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Anneli Ahven, associate professor of film productionRoom: N513 Anneli holds M.A degree in Film Production from Hamburg University, Institute of Film, Music and Theatre. Since 1995 she has been connected to production company Exifilm. Anneli has produced dozen films, among others full-lengh feature films “Shop of Dreams”, “Men at Arm”, “Where the Souls Go” and “Taarka”. Vacation: 25.06 – 10.07.2013 |
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Karol Ansip, lecturer of film historyRoom: N513 Karol received MA degree from Tallinn University’s Estonian Institute of Humanities. She has produced several documentaries and has been working as a free-lance film critic and journalist. Vacation: 25.06 – 10.07.2013 |
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Renira Rampazzo Gambarato, associate professor of crossmediaRoom: N513 Consultation times: Wednesday 15.45-17.00 Renira is designer and has lived, studied and worked in Brazil, Germany, Canada and Qatar. Her Postdoctorate in Film Studies is from Concordia University, Canada and she holds a PhD in Communication and Semiotics from São Paulo Catholic University, Brazil and Kassel University, Germany; a MA in Communication and Semiotics also from São Paulo Catholic University, Brazil and a Bachelor of Industrial Design from São Paulo State University, Brazil. Dr. Renira Gambarato developed an original methodology for film analysis which analyzes objects of material culture as signs in films. The results of this research can be found in her book Kulturdialoge Brasilien-Deutschland – Design, Film, Literatur, Medien, Berlin: Edition Tranvia and in Kodikas/Code: Ars Semeiotica, Volume 29, N. 1-3, Tübingen: Gunter Narr Verlag, for instance. For more details please see her website http://talkingobjects.org Vacation: 01.07 – 26.08.2013 |
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Dirk Hoyer, lecturer of media studiesRoom: N513 Dirk has lived and worked in Great Britain, Germany, France, Finland and Latvia. He holds an M.A degree in Information and Communication from the Univesity Sorbonne Nouvelle, Paris. Director of several short films and a full-length feature “Detour”. Dirk has been teaching at BFM since 2006. Currently he is doing his PhD at Aalto University in Helsinki where he is also lecturing and tutoring film projects. In addition he is a member of the TAhTO doctoral programme in Artistic Research.
Vacation: 25.06 – 10.07.2013 |
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Indrek Ibrus, lecturer of media innovationRoom: N513 Dr. Indrek Ibrus received his PhD from the London School of Economics and Political Science with a thesis on the evolutionary dynamics of mobile web-media forms. His MPhil comes from the University of Oslo. Prior to the academic career he worked several years in Estonian media in various capacities – positions in print and online media as wells as in Estonian Public Broadcasting. He still writes regularly for several media outlets in Estonia. At BFM he teaches courses on media innovation, creative industries and research methods. In parallel he is also a researcher at TLU Estonian Institute of Humanities. His research interests focus on media production and innovation, especially the development of practices of crossmedia production.
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Arvo Iho, associate professor of film artsRoom: N513 Consultation times: Tuesday from 14.30 Arvo has directed four award-winning feature films that have traveled to festivals in Berlin, Karlovy Vary, Moscow and Manneheim, and another dozen as a cinematographer. He graduated from the Moscow State Film Academy (VGIK) as a cinematographer. Arvo set up the first academic film courses in Tallinn in 1992.
Vacation: 25.06 – 10.07.2013 |
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Renita Lintrop, associate professor of film documentaryRoom: N513 Consultation times: Tuesday 13.00-14.00 Renita has worked as a story editor, film editor and director. In 1991 she co-founded the film company FILMISTUUDIO SEE; together with Hannes Lintrop she has directed a number of award-winning documentaries and the feature “Too Tired To Hate” which was in the official selections of 39 international film festivals and has won numerous international awards.
