Elmo Nüganen (born on date 15 February 1962 in
Jõhvi
Jõhvi is a town in northeastern Estonia, and the administrative centre of the Ida-Viru County. The town is also an administrative centre of Jõhvi Parish. It is situated about 50 km west of the Estonia–Russia international border.
...
) is an
Estonian theatre director, film director, and actor. He has been the artistic Director of the
Tallinn City Theatre
Tallinn City Theatre ( et, Tallinna Linnateater) is a repertory theatre located in the medieval old town of Tallinn, Estonia. Tallinn City Theatre was established in 1965 as Estonian SSR State Youth Theatre. In 1992, after the reindependence of ...
since 1992.
He was a graduate of the
Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre
The Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre (''Eesti Muusika- ja Teatriakadeemia'') began as a mixed choir of the Estonia Society Musical Department (EMD) on the eve of World War I. The assembly of the Estonia Society created the Tallinn Higher Musi ...
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
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
* January 2 – WWII:
** Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command French Army B, part of the Sixth United States Army Group in Nor ...
'' from 2015.
''Names in Marble'' was seen by more than 168,000 people in Estonia and was selected for the 2003
Taormina Film Fest
Taormina Film Fest (TFF) is a film festival that began in 1955 under the name Rassegna Cinematografica Internazionale di Messina e Taormina. The exhibition, which moved permanently to Taormina in 1971, has hosted over the years many stars of inter ...
, 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.
Nüganen is married to actress
Anne Reemann
Anne Reemann (born 30 December 1962) is an Estonian actress.
In 1988, Reemann graduated from the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre. Since then, she has worked at the Tallinn City Theatre.
Reemann has acted in numerous movie productions, for ...
. They have three daughters, Saara, Maria-Netti, and Sonja.
Filmography
;Actor
* ''Only Sunday'' (''Ainus pühapäev'') (1990)
* ''The Prompter'' (''Suflöör'') (1993)
* ''The Grey Light of November'' (''Marraskuun harmaa valo'') (1993)
* ''Armastus kolme apelsini vastu'' (1994)
* ''
Names in Marble'' (''Nimed marmortahvlil'') (2002)
* ''
Mushrooming'' (''Seenelkäik'') (2012)
* ''
Purge
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'' (''Puhdistus'') (2012)
* ''Demons'' (''Deemonid'') (2012)
* ''
Tangerines
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'' (''Mandariinid'') (2013)
* ''
O2'' (2020)
* ''Melchior the Apothecary: The Ghost'' (2022)
;Director
* ''
Names in Marble'' (''Nimed marmortahvlil'') (2002)
* ''
Mindless
Mindless may refer to:
* ''Mindless'' (film) (''Meeletu''), a 2006 Estonian comedy film or the play on which it's based
* ''Mindless'', an unreleased American indie horror film with executive producer Michael Biehn
* Mindless Records, a personal ...
'' (''Meeletu'') (2006)
* ''
1944
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
* January 2 – WWII:
** Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command French Army B, part of the Sixth United States Army Group in Nor ...
'' (2015)
* ''
Melchior the Apothecary
''Melchior the Apothecary'' ( et, Apteeker Melchior) 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 focuses on apothecary Melchior Wakenstede, who s ...
'' (2022)
* ''
Melchior the Apothecary. The Ghost'' (2022)
* ''
Melchior the Apothecary. The Executioner's Daughter
Melchior is the name traditionally given to one of the biblical Magi appearing in the Gospel of Matthew. There are many notable people with this name, or close variations.
As a first name
* Melchior Anderegg (1828–1914), Swiss mountain guide
* ...
'' (2022)
References
External links
Elmo Nüganenat the Estonian Movie Database
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1962 births
20th-century Estonian male actors
21st-century Estonian male actors
Estonian film directors
Estonian male film actors
Estonian male stage actors
Estonian theatre directors
People from Jõhvi
Living people
Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre alumni
Academic staff of the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre
Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 3rd Class