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A series of films for children about childhood, youth and mature years of some of the great composers of the world. This film tells the story of Antonio Vivaldi. During the carnival on March 4, 1678, Antonio was born into the family of a violinist and a barber. Of the five children, only Antonio became a musician
Jul 2006
The first ever comprehensive history of animation worldwide. Animated with hosts created by Bill Plympton, this films includes over 160 films from 26 countries.
Sep 2003
New cartoon by Tatyana Musalamova (Studio M.I.R.).
Mar 2026
A poor misunderstood wolf tells the real story of what happened
Jan 2008
The story of an unusual and touching friendship between a cat and a mouse.
Jan 2015
Mar 2023
The film tells the story of Robert Schuman, his life and creative work. He could have been a talented pianist. But he invented the device to prop up his fingers while practicing. The idea was to strengthen them and develop independence, but instead, two fingers on his right hand were permanently injured. As a result Schuman became a great composer and publisher of a music magazine. He fell in love with a talented pianist Clara Wiek - the daughter of his professor - and married her against his will. The film is a romantic story based on the composer's personal notes and his drawings on the margins of sheet music.
Jan 2009
The project is dedicated to the life and work of composer Sergei Slonimsky
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A series of films for children about childhood, youth and mature years of some of the great composers of the world. This film tells the story of Gioacchino Rossini and his creative cuisine
Jul 2010
Animated film from the almanac of classical music for children “Children’s Album”.
Feb 2020
An animated fantasy film based on the novel by A.S. Pushkin and the opera by P.I. Tchaikovsky, created in a unique author's technique - frame-by-frame processing of game blanks on glass using light-painting glaze. Barry, a famous director-animator, has been in love with the world of Pushkin since childhood and dreams of making a film based on the novel "Eugene Onegin". Illness has set priorities, and the director, together with his beloved cat, flies to Russia. Here, in the magical hotel "Onegin", everything is ready for immersion in the world of Pushkin. The film is dedicated to the director-puppeteer Barry Purvis.
Apr 2025
An animation film from the cycle "Children's Album XXI century".
Nov 2023
Mar 2019
Sep 2020
Thrust into an empty room and prompted by the relentless turning of a music score's pages, Tchaikovsky is forced to revisit the traumas and successes of his life, reaching some acceptance.
Oct 2011
Winter has come to the city. And it has come in the form of a cold noir lady.
Mar 2024
Experimental film from the almanac of classical music for children "Children's Album". It is dedicated to the constructivist period of Alexander Mosolov, as well as architecture and cinema of this direction and consists of three parts, with conditional names: 1. "Shadows", 2. "Movement", 3. "Volume". The structure of the film is visually and rhythmically close to constructivism.
Jun 2020
Oct 2020
Apr 2023
Two half-hour almanacs of small cartoons made by famous Directors of Russia and Belarus based on the works of great composers for children. The first part is devoted to the music of Baroque and romanticism, the second-to the music of the twentieth century.