Kaur Kokk

Kaur Kokk studied philosophy at the University of Tartu before continuing at the Baltic Film, Media and Arts School, where he initially entered the sound department before transferring to film directing and graduating with an MA in Film Directing. Alongside directing, Kokk has worked as a script consultant and co-writer on screenplays, as well as an editor on documentary films. For his graduation short film Olga (2013), Kokk received the annual award of the Audiovisual Arts Endowment of the Estonian Cultural Endowment, as well as a Special Mention from the jury at the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival. His first collaboration with Homeless Bob Production resulted in The Riddle of Jaan Niemand (2018), his debut feature film. Kokk currently teaches directing at the Baltic Film, Media and Arts School while developing his next feature project, Islanders.