Andres Puustusmaa (born 19 July 1971)[1] is an Estonian film director, actor, screenwriter, professor, and photographer who began his career in the early 1990s.

[3] Puustusmaa's first film role was a small part in the 1997 Hardi Volmer-directed historical comedy Minu Leninid.

[4] After graduation from the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography, Puustusmaa worked as a film director in Russia for Mosfilm and Lenfilm.

Some Russian-language features directed by Puustusmaa include: 1814 (2007), Krasnyy zhemchug lyubvi (2008), Volshebnik (2008), My iz budushchego 2 (2010), and Belyy pesok (2010).

[7][8] Since 2004, Andres Puustusmaa has been a lecturer in film and telecommunication at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre and from 2015, a professor at the institution.