Vacation: 26.06. – 10.07.2013 |
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Tiina Lokk, professor of film arts and head of film arts departmentRoom: N522 Consultation times: Monday 11.00-13.00, Tuesday 11.00-12.00, Thursday 15.00-17.00 Tiina graduated from All-State Institute of Film-making (VGIK) in Moscow as a Master of Film Theory and Criticism in 1981. After graduation Tiina worked in Estonian film studio “Tallinnfilm”. In 1993 she co-founded a film distribution company Filmimax. In 1997 she founded Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival and has remained as the director of it up to the present day. It is one of the leading film festivals in Eurasia. She is one of the founders of Baltic Event and of the film production and consulting company Marvofilm. Tiina has published articles and film criticism; worked as a producer, script doctor for films and also as a film correspondent for TV and radio. She is the Associate Professor of Script Writing, Dean of Film Theory, Criticism and Script Writing module, the Head of the Film studies and Professor of Film Arts in BFM. Tiina has been part in several round-tables, reform groups and selection committees. She is a member of European Film Academy, European Coordination of Film Festivals, Summit IFF and Networks for the Promotion of Asian Cinema; a board member of Europamerica Cinema Network and Film Festival Academy.
Vacation: 25.06 – 10.07.2013 |
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Ann Lumiste, associate professor of film designRoom: N513 Ann Lumiste is a well-known artist and designer in Estonia with years of experience as theater, set and costume designer. Ann is Associate Professor at the Estonian Academy of Arts and BFM.
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Mait Mäekivi, associate professor of cinematographyRoom: N513 Mait graduated from Moscow State Film Academy (VGIK) in 1988 as a cinematographer. Over the past fifteen years, he has worked on number of documentaries and features as DoP. His latest credits include the features “Shop of Dreams” (2005), “Where the souls go” (2007) and “I was here” (2008).
Vacation: 25.06 – 10.07.2013 |
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Sirje Runge, professor of liberal artsRoom: N513 Sirje graduated from the Estonian Academy of Arts in 1975 as a designer. She has been an active artist for years. Besides BFM, Sirje teaches at Tallinn University and the Estonian Academy of Arts. |
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Hagi Shein, lecturer of television studies and head of media departmentRoom: N518 Consultation times: Tuesday 12.00-13.30 Hagi has worked in TV for more than 45 years as sociologist, journalist and documentary film director. He was the Director General of Estonian Public Television from 1992 to 1997, and a member of the Broadcasting Council of Estonian National Broadcasting from 2000-2012. He received his M.Sc. degree from Tartu University and is the author of several books about television. He is currently also the editor-in-chief of Estonian Film Database.
Vacation: 10.06 – 16.06.2013 |
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Mart Soonik, lecturer of communications managementMart has worked as a journalist for seven years and since 1998 as a communication manager in different organizations. Mart graduated from University of Tartu as Master of Public Relations. He has been a lecturer of communication management since 2001. Mart is a member of the Estonian Public Relations Association since 2000. |
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James Thurlow, adjunct lecturer of mediaRoom: N513 Consultation times: Friday 15.30-16.00, 17.15-17.45 (agreed in advance) James Thurlow graduated from the University of California in Humanities. He pursued doctoral studies at the Charles University, Prague and received |
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Piret Tibbo-Hudgins, adjunct lecturer of producingRoom: N513 After graduating from the Moscow State Film Academy (VGIK), Piret co-founded one of the leading Estonian production companies Allfilm in 1995 and has worked as a producer since then. Her latest films include international co-productions “Ruudi” and “Vasha”.
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Indrek Treufeldt, lecturer of television journalismRoom: N513 Indrek received M.A. in journalism in 1996 from University of Tartu (Estonia). He received his PhD also from University of Tartu with a thesis on “Construction of Journalistic Facts in Different Societies”. During the 90’s, he worked as the spokesperson to the President of Estonia. From 2003 – 2007, Indrek was the permanent correspondent of Estonian TV in Brussels. Indrek has produced numerous current affairs programs for Estonian Public Broadcasting (ERR) and currently has a weekly talk show on ETV.
