Bio
Vivian Säde is a screenwriter and director from Tallinn, Estonia.
Säde is currently in production for comedy-drama mini-web series Kalamaja Blues for the Yle: Finnish National Broadcasting Company's Instagram initiative @areena.stories. The behind-the-scenes of the project can be seen at @kalamajablues on Instagram. She is the writer-director for the series and it is being produced from under her production company Moondustfilms (est. 2018.)
Säde graduated cum laude with a Bachelor's degree in Audiovisual Media from Tallinn University's Baltic Film and Media School as a writer-director in 2020 and cum laude from Edinburgh Napier University (Screen Academy Scotland) with a Master's degree in Screenwriting in 2021.
“It's About a Wedding”, a comedy-drama short film written and directed by Säde, premiered in the National Competition programme of Black Nights Film Festival’s PÖFF Shorts 2020 film festival to critical acclaim. Säde is also the owner of production company Moondustfilms (est. 2018), with which she co-produced and directed a music video titled 'Never Forget Who You Are' from Singing Revolution, a musical from the USA which premiered in Los Angeles in 2022. Säde’s first short film as a writer-director titled 'Sherlock and I' was completed in 2018 and won the Best Supporting Actor award at the film school-wide 'Best of BFM' showcase.
Säde is also a member of the Estonian Filmmakers Association.