REIN KOTOV  ESC

Education: Film Academy, Moscow, USSR.

Career: Also active as director of doc's & commercials [for Kalev, Elion, Keno Loto, a.o.]. Ph commercials dir by Ilkka Järvilaturi, a.o.

Awards: European Film Award nom [2001] for 'Karu süda'.


FILMS & TELEVISION

1989        See kadunud tee/This Lost Way/The Lost Road [Jaan Kolberg] c

1991        Daam autos [Peeter Urbla] c

1992        Völausaldajad [Jaan Kolberg] ?

1992        Armatuse lahinguväljad [Valentin Kuik] ?

1993        Tallinn pimeduses/Tallinan pimeys/Darkness in Tallinn/City Unplugged [Ilkka Järvilaturi] b&w/c; 2uc: Urmas

                    Sepp

1993        Vene metalli ja US $ suudlus/Russian Metal & US $ Kiss [Artur Talvik & Rein Kotov] BetaSP/c; doc/28m

1994        Ööliblika jõulud/[An Estonian] Call-Girl's Christmas [Artur Talvik & Rein Kotov] BetaSP/c; doc/27m

1994        Jüri Rumm/The Ballad of the Noble Rogue [Jaan Kolberg] c

1995        Inetrvjuu President Dudajeviga/Djokhar Dudayev's Interview [Artur Talvik] BetaSP/c; doc/25m

1995        Rock-Summer [Artur Talvik & Rein Kotov] c; mus doc/28m

1995        Kirjad idast [Andrew Grieve] ?; 2uc; ph: ?

1997        Pommirühm/The Bomb Squad [Rein Kotov] tv-doc/48m/v; hph: Ivo Felt

1997        Aaria [Ervin Öunapuu] v/c; short/16m; hph: Ivo Felt

1997        Laevad vöidu/Tall Ship [Rein Kotov] tv-doc/48m/v; hph: Ivo Felt

1998        Veidike metsa poole [Peeter Simm] v/c; doc/53m; cph: Edvard Oja, Mait Mäekivi, Felix Grossman, a.o.

1998        Georgica [Sulev Keedus] c

1998        Carmen [Peeter Simm] ?

1998        Körbekuu/The Moon [Ervin Öunapuu] 16mm/c; short/30m; also seg of 'Sellised kolm lugu...'

1999        Aida [Peeter Simm] c; short/30m; also seg of 'Sellised kolm lugu...'

1999        Sellised kolm lugu.../Tris stasti par.../Three Stories About... [seg 'The Moon' & 'Aida'] c; comp of 3 shorts; seg

                    'Tristan and Isolde' dir by Askolds Saulitis and ph by Uldis Jancis

1999        Tulekummardajad [Heini Drui] v/c; doc/51m; cph: Artur Talvik & Edvard Oja

1999        Around the World in 90 Days/The Cruise/90 päevaga ümber maakera [Ken Craig] 13-part doc tv-series; cph:

                    Gareth Morris

2000        Autoportree emaga/Self-Portrait with Mother [Edvard Oja] v/c; doc/54m; cph: Artur Talvik & Edvard Oja

2000        The Journey [Ken Craig] part #4/52m of 4-part doc tv-series '21st Century Liner'

2000        Ja sinu kätes on porgutuli/And There Is Hellfire in Your Hands [Valentin Kuik] ?

2001        Karu süda/The Heart of the Bear [Arvo Iho (AI)] c; cph: AI

2001        Külalised/Visitors from the Sky [Rein Kotov & Piret Tibbo-Hudgins] BetaSP/c; doc/54m; + co-scrpl/ed

2001        The Thai Way [Graham Addicott] 13-part doc tv-series; cph: Gareth Morris

2001        Somnambuul/Somnambulance [Sulev Keedus] c

2002        Touch of Tallinn [Rein Kotov & Pille Rünk] ?; doc/?m

2002        Ferdinand [Andri Luup] BetaSP/c; short/28m; cph: Kristjan-Jaak Nuudi; + co-ed

2003        Fender Bender [Daniel Elliott] DigiBeta/c; short/10m; + ed

2003        St. Peterburgi aarded [Rein Kotov] 3-part doc tv-series

2003        Teisel pool vett [Liia Sakkos] c; doc/50m; cph: Rein Kasak & Kristjan-Jaak Nuudi

2004        Visions of Europe [seg 'Euroflot' dir by Arvo Iho] tvm/25 seg/140m

2004        Ateena ja Olümpia aarded [Rein Kotov] c; doc/?m

2004        Ühendatud inimesed [Andri Luup] DigiBeta/c; doc/28m; cph: Mait Mäekivi; hph: Ivo Felt

FILMS & TELEVISION AS DIRECTOR

1993        Vene metalli ja US $ suudlus/Russian Metal & US $ Kiss [co-d: Artur Talvik] + ph; see above

1994        Ööliblika jõulud/[An Estonian] Call-Girl's Christmas [co-d: Artur Talvik] + ph; see above

1995        Rock-Summer [co-d: Artur Talvik] + ph; see above

1997        Pommirühm/The Bomb Squad [+ ph] see above

1997        Laevad vöidu/Tall Ship [+ ph] see above

2001        Külalised/Visitors from the Sky [co-d: Piret Tibbo-Hudgins] + co-scrpl/ph; see above

2002        Touch of Tallinn [co-d: Pille Rünk] + ph; see above

2003        St. Peterburgi aarded [+ ph] see above

2004        Ateena ja Olümpia aarded [+ ph] see above