Avo Paistik (21 April 1936 − 3 December 2013) was an

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cartoonist, author, illustrator, film director, painter and pastor. Born in

Tallinn Tallinn is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Estonia, most populous city of Estonia. Situated on a Tallinn Bay, bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, it has a population of (as of 2025) and ...

, Paistik

animation Animation is a filmmaking technique whereby still images are manipulated to create moving images. In traditional animation, images are drawn or painted by hand on transparent celluloid sheets to be photographed and exhibited on film. Animati ...

short film A short film is a film with a low running time. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of not more than 40 minutes including all credits". Other film o ...

credits included ''Lend'', ''Tolmuimeja'', ''Klaabu'', ''Nipi ja tige kala'', ''Klaabu kosmoses'', ''Naksitrallid'' and ''Naksitrallid II''. He left animation in 1991 to become a

pastor A pastor (abbreviated to "Ps","Pr", "Pstr.", "Ptr." or "Psa" (both singular), or "Ps" (plural)) is the leader of a Christianity, Christian congregation who also gives advice and counsel to people from the community or congregation. In Lutherani ...

. Avo Paistik died of an undisclosed disease-related cause on 3 December 2013, aged 77.Suri Avo Paistik

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* 1936 births 2013 deaths Artists from Tallinn Writers from Tallinn Estonian film directors Estonian cartoonists Estonian animators 20th-century Estonian illustrators 21st-century Estonian illustrators 20th-century Estonian writers 20th-century Estonian painters 20th-century Estonian male artists 21st-century Estonian painters 21st-century Estonian male artists Estonian animated film directors Burials at Liiva Cemetery {{Estonia-bio-stub