Rain Rannu
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Rain Rannu | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2 April 1980 |
| Nationality | Estonian |
| Alma mater | University of Tartu |
| Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, businessman |
Rain Rannu (born 2 April 1980) is an Estonian screenwriter, movie director, investor and entrepreneur.[1]
He is known as a serial entrepreneur, who is behind Fortumo, a mobile payments technology company sold to Boku in 2020,[2] and a partner at investment fund Superangel.[3] In 2016 he entered movie industry by releasing his first movie Chasing Ponies. In 2021 he released first private movie investment fund in Estonia.[4] In 2024, he served as jury president of the New Flesh Competition for Best First Feature award ceremony at the 28th Fantasia International Film Festival.[5]
Filmography
[edit]Rain Rannu is operating under his own founded indie film production company Tallifornia[6] founded in 2018 by him and Tõnu Hiielaid that focuses exclusively on full length narrative features.
He is creating movies that would not exist unless he does them, giving his movies unique flavour.[7] His movies can be
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2016 | Chasing Ponies[8] |
| 2018 | Beqaa VR[9] |
| 2019 | Chasing Unicorns[10] |
| 2022 | Child Machine[11] |
| 2023 | Free Money[12] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Rain Rannu - Eesti filmi andmebaas". www.efis.ee.
- ^ Tambur, Silver (2020-06-18). "Estonian mobile payments startup Fortumo sold to Boku for $41 million". Estonian World. Retrieved 2023-05-06.
- ^ "Industry Changers". Superangel.io. Retrieved 2023-05-06.
- ^ "First ever private movie investment fund launched". Eesti Rahvusringhääling (ERR). 24 November 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ "Competitions". Fantasia Festival. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ^ "Tallifornia". Film Estonia. Retrieved 2023-05-06.
- ^ "Rain Rannu: "I wanted to do something that would not exist unless I do it."". sTARTUp Day 2023. Retrieved 2023-05-06.
- ^ Ameerika suvi (2016) - IMDb, retrieved 2023-05-06
- ^ Beqaa VR (Short 2018) - IMDb, retrieved 2023-05-06
- ^ Chasing Unicorns (2019) - IMDb, retrieved 2023-05-06
- ^ Child Machine (2022) - IMDb, retrieved 2023-05-06
- ^ "Rain Rannu unveils new first look picture, details of his 'NFT-expanded' film, Free Money". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema. Retrieved 2023-05-06.
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