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Sergo Kibus (previously known as Sergei Kibus; born 22 May 1987) is an Estonian animation director, screenwriter, and cinematographer. He and his wife, Kadriann Kibus, founded the animation and film studio Rebel Frame.[1]

Career

From 2010 to 2018, Sergo Kibus worked at Nukufilm. Since 2019, he has worked at Rebel Frame, producing animated and documentary films.[2] He has also taught animation and scriptwriting at the Estonian Academy of Arts, and photography and video editing at Tallinn School of Economics (2017–2020).[3]

His directorial debut in animation was the stop-motion claymation short Teofrastus (2019, Nukufilm), based on Astrid Reinla's book.[4] In 2022, he directed the stop-motion horror short The Undertaker for a Canadian anthology.[5] His upcoming film Schrödinger won at the Baltic Pitching Forum 2021[3], participated in EURO CONNECTION 2022 at the Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival[6] and also in the 15th edition of the WEMW Co-Production Forum.[7]

Selected filmography as Director

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YearTitleType / GenreRoleProducer(s)Production Company
2022 Red Iron Road:

The Undertaker[5]

Animated film, paper cut-out stop-motion Director, Script Margarita Dubar, Pavel Dubar, Oktai Iusibov, Sonya Stepanova, Lee Porter Lakeside Animation
2019Teofrastus[8]Animated film, PuppetDirector, Co-producer, Editor, ScreenwriterAndres Mänd, Kerdi Oengo

Co-producer: Sergei Kibus

Nukufilm
2017Toys and Totems[9]Documentary, Animated film, PuppetAnimator, Cinematographer, Colorist, Designer, Co-Director, ScreenwriterKadriann KibusSabat Film
2012Son of the Reaper Man[10]Student film, Short, Drama, Gothic Horror, RomanceDirector, Editor, ScreenwriterMaria Reinup, Kadriann KibusBaltic Film and Media School, Sabat Film
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Selected filmography as Cinematographer

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Year Title Type / Genre Role Producer(s) Production Company
2018 Mary and the Seven Dwarfs[11] Animated film, Puppet Cinematographer, Editor, Lighting Technician Kerdi Oengo Nukufilm
2017 Miriam at the Lakeside[12] Animated film, Puppet Cinematographer, Co-director, Lighting Technician Kerdi Oengo, Andrus Raudsalu, Mait Laas Nukufilm
2016 Miriam’s Hen’s Dream[13] Animated film, Puppet Cinematographer, Lighting Technician Andrus Raudsalu, Kerdi Oengo, Mait Laas Nukufilm
2014 Women of Muhu Island[14] Documentary, Anthropological Cinematographer, Colorist Kadriann Kibus Sabat Film
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Awards and Recognition

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Year Award Film / Work Role Notes
2019 The Hermína Týrlová Award – Award for Young Artists under 35[15] Teofrastus Director, Writer, Producer Personal
2019 Estonian Cultural Endowment Audiovisual Arts Endowment – Annual Animation Film Prize[16] Teofrastus Director, Writer, Producer Shared with Pärtel Tall
2019 Estonian Film and Television Awards (EFTA) – Best Animated Film[16] Teofrastus Director, Writer, Producer Animated film award
2014 EstDocs Film Festival – Jury Award[17] The Women of Muhu Island Cinematographer, Colorist, Designer Documentary film award
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References

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