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The girl Hanusya and her younger brother Andriyko lived in the village, whose mother was taken captive by the Horde, and whose father, who went to free her, also disappeared. The Cossack Stepan is courting Hanusya, but she promised to marry only after the return of her parents. All three find themselves in danger, because they are pursued by the devil, who was driven out of hell by Satan himself, having ordered to harm at least one human soul.
Jan 1997
In the forest an alarm went off by accident and a commotion arose among the animals. It turned out that no one knows how to behave in emergency situations.
Jan 1990
Puppet animation about a city of light bulbs. The existence of this remarkable city depends on one big lantern. Every day, a lamplighter switches it on and off. One day someone steals the light bulb from the lantern.
Jan 2001
In anticipation of the great Christian holiday of Easter, one of the boys wanted to get ready for it by making painted eggs himself, as required by a long-standing tradition. But he took eggs from a hen that was hatching her children. Falling asleep, Hrytsko saw a strange dream. Based on a fairy tale by Oleksandr Oles.
Jan 1995
The Ukrainian animation is based on the classic Scottish fairy tale about the misadventures of a regular fisherman, whose day was a complete disaster since early morning when he went into the woods to look for a tree for his new boat.
Jan 1998
A morning tram over-occupied with passengers, but more and more people are trying to get in there. Inside, the life fountains. Someone talks about their troubles with children, somebody experiences a personal trauma, others can not stand up to quarrel, neighbors discuss a TV-series... All the events where usually, at least in the days this cartoon was created, common Ukrainians are involved in on their way to job-places is shown in this curious, vivid and witty claymation.
Oct 2002
The life and adventures of an airplane Lip, who wanted to travel far beyond the oceans to view the different states and their customs. But he was not trusted to do such important and long voyages, which, of course, made Lip upset. Then one day he had to save passengers having earned universal recognition and respect.
Jan 2000
The collection of miniatures. The first is called "Glasses" and it deals with how a man with poor eyesight once ordered the glasses at his wife’s insistance. His sight came back to him, and with it the ability to see what dowdy and ugly his wife is and how uncomfortable their house is. In such a situation, he chose not to wear glasses. Thumbnails "Othello" and "Big and small" are also about the relationship between men and women.
Jan 1992
A Rooster and a Cat lived in a cabin in the forest. The smart and resourceful Cat was an earner, going away in the morning and leaving the hardworking Rooster to do household chores. And everything would be well with them, if a Fox had not got into the habit to visit them dreaming to steal the rustic and unsophisticated Rooster.
Jan 1991
Stone Stories is a collection of short animations about the stone structure. Follow the stories to see how the stones found their dictator and how a bohatyr couldn’t read inscriptions of the stones.
A humorous story-musical about a pumpkin, the host of a vegetable garden, his wife and many relatives and friends. They all live nearby and often solve some of their living problems. Cucumbers want to play, and the carrot-girls are waiting for worthy suitors. Here there are festivals and folk rituals and the work around which life revolves of vegetable villagers.
An old lady dreamed for all her life of visiting the French capital. She collected figurines of the Eiffel Tower, kept postcards and photographs depicting the Parisian streets and landscapes. And on the evening of life she finally got a ticket that will take her to the city of dreams. There comes a time when she goes to a long-awaited journey.
Jan 2010
Puppets, like obedient actors, usually execute all the wishes of their puppeteer. But sometimes, they behave strangely. Showing how people are changed by the influence of circumstances, forces and events.
Jan 2004
A mistress got angry with a sheep and a goat and threw them out the door and said that they no longer dared to show up on the doorstep. What should this a little clumsy and cowardly couple do? So they went to look for a shelter. Funny, mysterious and unexpected adventures will fall out on the buddies’ road, and they will handle with all of them and even make friends with their brethren.
Jan 1994
A crafty old wizard and his cat lived in a messy house and often went hungry, because they did not like to clean up or cook. Once they came up with the idea to take a hardworking girl from the village, Olenka, in a limbo. And so it was done. After the threats of magic, she agreed to do all of their housework. But magic peas found in the garden of gave her hope for salvation.
Jan 2008
A Cossack once stood on the shore and looked at the water, trying to catch a mermaid. But she took his reflection and went away with the man’s the soul. The mermaid fell in love with the reflection and did not want to let him go back to the land. What should the Cossack do? And how will mermaid fight the evil and harmful monster that inhabits the sea bottom and tries to lure her?
Jan 2006
A mock-heroic 1798 poem Eneida is magnum opus of the first modern Ukrainian writer Ivan Kotliarevsky. It's a parody of Virgil's Aeneid, where Kotliarevsky transformed the Trojan heroes into Ukrainian Cossacks.
Mar 1991
Continuation of the adventures of strange heroes.
A beautiful and hard-working girl lived in a Ukrainian village. She fell in love with a guy, but he was destined to die, and the girl has to hide from courtship and matchmaking of bothersome suitors. Her heart did not lie to any of them, and she decided to turn to a healer for help. What will be the fate of a young Ukrainian woman? The film is based on the poem by Taras Shevchenko.
Jan 1996
Once in winter a gray mouse ran through the forest. She was cold, so she was very glad when someone had dropped a mitten on the ground. Having climbed inside and warmed up, someone suddenly knocked at it. It turned out that many more animals also needing warmth and comfort will visit the mitten.