Writing

Ellen Niit

Born July 13, 1928 · Tallinn, Estonia

Died May 30, 2016 · aged 87

Ellen Niit (neé Hiob; July 13, 1928 – May 30, 2016) was an Estonian children's writer, poet and translator. Over her lifetime, she penned more than forty books of both prose and poetry for children. She also wrote a number of collections of prose and poetry for adults. Her works have been translated into eighteen languages. Niit was born in 1928 in Tallinn, Estonia. She attended school in Tapa an…

Known For

Two Stories

Two Stories · 1962

Two well-known children's stories made into animation. The duck who fell asleep while driving the train and the girl who couldn't stop whining.

The Great Painter

The Great Painter · 2013

The Great Painter

A grey world makes people somber. A world full of colors makes people irritated. What is a poor painter to do if he wants to please this insatiable and daft crowd? Paint it white?

Nippet

A modern fairy tale tells the story of an inseparable character living in a children's fantasy world, the mischievous animal Nippet.

Where the Little Stars Grow

Where the Little Stars Grow · 1974

Where the Little Stars Grow

MovieAnimationMusic

A story about a boy who dreams of performing great heroic deeds, but in reality turns out to be lazy and misses out on the reward he longs for.

The Story of a Hare Boy

The Story of a Hare Boy · 1976

The Story of a Hare Boy

MovieAnimationFamily

A psychedelic Soviet/Estonian animation short. A hare boy doesn't want to go to sleep in the evening. His mother tries to scare him with a fox, a wolf and a bear, but he is not afraid of any of them. Suddenly, a small mouse appears on the floor - and the hare boy goes quickly under the blanket.

The Last Chimney-Sweep

The Last Chimney-Sweep · 1964

The Last Chimney-Sweep

Estonian/Soviet animation short from 1964

Kips the Operator on a Desert Island

Kips the Operator on a Desert Island · 1966

Kips the Operator on a Desert Island

Kips and the Forest Sage's helicopter breaks down in a thunderstorm, but fortunately, the distressed fall to a desert island. Kips learns which forest gifts to use for survival – some are suitable for cooking, others become material for clothes and blankets. With the disease, medicinal herbs help. He makes friends with a water spider who shows him the underwater world. When thunder breaks out again, Kips and the Forest Sage help the ants in trouble, who will not forget this good deed.

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Two Stories

Two Stories · 1962

Two well-known children's stories made into animation. The duck who fell asleep while driving the train and the girl who couldn't stop whining.

Novel

The Great Painter

The Great Painter · 2013

The Great Painter

A grey world makes people somber. A world full of colors makes people irritated. What is a poor painter to do if he wants to please this insatiable and daft crowd? Paint it white?

Novel

Nippet

A modern fairy tale tells the story of an inseparable character living in a children's fantasy world, the mischievous animal Nippet.

Screenplay

Where the Little Stars Grow

Where the Little Stars Grow · 1974

Where the Little Stars Grow

MovieAnimationMusic

A story about a boy who dreams of performing great heroic deeds, but in reality turns out to be lazy and misses out on the reward he longs for.

Writer

The Story of a Hare Boy

The Story of a Hare Boy · 1976

The Story of a Hare Boy

MovieAnimationFamily

A psychedelic Soviet/Estonian animation short. A hare boy doesn't want to go to sleep in the evening. His mother tries to scare him with a fox, a wolf and a bear, but he is not afraid of any of them. Suddenly, a small mouse appears on the floor - and the hare boy goes quickly under the blanket.

Novel

The Last Chimney-Sweep

The Last Chimney-Sweep · 1964

The Last Chimney-Sweep

Estonian/Soviet animation short from 1964

Writer

Kips the Operator on a Desert Island

Kips the Operator on a Desert Island · 1966

Kips the Operator on a Desert Island

Kips and the Forest Sage's helicopter breaks down in a thunderstorm, but fortunately, the distressed fall to a desert island. Kips learns which forest gifts to use for survival – some are suitable for cooking, others become material for clothes and blankets. With the disease, medicinal herbs help. He makes friends with a water spider who shows him the underwater world. When thunder breaks out again, Kips and the Forest Sage help the ants in trouble, who will not forget this good deed.

Dialogue