About

Known credits:
40
Birthday:
1949-06-21
Place of birth:
Rakvere, Estonian SSR, USSR [now Estonia]
Website:
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Arvo Iho

Overview

Arvo Iho (born June 21, 1949) is an Estonian film director, cinematographer, actor and photographer, who has worked in the areas of documentary and drama.

Born in Rakvere, Iho worked as a photographer and assistant for Tallinnfilm before studying cinematography at the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography. Iho acted as assistant director to Andrei Tarkovsky on the 1979 film Stalker. He went on to work as a cameraman for Tallinnfilm in the 1980s.

In 1985, Iho co-directed the feature film Games for School–Age Children with Leida Laius, also acting as director of cinematography, and in 1987 made his solo directorial debut with The Birdwatcher, about the relationship between a poacher and an ornithologist. He followed this with Only for the Insane (1990). In 2001 he made The Heart of the Bear, based on the Nikolai Baturin novel, and in 2006 made Gooseberries.

As a photographer, Iho has exhibited nationally and internationally.

As of 2017, Iho was a professor at Tallinn University's Baltic Film and Media School.

Known for

Acting
2012 Sacrifices of Andrei Tarkovsky Actor Self N/A
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1998 Killing Tartu Actor Arnold Kere N/A
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1982 Arabella, the Pirate's Daughter Actor Worker 59
Average
1979 Nest of Winds Actor Juhan Piir 58
Average

Directing
2007 The Gardener Directing Director N/A
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2004 Visions of Europe Directing Director 58
Average
2001 The Heart of the Bear Directing Director 58
Average
1991 For Crazies Only Directing Director 58
Average
1989 Milarepa laulud Directing Director N/A
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1988 The Birdwatcher Directing Director 58
Average
1985 Games for Teenagers Directing Co-Director 58
Average
1979 Stalker Directing Assistant Director 77
Good

Writing
2004 Visions of Europe Writing Writer 58
Average
2001 The Heart of the Bear Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1978 Tracks on Snow Writing Writer N/A
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Production
2004 Visions of Europe Production Producer 58
Average
2001 The Heart of the Bear Production Co-Producer 58
Average
1995 Ta-ram, ta-ram Production Producer N/A
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1985 Games for Teenagers Production Co-Producer 58
Average

Camera
2001 The Heart of the Bear Camera Camera Operator 58
Average
1998 Dear Mister Moon Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1989 Milarepa laulud Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1985 Games for Teenagers Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1984 Lurich Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1983 Corrida Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1983 Hell Camera Camera Operator 59
Average
1982 Arabella, the Pirate's Daughter Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1981 The Ideal Landscape Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1980 Edison's Disco Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1979 Nest of Winds Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1978 Daisy Petal Game Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1978 Tracks on Snow Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1977 Antennid jääs Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1976 A Human is Born... Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1976 Childhood Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1975 Colorful Dreams Camera Second Unit Director of Photography 59
Average
1972 Forest Captain Camera Assistant Camera 58
Average

Crew
1998 Libarebased ja kooljad Crew Cinematography N/A
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1975 Hit Back Crew Cinematography N/A
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Editing
2001 The Heart of the Bear Editing Editor 58
Average