Riina Sildos (born 21 July 1964 in

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) is an

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n film producer. Sildos was born and raise in Tallinn. After graduating from Tallinn Secondary School No. 7 (now,

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). in 1982, she enrolled in the

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, majoring in Russian language and literature, graduating in 1987 with a dissertation on film semiotics, supervised by Professor

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. Sildos continued postgraduate studies the same year at the university's Academy of Sciences. Sildos began her career a film critic for

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(Estonian Public Broadcasting). In 1994, she joined Eesti Raadio, where she worked as a senior editor, then programme director until 2000, when she was appointed managing director of the Estonian Film Foundation. In 1998 Riina was one of the founders of the Tallinn International Film Festival – the

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. Sildos established Amrion Productions in 2003. In 2008 she was awarded with

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, V class.

Selected filmography

* 2006 '' Leiutajateküla Lotte'' (''Lotte from Gadgetville'') * 2007 '' Klass'' (''The Class'') * 2008 ''Mina olin siin'' (''I Was Here'') * 2011 ''

Lotte ja kuukivi saladus ''Lotte and the Moonstone Secret'' ( et, Lotte ja kuukivi saladus) is a 2011 Estonian animated film directed by Heiki Ernits and Janno Põldma. It is the third installment in the Lotte film series. The film's characters first appeared in '' Lo ...

'' (''Lotte and the Moonstone Secret'') * 2012 ''A Lady in Paris'' * 2016 ''Teesklejad'' * 2018 '' Seltsimees laps'' (''Little Comrade'') * 2018 ''

Mihkel Mihkel is an Estonian masculine given name, a version of Michael. People named Mihkel include: * Mihkel Ainsalu (born 1996), footballer *Mihkel Aksalu (born 1984), football goalkeeper *Mikk-Mihkel Arro (born 1984), decathlete *Mihkel Järveoja ...

'' (co-producer) * 2018 ''Sorjonen '' (''Bordertown''; Finnish television)

References

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