Jüri Sillart (29 May 1943

Tallinn Tallinn () is the most populous and capital city of Estonia. Situated on a bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, Tallinn has a population of 437,811 (as of 2022) and administratively lies in the Harju '' ...

– 10 September 2011) was an

Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...

n film operator, director, producer and pedagogue. In 1970 he graduated from Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography. From 1971 to 1994 he worked as an operator-director in

Tallinnfilm Tallinnfilm is the oldest surviving film studio in Estonia. It was founded as Estonian Culture Film in 1931, and was nationalized in 1940 after Estonia was forced into the Soviet Union. During the first year of Soviet Occupation (1940–1941) ...

. Since 1993 he is a producer and director in studio OÜ Kairiin (which he established itself). Awards: * 2001: Order of the White Star, V class.

Filmography

* 1980: ''

Metskannikesed ''Metskannikesed'' is a 1980 Estonian action film directed by Kaljo Kiisk. Awards, nominations, participations: * 1980: Soviet Estonia Film Festival (USSR), first prize to Tõnu Virve being the best film artist; first prize to Tõnu Kark, being ...

'' (cinematographer) * 1989: ''

Äratus ''Äratus'' (English: ''Awakening'') is a 1989 Estonian historical drama film directed by Jüri Sillart. Plot The film chronicles the lives of Estonian villagers during "Operation Priboi"; the 25 to 28 March 1949 Soviet mass deportation of mo ...

'' (director) * 2002: ''Leida lugu'' (documental film; producer, director, scenarist) * 2006: ''Kuldrannake'' (feature film; director) * 2011: ''Monumentum kikilipsuga'' (documentary film; director, scenarist)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sillart, Juri 1943 births 2011 deaths Estonian cinematographers Estonian film directors Estonian film producers Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 5th Class People from Tallinn Burials at Metsakalmistu