Arvo Iho

Arvo Iho

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.

Camera

1998

Dragonflies and Coliaths

Director of Photography

1985

Smile at Last

Director of Photography

1984

Lurich

Director of Photography

1983

Hell

Camera Operator

1982

Arabella, the Pirate's Daughter

Director of Photography

1981

The Ideal Landscape

Director of Photography

1975

Colourful Dreams

Camera Operator

Directing

2007

The Gardener

Director

2004

1985

Smile at Last

Co-Director

1979

Stalker

Assistant Director

Acting

Production

2004

Writing

Crew

1975

Hit Back

Cinematography

Infos

Full Name
Arvo Iho
Gender
Male
Date of Birth
6/21/1949