Rain Rannu
Rain Rannu | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2 April 1980 |
| Alma mater | University of Tartu |
| Occupations | Screenwriter, businessman |
Rain Rannu (born 2 April 1980) is an Estonian screenwriter, movie director, investor and entrepreneur.[1]
He is known as a serial entrepreneur, who is behind Fortumo, a mobile payments technology company sold to Boku in 2020,[2] and a partner at investment fund Superangel.[3] In 2016 he entered movie industry by releasing his first movie Chasing Ponies. In 2021 he released first private movie investment fund in Estonia.[4] In 2024, he served as jury president of the New Flesh Competition for Best First Feature award ceremony at the 28th Fantasia International Film Festival.[5]
Filmography
Rain Rannu operates under indie film production company Tallifornia, co-founded by Rannu and Tõnu Hiielai in 2018. The company focuses exclusively on full length narrative features.[6][7]
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2016 | Chasing Ponies[8] |
| 2018 | Beqaa VR[9] |
| 2019 | Chasing Unicorns[10] |
| 2022 | Child Machine[11] |
| 2023 | Free Money[12] |
| 2024 | Infinite Summer |
References
- ↑ "Rain Rannu - Eesti filmi andmebaas". www.efis.ee.
- ↑ Tambur, Silver (2020-06-18). "Estonian mobile payments startup Fortumo sold to Boku for $41 million". Estonian World. Retrieved 2023-05-06.
- ↑ "Industry Changers". Superangel.io. Retrieved 2023-05-06.
- ↑ "First ever private movie investment fund launched". Eesti Rahvusringhääling (ERR). 24 November 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ↑ "Competitions". Fantasia Festival. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ↑ "Tallifornia". Film Estonia. Retrieved 2023-05-06.
- ↑ "Rain Rannu: "I wanted to do something that would not exist unless I do it."". sTARTUp Day 2023. Retrieved 2023-05-06.
- ↑ Ameerika suvi (2016) - IMDb, retrieved 2023-05-06
- ↑ Beqaa VR (Short 2018) - IMDb, retrieved 2023-05-06
- ↑ Chasing Unicorns (2019) - IMDb, retrieved 2023-05-06
- ↑ Child Machine (2022) - IMDb, retrieved 2023-05-06
- ↑ "Rain Rannu unveils new first look picture, details of his 'NFT-expanded' film, Free Money". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema. Retrieved 2023-05-06.