Name: Elen LotmanBirth date: 25.09.1981Education: 1987 – 2000 Tartu Miina Härma Grammar School2000 – 2004 Tallinn Pedagogical University, BA cum laude cinematographyProfessional curriculum: 2001- 2009 BNFF children and youth film festival Just Film, head of the festival since 2007 lecturer in Baltic Film and Media School (mainly cinematography subjects), Tallinn University since 2003 freelance cinematographer working in documentaries, fiction, commercials, TV and in some rare occasions steadicam operator (feature films "Georg" and "Malev", short film "Aknad")Courses and training:1998-1999 videography2000 International Youth Forum, Denmark2000 Goethe Institute seminar on German experimental films; Riia, Latvia2001 Sokrates International Workshop for Film Schools, Nida, Lithuania2002 Sokrates International Workshop for Film Schools, Nida, Lithuania2003 Flemming Laybourne’s steadicam workshop2003 Kodak Workshop for Cinematographers, Stockholm, Sweden2004 Berlinale Talent Campus 2005 Apprenticing for mr Chris Doyle on feature Invisible Waves2008 Kodak SBSF workshop in BFM2009 IMAGO workshop INSPIRATION in Copenhagen2010 S3D workshop in Paris2010 European Film Academy master class on stereoscopic 3D, BerlinAwards: 2000 Sony commercial competition for high schools, winner 2002 International Workshop for Film Schools, best cinematography for the short film Running to the Sun 2002 UNICA bronze medal for documentary Homo Sapiens 2005 Estonian Film Days, best film of the day for documentary Jäägermeister 2009 Second place in Estonia Goethe Institute competition Crossing Borders with short film Three Bananas 2010 Rampcramp wins special jury mention in AnapaMembership: Member of Estonian Society of Cinematographers E.S.C., president since 2010Languages: Estonian – fluentEnglish – fluentRussian – in speak
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