Martti Soosaar (11 June 1933 – 18 April 2017[citation needed]) was an Estonian journalist and writer.
The son of photographer Hans Soosaar, Soosaar graduated from the University of Tartu in journalism. He worked as a newspaper editor for Noorte Hääl.[1] He featured in the Estonian Radio television sitcom "Õhtujutud" ('Evening Stories') which consisted of interviews with the artists. Martti Soosaar has also written for Kymen Sanomat, a major Finnish broadsheet newspaper.[2]
Soosaar has also been involved with film and theatre and in 1997 released Lea Valter and then in 1998/1999 he filmed and starred in the documentary Enn Põldroosi härrasmeeste seltskond in which he worked with noted animation film director Rein Raamat.[3][4]
Selected works
edit- Raamatud "August Vomm" (1977)
- "Kunstnik ja modell" (1978)
- "Ateljee-etüüde" (interviews with artists 1983)[5]
- "Ateljee-etüüde. 2 (interviews with artists; 1990)
- "Eesti ex libris" (Helsinki)
- "Tuntud ja tundmatu Gori" (2003)[6]
- "Lase vareseid!"
- Stsenaariumid "Lea Valter" (1997) (film)
- "Enn Põldroosi härrasmeeste seltskond" (1998) (film)
References
edit- ^ "Martti Lase vareseid! Raamat eilsest Eesti elust. Tallinn: Tänapäev, 2006". Harju Maakonnaraamatukogu (Harju Public Library). Retrieved December 11, 2010.
- ^ "Optimismi laantuu reaalisuut". Kymen Sanomat. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
- ^ "LEA VALTER. EESTI VAIBAKUNSTNIK" and"ENN PÕLDROOSI HÄRRASMEESTE SELTSKOND". Teater Muusika Cino. Archived from the original on July 20, 2011. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
- ^ "Rein Raamat tiris eestlased joonisfilmi juurde". Postimees (Extract). March 20, 2006. Archived from the original on July 20, 2011. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
- ^ "Martti Soosaar "Ateljee-etüüde" (1983)". Osta. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
- ^ Tuntud ja tundmatu Gori (2003), Eesti Entsüklopeediakirjastus
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