Man in the Frame

The way bureaucracy works is told by men in the frames.

Story of One Crime

The story about an everyman who one morning suddenly leaps out on the courtyard and bludgeons two conversing housewives to death with a frying pan.

The Cat's House

A rich and ignorant cat loses her big house in a fire. Only then she realizes that a friend in need is a friend indeed.

The Frogs Who Wanted a King

The frogs have a democracy, but they beseech Jupiter to send them a king. Jupiter can hardly believe this amphibian foolishness, so he sends them a tree as king. The frogs make obeisance to their new monarch, but they are dissatisfied and petition Jupiter again.

I Give you a Star

The Cameraman's Revenge

A jilted husband takes his revenge by filming his wife and her lover and showing the result at the local cinema. This was one of Starewicz' first animated films, and stars a cast of animated beetles.

Ikar and Sages

It is a parable about world wisdom and "madness of brave men" who are ready to risk their life for the sake of new opening.

The Apple Tree Maiden

A picture based on the story written by Karel Jaromír Erben. It is about an enchanted apple maiden who is set free from the spell of a bad witch by big and true love. The picture is particular for following the medieval style in its design.

If...

A short animated film by the award-winning artist Bretislav Pojar on the question of the economic consequences of the arms race. The film poses the question: What would happen if, and that is THE BIG IF, we turned our tanks into tractors, our grenades into chickens and our uniforms into dresses and shoes.

On a Cat's Word

The External World

A boy learns to play the piano.

Cinderella

Lotte Reiniger's interpretation of Grimm's recorded version of Aschenputtel (Cinderella) from 1922.

The Little Chimney Sweep

The Three Wishes

Japara

Dinosaur's Hill