Jaan Tootsen
Personal Info
Known For Director
Gender Male
Birthday 1975-10-14 (49 years old)
Place of Birth Tallinn, Estonian SSR, USSR [now Estonia]
Jaan Tootsen
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.
Known For
Director
2025
Rebel with a Bow Tie
as Director
2024
Wild South
as Director
2024
Artists of Survival
as Director
2020
Fred Jüssi: The Beauty of Being
as Director
2018
Vello Salo. Everyday Mysticism
as Director
2013
Velosoofid
as Director
2011
The New World
as Director
Writer
2025
Rebel with a Bow Tie
as Screenplay
2020
Fred Jüssi: The Beauty of Being
as Writer
2018
Vello Salo. Everyday Mysticism
as Writer
2011
The New World
as Writer
Editor
2011
The New World
as Editor
Camera
2011
The New World
as Director of Photography
Sound
2011
The New World
as Boom Operator
Producer
2025
Rebel with a Bow Tie
as Producer
Actor
2009
Disco and Atomic War
as Narrator (voice)