Peeter Simm

Birthday: 1953-02-24
Deathday: 2026-03-12
Birthplace: Kiviõli, Kiviõli District, Tallinn Oblast, Estonian SSR, USSR [now Ida-Viru County, Estonia]
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned

Peeter Simm (born February 24, 1953; Kiviõli – March 12, 2026) was an Estonian film director.

Peeter Simm studied at Nõo Secondary School in a physics class and graduated from the All-Union State Institute of Cinematography in Moscow (cum laude) in 1976 with a degree in feature film directing.

From 1975 to 1993, Simm worked at Tallinnfilm, first as an assistant director, then as a feature film director.

In 1993, he founded the studio Lege Artis Film. As a director, he collaborated with many studios. He also directed in the theater, made language training and advertising films, television programs, etc.

He worked as a visiting professor of film directing at the Baltic Institute of Film, Media, Arts and Communication.

Credits

Year Title Character
2022-12-09 Wishes from the Well Shop Guest
1987-07-24 In One Hundred Years in May Member of the Court Martial #5
1982-12-13 The Song of the Summer
1981-01-23 Christmas in Vigala Konstantin Päts
1980-01-13 The Blue Carbuncle
1978-09-11 Daisy Petal Game Poacher #1 (segment "Poacher")