Karel Hutěčka

Four schoolboys go on an awe-inspiring expedition back through time, where they behold landscapes and creatures that have long since vanished from the earth.

A look at the life, work and importance of Czech filmmaker Karel Zeman (1910-89), a genius of world cinema, a wizard of special effects, revealing his sources of inspiration and his revolutionary filming techniques.

Krabat, a beggar boy, is lured to become an apprentice to an evil, one-eyed sorcerer. With a number of other boys, he works at the sorcerer's mill while learning black magic. Every Christmas one of the boys has to face the master in a magical duel, where the boy never stands a chance because the master is the only person who is allowed to use a secret spell: The Koraktor.

People living on an island finds a treasure, but it does not only do them good.

Young knight John travels the world in search of fame and fortune, but also to help others and prove himself. However, things go dire fast and he becomes burdened with life's hardships. But then he meets a pretty water nymph, Mary.

A stop-motion animated short about the journey of Nicholas, an angel and two devils to distribute gifts. The devils are bored on the way, so they invent all kinds of tricks.

Five different exploits of Sinbad the sailor where he gets mixed up with the pretty daughters of exotic potentates, with powerful monsters that threaten his existence, and with all sorts of teeming jungle life.

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A snowman comes to life in this charming and playful stop motion short. In danger of melting once spring rolls around, the snowman eventually departs for an icier climate, perhaps to return next winter.

A fairy tale about the love of a mermaid and a young fisherman, which had to overcome many adversities before reaching its fulfillment.

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A romantic story between two wool skeins.

Documentary film about the use of new methods in the construction of the shell roof of the tannery hall in Gottwaldov.

A stop-motion animated fairy tale about good and evil using wooden folk toys.

Seventy-year-old filmmaker Karel Zeman recapitulated his thirty years of work in the field of animated and trick films. The film Karel Zeman for Children includes excerpts from Baron Prášil, The Tale of Hansel and Gretel, Mr. Prokouk, King Lávra and Journey to the Prehistoric Times. The film is presented on the 100th anniversary of the birth of this important figure of Czech cinema.

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Different animals play with a marble in this whimsical story from Hermína Týrlová, ‘the mother of Czech animation’

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A poetic and colorful tale at the bottom of the sea.