Jaan Tootsen
Known for
Directing
Born
October 14, 1975 (age 50)
Birthplace
Tallinn, Estonian SSR, USSR [now Harju County, Estonia]
Biography
Jaan Tootsen (born October 14, 1975) is an Estonian film director, screenwriter and film producer.
Tootsen's father is journalist, writer and politician Toivo Tootsen. Since 2000 he has worked at Estonian National Broadcasting. He has been a long-time editor of radio program "Ööülikool". From 2012 to 2016 he was the cultural advisor for the Estonian president at the time Toomas Hendrik Ilves.
Best known work
Disco and Atomic War
2009
The New World
2011Velosoofid
2013
Rebel with a Bow Tie
2025
Wild South
2024
Artists of Survival
2024
Vello Salo. Everyday Mysticism
2018
Fred Jüssi: The Beauty of Being
2020Every Sound a Jewel
2018Filmography
2025
Rebel with a Bow Tieas Self, Director, Screenplay, Producer, Director of Photography
2024
Wild SouthDirector
2024
Artists of SurvivalDirector
2020
Fred Jüssi: The Beauty of BeingWriter, Director
2018
Every Sound a JewelDirector
2018
Vello Salo. Everyday MysticismWriter, Director
2013
VelosoofidDirector
2011
The New WorldDirector, Writer, Director of Photography, Editor, Boom Operator
2009
Disco and Atomic Waras Narrator (voice)