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Manfred Vainokivi

Manfred Vainokivi (born January 10, 1964) is a documentary filmmaker with a unique signature. In 10 years, he has made both experimental as well as more traditional documentaries. His films have screened in competition at Leipzig DoK and IDFA, and earned best documentary titles at home in Estonia.

Et billede af Manfred Vainokivi

Directing

2008

[ ] Valli baar (Director)

2009

[ ] Jolly Old Farts (Director)

2012

[ ] Baskin (Director)
[ ] Beggar Writer's House (Director)

2014

[ ] Stealing Socialism (Director)

2016

[ ] Red Cabaret (Director)
[ ] Family Lies (Director)

2018

[ ] Long Live the Scandals! (Director)

2019

[ ] In Bed with a Writer (Director)

2020

[ ] Mephistopheles (Director)

2021

[ ] The Best of Salieri (Director)

2023

[ ] Spit in My Face (Director)

2025

[ ] 10 000 Steps to Smoking Area (Director)

Camera

1987

[ ] Sulev Nõmmik (Camera Operator)

2000

[ ] Madonna Is Not Dead A.D. 2050 (Director of Photography)

2005

[ ] Mat the Cat (Director of Photography)

2006

[ ] The Blue Hills (Director of Photography)

2007

[ ] Greetings from Soviet Estonia! (Director of Photography)

2008

[ ] Valli baar (Director of Photography)

2009

[ ] Jolly Old Farts (Director of Photography)
[ ] Bank Robbery (Director of Photography)
[ ] Disco and Atomic War (Director of Photography)

2010

[ ] September (Director of Photography)

2012

[ ] Beggar Writer's House (Director of Photography)
[ ] Baskin (Director of Photography)

2014

[ ] Stealing Socialism (Director of Photography)

2016

[ ] Family Lies (Director of Photography)
[ ] Red Cabaret (Director of Photography)

2018

[ ] Long Live the Scandals! (Director of Photography)
[ ] Rodeo (Director of Photography)

2019

[ ] In Bed with a Writer (Director of Photography)
[ ] The Story Of Peep Puks (Director of Photography)

2020

[ ] Mephistopheles (Director of Photography)

2021

[ ] Estonian Funeral (Director of Photography)
[ ] The Best of Salieri (Director of Photography)
[ ] On the Water (Director of Photography)

2022

[ ] The First Capitalist of the USSR (Director of Photography)

2023

[ ] Spit in My Face (Director of Photography)
[ ] Gori the Caricaturist (Director of Photography)
[ ] Stairway to Heaven (Still Photographer)

2025

[ ] 10 000 Steps to Smoking Area (Director of Photography)

Production

2005

[ ] Mat the Cat (Producer)

2006

[ ] Alien or: The Escape of Valdis in 11 Chapters (Producer)

2009

[ ] Bank Robbery (Producer)

2017

[ ] The End of the Chain (Co-Producer)

2021

[ ] Estonian Funeral (Producer)
[ ] On the Water (Producer)

2022

[ ] The First Capitalist of the USSR (Producer)

2023

[ ] Mo Mamma (Producer)
[ ] Stairway to Heaven (Producer)

2026

[ ] Our Erika (Producer)

Writing

2008

[ ] Valli baar (Writer)

2009

[ ] Jolly Old Farts (Writer)

2012

[ ] Beggar Writer's House (Writer)
[ ] Baskin (Writer)

2014

[ ] Stealing Socialism (Writer)

2016

[ ] Red Cabaret (Writer)

2018

[ ] Long Live the Scandals! (Writer)

2019

[ ] In Bed with a Writer (Writer)

2020

[ ] Mephistopheles (Screenplay)

2021

[ ] The Best of Salieri (Writer)

2023

[ ] Spit in My Face (Writer)

2025

[ ] 10 000 Steps to Smoking Area (Writer)

Art

2005

[ ] Mat the Cat (Production Design)

2009

[ ] Bank Robbery (Production Design)

2016

[ ] Family Lies (Production Design)

2021

[ ] Estonian Funeral (Production Design)

2023

[ ] Stairway to Heaven (Set Decoration)
[ ] Mo Mamma (Assistant Production Design)
[ ] Stairway to Heaven (Assistant Production Design)

Editing

2023

[ ] Gori the Caricaturist (Color Grading)

Actor

2021

[ ] The Best of Salieri (????)

2023

[ ] Spit in My Face (Self)