Heino Pars
Filed under: people, Director, Puppeteer, Sequence Animator, Writer
"Heino Pars was born in Mustla, Viljandi County in Estonia on October 13, 1925. Pars along with his colleague Elbert Tuganov are cited as the fathers of puppet animation in Estonia. Pars' most famous film is Nael/Nail (1972), an experimental film ..."
Walter Tournier
Filed under: people, Animator, Artist, Director, Puppeteer, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Documentary, Stop Motion, Technicolor, Tournier Animation, Uruguay, Walter Tournier
"Walter Tournier is a Uruguayan animator, director, and sculptor known for his specialization in stop-motion animation. Tournier studied at the Faculty of Architecture in Montevideo when he discovered his true interest in film (“Walter Tournier..."
Jiří Trnka
Filed under: people, Animator, Artist, Cartoonist, Cinematographer, Illustrator, Painter, Puppeteer, Set Designer, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, Bratři v triku, Czech Republic, Fantasy, Jiří Trnka Studio, Puppetoons, Stop Motion, Studio kresleného a loutkového filmu, World War 2 ( WW2 )
"Jiří Trnka was born in Pilsen (now Plzeň), Bohemia in the Austro-Hungarian Empire on February 24, 1912. He was a Czech animator and illustrator who specialized in stop-motion puppetry animation. While he was known for illustrating children’s ..."
Elbert Tuganov
Filed under: people, Animator, Director, Puppeteer, Writer, Estonia
"Elbert Tuganov was born February 22, 1920, in Baku, Azerbaijan. At four years old, he moved to Berlin where he lived with his aunt. Tuganov along with his colleague Heino Pars are cited as the fathers of puppet animation in Estonia. He is the foun..."