Marko Raat is Estonian writer-director, active in the fields of both arthouse fiction film and documentary since 1999. He has a vast background in theatre directing, TV productions and in fine art. His latest feature length documentary FUNERAL DIARIES (2019) premiered at Dok.Fest Munich and was the opening film of DocPoint Tallinn. His most recent short film A CHAIRMAN’S TALE (2015) had its debut at the International Art Exhibition of la Biennale di Venezia. His last feature length fiction film THE SNOW QUEEN (2010) had been developed at SOURCES2 and premiered at the Montreal World Film Festival, then was screened at Cairo and Mumbai among many others. Marko is set to have the world premiere of his fresh feature film 8 VIEWS OF LAKE BIWA on IFFR 2024. He’s currently working on his next documentary project, I’M A BIRD NOW.
