Rein Maran (born 13 September 1931, in

Tartu Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia after the Northern European country's political and financial capital, Tallinn. Tartu has a population of 91,407 (as of 2021). It is southeast of Tallinn and 245 kilometres (152 miles) northeast of ...

) is an Estonian cinematographer, director, and professor, most notable for teaching at Tallinn University. In 1972, he graduated from a cinematography school. In 1967 he joined Tallinnfilm, and later Eesti Telefilm. On his initiative, he established the Stodom photo group and, in 1989, the Tallinn Photo Club. He is part the Estonian Filmmakers Union, and was its chairman from 1989 to 1993. Since 1996, he teaches at Tallinn University, as part of the culture faculty of film and video training. He has created a series of films about nature, which is also reflected in folk traditions. Maran has also worked with other directors, movies, and documentaries. He is part of the

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Acknowledgements

*1984

Estonian SSR The Estonian SSR,, russian: Эстонская ССР officially the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic,, russian: Эстонская Советская Социалистическая Республика was an ethnically based adminis ...

Great Sign of Nature *1986 Estonian SSR Honoured Art Figure *1987 Estonian SSR State Prize *1991

Eerik Kumari Award Eerik Kumari Award () is an award given since 1989 to those who have excelled in bioscience in Estonia. It is named after Eerik Kumari (1912–1984), who was chairman of the National Conservation Committee of the Estonian Academy of Sciences from ...

*1996 Estonian Cultural Endowment Lifetime Achievement Award *2000: 4th Class of the Order of the White Star (received 23 February 2000) *2011 Black Nights Film Festival Lifetime Achievement Award"PÖFF pärjab elutööpreemiaga nelja teenekat filmimeest"
ERR, 28 November 2011

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Maran, Rein 1931 births Living people People from Tartu Estonian photographers Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 4th Class