Vacation: 25.06 – 10.07.2013 |
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Kersti Uibo, documentary masterclassesRoom: N513 Having studied history at London University, Kersti Uibo chose documentary film as her vocation, studying documentary at the NFTS ( M.A). |
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Jarmo Valkola, associate professor film history and theoryJarmo Valkola is a Doctor of Philosophy. He wrote his PhD on “Visual Perception in Cinema”. He is a Docent at Aalto University in Helsinki, Finland (Motion Pictures, TV and Production Design), Docent at the University of Lapland, Finland (Media Science), and Docent at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland (Art Education). Previously he has worked as Professor of Art Education at the University of Jyväskylä, and as assistant Professor of Media Education at the University of Lapland. His international teaching career includes visiting professorships at Paris III – Sorbonne Nouvelle, University of East London, and universities in Vienna, Padova, Prague, Warsaw, Bratislava, Berlin, Groningen, Kadir Has/Istanbul. He has written 15 books and over 60 scientific articles on cinema, art, and aesthetics. For more details please see his website. Vacation: 01.06 – 28.07.2013 |
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Riho Västrik, associate professor of documentary filmRoom: N513 Consultation times: Wednesday 14.00-16.00 Riho is internationally acknowledged documentary producer. Graduated from Tartu University (history) and Baltic Film and Media School (M.A in Film Arts), he has produced over 20 documentary films and directed several of them. Unknown cultures and countries have been the main interest in Riho’s films. Since 2009 is Riho lecturer of documentary at Baltic Film and Media School.
Vacation: 25.06 – 10.07.2013 |
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Tarmo Rajaleid, lecturer of editingRoom: N516 Tarmo works in school as a technical director and is responsible for the film editing module. Teaches both theoretical and practical editing courses and introduces students to the video technology. Has graduated Baltic Film and Media School M.A program as a film editor. Has a Apple Certified Trainer Certificate. Vacation: 25.06 – 29.07.2013 |
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Tiina Andreas,associate professor of sound recording and sound designConsultation times: Wednesday 9.00-11.00 (Madala 1) Tiina has studied sound engineering in St. Petersburg’s Cinema and Movie Institute. She has worked in the field of sound in different institutions. At the moment Tiina is co- owner and CEO in Film Audio- one of the oldest and leading sound studios in Estonia. She has been a sound designer, mixer, editor, part post production and on- location recording in many fictional movies, documentaries and animations. Vacation: 25.06 – 10.07.2013 |
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Andres Jõesaar,associate professor of crossmediaRoom: N523 Consultation times: Tuesday, Wednesday 15.00-16.00 In 2011 Andres wrote his PhD thesis “EU Media Policy and Survival of Public Service Broadcasting in Estonia 1994–2010” in the Institute of Journalism and Communication in the University of Tartu. He started working for Estonian Radio and Television in the 1980s. He was one of the founding members of the private commercial television channel “Reklaamitelevisioon”, later the general director in TV3. He has been a member and the Chairman of the Council of Estonian Public Broadcasting; a member of the Council of Europe’s expert groups and active in other various national and international expert and working groups. At the present he is a researcher in the Institute of Journalism and Communication in the University of Tartu, a Head of Crossmedia production program in Tallinn University Baltic Film and Media School and an advisor in Estonian National Public Broadcasting. Vacation: 01.07 – 10.07.2013 |
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Hardi Volmer,associate professor of film directingRoom: N513 Hardi has directed and framed animations, two documentaries, four fictional movies, some TV shows, commercials, theatrical performances and music videos. He got his artistic education form ENSV National Art Institution ( now Estonian Academy of Arts). He is a shareholder in film studio “OÜ Nukufilm”. Hardi has been a jury member in many international film festivals and he himself has won several awards regarding creative projects. Vacation: 25.06 – 10.07.2013 |
