Elbert Tuganov (Russian: Эльбе́рт Азгире́евич Туга́нов; 22 February 1922 – 22 March 2007)[1] was an Azerbaijani-Estonian animator and film director.[2] He is known as "the father of Estonian animation".[3]
Tuganov was born in Baku, Azerbaijan to an Estonian mother and an Ossetian father.[1] In 1946 he joined with Tallinnfilm. In 1958 he created the first Estonian animated film Peetrikese unenägu.[3][1]
In total he created 38 animated films.[3]
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