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New Bedtime Stories
Purple Bunny – South American Adventure
David Súkup | Czech Republic | 2011 | 9 min
Originally portrayed world of children and the animal hero benefits from resourcefulness and a slight irony. Marie, Maxmillian and cousin Kubík fromMunichare playing with a toy plane. The Purple Bunny ends up in the plane by accident and is taken toSouth America. He meets three goats-robbers and everything almost ends badly but suddenly Auntie Vlasta appears...
The Village of Seven – The Pink Girl
Lucie Štamfestová | Czech Republic | 2012 | 9 min
TheVillageofSevenis an ordinary village. There are seven houses with seven strange folks. The fairy-tale is full of surprises, magic, fantasy and humour. The Village of Seven is preparing for Christmas but suddenly a balloon lands on the village square. In the balloon is the mysterious Pink Girl. Lady Tidy takes her to see the preparations which are not going very well. Luckily the Pink Girl knows what to do.
Wasp Marcelka – How the Seven-spotted Ladybug Olinka Finally Looked Like the Sun
Jakub Zich | Czech Republic | 2012 | 9 min
The playful stories of Wasp Marcelka are humorous adventures of the nice wasp without wings, but with a kind heart and lots of friend. Together with mosquito brothers Jarun and Marun, they experience many adventures. This time, they want to help their sad friend, ladybug Olinka.
Tarbies – Tarbies and the Turtle
Bára Dlouhá | Czech Republic | 2012 | 9 min
Eyes of a mouse, legs of a kangaroo, tail of a lion and jumping like flies. Such animals don’t exist you say? Guess again! They are called Tarbies and come from African desert. Enterprising siblings Tom and Týna explore the nature everyday but their father warns them of “The Dreadful Marabou”. What their father does not know, that the Marabou is a child, is friends with Tom and Týna and the only thing dreadful about him is his clumsiness.
Kanafásek – The Train Trip
Galina Miklínová | Czech Republic | 2011 | 8 min
The new episodes will once again take us to see the boy Jonáš and his friend – the mischievous duvet Kanafásek who thinks that night-time is the time to have fun! This time it looks like Jonáš is up for no fun, he sends Kanáfasek back to his world because he is ill. But we all know witty Kanafásek who takes the boy on a trip.
The Three Pigs – Game Over
Michal Žabka | Czech Republic | 2011 | 9 min
A 3D series about three inseparable friends. Chloupek and Kedlub go picking chestnuts but frightened Chloupek gets trapped. He has no chance of escaping the cage of the evil Doberman and the attempt to rescue only gets his friend Snowdrop captured, too. Mrs. Earthworm offers her subterranean experience but the rescue mission does not go according to the plan...
Creature Comforts
Animo TV - Creature Comforts Season 1
Richard Goleszowski, Nick Park | UK | 2003 | 13x10 min
The first season offers animals’ comments about food, gardening, circus or UFO, and also many incredible little scenes happening behind the animal who is talking.
Animo TV - Creature Comforts Season 2
Richard Goleszowski, Nick Park | UK | 2003 | 13x10 min
The second season deals with topics such as first impressions, sports, sleep, but also business and communication. The episodes certainly don’t lack wit, a perfect punchline and the typical dry British humour.
The Little Prince
Animo TV - The Little Prince - The Planet of Time
Pierre-Alain Chartier | France | 2010 | 2x26 min
When the Little Prince arrives on the Planet of Time, time itself is out of joint. The Master Clockmaker, who has spent his whole life keeping the planet’s clocks set to the right time, has fallen victim to the evil promptings of the Snake and decided to travel back in time. Sadly, this journey into the past was not achieved without accident.
Animo TV - The Little Prince - The Planet of the Fire Bird
Pierre-Alain Chartier | France | 2010 | 2x26 min
On this planet, the emerald-cutters, who lead a wandering existence aboard a floating seashell, are suffering the wrath of the Firebird. The Little Prince discovers that the root of the problem lies in the jealousy between Princess Feng and Prince Huang, heirs to the king.
Popular Bedtime Stories II.
Puff-Puff Fairy Tales – Mr. Blahoš and the Sorcerer Zababa
Eduard Hofman | Czech Republic | 1987 | 9 min
The railway had no use for the biggest locomotive and the railwaymen were really sad, the Railwayman General even stopped being mean. That is why Mr. Blahoš decided to help him. He went to see the sorcerer Zababa, but he did not listen to him. Eventually he gave Mr. Blahoš a word of advice – to wait for someone who will know what to do...
Diary of a Third Grade Pupil or Edudant and Fraucimor – Among the Gnomes
Jaroslava Havettová | Czech Republic | 2003 | 8 min
Animated stories of rollicking duo Edudant and Fraucimor are based on the work of Karel Poláček. The time of picking up mushrooms has come. The champignons are grown by the Sorceress Halabába and her cat Filip. Edudant and Fraucimor visit the gnome Bořivoj first who poses a model in the workshop of an artist. And Šperhác? He is just trying to hurt Edudant, Fraucimor and the gnomes.
