Rain Rannu Explained

Rain Rannu
Birth Date:2 April 1980
Nationality:Estonian
Occupation:Screenwriter, businessman
Alma Mater:University of Tartu

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 is operating under his own founded indie film production company Tallifornia[6] founded in 2018 by him and Tõnu Hiielaid that focuses exclusively on full length narrative features.

He is creating movies that would not exist unless he does them, giving his movies unique flavour.[7] His movies can be

!Year!Title
2016Chasing Ponies
2018Beqaa VR
2019Chasing Unicorns
2022Child Machine
2023Free Money[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rain Rannu - Eesti filmi andmebaas. www.efis.ee.
  2. Web site: Tambur . Silver . 2020-06-18 . Estonian mobile payments startup Fortumo sold to Boku for $41 million . 2023-05-06 . Estonian World . en-GB.
  3. Web site: Industry Changers . 2023-05-06 . Superangel.io . en.
  4. Web site: First ever private movie investment fund launched . 24 November 2021. 6 May 2023. Eesti Rahvusringhääling (ERR). en.
  5. Web site: Competitions . Fantasia Festival . 21 August 2024.
  6. Web site: Tallifornia . 2023-05-06 . Film Estonia . en-US.
  7. Web site: Rain Rannu: "I wanted to do something that would not exist unless I do it." . 2023-05-06 . sTARTUp Day 2023 . en.
  8. Web site: Rain Rannu unveils new first look picture, details of his ‘NFT-expanded’ film, Free Money . 2023-05-06 . Cineuropa - the best of european cinema . en.