Priit Pärn (1946) is graphic artist, teacher and renowned animation film maker. Since 2006 he is the head of the animation department at the Estonian Academy of Arts, and from 2008 a member of the European Film Academy. In 2008 Pärn received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Animafest. He made 11 animated films, and a host of commercials and shorts, winning numerous awards and prizes.