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Estonian Puppet and Stop-Motion Animation ‘May Not Be Mainstream, but It’s Still Thriving’
Estonian stop-motion animation still thrives, wins at Cannes, hits Academy shortlists, has busy studios such as Rebel Frame and Nukufilm.
“I work with numerous foreign colleagues who chose to stay in Estonia as animation directors or creators, but it’s often nearly impossible for them to access local funding to complete their projects. In the ideal world, it would be easy to fund a new project with previous works’ screening fees, but we can only dream about it,” explain Piret Sigus and Silja Saarepuu in a shared statement. Sure, you can create pretty much anything on a computer, including a decent ‘stop-motion look,’ but its actual restrictions – real puppets, sets, camera and lights – inform the work.
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