Elbert Tuganov

Directing

Elbert Tuganov

Born — Died

1920-02-22 — 2007-03-22

Place of birth

Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR [now Azerbaijan]

Known for

Directing

Credits

41 titles

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

Film credits

Behind the camera

No artwork available
8.0

Animation short.

Gear Wheel

1968

New Friends poster
10.0

The sloppy boy is careless with his belongings: hat, mittens and shoes. They leave him and find new friends.

New Friends

1973

Nippet poster
8.0

A modern fairy tale tells the story of an inseparable character living in a children's fantasy world, the mischievous animal Nippet.

Nippet

1972

Ott in Space poster
8.5

The naughty boy Ott, who spends his school hours lazing and fighting, gets into a launching spaceship and flies into space. This is how exciting and even dangerous adventures begin, during which Ott experiences a long-known truth: you can't go through life without school wisdom. Estonian/Soviet animation short from 1961.

Ott in Space

1962

Animal Acupuncturists poster
10.0

The cat was protecting the chickens from a bully puppy, fell from a woodpile and broke his paw. The cockerel went alone into the forest to call the squirrel doctor for help.

Animal Acupuncturists

1964

Two Stories poster
10.0

Two well-known children's stories made into animation. The duck who fell asleep while driving the train and the girl who couldn't stop whining.

Two Stories

1962

Two Stories poster
10.0

Two well-known children's stories made into animation. The duck who fell asleep while driving the train and the girl who couldn't stop whining.

Two Stories

1962

Mouse Hunt poster
7.7

A band of mice steals grains from cats.

Mouse Hunt

1965

Jonn poster
5.5

Three selfish fishermen are in danger because of their great envy. And although fate has mercy on them, the men do not learn from it, but everything repeats itself. Estonian/Soviet animation short from 1966.

Jonn

1966

Sisters poster
6.0

Two sisters squabble and fight with each other over the course of their lives.

Sisters

1974

Sisters poster
6.0

Two sisters squabble and fight with each other over the course of their lives.

Sisters

1974

Fips the Monkey poster
7.0

Estonian/Soviet animation short. Monkey boy Fips is trapped and brought to town. Among humans, Fips experiences both good and bad. But he never forgets his real home - the jungle - and one day he escapes back there.

Fips the Monkey

1968

Fips the Monkey poster
7.0

Estonian/Soviet animation short. Monkey boy Fips is trapped and brought to town. Among humans, Fips experiences both good and bad. But he never forgets his real home - the jungle - and one day he escapes back there.

Fips the Monkey

1968

Victim poster
7.0

A humorous and journalistic stop-motion puppet film about a victim of excessive smoking.

Victim

1980

Victim poster
7.0

A humorous and journalistic stop-motion puppet film about a victim of excessive smoking.

Victim

1980

The Birth of the Genre poster
7.5

The film summarizes the origin and development of animated film at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries

The Birth of the Genre

1967

The Birth of the Genre poster
7.5

The film summarizes the origin and development of animated film at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries

The Birth of the Genre

1967

Inspiration poster
8.0

The Estonian Jubilee Song Festival is shown as a source of creativity that influences the creation of a painting. The documentary material is linked to the animation.

Inspiration

1975

Inspiration poster
8.0

The Estonian Jubilee Song Festival is shown as a source of creativity that influences the creation of a painting. The documentary material is linked to the animation.

Inspiration

1975

Guguta poster
NR

A film based on Spiridon Vangeli's "The Adventures of Gugutse". It is about a boy Gugutse and his magic hat, which everyone could hide under in the frost.

Guguta

1970

Drivers poster
NR

If we are not careful, one day the cars will take over all existence on Earth. The conflict between drivers and pedestrians is seen from the driver's point of view. The film depicts a humorous opposition to Tuganov's earlier film "Pedestrians".

Drivers

1972

Drivers poster
NR

If we are not careful, one day the cars will take over all existence on Earth. The conflict between drivers and pedestrians is seen from the driver's point of view. The film depicts a humorous opposition to Tuganov's earlier film "Pedestrians".

Drivers

1972

Park poster
6.0

A newly established and impressively designed park turns out to be highly inconvenient and troublesome for people. However, it takes quite some time before the designers come to realize that the park is, first and foremost, meant for people and needs to be redesigned accordingly.

Park

1966

Stork Chick poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Stork Chick

1967

North Dragon poster
8.0

Soviet Estonian animation about a brave young man seeking a magic ring.

North Dragon

1959

Fairy Tale in the Woods poster
9.0

An animation based on Estonian fairy tale "Nukitsamees"

Fairy Tale in the Woods

1960

Fairy Tale in the Woods poster
9.0

An animation based on Estonian fairy tale "Nukitsamees"

Fairy Tale in the Woods

1960

Bloody John poster
8.0

The famous chief of the corsairs Bloody John brings the lovely Isabella back as war booty from yet another foray. The avaricious Isabella shortly seizes power in the gang. Bloody John is reduced to a weak-willed, henpecked subordinate of the female robber. The desperate John escapes and seeks shelter in his dear childhood home in Saaremaa, where he starts earning a living again by honest means.

Bloody John

1974

Bloody John poster
8.0

The famous chief of the corsairs Bloody John brings the lovely Isabella back as war booty from yet another foray. The avaricious Isabella shortly seizes power in the gang. Bloody John is reduced to a weak-willed, henpecked subordinate of the female robber. The desperate John escapes and seeks shelter in his dear childhood home in Saaremaa, where he starts earning a living again by honest means.

Bloody John

1974

Just Like That! poster
9.0

An animated satire about a boss who thinks only he knows what is what and what is best.

Just Like That!

1963

Children and Tree poster
7.0

The children living in a large apartment building look for something to do and start throwing knives. The kids' joy is spoiled by a big boy who breaks their knife while grinning. Miraculously, a small tree grows near the building.

Children and Tree

1965

The Golden Donkey poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The Golden Donkey

1976

No artwork available
8.0

A satirical short piece about underground communication cable breakers.

Attention! Caution! The Cable!

1972

No artwork available
8.0

A satirical short piece about underground communication cable breakers.

Attention! Caution! The Cable!

1972

Little Peter’s Dream poster
9.0

One morning little Peter finds that he's all alone in the world

Little Peter’s Dream

1958

Little Peter’s Dream poster
9.0

One morning little Peter finds that he's all alone in the world

Little Peter’s Dream

1958

Apple Pie poster
7.0

The story of a foal who, through inevitability, ends up in an unfamiliar environment—the city—but ultimately discovers his calling and profession.

Apple Pie

1982

Pedestrians poster
6.5

This film is an humorous view on the conflict of pedestrians with all growing car traffic.

Pedestrians

1971

Pedestrians poster
6.5

This film is an humorous view on the conflict of pedestrians with all growing car traffic.

Pedestrians

1971

Captain of Koppeniki poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Captain of Koppeniki

1978