
Aleksandr Gerasimov
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In the late 17th century Russia, a dark magician arrives at the capital in search of the ultimate power hidden within the Magic Worlds, the entrance to which is located inside the Sukharev Tower and is tightly guarded by Jacob Bruce, the Wizard of Balance. When Jacob's apprentice Petya and daughter Margarita accidentally rip apart the ancient manuscript that is the source of his powers, they must venture into the Magic Worlds to restore it.
Secret of the Sukharev Tower. Magician of Balance

An animated film based on the tale of Tonino Guerra, telling the story of the once famous circus duet - the lion and its owner, the story of how the famous lion Amadeo performed in the traveling circus of Signor Peretti.
The Lion with the White Beard

The film is a journey through a fantastic country in which the erotic images of the films of the great Federico Fellini came to life, and Tonino Guerra himself acted as a guide. The heroes of the maestro’s paintings are sailing on a ship to the Enchanted Island. There everyone goes ashore except two - Federico Fellini and Juliet Mazina. Their wanderings continue.
The Long Yourney

A lyrical and funny story about the hard life of a village on the coast suffering from the high winds.
Wind Along the Coast

When her parents are gone for their jobs, a little girl goes everywhere around the house to find her teddy bear, instead of playing the piano she was supposed to.
About the Girl Who Found Her Bear

A poetic view of Russian animation and of cultural and social transformations Russian society has been gone through. It is about multi faceted and humorous animation, almost never exposed to western eyes.
Magia Russica

Vera is a cartoonist. After the death of her husband and son, she moved from Moscow to the small town where she spent her childhood. Vera starts doing animation with children at a local club. Among her students there is a very strange boy with unusual and incomprehensible drawings.
Animation

Travelogue of two film historians Nikolay Izvolov and Sergey Kapterev who visit world film archives around the globe in search of a lost sound version of one famous Soviet cartoon. It's "The Post" made by Mikhail Tsekhanovsky in 1929 and based on a poem by Samuil Marshak. At first "The Post" has been released in a silent form and later Tsekhanovsky remade it with experimental music and narration by Daniil Kharms. At that moment it was the first Soviet sound cartoon and it was a success all over the world. Russian film studies consider "The Post" to be of great importance and artistic value but unfortunately it's still lost. Only the silent version and the 1964 remake are still known and available.
Searching for the Lost Pochta

On the eve of the wedding Mother Nyurka heats up the sauna, and the household spirit makes sure that the whole wedding company get their long-deserved thrashing.
Nyurka's Bath

About miracles, true love and a happy rescue.
Valemon
Triumph and collapse of hope - the whole life of the Russian scientist Nikolai Miklouho-Maclay passes in an instant, at the last moment of earthly existence... Two worlds: the world of civilization and the world of nature exist simultaneously, next to one planet, but it seems that the distance between them is like from Earth to the moon. The film uses drawings and diaries of Nikolai Miklouho-Maclay, whom the Papuans called the "Man from the Moon" and revered as a deity.
Man from the Moon

The film is about the behavior of people in a state of boring expectation.
Slow Bistro

Good and evil, utopia and dystopia, narrative and post narrative collide in a mortal battle for fun to public.
My Galactic Twin Galaction
The cartoon is based on the book by A. Bitov and R. Gabriadze "Hardworking Pushkin".
Autumn Came

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The Extraordinary Story of a Lion

The film tells the conflict between generations with the example of the difficult relations between Kolia, a little boy, and the little old women who live in the same yard. But the little boy grows up and becomes a bus driver.
Kolya and Old Women

Morning outflow and evening inflow of the sea change a tide of life of the coastal small town.
Tides to And Fro

A Monster suffers from boredom and loneliness, by chance he gets out of his cave and after walking through the maze arrives somewhere. There are only silly white bunnies. He is frustrated and comes back down. Finds another way, and sees some mad chickens with trunks.
Lonely Monster Goes Out

“Teenage Rain” is a film-moment, a film-mood. One ordinary morning, a lonely man suddenly experiences a draft in his apartment, which brings back a disturbing memory for the hero... This is a short, touching story about the relationship between family members.
Teenage Rain

Leopard Marina had already despaired of finding her predator, until one day the frantic rhythm of the metro made its own adjustments. In the hustle and bustle it is easy to miss the main thing, but the theft of the bag by the thief Chameleon helped the main character see a real knight. The stern-looking hunter helped the lady and was rewarded with attention.