Peeter Simm
Known for DirectingBorn 1953-02-24 — died 2026-03-12Kiviõli, Kiviõli District, Tallinn Oblast, Estonian SSR, USSR [now Ida-Viru County, Estonia]
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.
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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.
Known for
The Blue Carbuncle
1980
Sacrifices of Andrei Tarkovsky
2012 · as Self
Christmas in Vigala
1981 · as Konstantin Päts
Daisy Petal Game
1978 · as Poacher #1 (segment "Poacher")
The Song of the Summer
1982
Täna õhtul...
1984 · as Self
Wishes from the Well
2022 · as Shop Guest
In One Hundred Years in May
1987 · as Member of the Court Martial #5