Rein Raamat

Rein Raamat (born 20 March 1931) is an Estonian animation film director, artist and screenwriter. He is the first internationally successful Estonian animator and along with Elbert Tuganov is regarded as the "Father of Estonian Animation". He has directed many short animated films since the early 1970s and also produced over 20 documentary films.

Biography Raamat was born in Türi, Järva County and graduated from the Estonian Art Institute in 1957 as a painter. Between 1957 and 1971 he worked as an artist and director of feature films based in Tallinn. released in 1983, which he based on the art of fellow Estonian Eduard Wiiralt from the 1930s.

Since the early 1990s he has been involved with many documentaries in Estonia. In 1998, he worked with the journalist Martti Soosaar in producing the documentary Enn Põldroosi härrasmeeste seltskond.

Selected filmography 1972: Vari ja tee (short) 1972: Veekandja (short) 1973: Lend (short) 1974: Kilplased (short) 1974: Värvilind (short) 1975: Rüblik (short) 1976: Kütt (short) 1977: Antennid jääs (short) 1978: Kas on ikka rasvane? (short) 1978: Põld (short) 1980: Suur Tõll (short) 1983: Põrgu (short) 1985: Kerjus (short) 2012: Tiiu Kirsipuu. Edu kood (short)