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Estonian actor and director of stage and film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Elmo Nüganen (born on date 15 February 1962 in Jõhvi) is an Estonian theatre director, film director, and actor. He has been the artistic Director of the Tallinn City Theatre since 1992. [1]
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Elmo Nüganen | |
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Born | |
Occupations | |
Years active | 1990 – present |
Notable work | Names in Marble 1944 |
Spouse | Anne Reemann |
Children | 3 |
Awards | Estonian Annual Theatre Award for Best Director (1992, 1995, 2000, 2007, 2010) Estonian National Cultural Award (1996, 1999, 2009) |
He was a graduate of the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre in 1988 and then a professor at the academy from 1998–2002 and 2008–2012. He directed the war films Names in Marble from 2002 and 1944 from 2015.[2] Names in Marble was seen by more than 168,000 people in Estonia[3] and was selected for the 2003 Taormina Film Fest,[4] while 1944 had the highest opening-week audience numbers in Estonian film history and became the country's submission for the Academy Awards.[5]
Nüganen has received multiple awards for his work in theatre, including the Estonian Annual Theatre Award for Best Director in 1992, 1995, 2000, 2007, and 2010, and the Estonian National Cultural Award in 1996, 1999, and 2009.[2]
Nüganen is of Ingrian Finnish descent.[6] He is married to actress Anne Reemann. They have three daughters, Saara, Maria-Netti, and Sonja.