皮特·田德 Priit Tender

Priit Tender was born in 1971 in Tallinn, Estonia. He graduated from Tallinn Pedagogical University as an art-teacher. His first job was as one of the artists for Priit Pärn and Janno Põldma’s film “1895” (1995). His debut as director came in 1996 with the film “Gravitation”. He has participated in several art-exhibitions. Filmography: 1996 GRAVITATION / GRAVITATSIOON Great Bear Prize for best film and TV design, Estonia 1996 Best Debut Film Award from 4th Oslo Animation Festival, Norway 1997 1998 THE CROW AND THE MICE / VARES JA HIIRED (cut-out animation; co-director Mikk Rand) 2nd Prize Silver Herring from Blue Sea Festival, Finland 1998 Special Mention from Annecy International Animated Film Festival, France 1999 3rd Prize in short film category and best script from Seoul Film Festival, South-Korea 1999 1999 VIOLA Best Film Grand Prix from Animerte Dager the Nordic and Baltic Animation Festival Fredrikstad, Norway 2000 Special International Jury Prize from 8th International Animation Festival, Hiroshima, Japan 2000 2001 MONT BLANC The Estonian Film Critics (FIPRESCI) Prize for the best film of the year 2001 2nd Prize from 14th International Festival For Animation & Short Films Dresden, Germany 2002 Award in the AnyZone competition category for independent animated shorts from the Holland Animation Film Festival, Holland 2002 2002 FOX WOMAN Best Film Grand Prix from Animerte Dager the Nordic and Baltic Animation Festival Fredrikstad, Norway 2003 2003-2005 FRANK JA WENDY (Scr. P.Pärn, Dir. P.Tender, Ü.Pikkov, K.Jancis / 7 x 9,5 min / 75 min.) Estonian Cultural Endowment annual award for the best animated film of the year, Estonia 2005 Eesti Ekspress cultural supplement Areen annual award, Estonia 2005 Best film of the day at the Estonian Film Days Festival (2nd film – Hungerburger), Estonia 2005 Prize for the Best Television Film and Serial from AniFest International Festival of Animation Films, Czech Republic 2005 2006 MESSAGE FOR THE NEIGHBOURS ANOBA nomination for best Baltic & Scandinavian animation film from animated film festival “Animated dreams” 2007 A VEGETATED DIRECTOR (2,5 min / 35mm / a short story from an animated film BLACK CEILING) 2008 KITCHEN DIMENSIONS (19 min / 35mm)