Pjotr Sapegin’s stop-motion short The Last Norwegian Troll about a confused troll living in modern-day Norway recently won the top animation prize at the Fantastic
Festival in Las Vegas and received a special honor at the Ottawa International
Festival of Animation.

Produced by Gry Nostdahl, with a script by Sapegin, the poignant and funny film centers
on the lonely life of a curmudgeonly troll, who tries to make sense of life in
a modern world ruled by humans. It also has the distinction of being narrated
by the great actor Max von Sydow.

The 56-year-old Russian animator has some advice to animators wanting to succeed in
their career.

Sapegin’s 12 Commandments

1. Eat hot lunch.


2. Wear comfortable, light shoes at work,

3. Always wear gloves outside


4. Have a 27-minute nap in the daytime.


5. Take weekends off. 


6. Get yourself a sex life.


7. Bicycle to work.


8. Never work later then 11 p.m.


9. Do not start before 10 a.m.


10. Do not work nights more than once for every production.


11. Never lend out your tools.


12. Do not whistle in the studio. It chases away good luck.

Source: Animation Magazine

See his reel here: http://vimeo.com/9521553