Currently, I work as a freelance animator and artist in Turku, actively seeking opportunities to collaborate on various animation projects with film studios, theaters, exhibition venues and other creative organisations. I enjoy experimenting with diverse styles and techniques and highly value craftsmanship and hands-on animating skills.
As a filmmaker, I have explored topics like activism, cultural heritage and preservation, nature conservation, sustainability and the soul. My dream is to make more films about important issues that people and communities care about.
Education:
2019 - 2022 Estonian Academy of Arts, Bachelor of Arts in Humanities, Programme: Animation
2014 - 2018 University of Tartu Viljandi Culture Academy, Diploma of professional higher education,
Programme: Theatre Technical Arts, Prop and Stage Design, cum laude
2017 Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, Theatre Faculty (DAMU), Erasmus+ Programme
exchange student, Dramatic Arts - Stage Design
Softwares I use for:
Stop motion animation: Dragonframe
2D animation: TvPaint, Rough Animator, Krita
3D modeling and animation: Blender
Motion graphics: After Effects
Post-production, compositing, effects, editing: After Effects, Premiere Pro
Graphic design: Figma, Illustrator and Photoshop
Digital painting, drawing: Photoshop, Procreate
Storyboarding: Rough Animator, TvPaint, Storyboarder, Krita
Associations:
since 2026 Member of Animaatiokilta ry
since 2025 Member of Animaatioyhdistys Freimi ry
since 2022 Member of Eesti Animatsiooni Liit
Filmography
As an filmmaker:
2026 Minun Buabo, produced by Finno-Ugric Film Foundation, Finland and Estonia, drawn animation, 05´10´´; director, screenwriter, animator, editor
2022 Trashball (orig. Prügipall), produced by EKA, Estonia, stop-motion short, 06´52´´; co-author, co-director, screenwriter, artist, lead animator
2021 Kraft Paper (orig. Jõupaber), produced by EKA, Estonia, drawn animation, 04´00´´; director, screenwriter, artist, animator
2018 The last stationmaster (orig. Viimane jaamaülem), produced by TÜ VKA, stop-motion short, 04´41´´; director, screenwriter, artist, animator
2017 Golem, produced by DAMU, Czech Republic, mixed technique stop-motion animation, 03´01´´; director, screenwriter, artist, animator
2012 Tuvi, short film, 06´01´´; director, actor
As a worker:
2026 Pikkuli and the Starlight Reindeer, produced by AittoFlow, Finland, animated feature film, prop designer
2025/26 Little Eggshell, produced by Menufilmid OÜ, Estonia / Potenza Producciones S.L. , Spain, pilot episode for TV-series; background and layout artist
2025/26 Põhjatu järv, produced by EKA, stop-motion short; puppet designer
2025/26 Uka-Uka, produced by Grafik OÜ, Estonia, stop motion short; puppet armature builder, puppet body part modeler
2026 Schrödinger, produced by Rebel Frame, Estonia, oil painted animation short, ∼18`00``; art director, lead animator, concept artist
2023 The Shadow of Dawn (orig. Eha vari), produced by Hvitolg, stop-motion short, Estonia, 15`00``; background animator
2023 Tuljak, produced by Saturn Film, Estonia, stop-motion short, ∼10`00``; pixilation actor
2022 The Old Man and Gas Worm (orig. Vanamees ja põrsauss), produced by BOP Animation, Estonia, stop-motion short, 25´37´´; artist, puppet maker, props master
2019 Old Man Cartoon Movie (orig. Vanamehe film), produced by BOP Animation, Estonia, animation road movie, 88´00´´; art director, props master, puppet maker
2019 Teofrastus, produced by Nukufilm, Estonia, stop motion short, 15´00´´; animator, puppet designer
2017 Music video for Lights on the Ceiling single Poeesia,
Estonia, 04´32´´, director, animator, screenwriter, artist
2017 Soviet Hippies (orig. Nõukogude Hipid"), produced by Kultusfilm, Estonia, Germany, Finland, 75´00´´; helper
Contact
Representation / Ida Lepparu
idalepparu@gmail.com