And Here We Are Today

After a small opening ceremony with traditional Estonian drinks and snacks comes a main course – the modern Estonian animation films. A Hollywood success story, trips in time and space, a bit of nostalgia and memories of the past and a lot more resulting from 100 years of sustainable development of the Estonian animation tradition through historical transformations.
(TRAFO, Nollendorfer Str. 30)

Toomas Beneath the Valley of the Wild Wolves

film still Toomas Beneath the Valley of the Wild Wolves
Animation Croatia, Estonia, France
direction: Chintis Lundgren

A married couple goes through ordinary problems: losing the job, lack of money, cooling of feelings. A part-time job and a seminar show new possibilities in life and help to better understand themselves.

Taaskohtumine

Till we Meet Again

film still Taaskohtumine
Animation Estonia
direction: Ülo Pikkov

An old lady returns with a touristic trip to the place she left 60 years ago. The film is based on a true story and takes place on a remote island of the Baltic sea. All objects in the film are made of materials found on that island, island Ruhnu.

Winter in the Rainforest

film still Winter in the Rainforest
Animation Estonia
direction: Anu-Laura Tuttelberg

The winning film of the Best Visual Design Award at the 2021 cellu l'art Festival takes us to the rain forest to show many facets of tropical nature: life and death with the eyes of porcelain puppets.

Kolmnurga Afäär

The Triangle Affair

film still Kolmnurga Afäär
Animation Estonia
direction: Andres Tenusaar

On a still night in a large city, the insomniac inhabitants are busy with their routines that build up a hypnotic dance. Since there is no triangle without corners. There is no direction without a triangle. There is no movement without direction.

The Dog Apartment

film still The Dog Apartment
Animation Estonia
direction: Priit Tender

A disturbing apartment in a panel house requires attention – and some food. A metaphoric depiction of everyday life of a lone and broken person who has not given up on their dreams even in the deepest routine.

Operatsioon LARP

Operation LARP

film still Operatsioon LARP
Animation Estonia
direction: Mattias Mälk

On the same day as the Estonian national premiere, the brand-newest film of the programme shows what happens when a love affair goes wrong near the area of a historical reenactment and military training.