#youngfilmmaker 2

Festival
23rd Youth and Children's Film Festival
Programme
#youngfilmmaker

The third edition of the international Young Filmmaker programme, where the créme de la créme of films produced by young people are screened as part of the official selection of Just Film festival. The programme is divided into two distinct screenings where the winners of local film festivals and the Just Film scholarship competition are shown.

Screenings

2nd Hall Apollo Kino Solaris
Screening091201 / #noorfilmitegija 2
Screening duration

Scholarship Call Supportes

PÖFF

PÖFF

Films

International premiere

Test No. 2 Version 7

Local title
Test nr 2 variant 7
Director
Laura Teele Vaiknurme
Country
Estonia
Year
2022
Festival
23rd Youth and Children's Film Festival
Programme
#youngfilmmaker
Genre
traditional animation
Subject
science, dystopia, technology

The future. On a seriously overpopulated planet, people do not have enough resources for normal life. The politician who promised to deal with the problem goes crazy from power and starts conducting human experiments with the goal of becoming immortal. The protagonist of the film is one of the test subjects who has practically given up on life. He doesn't try to escape since the lab is fully secured. His only wish is that after all the tests, he would at least still have his own heart.

Director
Laura Teele Vaiknurme
Screenwriter
Laura Teele Vaiknurme
Cast
Raul Rõkk, Miia Tooming
Editor
Laura Teele Vaiknurme
Animation
Laura Teele Vaiknurme
Runtime
Language
Estonian
Subtitles
English

International premiere

The Surprise

Local title
Üllatus
Director
Liisbeth Laiv, Mariliis Jusar
Country
Estonia
Year
2023
Festival
23rd Youth and Children's Film Festival
Programme
#youngfilmmaker
Genre
drama
Subject
death, youth, tragedy

Tauri is turning 18 tomorrow. Tauri doesn't really care about his birthday, but his friends Kerli, Berit and Sten still want to celebrate it. Upon arrival to his doorstep, Tauri finds a package with a message: “Don't open until you're 18”. Tauri goes inside, eats, watches TV and falls asleep. At midnight, the package starts ringing, but the surprises are not over yet...

Director
Liisbeth Laiv, Mariliis Jusar
Screenwriter
Ainar Vau, Liisbeth Laiv
Cast
Emma Katrina Siigur, Kent Gorsanov, Rasmus Loot, Linda Toom, Anneli Jõgioja
Producer
Markus Kuslap
DoP
Markus Kuslap
Editor
Laura Kanep, Markus Kuslap
Sound
Jaan Andrek Põdra, Uku Marten Kass
Runtime
Language
Estonian
Subtitles
English

International premiere

Ciconia Ciconia

Local title
Ciconia Ciconia
Director
Liisa Ojaviir, Kaire Rummel
Country
Estonia
Year
2023
Festival
23rd Youth and Children's Film Festival
Programme
#youngfilmmaker
Genre
drama
Subject
familial relationships, mental health, suicide, youth

A harsh twist separates Karl and Sebastian early in life. The older brother Sebastian feels the loss of his little brother particularly harshly, and its impact remains with him even in his late teens. The viewer sees him in this stage of life and Sebastian's inner world more closely. But the film is not just a story about the suffering of a teenager – it also presents philosophical themes regarding the complexity of the human psyche.

Director
Liisa Ojaviir, Kaire Rummel
Screenwriter
Kaire Rummel, Liisa Ojaviir
Cast
Johann Markus Liivak, Jakko Talivere, Samuel Reintam, Alo Kivilo, Diana Sinilaht, Tiiu Annus, Haimi Agarmaa
Producer
Kristjan Rüüson
DoP
Sandra Soosaar, Aldan Arthur Leppik
Editor
Silleriin Harkmann
Runtime
Language
Estonian
Subtitles
English

International premiere

Wide Closed

Local title
Ristseliti kinni
Director
Rasmus Allik
Country
Estonia
Year
2023
Festival
23rd Youth and Children's Film Festival
Programme
#youngfilmmaker
Genre
drama
Subject
violence, love, abuse, loneliness

Anger and disputes that have been suppressed for years rise to the surface when the car of a young couple, on the way to the jubilee of the girl's father, gets stuck on the road.

Director
Rasmus Allik
Screenwriter
Rasmus Allik
Cast
Jaanus Tepomees, Liis Haab, Raivo Allika
Producer
Rasmus Allik
DoP
Sandra Soosaar
Art director
Marily Simenson-Plakso
Runtime
Language
Estonian
Subtitles
English

International premiere

Five Minutes Until the End

Local title
Viis minutit lõpuni
Director
Eero Lõhmus
Country
Estonia
Year
2023
Festival
23rd Youth and Children's Film Festival
Programme
#youngfilmmaker
Genre
drama
Subject
isolation, youth

Riddle me this: A group of five sits at a table with a box in the middle.

Director
Eero Lõhmus
Cast
Joonas Talvik, Helina Kalamees, Kadi Lõhmus, Gerda Feldveber, Karel Meitsar
Producer
Eero Lõhmus
DoP
Eero Lõhmus
Editor
Eero Lõhmus
Runtime
Language
Estonian
Subtitles
English

International premiere

Third Tree from the Left

Local title
Kolmas puu vasakult
Director
Kaur Kulver
Country
Estonia
Year
2023
Festival
23rd Youth and Children's Film Festival
Programme
#youngfilmmaker
Genre
drama
Subject
friendship, death, youth

In the 1980s, five young students from the University of Tartu get an opportunity to travel to Northern Finland. Sadly, the group experiences an accident after which one of the members dies. The survivors try to keep themselves clear-headed, but it is physically and mentally challenging. The relationships in the group keep getting more aggressive and soon enough, no one can be trusted anymore.

Director
Kaur Kulver
Screenwriter
Kaur Kulver
Cast
Mark Richard Jürna, Inger Karjus, Iti Grethel Ameljušenko, Endrik Prank, Kaur Kulver
DoP
Martin Pikk
Editor
Kaur Kulver
Runtime
Language
Estonian
Subtitles
English