Playwrights

Jim Ashilevi is a writer and director. He graduated in 2006 from Tallinn University majoring in Audiovisual Media and in 2011 he graduated from Viljandi Culture Academy, majoring in acting. From 2013 to 2015 he worked as a playwright and actor at Von Krahl theatre. Since then he has been a freelance creator. He has written articles, scripts, plays and even computer games.

Recognition:

2018 Cultural Endowment of Estonia, annual literature endowment award for Forget/Dream (”Unusta/Unista“)

2015 Estonian Writers' Union novel competition III prize for The Forest of Bodies (”Kehade mets”)

2013 Crystal Slipper award

2006 Cultural Endowment Annual Award for Literature for Like Boys in the Rain (”Nagu poisid vihma käes”)

2005 Estonian Theatre Agency play competition II prize for Like Boys in the Rain (”Nagu poisid vihma käes”)