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  • Closing Session
    Closing Session

    Original title: Lõpuõhtu

    2007 | Puppet, Animation | Director: Hardi Volmer

    One night weird figures gather on the Karahundzhi Plateau. They are the figures of God created by Man in different times and cultures. According to Tibetan monks, writing down all the names of God will bring about the end of the world.

  • The Institute of The Dream
    The Institute of The Dream

    Original title: Une Instituut

    2006 | Puppet, Animation | Director: Mati Kütt

    At bedtime, Sandman Mati's footprints appear from nowhere on the sand. The Master of Dreams spreads the dreamsand in co-operation with Pillow Katis.

  • The Pearlman
    The Pearlman

    Original title: Pärlimees

    2006 | Puppet, Animation | Director: Rao Heidmets

    A smart leader can keep the culture of his nation ingenous for a long time,but he is helpless against the interchange of genes.

  • Brothers Bearhearts
    Brothers Bearhearts

    Original title: Vennad Karusüdamed

    2005 | Puppet, Animation | Director: Riho Unt

    The heroes of the film are three bear cubs from the cult painting by Ivan Shishkin “Morning in a Pine Forest”.

  • Barbarians
    Barbarians

    Original title: Barbarid

    2003 | Puppet, Animation | Director: Hardi Volmer

    It is an absolutely wonderful Barbiland, made of plastic and safe.

  • Instinct
    Instinct

    Original title: Instinkt

    2003 | Puppet, Animation | Director: Rao Heidmets

    What happens when the Maker loses controle over his creation and it starts to obay it's own will. .

  • The Carrot
    The Carrot

    Original title: Porgand

    2003 | Puppet, Animation | Director: Pärtel Tall

    This is Carrot that unites all the characters of the story. The Hare doesn’t have a carrot. But the Snowman has it.

  • Fox Woman
    Fox Woman

    Original title: Rebasenaine

    2002 | Puppet, Animation | Director: Priit Tender

    It is the story about a fox that goes to heaven to visit her uncle, and gets cruelly cast down.

  • Having Soul
    Having Soul

    Original title: Hing sees

    2002 | Puppet, Animation | Director: Riho Unt

    “Having Soul” is the story of a little boy and his big dream – toy soldiers with souls, who would close their eyes, when dying.

  • The Penguin Parade
    The Penguin Parade

    Original title: Pingviinide paraad

    2002 | Puppet, Animation | Director: Riho Unt, Julia Pihlak

    A story about a young man who in an absurd situation insists on remaining a human being as if he still belived in happy solutions.

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