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Meelis Arulepp

Biography

  • Meelis Arulepp has graduated from Art College of Tartu (Estonia) in 1984. Meelis has worked as an animator in various animation studios since 1984, he started work in A.Film Denmark since 1990 and in 1994 he co-founded the studio in Tallinn – A Film Estonia. Meelis has worked as the creative head of the studio since then. Meelis´ filmography includes over 30 feature films, where he has been directing animator, designer, storyboarder of supervisor. The list is long, but to name few “All Dogs go to Heaven 2”, “The Quest for Camelot”, “Help! I´m a Fish”, “Asterix and the Vikings”, “Titeuf – the Movie”, “Smurfs – the Legend of Smurfy Hollow” etc. Meelis has co-directed 5 short films and over 300 commercials. He is also well know book illustrator and caricaturist. Meelis works in A Film Estonia as creative head of the studio.

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