Screenwriter and novelist
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Birk Rohelend (1981) is an Estonian writer and screenwriter, who has studied playwriting, dramaturgy and performance analysis in Drakadeemia (2008-2011) and screenwriting mentored by Lew Hunter in Nebraska (2013). Among her works are the feature film “Bad Hair Friday” (2013) and several series, among them ViaPlay’s crime drama “Who Shot Otto Müller” (2022). She has written several comedy series such as “The Pillow Club”, “The Taxi”, “Stories by Krista” as well crime series “Wicked Girls”, “Restart”, “The Trap”. She is the author of several acknowledged novels, among them “Me, Mortimer” (III place 2007 Tänapäev’s Youth Novel Competion), “The Ones Who Kill Themselves” (II place 2009 Tänapäev’s Youth Novel Competition) and “My Clawed Friend” (III place 2009 Estonian Novel Competition). In addition to novels she has published a poetry collection titled “Morbidarium” and a ballad “Alexander and Belle”. Her short story “Love” was nominated for Tuglas price in 2010. She has also written several plays, among them “Foxtrot” (2013). In her daily life, Birk works as the Head of Marketing and Communications Department in Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech). She is the board member of Estonian Audiovisual Authors’ Union and a member of Estonina Writers’ Union.