HLEB KUFTSERYN
Animator and artist of Belarusian descent who works in independent and commercial animation. In 2019 he moved to Estonia to pursue his artistic animation career. He has worked for Estonian, Lithuanian and Belarusian animation studios on artistic and children´s films, has done freelance projects as well as commercial work.
Hleb combines his animation practices with working as a visiting lecturer in several universities such as Estonian Academy of Arts, Estonian Entrepreneurship University of Applied Sciences, and European Humanities University (Lithuania) where he teaches animation and computer graphics.
portfolio:
reel:
hlebaster.com
Selected filmography:
As a director:
2021 Dinner with Turkey (EKA) – Animist Tallinn 2021, T-Short 2022 Humorous Shorts program, VAF 2022, Balkanima 2022
2022 Rejection (EKA) - Animist Tallinn 2022,
BLON 2022 International Competition program, Linoleum 2022 International Competition program, Balkanima 2022, Big Cartoon Festival 2022 International Student Competition, Animateka 2022 Student Panorama, Fest Anča 2023 Extremely Short Films, ITFS 2023 Young Animation
Other work:
2023 Miisufy (AAA creative) – animation
2022 Sierra (BOP animation, AAA creative) – backgrounds
2018 Shine (PetPunk studio) - compositing and effects
2017 Running lights (PetPunk studio) - compositing and animation
Education:
2022 Estonian Academy of Arts
MA in animation;
2018 Pictoplasma Academy (Germany), workshop in character design;
2018 Shirokov's Institute of Contemporary Knowledge (Belarus), MA in design;
2016 European Humanities University (Lithuania), BA in design.
© Hleb Kuftseryn 2024