Directing
Priit Valkna
Born — Died
1971-07-18 — 2024-12-28
Place of birth
Tallinn, Estonian SSR, USSR [now Harju County, Estonia]
Known for
Directing
Credits
2 titles
Priit Valkna (July 18, 1971 – December 28, 2024) was an Estonian director and cultural organizer. He graduated from Tallinn 21st High School in 1989. In 1993, he graduated from Tallinn Pedagogical University with a degree in performance management and directing and in 2009 as a theater master from EMTA School of Performing Arts. He has a son, Karl Erik. His brother Andres Valkna is a biochemist and molecular biologist, his sister Helen Valkna is a TV director and producer.
Known for
NRThe artist Lauri Sillak, aka Laurentsius, starts painting for his new exhibition in an unusual place – a vacant wooden house in the heart of Tallinn, in a house that has belonged to the creator of the art of film and photography in Estonia, Johannes Parikas and his wife Lilli.
The Woman in the Picture
2017
A documentary film about the conductor Tõnu Kaljuste and his crazy idea of building an opera house on Naissaar; an island, which till now has no regular ferry line, no electricity and only one permanent resident.
Headwind Hall
2007
Behind the camera
NRThe artist Lauri Sillak, aka Laurentsius, starts painting for his new exhibition in an unusual place – a vacant wooden house in the heart of Tallinn, in a house that has belonged to the creator of the art of film and photography in Estonia, Johannes Parikas and his wife Lilli.
The Woman in the Picture
2017
A documentary film about the conductor Tõnu Kaljuste and his crazy idea of building an opera house on Naissaar; an island, which till now has no regular ferry line, no electricity and only one permanent resident.
Headwind Hall
2007