Bio

Jaan Kolberg (born November 21, 1958) is an Estonian film director and producer. Jaan Kolberg was born in Pärnu, where he attended primary and secondary schools. In 1976, he enrolled at Tartu State University, majoring in English. While at university, from 1977 until 1979, he participated as an actor at Evald Hermaküla's stage studio at the Vanemuine theatre. After graduating from Tartu State University, Kolberg studied filmmaking at the All-Union State Institute of Cinematography (VGIK) in Moscow from 1985 until 1990. In 1991, he married actress Terje Pennie. In 2003 he established the production company Tristan (later Navona).