Mikhail Aldashin

Yuriy Norshteyn, Russia’s most renowned animator, has crafted many brilliant works, including his award-winning Tale of Tales and Hedgehog in the Fog. He is revered by animation creators across the globe, most notably Japanese masters Osamu Tezuka, Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata. Forty years ago, Norshteyn began work on an ambitious adaptation of Nikolai Gogol’s The Overcoat, but after completing 25 minutes of the film, the project stalled and has been shelved for many years. A crew visits Norshteyn’s studio and finds there mountains of sketches, character studies and a shooting table covered with dust. Norshteyn himself talks about its current status and the anguish and passion that has gone into its creation.

The history of Russian animated films.

A funny twist on the famous fairy tale about the Wolf and the Seven Little Goats.

How do insects and bugs live? Both good and bad. They even tried to fly away from people into space, so people got them.

How do insects and bugs live? Both good and bad. They even tried to fly away from people into space, so people got them.

How do insects and bugs live? Both good and bad. They even tried to fly away from people into space, so people got them.

A story about a little elephant with a very long trunk.

Conspiracy theories often stray from reality.

Meet Kokosha, a little crocodile who braves snowstorms, dives into the depths of the underwater world, and even transforms into Godzilla—all within the confines of a single apartment!

The girl and the tiger are best friends, they grow up together, play together, enjoy life together . But the city becomes too small for one of the pair.

Walter the lamb wants more than anything to become a free and beautiful cloud. But the path to his dream turns out to be really difficult and unpredictable.

Once upon a time there was a little girl, Vassilissa. One day Vassilissa, who was walking with her grandmother in the forest, did not want to walk home. But the grandmother had trouble wearing Vasilisa ... What to do? Make quirks and then it will work? Of course it will work but not quite as Vasilisa thought ...

Two young girls meet a flute-playing monster while gathering food.

Two young girls meet a flute-playing monster while gathering food.

How the bear and the hunter told each other fairy tales.

A fairy tale about a naughty boy and his parents.

A bird, busy tidying up the skies, accidentally drops a star. Children find it on the ground. But how can they return it to its rightful place?

A bird, busy tidying up the skies, accidentally drops a star. Children find it on the ground. But how can they return it to its rightful place?

About how the boy Yumagul and the girl Galia defeated the evil Deva.

A story about what incredible events can happen in a child's pocket.

A sudden burst of love can ruin your whole life. The film is based on the Montenegrin legend "the House of three sisters".

Crocodile Gena works in a zoo - a crocodile. Every evening he returns home to his lonely apartment. Finally he tired of playing with himself in chess, and Gene decides to make friends. On the ads pasted around the city, responding animals and people. First comes a girl with a homeless puppy Gal, followed by the Cheburashka...

A simple life of simple creatures in a wonderful and awful world.

A simple life of simple creatures in a wonderful and awful world.

Sasha struggles at home. Her parents expect her to tidy up her room, eat porridge and do homework. Sasha decides that life in the zoo sounds much more interesting! She heads off to try and find her place among a bunch of penguins or maybe giraffes?

The world is on the brink of chaos, with everything spiraling toward the abyss, and hope seems lost. Yet, in this dire moment, true men of courage emerge—heroes without fear or blame, the real musketeers. Vivat!