About

Known credits:
15
Birthday:
1982-11-01
Place of birth:
Tallinn, Estonian SSR, USSR [now Estonia]
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Tanel Toom

Overview

Tanel Toom (born November 1, 1982) is an Estonian director and screenwriter.

Toom studied filmmaking at Tallinn University, graduating with a BA in 2005. After that, he worked as a director for commercials and as a first assistant director. In 2008, he completed his fourth short film, The Second Coming, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival. The apocalyptical war drama has since been screened at numerous film festivals and won several awards, including Best European Short at the Arcipelago International Film Festival. The same year, he decided to continue his studies at the National Film and Television School in England. He graduated from the NFTS with an MA in 2010 and shortly after that his diploma film The Confession won the Student Academy Award for Honorary Foreign Film and got him an Academy Award nomination for Live Action Short Film.

Known for

Directing
2023 Last Sentinel Directing Director 58
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2019 Truth and Justice Directing Director 61
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2010 The Confession Directing Director 59
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2008 The Second Coming Directing Director N/A
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2007 Georg Directing Second Assistant Director 58
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2006 Ruudi Directing First Assistant Director 58
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2004 Set Point Directing Second Assistant Director 58
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Writing
2024 Lioness Writing Script Consultant N/A
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2021 Firebird Writing Script Consultant 62
Fair
2019 Truth and Justice Writing Screenplay 61
Fair
2010 The Confession Writing Writer 59
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2008 The Second Coming Writing Writer N/A
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Camera
2006 Ruudi Camera Still Photographer 58
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Editing
2008 The Second Coming Editing Editor N/A
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Visual Effects
2023 Last Sentinel Visual Effects VFX Artist 58
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