Peeter Simm

Biography

Peeter Simm (born February 24, 1953; Kiviõli – March 12, 2026) was an Estonian film director. Peeter Simm studied at Nõo Secondary School in a physics class and graduated from the All-Union State Institute of Cinematography in Moscow (cum laude) in 1976 with a degree in feature film directing. From 1975 to 1993, Simm worked at Tallinnfilm, first as an assistant director, then as a feature film director. In 1993, he founded the studio Lege Artis Film. As a director, he collaborated with many studios. He also directed in the theater, made language training and advertising films, television programs, etc. He worked as a visiting professor of film directing at the Baltic Institute of Film, Media, Arts and Communication.

Directed

1. Arabella, the Pirate's Daughter (1983) — Director
2. Georg (2007) — Director
3. The Ideal Landscape (1981) — Director
4. A Man Who Never Was (1990) — Director
5. Dance Around the Steam Boiler (1988) — Director
6. On the Water (2021) — Director
7. Daisy Petal Game (1978) — Director
8. Fed Up! (2005) — Director
9. American Mountains (1994) — Director
10. Võsakurat (1976) — Director
11. Good Hands (2001) — Director
12. Puud olid... (1986) — Director
13. Standing by the Forest (1998) — Director
14. Elu pärast maailmalõppu (2001) — Director
15. Lonely Island (2012) — Director
16. Like an Arrow (2001) — Director
17. The Next Pick (1983) — Director
18. Multicolored Fairies (1981) — Director
19. Stereo (1978) — Director
20. Täna õhtul... (1984) — Director
21. Siren (1979) — Director
22. All Amongst Friends (1974) — Director
23. The Baltic Way (1989) — Director
24. Our Russians (1991) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Christmas in Vigala (1981) — Konstantin Päts
2. Daisy Petal Game (1978) — Poacher #1 (segment "Poacher")
3. The Song of the Summer (1982)
4. The Blue Carbuncle (1980)
5. In One Hundred Years in May (1987) — Member of the Court Martial #5
6. Wishes from the Well (2022) — Shop Guest
7. Sacrifices of Andrei Tarkovsky (2012) — Self
8. Täna õhtul... (1984) — Self