Martti Soosaar

Martti Soosaar (11 June 1933 – 18 April 2017) 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. He featured in the Estonian Radio television sitcom "Õhtujutud" (<nowiki/>'Evening Stories<nowiki/>') which consisted of interviews with the artists. Martti Soosaar has also written for Kymen Sanomat, a major Finnish broadsheet newspaper.

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.

Selected works

• Raamatud "August Vomm" (1977)
• "Kunstnik ja modell" (1978)
• "Ateljee-etüüde" (interviews with artists 1983)
• "Ateljee-etüüde. 2 (interviews with artists; 1990)
• "Eesti ex libris" (Helsinki)
• "Tuntud ja tundmatu Gori" (2003)
• "Lase vareseid!"
• Stsenaariumid "Lea Valter" (1997) (film)
• "Enn Põldroosi härrasmeeste seltskond" (1998) (film)

References