Director and Producer

PRIIT PÄÄSUKE was born in 1975 in Soviet Estonia. Before he graduated Tallinn University film department (BFM) as a director in 2005, he studied natural science and played guitar in several space rock groups. He is one of the founders of Luxfilm and has been working there since it was established in 2005. Priit has produced and directed several short films, documentaries and TV commercials. His latest short film „Black Peter“ has been awarded in several international film festivals including Tampere, Odense, Drama etc. It was awarded as the Best Estonian Short Film in 2008 and was nominated for the Best Estonian Film of the year. Priit is currently developing a feature „The Polar Boy“ as a producer.

FILMOGRAPHY:

2011  Luxfilm - documentary  "Forbidden Fruit" producer

2008  Luxfilm - short film "Black Peter", director & producer

(Festivals: Tampere Film Festival 2008, Odense 23th Film Festival 2008, 4th International Short & Animation Film Festival Open Cinema 2008 - SPECIAL MENTION, Sao Paulo 19th  International Short Film Festival 2008, Kinoshock , Open XVII Festival of cinema of the CIS countries 2008 – SPECIAL PRICE, 14th International Short Film Festival in Drama 2008, 7th Regio Film Festival 2008, 29 th International Cinematographers’ Film Festival “Manaki Brothers” 2008, Αza Digital Cinema Festival 2008 - CINEMATIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD, 16th FeSanCor Short Film Festival 2008, Abuja Film Festival 2008, XI-th La Boca del Lobo’s International Short Film Festival 2008, 6th Zagreb Film Festival 2008, 34th  Festival International de Filmets 2008, Leeds Film Festival 2008, PÖFF Sleepwalkers Student and Short Film Festival 2008 - BEST ESTONIAN SHORT FILM 2008, Scanorama 2008, 15th Regensburg Short film Week 2008, 1º International Film Festival in Luanda 2008, ArtcourtVidéO 2008 5th  November, program "Europa Night": 2008 , “No-Festival“ Chelyabinsk, Russia 2008)

2008  Luxfilm - short film "Above Clouds" producer
2007  Luxfilm - feature "Whatever, Aleksander!", producer
2007  Luxfilm - documentary "Clayhouse" producer
2007  LuxFilm - short film "Indigo Room", producer
2006  Luxfilm - documentary "The Story of Ain Lutsepp, editor and sound designer
2005  Parunid ja Vonnid - short film "Frequences", director and script writer
2005  LuxFilm - documentary “Boreaalsolaarium”, director and producer

FILMS IN PRODUCTION:

2010  LuxFilm - documentary "Conversations in Non-existent Space", director and producer
2008  Luxfilm - feature "The Polar Boy", producer

COMMERCIALS:

„Liviko - Nautimus“ Agency: Vatson Wunderman, Production: Töö
„Järve Keskus – Kabuum“ Agency: TBWA, Production: Luxfilm
„Euroopa tasemel tegijad – Siim Kallas“ Agency: Kontuur, Production: Catapult Films
„Linex forte – Hiinakas“ Agency: TBWA, Production: Luxfilm
„Nordea – Elu nagu filmis“ Agency: Briljant, Production: Reklaamfilm
„Sandoz – Kvaliteetravimid“ Agency: TBWA, Production: Nafta
„Kalev-Mestvaarikas“ ja „Kalev - Metsapähkel“ Agency: Divisjon, Production: Nafta
„EMT Simpel – Esimesest minutist tasuta“ Agency: Divisjon, Production: Nafta
„Nordea reservlaen – Leesi Lennarti saaga“ Agency: Briljant, Production: Nafta