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  • Rao Heidmets
    Director
  • Hendrik Relve
    Writer
  • Rao Heidmets
    Producer
  • Hendrik Relve
    Key Cast
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Piisini puudutus.
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Documentary
  • Runtime:
    9 minutes 36 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    December 20, 2017
  • Production Budget:
    20,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Estonia
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    Estonian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Rao Heidmets

Rao Heidmets is born in 1956 in Pärnu, Estonia. 1975-1981 He graduated from the Tallinn Technical University, faculty of electro-energetics.
After the finishing university in 1982 he changed career and went to the «Tallinnfilm» studios to make animated films. At first as animator and from 1983 as film director. He have made more than 20 films and most of them has won lot of prizes. Some of these;
INHERENT OBLIGATIONS
Grand Prix in Fredrikstad Int. Fest. Norway 2008
Grand Prix in OTTAWA Int. Festival Canada 2009
INSTINCT 2003
*Int. Trickfilm Fest. Stuttgart, SWR AUDIENCE AWARD 2004
*Ismailia Int. Doc. and Short Film Fest. BEST ANIMATION FILM 2003
* KROK Film Fest. Ukraine – SPECIAL PRIZE OF FILMCRITIC 2003

Animation teacher in Estonian Art academy, Tartu Art College, IT College and other schools.
He has been member of more than 20 International filmfestival juri.
He have also made several workshops for students and children: in USA, Mexico, China etc.
First personal exhibition of graphics and drawings was in 1986, beside what he has been constantly exhibiting her art and video installations.

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Rao Heidmets filmography

DOVE AUNT 3-D cut out film, 10 min. 1983. director, animator,

* Best animated film in a III Soviet Union Young Filmmakers Fest. Kishinjov, 1983

• Best debut film in III Estonian Animated Film Festival “Rapla 1984”

NURIL, cut-out film. 10 min. 1985. director, animator.


GIRAFE puppetfilm. 10min. 1986 director.

* III price in Soviet Union Animated Film Festival in Repino, 1986

• Nominated for NIKE ( Russian OSCAR) in animated film category, 1987

SERENADE, object animation. 10 min. 1987. Director, script writer, co-art designer with Tiina Linzbach


THE THEATRE PAPA CARLO, human size puppets, 10 min. 1988. director, co-writer with Priit Pärn.

* Grand Prix Internationale Filmfestivale CINANIMA in Portugal, 1989

* International Film Festival CANNES nominated for Palm D'Or, 1989
* II price in Soviet Union Animated Film Festival in Tbilisi, 1988
* Screening in GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM, New York , USA. 1998

NOBLESSE OBLIGE, human size puppets, 10 min. 1989 director, co-writer with Priit Pärn, Jaak Arro.

* Nominated to NIKE ( Russian “OSCAR”) in animated film category 1989
* II price in Soviet Union Animated Film Festival in Bolshevo, 1990
* Int. Animation Fest. Hiroshima, special program “ BEST OF THE WORLD” 1992

ELFS TREE puppetfilm 10min. 1991. director, writer.

* Public price in France Animation Film Festival Bourg-en-Bresse in
Jeunesse, 1992


LIVINGROOM pixalation, puppet 10min, 1994. director, writer.

* Colden Kentaur, in St. Petersburg Short Film Fest. “Message to Man”1994

* Awarded by jury member Rosella Lamina personal price in Int. Odense Film
Fest.1995
* SPECIAL PRICE OF JURY in 1st Int. Film Festival in Antalya, 1995
* MAIN PRICE in category - Estonian animated film 1991- 1997

DEAR MISTER Q, feature 92 min. 1998 producer, director, co- writer with Indrek Rohtmets

* “COTTBUS ” International Film.Fest. 1998 Youth Yury Award.

* 5. International Youth Film Festival, Mexico City 1999. award: “EL RAPTO MAS COOL”

BIRTHDAY CAKE puppet, commercial Japan. 1 min. 1998. director

* Promotional Award for excellent realization in the 38th
Festival of the All Japan Radio & Television

GRASSBIRD feature 34 min. 2001. producer, director, scriptwriter.

ENIGMATICAL LOVER puppetfilm, commercial Japan 1 min. 2003 director

COLLECTIVE SWICHGRAFT puppetfilm, commercial Japan 1 min. 2003 director

LAS VEGAS puppetfilm, commercial Japan 1 min. 2003 director

JEWELLERY ADDICTION puppetfilm, commercial Japan 1 min. 2003 director

TOURBILLON puppetfilm, commercial Japan 1 min. 2003 director

INSTINCT puppetfilm. 10 min. 2003. director , script.

* Int. Animated Film Fest. „ANIMAEVKA“ „ PRIZE TO MASTER“ 2005
* Int. Animation Film Fest. Fantoche „World Wide Hits“ programm 2005
* Int. Film Fest. for Childrens and Youth Buenos Aires SPECIAL MENTION OF THE OFFICIAL JURY 2004
*Int. Meeting of Cinema, TV,Video and Multimedia in AVANCA. ANIMATION PRIZE 2004
*Int. Fest. for Animation and Short Films Dresden YOUTH OSCAR ANIMATION 2004
*Int. Animated Film Fest. “BIMINI” Latvia THE BEST ANIMATION FILM 2004
*Int. Trickfilm Fest. Stuttgart, SWR AUDIENCE AWARD - 2nd PRIZE, 2004
*Int. Animated Film Fest. Espinho CINANIMA THE PRIZE JOSE ABEL (QUALITY OF ANIMATION) 2003
*Ismailia Int. Film Fest. For Doc. and Shorts Films BEST ANIMATION FILM 2003
*Int. Environmental Film Fest. “Green Vision” St.Petresburg – THE MOST ORIGINAL INTERPRETATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS 2003
* KROK Film Fest. Ukraine – THE SPECIAL PRIZE OF FILMCRITIC 2003
* KROK Film Fest. Ukraine – JURY`S SPECIAL PRIZE 2003
* In programme "BEST OF ANIMATED DREAMS 1998-2012" 2013

CONQUISTADORE puppetfilm, commercial Japan. 1min. 2005 director, scriptwriter.

