Ülo Pikkov
Ülo Pikkov (born 15 June 1976 in Tallinn) is an Estonian animator, film director and producer. In 1998 he graduated from Turku School of Art and Media. In 2005 he graduated from University of Tartu in law. In 2011 he began his doctoral studies at the Estonian Academy of Arts. He defended his doctorate in 2018 with his work "Anti-Animation, the Peculiarities of Eastern European Animated Film". Between 2007 and 2011, Pikkov was the chairman of the audiovisual arts endowment of the Cultural Endowment of Estonia. Until 2016, he was an associate professor in the animation department of the Estonian Academy of Arts. He has written and illustrated books, as well as published caricatures, editorial cartoons and illustrations in the press. Since 2006 he has worked in film production company
Body Memory
(2011)
What can an old apple tree tell us? What mysteries are hidden in his roots, gnarled over time? Does he remember the serpent and the lost Paradise? Our body remembers more than we can expect and imagine. It remembers the sorrow and pain of our predecessors. It keeps ... (more)
What can an old apple tree tell us? What mysteries are hidden in his roots, gnarled over time? Does he remember the serpent and the lost Paradise? Our body remembers more than we can expect and imagine. It remembers the sorrow and pain of our predecessors. It keeps ... (more)
Tik-Tak (2014)
Watchmaker controls the time, but the mouse living in the watchmaker's workshop controls the clocks... This is a film about time and its ephemeral nature. (more)
Watchmaker controls the time, but the mouse living in the watchmaker's workshop controls the clocks... This is a film about time and its ephemeral nature. (more)
Dialogos (2008)
"Dialogos" is an ironic comedy about modern society where everything is very hi-tech and computer-based. "Dialogos" is drawn and scratched directly on a filmprint. (more)
"Dialogos" is an ironic comedy about modern society where everything is very hi-tech and computer-based. "Dialogos" is drawn and scratched directly on a filmprint. (more)
Frank & Wendy (2004)
Two American secret agents - Frank and Wendy - are sent to the world's hotbed of danger, known as Estonia. Estonia is a silly place, perhaps even sillier than the agents themselves. Frank and Wendy, for whom saving the world is their daily work, achieve both mental ... (more)
Two American secret agents - Frank and Wendy - are sent to the world's hotbed of danger, known as Estonia. Estonia is a silly place, perhaps even sillier than the agents themselves. Frank and Wendy, for whom saving the world is their daily work, achieve both mental ... (more)
Ahviaasta (2003)
A monkey who lives in a zoo starts living like a human being when is mistaken for a drunken Santa Claus who got lost and ended up in the zoo, and is taken away for treatment of alcohol abuse (more)
A monkey who lives in a zoo starts living like a human being when is mistaken for a drunken Santa Claus who got lost and ended up in the zoo, and is taken away for treatment of alcohol abuse (more)
Letting Go (2018)
A layered, complex film channelling the elegant, brittle austerity that sits at the heart of what it can mean to be an orphan. (more)
A layered, complex film channelling the elegant, brittle austerity that sits at the heart of what it can mean to be an orphan. (more)
Marathon (2006)
In a marathon running, a criminal hides among the runners, after blowing up a statue in the central square. (more)
In a marathon running, a criminal hides among the runners, after blowing up a statue in the central square. (more)
An Old Man And An Old Woman. An Erzya Story (2016)
Frustrated by her husband’s absence, an old woman summons a God to rot his fishing nets. This brings him home but what are they to eat? (more)
Frustrated by her husband’s absence, an old woman summons a God to rot his fishing nets. This brings him home but what are they to eat? (more)
Empty Space (2016)
An immense dissappointment. Instead of a puppy for her birthday she got a father… (more)
An immense dissappointment. Instead of a puppy for her birthday she got a father… (more)
The Tortoise and the Hare
(2020)
A story of a mother and her son and a race against a tortoise where you always lose. (more)
A story of a mother and her son and a race against a tortoise where you always lose. (more)
ADA + OTTO (2013)
Ada the Crow dreams of getting married. At the same time, Otto the Architect is out for a walk in the city looking for a site to build a new skyscraper. Ada notices Otto and feels shivers running down her back… (more)
Ada the Crow dreams of getting married. At the same time, Otto the Architect is out for a walk in the city looking for a site to build a new skyscraper. Ada notices Otto and feels shivers running down her back… (more)
Re-Cycling (2014)
Till We Meet Again (2021)
An animated documentary about an old lady who returns home after sixty years. The film is based on a true story and taking place on a remote island of the Baltic sea. All objects in the film are made of materials found on that island (Ruhnu). (more)
An animated documentary about an old lady who returns home after sixty years. The film is based on a true story and taking place on a remote island of the Baltic sea. All objects in the film are made of materials found on that island (Ruhnu). (more)
The End (2013)
It is said that if a man is fading away, he sees his life running quickly in front of his eyes. What does a hundred-year old film strip see before it gives way to digital vehicles? Does it see broken frames, scratched film stock or something else? This is a film ... (more)
It is said that if a man is fading away, he sees his life running quickly in front of his eyes. What does a hundred-year old film strip see before it gives way to digital vehicles? Does it see broken frames, scratched film stock or something else? This is a film ... (more)