Tanel Toom (born 1 November 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.Tanel Toom goes to Hollywood, Eesti Ekspress, 18. May 2010 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 ABOUT THE DIRECTOR... , The Confession homepage, March 3, 2011 won the Student Academy Award for Honorary Foreign Film and got him an Academy Award nomination for Live Action Short Film.Toom: Oscarile kandideeriv film valmis vaevaliselt, ERR.ee, 25. Januar 2011
Filmography
Film Year Film Role Notes2004 Once A Year Director, writershort film 2.68 Director, writershort film Set Point 2nd Assistant DirectorEstonian/Original title: Täna öösel me ei maga The Neighbour Assistant DirectorEstonian/Original title: Naaber 2005 The WindDirector Estonian/Original title: Tuul 2006 Ruudi1st Assistant Director2008 The Second Coming Director, writer Official selection - Venice Film Festival Best European Short Film - Arcipelago Short Film Festival Best Cinematography - Avanca Film Festival
Estonian/Original title: Teine tulemineThe LoopDirector, writershort filmMorgan FlynnDirectorshort film2009Banana ChocolateDirector, writershort film2010The ConfessionDirector, writerNominated for Academy Award for Best Live Action Short FilmStudent Academy Award for Best Foreign Film2011Mission M-314Director, writershort film, stereoscopicTBAGateway 6DirectorThriller feature film2019Truth and JusticeDirector and screenwriterFeature, period drama. Based on the pentalogy of the same name by A. H. Tammsaare2023Last SentinelDirectorEstonian/Original title: Viimane vahipost
References
External links
List of movies at united agents www.taneltoom.com