Aarne Ahi
Directing
Biography
Aarne Ahi (11.09.1943) is an animator and director, who firstly started his career as a gaffer at Tallinnfilm. Few years later he worked for at Tallinnfilm’s department of puppetry. His biggest inspiration and mentor was one of the founding fathers of the Estonian puppet animation Heino Pars. You could say that Aarne Ahi is a multitalented man since he has worked as an animator, director, crafter etc. He is known for “Miriam’s Gnome” (2003), “Mighty Crayfish and Greedy Wife” (1985) or “The House Spirit” (1991). Also helped with some fiction films, for example “Somnambulance” (2003) and “Letters from the East” (1995). Later, he started his work at Nukufilm and collaborating with Finland filmmakers.
Known For
The pharmacist's assistant puts sweets in all the medicines and suddenly he got a wonderful marzipan — March's bread.
March's Bread
A modern fairy tale tells the story of an inseparable character living in a children's fantasy world, the mischievous animal Nippet.
Nippet
A greedy fox steals the presents from Santa’s sleigh.
The House Spirit
A story about a cat who is looking for a babysitter to her kittens.
Babysitters
In this film, skeptical city people from the information society who are surrounded by high technology meet mythological beings from the legends of their ancestors in intriguing and comical situations.
Somebody Else
This is a fairytale that shows us how to discard the false values and pick the real values.
Bonycrone
A cognitive puppet animation for children of the wondrous and harmonic world of bees in the form of a fairy-tale.
City of Honey Masters
A wordless parable about how a living bird turned into a wooden one and began to sing in a wooden choir.
The Conductor
A story based on estonian folk song about the girl Salme, who is choosing between three fiancés – Sun, Moon and Star.
Star Bride
A fun and educational story about the nature of goodness. It's not just a natural and self-evident part of our lives, but a force that helps overcome many obstacles that come our way in life.
The Pigeon Lady
Protecting the Earth from the uncontrolled exploitation of its wealth.
Sweet Planet
A fairy tale about a girl who goes in search of a lost sunny foal and saves a windy boy from trouble.
The Girl and the Golden Mane
A story of the good witch Bonycrone living on an isolated island and her friend, a former sailor Captain Drum; and their adventures on the island, on the sea and in town.
Bonycrone and Captain Drum
Stone Age. The caveman goes out hunting. Escaping from a wild animal, he throws a stone axe at it. Then he drags the animal's body back to his cave, where he plays a wooden flute. While the man was walking, a ball falls from the sky, and he gets the idea to build a machine in his head. At first it was just a cart. Time flies quickly, and the man finds himself in the 20th century, where he transforms the cart into a car and tests it.
It Moves? It Moves!
Animation in jungle.
Karsumm
About a poor fisherman, his greedy wife, and a wish-fulfilling talking crab.