and described as "the universally accented voice of Ireland". His plays have been compared favourably to those of contemporaries such as Samuel Beckett, Arthur Miller, Harold Pinter and Tennessee Williams. Recognised for early works such as ''Philadelphia, Here I Come!'' and ''Faith Healer'', Friel had 24 plays published in a career of more than a half-century. He was elected to the honorary position of Saoi of Aosdána. His plays were commonly produced on Broadway in New York City throughout this time, as well as in Ireland and the UK. In 1980 Friel co-founded Field Day Theatre Company and his play ''Translations (play), Translations'' was the company's first production. With ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Master Builder
''The Master Builder'' () is a play by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. It was first published in December 1892 and is regarded as one of Ibsen's more significant and revealing works. Performance The play was published by Gyldendal AS in Copenhagen in 1892 and its first performance was on 19 January 1893 at the Lessing Theatre in Berlin, with Emanuel Reicher as Solness. It opened at the Trafalgar Theatre in London the following month, with Herbert H. Waring in the name part and Elizabeth Robins as Hilda. The English translation was by the theatre critic William Archer and poet Edmund Gosse. Productions in Oslo and Copenhagen were coordinated to open on 8 March 1893. In the following year, the work was staged by Théâtre de l'Œuvre, the international company based in Paris. The first U.S. performance was at the Carnegie Lyceum in New York on 16 January 1900, with William Pascoe and Florence Kahn. Characters * Halvard Solness, master builder * Aline Solness, his w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
