PRIIT PÄRN
DIRECTING
Priit Pärn (born August 26, 1946 in Tallinn) is an Estonian cartoonist and animation director whose films have enjoyed success among critics as well as the public at various film festivals.
Pärn formerly worked as a plant ecologist; his career in animation began when he accepted Rein Raamat's proposal to make a design for Kilplased (1974).
After a brief apprenticeship in Joonisfilm, he directed his first film Is the Earth Round? in 1977.
Pärn's most important films are considered to be Triangle (1982), Breakfast on the Grass (1987), Hotel E (1992), 1895 (co-directed by Janno Põldma, 1995) and Night of the Carrots (1998).
Pärn's style is characterized by black humour, playful surrealism and a unique graphic style.
Life Without Gabriella Ferri 2008
Time Out 1985
Karl and Marilyn 2003
Breakfast on the Grass 1987
Hotel E 1992
Some Exercises in Preparation of an Independent Life 1981
The Triangle 1982
Night of the Carrots 1998
1895 1995
...And Plays Tricks 1978
Luna Rossa 2024
Animated Self-Portraits 1989
The Eyeless Hunter: A Khanty Story 2017
Is the Earth Round? 1977