Moonika Siimets (born 7 May 1980) is an Estonian film director who has
directed award-winning documentaries, television series and short
films. In 2010, she received the Cultural Endowment of Estonia for
World Champion and Trendy Dog. Her first feature film The Little
Comrade (Seltsimees laps) remained the top film in Estonia for five
weeks, attracting 100,000 viewers.Born on 7 May 1980 in Tartu, Moonika
Siimets matriculated from the Forselius High School in 1999 and went
on to study Estonian literature and folklore at the University of
Tartu. From 2002, she studied at the Department of Audiovisual Art at
Tallinn University, majoring in directing in 2006. In parallel, she
attended classes at the University of Central Lancashire under the
Erasmus Programme. She completed her studies in Los Angeles at the
Judith Weston Studios.From 2004, Siimets worked on a number of
documentary films at Estonian Television and directed the series
Selgeltnägijate tuleproov (Psychic Challenge) in 2008. Her
documentaries include Report: Green Estonia (2007), World Champion
(2009), Trendy Dog (2010), Another Dimension (2012), Is It You?
(Stockholm Film Festival 2013) and Pink Cardigan (2014).The Little
Comrade, her first feature film, was presented at the Busan
International Film Festival in 2018, receiving the BNK Busan Bank
Award. It was later screened at the Tallinn Black Nights Film
Festival.
directed award-winning documentaries, television series and short
films. In 2010, she received the Cultural Endowment of Estonia for
World Champion and Trendy Dog. Her first feature film The Little
Comrade (Seltsimees laps) remained the top film in Estonia for five
weeks, attracting 100,000 viewers.Born on 7 May 1980 in Tartu, Moonika
Siimets matriculated from the Forselius High School in 1999 and went
on to study Estonian literature and folklore at the University of
Tartu. From 2002, she studied at the Department of Audiovisual Art at
Tallinn University, majoring in directing in 2006. In parallel, she
attended classes at the University of Central Lancashire under the
Erasmus Programme. She completed her studies in Los Angeles at the
Judith Weston Studios.From 2004, Siimets worked on a number of
documentary films at Estonian Television and directed the series
Selgeltnägijate tuleproov (Psychic Challenge) in 2008. Her
documentaries include Report: Green Estonia (2007), World Champion
(2009), Trendy Dog (2010), Another Dimension (2012), Is It You?
(Stockholm Film Festival 2013) and Pink Cardigan (2014).The Little
Comrade, her first feature film, was presented at the Busan
International Film Festival in 2018, receiving the BNK Busan Bank
Award. It was later screened at the Tallinn Black Nights Film
Festival.
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