Mart Kivastik (born 4 March 1963 in

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) is an

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n film director, screenwriter, playwright and novelist. 1981-1991 he worked as an editor in

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. Since 1991 he is a freelance writer.

Selected filmography

* 1997: ''E2-E4'' (feature film; screenwriter) * 2008: ''Taarka'' (feature film; screenwriter) * 2009: ''Vasha'' (feature film; screenwriter) * 2011: '' Üks mu sõber'' (feature film; director and screenwriter) * 2016: ''Õnn tuleb magades'' (feature film; director and screenwriter) * 2023: ''Taevatrepp'' (feature film; director and screenwriter, based on the novel of the same name by Kivastik)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kivastik, Mart Living people 1963 births Estonian film directors Estonian screenwriters Estonian male short story writers Estonian dramatists and playwrights 20th-century Estonian novelists 21st-century Estonian novelists Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 5th Class University of Tartu alumni Writers from Tartu People from Tartu