Anu Aun

Anu Aun is a 30-year old Estonian director-producer and scriptwriter, currently working in Luxfilm. Anu has graduated from TV Directing and completed postgraduate studies in Film Directing in Baltic Film and Media School. She was one of the founders of the production company Luxfilm in 2005. Anu has produced and directed several short films and documentaries. Her graduation film "Indigo Room" was screened at many international film festivals and had a theatrical release both in Estonia and Russia. Anu has also worked as a script editor for several short films and produced Maiju Ingman's feature "Whatever, Aleksander!" (2007). Anu's debut short film "Shift" ("Vahetus") has been selected to 45 international film festivals including Clermont-Ferrand, Tampere, Montreal, Shanghai, Drama and Grimstad. "Shift" has won 9 festival awards and two national awards - The Best Debut of the Cultural Year 2010 and Estonian Filmmaker's Union's Annual Film Award 2011. Anu's first feature "The Polar Boy" is going into production in 2012.