Tanel Toom

Tanel Toom ( born 1 November 1982 in Rae, Estonian SSR) is an Estonian film director. His short film The Confession (2010) was nominated for the 2011 Oscar.

Life

Tanel Toom studied film at the University of Tallinn and graduated from there with a Bachelor of Arts. He made ​​several short films while his war drama Teine Tulemine was premiered at the International Film Festival in Venice. His master's degree, he continued in Beaconsfield, England at the National Film and Television School. His graduation film there was The Confession. The film won the Student Academy Award in the category " Best Foreign Film ". 2011, the film was nominated for an Oscar for "Best Short Film ", losing to God of Love.

Filmography

• 2005: Tuul (Short Film )
• 2008: Teine tulemine (Short Film )
• 2010: The Confession (Short Film )