Arvo Iho
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 | Directing |
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Most Rating | 1.161 |
Birthday | 1949-06-21 |
Place of Birth | Rakvere, Estonian SSR, USSR [now Estonia] |
Also Known As |
1982
Arabella, the Pirate's Daughter
6.8/10
Arabella is a daughter of the world's most terrifying pirate captain. She loves her father but also dreams about a life of a usual girl. One day a wei...
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Arabella, the Pirate's Daughter
1998
Killing Tartu
0/0
Half the film was shot with a video camera taken from a television station without permission, the cast and staff were unpaid, and the script was writ...
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Killing Tartu
1979
Nest of Winds
4/4
Set in the post-war years when sovietization was still being resisted by partisans, often at the expense of a farming population intent on rebuilding.
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Nest of Winds
2012
Sacrifices of Andrei Tarkovsky
0/0
Dedicated to the 80th anniversary of Andrei Tarkovsky. The film uses unique materials related to the years Tarkovsky spent in Italy, personal accounts...
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