Chintis Lundgren is an Estonian-born animator currently living in Croatia. Self-taught, Lundgren’s body of work includes an assortment of quirky music videos, PSAs and short films featuring a light, absurdist tone along with distinct anthropomorphic characters. Her films (including the awardwinning 2015 short, “Life with Herman H. Rott”) have screened at numerous international animation festivals including Annecy, Zagreb, and Ottawa. “Manivald” is her first film with the National Film Board of Canada.