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Anu-Laura Tuttelberg graduated MA degree in animation at Estonian Academy of Arts in 2013. She made her first animation Fly Mill (Kärbeste veski, 2012) a puppet film as her graduation film. Fly Mill has screened in numerous festivals around the world and won about 20 prizes. Her first film after graduation, a short animated film On The Other Side Of The Woods (Teisel pool metsa) premiered in June 2014 at Annecy International Animation Festival and has won three First Prizes and a Best Debut prize at festivals.
INGRID ULST (born March 26, 1977) - cultural organizer, director, writer and actress
Founder and creative director of Alle-Saija Teatritalu – a small country theatre with its own theatre house and group of actors. Studies acting and directing at the Polygon Theatre School (course supervisor Tamur Tohver, class of 2022).
Director Riho Unt (1956) graduated from the Estonian State Institute of Arts in 1982 as a Set Designer. Over the years, he has made more than 30 animated films. His films have won numerous awards and travelled to major animation festivals. His short animation The Master won the Jury Award at Annecy Film Festival in 2015. He has taught animation in the universities in Estonia and abroad, given master classes, and has regularly been a member of film festival juries. He has worked as a director and production designer in Tallinnfilm, Nukufilm, and as a freelancer, as well as created illustrations and children`s books.
Director Manfred Vainokivi (1964) is a documentary filmmaker with a unique signature. In 10 years, he has made both experimental as well as more traditional documentaries. His films have screened in competition at Leipzig DoK and IDFA, and earned best documentary titles at home in Estonia.