Rain Rannu
{{Short description|Estonian entrepreneur and film director}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Rain Rannu
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|04|02|df=yes}}
| nationality = Estonian
| occupation = Screenwriter, businessman
| alma_mater = University of Tartu
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Rain Rannu (born 2 April 1980) is an Estonian screenwriter, movie director, investor and entrepreneur.{{Cite web|url=https://www.efis.ee/et/inimesed/id/25288/|title=Rain Rannu - Eesti filmi andmebaas|website=www.efis.ee}}
He is known as a serial entrepreneur, who is behind Fortumo, a mobile payments technology company sold to Boku in 2020,{{Cite web |last=Tambur |first=Silver |date=2020-06-18 |title=Estonian mobile payments startup Fortumo sold to Boku for $41 million |url=https://estonianworld.com/business/estonian-mobile-payments-startup-fortumo-sold-to-boku-for-41-million/ |access-date=2023-05-06 |website=Estonian World |language=en-GB}} and a partner at investment fund Superangel.{{Cite web |title=Industry Changers |url=https://superangel.io/ |access-date=2023-05-06 |website=Superangel.io |language=en}} In 2016 he entered movie industry by releasing his first movie Chasing Ponies. In 2021 he released first private movie investment fund in Estonia.{{Cite web|title=First ever private movie investment fund launched |url=https://news.err.ee/1608413354/first-ever-private-movie-investment-fund-launched|date=24 November 2021|access-date=6 May 2023|website=Eesti Rahvusringhääling (ERR)|language=en}} 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.{{cite web |title=Competitions |url=https://fantasiafestival.com/en/festival-2024/awards-juries/competitions |website=Fantasia Festival |access-date=21 August 2024}}
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.{{Cite web |title=Tallifornia |url=https://filmestonia.eu/production_companies/tallifornia/ |access-date=2023-05-06 |website=Film Estonia |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Rain Rannu: "I wanted to do something that would not exist unless I do it." |url=https://www.startupday.ee/news/hero-of-the-week-rain-rannu-i-wanted-to-do-something-that-would-not-exist-unless-i-do-it |access-date=2023-05-06 |website=sTARTUp Day 2023 |language=en}}
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| 2016
|Chasing Ponies{{Citation |title=Ameerika suvi (2016) - IMDb |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5979406/ |access-date=2023-05-06 |language=en-US}} |
| 2018 |
| 2019
|Chasing Unicorns{{Citation |title=Chasing Unicorns (2019) - IMDb |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10384108/ |access-date=2023-05-06 |language=en-US}} |
| 2022 |
| 2023 |
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Category:Estonian screenwriters
Category:Estonian film directors
Category:Estonian businesspeople
Category:Estonian company founders
Category:University of Tartu alumni
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