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The Headless Horseman (2001)

Original title: Peata ratsanik

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Animation Duration 11:07

The animated film THE HEADLESS HORSEMAN tells the story of a solitary and brutal hero, the headless horseman. The headless horseman is an ordinary resident of the Grand Canyon. The only difference is that he has no head. The headless horseman suffers from a serious inferiority complex thanks to that one factor that makes him different from the other canyon residents. This makes him terribly violent. Through a series of ordeals, the headless horseman manages to find himself a new head. Namely, the headless horseman sticks to the moon shining in the sky and he becomes a ...

Director: Ülo Pikkov

Keywords: barmaid | bar fight | shark | hornet's nest | brutality | kauboid | Moon | cows | destroying | men's jokes | View all »

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Main Data

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Production Firm(s) Eesti Joonisfilm
Color color
Film Category Animation, Cartoon
Text / Dialogue Estonian
Duration 11:07

Crew

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Producer Kalev Tamm
Director Ülo Pikkov
Screenwriter Ülo Pikkov
Art Director Ülo Pikkov
Animator Tarmo Vaarmets | Ruslan Piterja | Marje Ale | Kirsti Kurg | Ülle Metsur
Composer Sven Grünberg
Editor Ülo Pikkov

First releases

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  • in cinema: 26.04.2001, Cinema House, Tallinn, Estonia
  • on television: 02.05.2001, ETV, Estonia
  • released on DVD: 2010, Estonia

Festivals, awards, nominations

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  • Prize, Annual Award of AV Division of Estonian Cultural Endowment (Estonia), 2001, Animated Film Award: Ülo Pikkov
  • Award, Student Animation Festival of Ottawa (Canada), 2001, First Professional Film Award
  • Participation, Hamburg International Short Film Festival (Germany), 2001

Partners and Sponsors

  • Kultuuriministeerium
  • EFI
  • Eesti Kultuurkapital
  • ERR
  • Rahvusarhiiv
  • BFM
  • Kinoliit
  • Eesti Filmiajakirjanike ühing
  • Tallinnfilm