Personal Info
Known ForDirecting
Born1975-10-14
BirthplaceTallinn, Estonian SSR, USSR [now Harju County, Estonia]
Jaan Tootsen
Directing
Biography
Jaan Tootsen (born October 14, 1975) is an Estonian film director, screenwriter and film producer.
Tootsen's father is journalist, writer and politician Toivo Tootsen. Since 2000 he has worked at Estonian National Broadcasting. He has been a long-time editor of radio program "Ööülikool". From 2012 to 2016 he was the cultural advisor for the Estonian president at the time Toomas Hendrik Ilves.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Jaan Tootsen
The New World
2011
Velosoofid
2013
Filmography
Acting (2)
2025
Rebel with a Bow Tieas Self
2009
Disco and Atomic Waras Narrator (voice)
5.4
Production & Directing (17)
2025
Rebel with a Bow TieDirector
2025
Rebel with a Bow TieScreenplay
2025
Rebel with a Bow TieProducer
2025
Rebel with a Bow TieDirector of Photography
2024
Wild SouthDirector
2024
Artists of SurvivalDirector
2020
Fred Jüssi: The Beauty of BeingDirector
2020
2018
Every Sound a JewelDirector
2018
Vello Salo. Everyday MysticismDirector
2018
2013
VelosoofidDirector
7.5
2011
The New WorldWriter
6.5
2011
The New WorldDirector
6.5
2011
The New WorldEditor
6.5
2011
The New WorldDirector of Photography
6.5
2011
The New WorldBoom Operator
6.5