Directing
Elbert Tuganov
Born 1920-02-22
Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR [now Azerbaijan]
Department: Directing
Biography
Elbert Tuganov (February 22, 1922 – March 22, 2007) was an Azerbaijani-Estonian animator and film director. He is known as "the father of Estonian animation". Tuganov was born in Baku, Azerbaijan to an Estonian mother and an Ossetian father. In 1946 he joined with Tallinnfilm. In 1958 he created the first Estonian animated film Peetrikese unenägu.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Elbert Tuganov
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Bloody John
1974
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Kings of the Time
2008
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Athomic
1970
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Fairy Tale in the Woods
1960
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Ott in Space
1962
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Animal Acupuncturists
1964
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Nippet
1972
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Yachts at Sea
1955
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Two Stories
1962
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Captain of Koppeniki
1978
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (59 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Kings of the Time | Self | Movie | 2008 |
 | Apple Pie | Director | Movie | 1982 |
 | Victim | Director | Movie | 1980 |
| Victim | Writer | Movie | 1980 |
 | Merchant and Monkeys | Director | Movie | 1979 |
| Merchant and Monkeys | Writer | Movie | 1979 |
 | Giufa | Writer | Movie | 1979 |
| Giufa | Director | Movie | 1979 |
 | Captain of Koppeniki | Director | Movie | 1978 |
| Captain of Koppeniki | Writer | Movie | 1978 |
 | Souvenir | Director | Movie | 1977 |
 | The Golden Donkey | Director | Movie | 1976 |
 | Clown and Kroops | Director | Movie | 1976 |
 | Inspiration | Writer | Movie | 1975 |
| Inspiration | Director | Movie | 1975 |
 | Bloody John | Writer | Movie | 1974 |
| Bloody John | Director | Movie | 1974 |
 | Sisters | Director | Movie | 1974 |
| Sisters | Writer | Movie | 1974 |
 | New Friends | Director | Movie | 1973 |
 | Drivers | Director | Movie | 1972 |
| Drivers | Writer | Movie | 1972 |
 | Nippet | Director | Movie | 1972 |
| Attention! Caution! The Cable! | Director | Movie | 1972 | |
| Attention! Caution! The Cable! | Writer | Movie | 1972 | |
 | Pedestrians | Director | Movie | 1971 |
| Pedestrians | Writer | Movie | 1971 |
 | Athomic and Stouts | Director | Movie | 1970 |
 | Athomic | Director | Movie | 1970 |
 | Guguta | Writer | Movie | 1970 |
 | Donkey, Herring and Broom | Writer | Movie | 1969 |
| Donkey, Herring and Broom | Director | Movie | 1969 |
 | Fips the Monkey | Director | Movie | 1968 |
| Fips the Monkey | Writer | Movie | 1968 |
| Gear Wheel | Director | Movie | 1968 | |
 | Stork Chick | Director | Movie | 1967 |
 | The Birth of the Genre | Writer | Movie | 1967 |
| The Birth of the Genre | Director | Movie | 1967 |
 | Jonn | Director | Movie | 1966 |
 | Park | Director | Movie | 1966 |
 | Children and Tree | Director | Movie | 1965 |
 | Mouse Hunt | Director | Movie | 1965 |
 | The Last Chimney-Sweep | Director | Movie | 1964 |
 | Animal Acupuncturists | Director | Movie | 1964 |
 | Just Like That! | Director | Movie | 1963 |
 | Talent | Director | Movie | 1963 |
| Talent | Writer | Movie | 1963 |
 | An Almost Unbelievable Story | Director | Movie | 1962 |
 | Two Stories | Screenplay | Movie | 1962 |
| Two Stories | Director | Movie | 1962 |
 | Ott in Space | Director | Movie | 1962 |
 | Me and Murri | Director | Movie | 1961 |
 | Fairy Tale in the Woods | Director | Movie | 1960 |
| Fairy Tale in the Woods | Screenplay | Movie | 1960 |
 | North Dragon | Director | Movie | 1959 |
 | Little Peter’s Dream | Writer | Movie | 1958 |
| Little Peter’s Dream | Director | Movie | 1958 |
 | Yachts at Sea | Assistant Camera | Movie | 1955 |
 | Kui saabub õhtu | Visual Effects Camera | Movie | 1955 |