CRSZY HOURSE puppetfilm, commercial Japan. 1min. 2005 director, scriptwriter.

PEARLMAN puppetfilm. 10min. 2006. director , script, co-art designer with Liina Keevallik

* 14th Chilean Int. Short Films Fest. Santiago THE BEST ANIMATION FILM, 2006
* 11th Int. Ecological Festival“Save &Preserve“ Handi Mansi- JURY SPECIAL PRIZE
“FOR ORIGINAL APPROCH TO THE THEME OF ETERNITY IN ANIMATION“ 2007

LIFE STORYS cut- out, animated documentary 28 min. 2007 producer, director, co-scriptwriter with
Mats Traat.

TRONJI children program for BBC TV 4 min. 2007. co-director with Priit Tender

INHERENT OBLIGATIONS director, script 10min. 2008

* Grand Prix in Fredrikstad Int. Fest. Norway 2008
* Int. Short Film Festival Siena Italy - BEST ANIMATION FILM 2008
* Int. Animated Film Fest. ANIMATOR Poznan - THE GOLDEN PEGASUS 2009
* Grand Prix in OTTAWA Int. Festival Canada 2009

2009/ KROK- International Animated Film Festival Ukraine ALEXANDER TATARSKY PRIZE ” THE PLASTICINE CROW”-“VIRTUOSO PILOT”

COMING OF ORACLE? director, art-designer, script 10min. 2011

2012 12th International Short Film Festival – „Hybride`s Competition“ - Lille France.
2012 AVANCA International Cinema,Video and Multimedia Festival. Portugese.
2012 International Izmir Short Film Festival Turkey.
2012 HIROSHIMA Int. Animation Festival. Program “BEST OF THE WORLD” Japan
2012 The London International Animation Festival LIAF
2012 15th Ismailia Int. Film Festivalf or Documentary and Short Films Giza Egypt.
2012 6th Cinema Digital Seoul Film Festival Korea.
2012 36th International Animation Film Festival Annecy France
2012 MEDIAWAVE International Film and Music Festival Györ Hungary
2012 Tampere Film Festival Finland
2012 19th Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film Germany
2012 NexT International Film Festival, Bukarest / Romania
2012 MAUVAIS GENRE International Genre Film Festival, Tours / France
2012 Golden Kuker International Animation Film Festival / Sofia, Bulgaria
2012 FEST ANCA International Animation Festival, Bratislava / Slovakia
2012 BLOODY WEEKEND Festival, Froideval / France
2012 OPEN CINEMA International Short And Animation Film Festival, St. Petersburg / Russia
2012 ANIBAR International Animation Festival, Peja / Kosovo
2012 STOPTRIK International Film Festival, Maribor / Slovenia
2012 Fantastisk Film Festival, Lund / Sweden
2012 BALKANIMA European Animated Film Festival, Belgrade / Serbia
2012 SE-MA-FOR International Stop Motion Festival, Lodz / Poland
2012 TINDIRINDIS International Animation Film Festival, Vilnius / Lithuania
2012 Londoni rahvusvaheline animafilmide festival / Suurbritannia
2012 Istanbul Animation Festival / Turkey
2012 Fredrikstad Animation Film Festival / Norway
2012 Izmir International Short Film Festival / Turkey
2012 ANIMATEKA International Animation Film Festival, Ljubljana / Slovenia
2011 Laputa Animation Festival Japan

THE EGG puppet, feature 11.min. 2012 producer, director, scriptwriter.

2012 october. Premier in Tallinn Kinomaja
2012 december ETV
2012 detcember Tartu premier TKK-s
2013 Tartu "Elektri teater".
2014 20th Stuttgart International Film Festival Germany.
2014 38th International Animated Film Festival CINANIMA Espinho Portugal.

Life Before Life lamenukk, joonis, dok.film. 7,4 min. 2017a. Produtsent, stsenarist, rezissöör

2017 International competition of IFF "Kyrgyzstan- Land of Short Films"
2017 International Competition of Tampere Film Festival 2017
2017 International Short Films Competition MONSTRA 2017.
2017 International Corfu Animation Festival BeThere!2017
2017 International Competition Holland Animation Film Festival 2017
2017 International NEW ANIMATED FILMS & CARTOON FILM FESTIVAL 2017
2017 International Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival. Filmmarket 2017
2017 International Film and Music Gathering 27th MEDIAWAVE 2017
2017 Libo Internationla Children animation and Comics Festival. Chinese 2017
2017 6th Chinese Independent animation film forums. "Forum Focus on Special Screenings Unit".Beijing
2017 International Competition New Chitose Airport International Animation
Festival. Japan
2017 International Competition. Fredrikstad Animation Festival
2017 International short film festival Magma – mostra di cinema breve. Competition progam. Italy.
2017 9th Antarctic Short, Documentary and Animation Film Festival. International Competition. Antarctica
2017 Animation Festival in Belo Horizonte – “Múmia”. Brazil.
2018 11th Cairo International Forum for Animated Films.
2018 Hiroshima Film Festival retrospective Japan
2018 35th Teheran International Short Film Festival