Jaan Tootsen
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
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
Acting
(2025)
Rebel with a Bow Tie
as Self
(2009)
Disco and Atomic War
as Narrator (voice)
Crew
(2025)
Rebel with a Bow Tie
Director, Screenplay, Producer, Director of Photography
(2024)
Wild South
Director
(2024)
Artists of Survival
Director
(2020)
Fred Jüssi: The Beauty of Being
Writer, Director
(2018)
Vello Salo. Everyday Mysticism
Writer, Director
(2013)
Velosoofid
Director
(2011)
The New World
Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Editor, Boom Operator