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The Turnip

Original title: Naeris

2022 | Animation, Puppet | Director: Piret Sigus, Silja Saarepuu

The underground view to the story that is known by peasants point of view. Who owns the catch?

The film's story is based on the Slavic fairy tale, which tells the story by the peasants point of view. The film shows story, variously of fairy tale, from underground angle - giving overview what really happened while on ground was engaged in the cultivation of vegetables. Also about property, collaboration and betrayal.
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Four Stones

Original title: Neli kivi

2021 | Animation, Cartoon | Director: Francesco Rosso

I’m the monk and the lover, I’m the chosen one and the abandoned one, I’m the inbreath and the outbreath.

A monk goes through his present and past life, constantly bouncing between desire and denial. His life in the monastery and later in the city evolves around looping patterns, coincidences and unavoidable consequences.Sublime sounds and a delicate system of symbols trace the path for the monk and his fellas to cope with their miseries. A monk goes through his present and past life, constantly bouncing between desire and denial. His life in the monastery and later in the city evolves around looping patterns, coincidences and unavoidable consequences.Sublime sounds and a delicate system of symbols trace the path for the monk and ...
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Soulpipe

Original title: Hingetoru

2019 | Students film, Animation | Director: Jelizaveta Mušnikova, Mari-Leen Üksküla-Eomois, Meeri-Ann Ostrov, Anna Semjonova

A futuristic tale about the material world tells a story of a clerk who is responsible for putting objects coming from a pipe onto a shelf.

A futuristic tale about the material world tells a story of a clerk who is responsible for putting objects coming from a pipe onto a shelf. The clerk is used to his routine and happy with his work in a white box. He has no desire for a better life or questions about his mission or existence. Until one day a stranger knocks on his door. He has something that the clerk does not. It's something that turns the clerk's beliefs on their head.
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Süüta mu tuli

2018 | Advertising, Advertising, Other categories, Commissioned | Director: Urmas Nimetu

A romantic comedy about heating the oven.

A young couple prepares to spend a weekend in an old house. First they have to light the fire. This is not an easy task and very soon they wake up a strange old man who calls himself the Guardian of the Oven.
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The Maggot Feeder

Original title: Ussinuumaja

2012 | Animation, Cartoon | Director: Priit Tender

The Maggot Feeder is an ancient Chukchi folk tale.

A man decides to kill his wife because she can't have children. He builds a stone house on the seashore and starts to grow maggots in it. When the maggots are as thick as a wrist, he invites his wife for a walk on the beach... The Maggot Feeder is an ancient Chukchi folk tale. It takes us on a journey to the darkest alleys of the human mind.
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A Different Kind of Fairy Tale

Origial title: Прикольна казка

2008 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Roman Širman

The feature film is an Estonian-Ukrainian co-production directed by Roman Shirman. It is a contemporary fairy tale about two hostile kingdoms where the princess of one country and the king of the other country fall in love with each other. Despite of all obstacles - the evil stepmother, the mean wizard, and the revengeful warriors - love will conquer everything.

The fairy tale full of irony takes place in two neighbouring countries - Warlike Kingdom and Unhappy Kingdom - and tells about young lovers, sly intriguers and reckless warriors. The residents of the Warlike Kingdom cannot stop purposeless fighting, the habitants of Unhappy Kingdom keep complaining about their wretched fate. As if often happens in fairy tales, the princess of the Unhappy Kingdom falls in love with the young king of the Warlike Kingdom. After great adventures, these two meet thanks to a little wizard girl called Destiny. Ultimately, the war minister will understand that it is much better to ...
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Mat the Cat

Original title: Röövlirahnu Martin

2005 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: René Vilbre

The feature film for children directed by Rene Vilbre tells about Martin and his magical friend. Together the friends solve problems that 10-year-old children face in their everyday life.

10-year-old Martin moves into a new home with his mother. But he has no friends here so he spends time mostly alone. At the last day of school, Martin's mother Maris asks the boy behave well since he is always a troublemaker. However, things will go wrong as usual. Marta, the daughter of the school principal Roland, has won both the hearts of Martin and Kevin - the latter has a fancy scooter and expensive footfear. Because of their troublesome rivarly, Martin's mother has to come to the principal's office again. Unexpectedly, Martin will be saved by a shrewd magician ...
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Barbarians

Original title: Barbarid

2003 | Animation, Puppet | Director: Hardi Volmer

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

It is an absolutely wonderful Barbiland, made of plastic and safe. But in one morning line-up the Queen has to listen to the well-known fatal words: “ You Queen are the fairest on the world but Dennis-Dolly even fairer.”. At last, Dolly's new friends – the old abanponed dolls are faced a problem - which of them is the divine Dolly, when the only identifing features on them are their clothes and accessories. Is it worth dying for?
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Wild Swans

Original title: Metsluiged

1987 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Helle Karis

The film directed by Helle Karis is based on the fairy tale "Wild Swans" by Hans Christian Andersen, telling the story of princess Elise who is determined to save her bewitched brothers with the power of love.

Princess Elise has eleven brothers bewitched by their evil stepmother - the boys have been turned into swans. In order to break the spell, Elise must weave a shirt of stinging nettles for every brother. During the work, she must remain completely silent, otherwise his brothers will die. Evil forces follow Elise's strange silence and odd weaving work while trying to destroy hope and love.
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Karoliine's Silver Yarn

Original title: Karoliine hõbelõng

1984 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Helle Murdmaa

The musical fairy tale film directed by Helle Murdmaa is based on the motives of Estonian and Nordic folklore. The film tells the story about a selfish princess Karoliine who will learn a lot from her journey together with a mysterious guide named Kaspar.

Karoliine is a spoiled and selfish princess who will meet swamp ogres and sleep fairies, a mermaid and a werewolf on her journey. A bunch of robbers will take her to their cave. Despite of having a smart and helpful guide Kaspar with her, Karoliine has to get rid of her selfishness and inconsideration towards others. She is gradually becoming brave and good-hearted that will eventually lead her to the presence of mind and real love.
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