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Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Rakvere, Estonian SSR, USSR [now Estonia]

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Movie Involvements: 34

TV Involvements: 0


Most Famous Work

Biography

Arvo Iho (born June 21, 1949) is an Estonian film director, cinematographer, actor and photographer, who has worked in the areas of documentary and drama. Born in Rakvere, Iho worked as a photographer and assistant for Tallinnfilm before studying cinematography at the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography. Iho acted as assistant director to Andrei Tarkovsky on the 1979 film Stalker. He went on to work as a cameraman for Tallinnfilm in the 1980s. In 1985, Iho co-directed the feature film Games for School–Age Children with Leida Laius, also acting as director of cinematography, and in 1987 made his solo directorial debut with The Birdwatcher, about the relationship between a poacher and an ornithologist. He followed this with Only for the Insane (1990). In 2001 he made The Heart of the Bear, based on the Nikolai Baturin novel, and in 2006 made Gooseberries. As a photographer, Iho has exhibited nationally and internationally. As of 2017, Iho was a professor at Tallinn University's Baltic Film and Media School.

Most Famous Work

Stalker
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8

Stalker

(1979) Assistant Director
Ta-ram, ta-ram
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0

Ta-ram, ta-ram

(1995) Producer
Visions of Europe
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5

Visions of Europe

(2004) Writer
Кружовник
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0

Кружовник

(2007) Director
Lurich
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6

Lurich

(1984) Director of Photography
Forest Captain
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2

Forest Captain

(1972) Assistant Camera
Games for Teenagers
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6

Games for Teenagers

(1985) Co-Producer
Daisy Petal Game
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0

Daisy Petal Game

(1977) Director of Photography

Acting

Directing

Production

Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2004 Writer
2001 Screenplay
1978 Writer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Camera

Year Role Movie/Tv
2001 Camera Operator
1998 Director of Photography
1985 Director of Photography
1984 Director of Photography
1983 Camera Operator
1982 Director of Photography
1981 Director of Photography
1979 Director of Photography
Director of Photography
1978 Director of Photography
1977 Director of Photography
Director of Photography
1976 Director of Photography
Director of Photography
1972 Assistant Camera
Year Role Movie/Tv

Editing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2001 Editor
Year Role Movie/Tv

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