He graduated from Moscow Institute of Cinematography as a cinematographer in 1963, he worked as an assistant to a cinematographer in Tallinn studio of cinema films in 1954-1957, 1963-1972 he worked for “Tallinnfilm” (cinema film studio of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic), 1972-1980 in “Estonian Telefilm” (television film studio of ESSR), in 1980-1984 he once again was a film director and cinematographer for “Tallinnfilm”. He started his own studio “Monofilm” in 1993 but continued to cooperate with other film studios as well. Andres Sööt was the chairman of Estonian Filmmakers’ Union in1999 to 2000. Besides documentaries, which in itself are outstanding and the best of ones made in Estonia, he has also made a number of newsreels. Andres Sööt was awarded with National Culture Fund’s prize for his achievements and his contribution to Estonian documentary filmmaking in 2004.
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