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Ilmar Raag

Ilmar Raag

Director · Born 1968-05-21 · Kingissepa, Kingissepa District, Estonian SSR, USSR [now Kuressaare, Saare County, Estonia]

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Biography

Ilmar Raag (born May 21, 1968 in Kuressaare) is an Estonian media executive, actor, screenwriter and film director, best known for his socio-critical film The Class. He has served as CEO of Estonian Television from 2002 to 2005. He is a well known columnist in many prestigious Estonian newspapers (Postimees, Eesti Päevaleht). He has written many scripts and directed critically acclaimed films, notably August 1991 and The Class. He received his high school education from Aleksander Mui (:et) secondary school No 2 of Kingissepa. He graduated from University of Tartu in 1997 and received his M.A. degree in screenwriting from Ohio University, the School of Telecommunications (1999). He made internships in Hollywood development departments (New Regency, Phoenix Pictures). His further career took him to the TV management. After being the Head of Acquisitions for Estonian National Television, he was promoted to the Chairman of the Board of the same TV company. In 2002, he staged a play in one of the Estonian theaters (Ugala). At the same time, he started to consult and doctor Estonian feature scripts. In 2004, he wrote two TV feature scripts. He directed one of them - August 1991 as made…

Directed

  1. The Class (2007) — Director
  2. I Won't Come Back (2014) — Director
  3. A Lady in Paris (2012) — Director
  4. Love Is Blind (2013) — Director
  5. Erik Stoneheart (2022) — Director
  6. The Class: Life After (2010) — Director
  7. August 1991 (2005) — Director
  8. Killing Tartu (1998) — Director
  9. September (2010) — Director
  10. That's IT! (2011) — Director
  11. So They Fight (2025) — Director

Also appeared in

  1. Visions of Europe (2004) — (segment "Estonia: Euroflot")
  2. All My Lenins (1997)
  3. The Class: Life After (2010) — Radio Announcer (voice)
  4. Shop of Dreams (2005) — Man in the Hallway (uncredited)
  5. Men at Arms (2005) — Muhu Person
  6. Killing Tartu (1998) — Voltaire
  7. Windward Land (2008) — Freedom Fighters General
  8. Uncaught Miracle (2006) — Lõhmus