Melchior the Apothecary

Melchior the Apothecary is a medieval crime thriller about a clever pharmacist Melchior Wakenstede. In addition to healing people, he has to uncover the secret behind a terrible wave of mysteries that happen in Tallinn. The film is based on Indrek Hargla’s series of best-selling crime novels full of secrets, adventure, and suspense.

Type of work: Feature film (The trilogy is also available 3 x 90 min or 6 x 45 min as a series)
Genre: Historical crime thriller
Stage: Completed
Producers: Kristian Taska, Esko Rips, Armin Karu, Tanel Tatter, Veiko Esken
Co-Producers: Jānis Kalējs, Lukas Trimonis, Philipp Kreuzer, Diana Mikita
Production companies: Taska Film, Nafta Films, Apollo Film Productions, HansaFilm
Co-production companies: Film Angels Productions, InScript, Maze pictures
Looking for: Distributors and film festivals
Contacts: info@globalscreen.ee , tanel.tatter@apollo.ee, kalejs@angels.ee

20 October

20:30 - 22:00

Kino Bize

Ended

Representives

Elmo Nüganen

Director

Elmo Nüganen is an Estonian film and theatre director and actor. From 1992-2021, he was the artistic director of Tallinn City Theatre. His debut as a film director and screenwriter was Names in Marble in 2002 which held the number 1 title of admissions among Estonian films until 2016. Nüganen’s filmography also includes Mindless (2006) and 1944 (2015). The latter became the country’s submission for the Academy Awards in 2015.

Tanel Tatter

Producer

Tanel Tatter is an Estonian stage, film and television promoter and producer. He is a member of the board of Apollo Film Productions that is part of Apollo Group, the leading social entertainment group in the Baltic States. Apollo Film Productions is currently in production with 4 feature films, planned to be released theatrically throughout 2023 – 2024.

Jānis Kalējs

Producer

Jānis Kalējs has worked for over 25 years in film industry in Latvia and Canada and is one of the founders of Film Angels Studio. He has produced, co-produced and provided service in Latvia for international productions from US, Germany, UK, Denmark, France, India, Japan, Hong Kong, Russia, South Korea.