Rumcajs The Bandit – How Rumcajs Rode the Catfish Holdegron
Ladislav Čapek | Czech Republic | 1970 | 8 min
A giant catfish called Holdegron moved into a pond. He is splashing the water out of the pond and Volšoveček, the water sprite, is sadly weeping on a willow. Finally, Rumcajs comes up with a solution. Volšoveček can’t believe his own eyes. A net, few pigeons and small fish is all it takes?
Max and Sally on holiday – How Max and Sally Turned Painter Koloušek into a Student of Leonardo da Vinci |
Cilka Dvořáková | Czech Republic | 1999 | 9 min
Max, Sally and Grandpa visit the painter Mr. Koloušek. He tells them that he dreams of becoming a student of Leonardo da Vinci. The magical telephone receiver fulfils this wish but no one will believe Mr. Koloušek that he really was the student of the great master.
The Cunning Auntie Fox – Good Fishing
Eduard Hofman | Czech Republic | 1983 | 9 min
The fox was hungry but she smelled something and followed the smell. She saw a sausage on a meadow and ate it at once. But then she got even hungrier. During the night, she crept to the gamekeeper’s lodge where she heard the gamekeeper telling a story about a fox and a cart full of fish. She decided she would wait for the cart full of fish like the fox in the tale. But there are fish and there are fish.
Yája and Pája – A Spring Wish
Lubomír Beneš | Czech Republic | 1987 | 9 min
The first spring day planted spring wishes into the boys’ heads. They wished enough food for their little pig. Yája discovered a bag full of acorn and wanted to prepare a feast for the pig. But Pája had a better idea: plant the acorns and wait for the harvest.
Stories of Fairy Amálka – How the Evil Vodyanoy Almost Said Seven
Václav Bedřich | Czech Republic | 1975 | 8 min
Amálka was very busy with a pine blossom when a strong wind started blowing. A miller saw this and drove away the wind. But the wind got angry and set the evil water sprite against the miller. The vodyanoy caused only harm and eventually damaged the mill. When Amálka saw it, she knew immediately what happened and went on to set things straight.
Popular Bedtime Stories I.
Granny Sheep Stories – How the Lambkin Tricked the Bandit
Václav Bedřich | Czech Republic | 1968 | 10 min
It’s Sheep’s birthday and Lambkin wants to buy her a present in the town but he encounters the Wolf Bandits. They are not particularly clever bandits and Lambkin easily tricks them. He even tricks them several times and the Wolfs get so confused, give up being bandits and fall asleep.
Fairy Tales – About the Donkey
Pavel Koutský | Czech Republic | 2005 | 9 min
Little Honzík and his dachshund Jurda set out to save the fairy tale Donkey who is held by a greedy bank clerk. He made the donkey into a machine for production of money. Thanks to their wit, our heroes manage save the Donkey and punish the greedy villain. And the magical Donkey can return to his fairy tale book and our heroes to bed.
Bob and Bobek – On a Boat
Václav Bedřich | Czech Republic | 1989 | 8 min
The rabbits are employed on a steamboat. One steers and the other is in charge of coal. It is a tough time for both. The steamboat goes so slow that it is overtaken by a four-oar. The captain is enraged and the rabbits need to do their best. The steamboat accelerates quickly, the rabbits and the captain are happy but a disaster is coming. A rope is stretched across the rivers and on its ends are inflatable mattresses...
Maxipes Fík – Maxipes Fík in School
Václav Bedřich | Czech Republic | 1976 | 7 min
Ája decided that Fík needs to go to school. He is an excellent pupil, great in writing, PE and maths. He even got an A in maths. He was so happy that he jumped with joy but the floor cracked and Fík ended up in the last form. They were just giving school reports and they had one for Fík, too. He got all A’s and on his way home he left his signature on every corner.
Dášenka – Time Flies
Břetislav Pojar | Czech Republic | 1979 | 8 min
Dášenka is suddenly all over the house. She is like a naughty child and even jumps into a pool. When she is finally dry, she listens to the story About the Dog Fairies – A lurcher saw them long ago and heard them talking about a lost dog kingdom. This kingdom was made only of dog treats but one day it disappeared under the ground. And since then all the dogs are looking for it.
Štaflík and Špagetka – Fishing
Václav Bedřich | Czech Republic | 1990 | 8 min
Štaflík and Špagetka go fishing with the best equipment. They ride a tandem bike and the equipment is on a trailer. But a crow has also hidden in the trailer. While the dogs get ready for fishing, the crow eats their bait. They manage to catch a pike but it is too strong for them and in the end they are happy to get out of the water.
Rákosníček – How Rákosníček the Sprite Got the Money for the Carp
Václav Bedřich | Czech Republic | 1983 | 8 min
Matěj the Carp loses all his savings-fish scales in cards. Rakosníček the Sprite is trying to get him new clothes. He sticks pieces of mica on him, but they fall off. Not even pebbles or a nice suit made from reed helps. And so the carp remains with no money, and that’s why you sometimes see carps without fish scales.