Sen noci svatojánské (A Midsummer Night’s Dream)
Filed under: animation, 1950s, Classical, Czech Republic, Czechoslovakia, Fantasy, Jiři Trnka, Jiří Trnka Studio, Puppetoons, Stop Motion, Studio kresleného a loutkového filmu, Válclav Trojan, 1959
Release Date: 25/09/1959
"Sen noci svatojánské directed by Jiří Trnka, is a Czech animated puppetry film based on Shakespeare’s famous comedy, A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The film was the last feature-length film directed by Trnka, but one of the most remarkable (Osmon..."
Snehulak (The Snowman)
Filed under: animation, 1960s, Color, Czech Republic, Czechoslovakia, Hermína Týrlová, Puppetoons, Slovakia, Snehulak/The Snowman, Stop Motion, 1966
Producer(s): K. Hutěčka, J. Čapoun, A. Horáková
Release Date: 1966
"The Snowman is a Czech experimental short animation about a snowman who is created by a child and soon realizes that the winter weather will someday end and he will be at risk of melting. Looking to find a colder home, the snowman embarks on a journe..."
The Owl and The Lemming
Filed under: animation, 1970s, Canada, Children's film, Color, Germaine Arnaktauyok, National Film Board of Canada, Puppetoons, Racial representation, Stop Motion, 1971
Producer(s): Pierre Moretti
Release Date: 1971
"The Owl and The Lemming is a puppet stop-motion short made by the director Co Hoederman, in collaboration with the National Film Board of Canada’s Indian Film Crew. The short presents an Inuit folktale about the value of wisdom through the story of..."