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This is a humorous coming of age story about Johannes, whose destiny is to be always separated from his loved ones by an “iron curtain”. It is a story about being different, having hair when everyone else is bald and being bald when everyone else has hair… escaping with a toy car from a place that officially does not exist, brawling at school, 10–year old Johannes finally finds acceptance through love.  

The film will be shot in 2018 in co-production with Finnish company Bufo AB. 

Late 2016 Mumbai Shorts awarded “Mausoleum” with “Honorable Jury Mention”

WorldFest-Houston pre-awarded “Mausoleum” with Remi Award for Short Films.

Film continues competing at the festival in the Major Category Winners.

“You have now joined the ranks of Spielberg, Coppola, Lucas, the Cohen Brothers, David Lynch...and others as WorldFest-Houston Remi Award Winners, so this is an exceptional accomplishment”

Kelly Mann - Entry director

Estonia to acknowledge 113 people with decorations of the Republic of Estonia on the eve of Independence Day

Peeter Urbla, the CEO of Exitfilm had the honor. 

President Kersti Kaljulaid will award state decorations to 113 people on the eve of the 99th anniversary of the Republic of Estonia to acknowledge their commitments to professional life or society that have helped to make Estonia better.

Lauri Randla with his short film “Mausoleum” (black satire of the pathologist Abrikosov’s thrilling night in Lenin’s mausoleum, performing Victor Kotovicz von Lahnberg) is nominated for the Next Nordic Generation prize, which will be announced during the Norwegian International Film Festival in Haugesund August 20-26.2016.

The short film of the magician’s assistant turning into thousands of butterflies - "The Butterfly Man” by Edina Csüllög, performing Nero Urke, was selected to be the sole representative for Estonia at „ONE COUNTRY ONE FILM” Film Festival in the short films section in Apchat, France 29.-31.07.2016.

Short film „Mausoleum” was performed as Lauri Randla’s film directing MA graduation work in Aalto University Helsinki at 10.12.2015 amongst other student works and had a nice triumph. 

In addition of the film director and scriptwriter Lauri Randla, leading actor Victor Kotovicz Lanberg, DOP Peter Salovaara, editor Leo Pauli Liesvirta, sound designer Jorma Kaulanen and producer Peeter Urbla participated at the event. 

„The Butterfly Man“ by Edina Csüllög was premiered theatrically at 09.10.2015 in Solaris multiplex with 3 other short films of young directors - Leeni Linna „Tiibadeta piloot“, Helen Takkin “Elo“, Carlos E. Lesmes „Äralend“ -  as one programme consisting of four short films named „Lennud unes või ilmsi“ (Flights in Dreams or in Reality). The programme was exposed in several theatres around Estonia during one week.

Trailer to the short film cassette: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_97FJuVrwbM