Mark Soosaar

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1946-01-12 (79 years old)

Place of Birth

Viljandi, Estonian SRR, USSR [now Estonia]

Mark Soosaar

Biography

Mark Soosaar (officially Mark-Toomas Soosaar; born January, 12 1946 in Viljandi) is an Estonian film director, cinematographer, screenwriter and politician. He has been member of X and XI Riigikogu. Soosaar graduated from the All-Union State Institute of Cinematography in 1970. He worked for Eesti Televisioon from 1970 until 1978 and Tallinnfilm from 1978 until in 1991 as a director and cinematographer before moving to Pärnu and founding his own film studio, Weiko Saawa Film. He is the director of Museum of New Art, as well the founder chairman of the Kihnu Cultural Institute . He is a member of Estonian Social Democratic Party.

Acting

2018

Production

1965

2006

Volunteers

as Director

1974

Woman from Kihnu

as Director of Photography

1986

Ühepuulootsik

as Director

1986

Ühepuulootsik

as Director of Photography

1986

1981

1981

Mr. Vene's World

as Director

1981

Mr. Vene's World

as Director of Photography

1978

Maised ihad

as Writer

1978

Maised ihad

as Director

1978

Maised ihad

as Director of Photography

1972

Kuldrannake

as Director of Photography

1972

Kuldrannake

as Director

1988

Life without…

as Director

1988

Life without…

as Director of Photography

1988

1983

Time

as Director

1986

Man of Kihnu

as Writer

1986

Man of Kihnu

as Director of Photography

1986

Man of Kihnu

as Director

2004

Liblikate kodu

as Director

2004

Liblikate kodu

as Producer

1973

Eesti Talufilm

as Director

1973

Eesti Talufilm

as Producer

2004

Liblikate kodu

as Camera Operator

1973

2004

Liblikate kodu

as Sound Director

2004

Liblikate kodu

as Scenario Writer

2004

1972

1981

1983

Time

as Director of Photography

1983

Time

as Writer

1972

A Man and a Woman

as Director of Photography

1974

Woman from Kihnu

as Director

1980

1981

1981

Christmas in Vigala

as Director of Photography

1986

Lasnamäe

as Director of Photography

1986

Lasnamäe

as Writer

1986

Lasnamäe

as Director

1972

2002

2002

Anu Raud - elumustrid

as Director of Photography

2002

1992

1992

1992

Eesti esimene kodanik

as Director of Photography

1992

Eesti esimene kodanik

as Sound Director

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