Arvo Iho

Born: 1949-06-21

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.


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Sacrifices of Andrei Tarkovsky

as Self
Released: 2012-04-04

Dedicated to the 80th anniversary of Andrei Tarkovsky. The film uses unique materials related to...

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Arabella, the Pirate's Daughter

as Worker
Released: 1982-08-22

Arabella is a daughter of the world's most terrifying pirate captain. She loves her father but...

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Killing Tartu

as Arnold Kere
Released: 1998-01-30

Half the film was shot with a video camera taken from a television station without permission,...

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Nest of Winds

as Juhan Piir
Released: 1979-09-17

Set in the post-war years when sovietization was still being resisted by partisans, often at the...

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Power of Dream

as uncredited
Released: 1973-10-01

A young partisan imagines himself as a superhero, escaping from German soldiers.

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Cursed Films

as Self
First aired: 2020-04-02

A documentary series exploring the myths and legends behind some of Hollywood’s notoriously...

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