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Elmo Nüganen

Actor / Film Director / Theatre Director / Screenwriter | * 02/15/1962 (62) | Jõhvi (Estonia)
Elmo Nüganen (born on date 15 February 1962 in Jõhvi) is an Estonian theatre director, film director, and actor. He has been the artistic Director of the Tallinn City Theatre since 1992. He was a graduate of the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre in 1988 and then a professor at the academy in 1998–2002 and 2008–2012. He directed the war films Names in Marble from 2002 and 1944 from 2015. Names in Marble was seen by more than 168,000 people in Estonia and was selected for the 2003 Taormina Film Fest, while 1944 had the highest opening-week audience numbers in Estonian film history and became the country's submission for the Academy Awards. Nüganen has received multiple awards for his work in theatre, including the Estonian Annual Theatre Award for Best Director in 1992, 1995, 2000, 2007, and 2010, and the Estonian National Cultural Award in 1996, 1999, and 2009. ()
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Elmo Nüganen (born 15 February 1962 in Jõhvi) is an Estonian theatre director, film director, and actor. He has been the artistic director of the Tallinn City Theatre since 1992. He was a graduate of the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre in 1988 and then a professor at the academy in 1998–2002 and 2008–2012. He directed the war films Names in Marble from 2002 and 1944 from 2015. Names in Marble was seen by more than 168,000 people in Estonia and was selected for the 2003 Taormina Film Fest, while 1944 had the highest opening-week audience numbers in Estonian film history and became the country's submission for the Academy Awards.Nüganen has received multiple awards for his work in theatre, including the Estonian Annual Theatre Award for Best Director in 1992, 1995, 2000, 2007, and 2010, and the Estonian National Cultural Award in 1996, 1999, and 2009.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Thriller | History

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Awards & Nominations for Elmo Nüganen

Order of The White Star, 3rd Class Ants Lauter Award Baltic Star Coat of Arms of Tallinn State Prize of The Russian Federation in Literature and The Arts
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Movies with Elmo Nüganen as Actor(12)

as Major Kurg2020 Dawn of War
as Boss2018 Portugal
as Margus2013 Tangerines
as Stranger2012 Demons
as Father2012 Purge
as Gas Station Attendant2012 Mushrooming
as Armored Train Commander2002 Names in Marble
as Pantalone1994 Love for Three Oranges
as Tõnu Valjus1993 The Grey Light of November
as Robert1993 Prompter

TV Shows/Series with Elmo Nüganen as Actor(1)

as Lotte's Grandfather2017 Lotte's Stories

Movies with Elmo Nüganen as Crew(12)

Directing/Director2022 Melchior the Apothecary
Writing/Writer2022 Melchior the Apothecary
Directing/Director2022 Melchior the Apothecary: The Ghost
Directing/Director2015 1944
Directing/Director2006 Mindless
Writing/Screenplay2006 Mindless
Directing/Director2002 Names in Marble
Writing/Screenplay2002 Names in Marble
Production/Producer1994 Love for Three Oranges

Full Name: Elmo Nüganen
Citizenship: Estonia
Born: Thursday, 02/15 1962 (February) in Jõhvi (Estonia) (current age: 62 years + 42 days)
Zodiac sign: Aquarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Tiger)
Languages: Estonian (ET), Russian (RU)
Educated at: Drama School at Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre
Employer: Drama School at Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre, Tallinn City Theatre
Spouses (current/former): Anne Reemann
Children: Saara Nüganen
Student of: Kalju Komissarov
Elmo Nüganen frequently works together with these people:
Kristian Taska (10x, Crew)
Horret Kuus (7x, Crew)
Olger Bernadt (7x, Crew)
Indrek Hargla (6x, Crew)
Enar Tarmo (5x, Crew)
Alo Kõrve (5x, Actor)
Ivo Felt (5x, Crew)
Mihkel Soe (5x, Crew)
Olle Mirme (5x, Crew)
Ain Mäeots (3x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:168503, Added: 07/08/2018, Last updated: 03/23/2024