Aleksandr Kumma
Writing
Biography
Alexander Kumma (4 August 1929 — 23 Oct 2011) — was Soviet writer, screenwriter and animator.
Known For

The Wizard of the Emerald City (Russian: Волшебник Изумрудного города) is a ten-part stop-motion adaptation of the first book in Alexander Volkov's Magic Land series. Produced by Ekran, it is believed to have aired monthly from around December 1973 to September 1974. Because of the wicked Gingema, a young girl named Ellie and her little dog Totoshka are swept away to the Magic Country, where incredible adventures await.
The Wizard of the Emerald City

There lived in one yard four friends: a kitten, a puppy, a goat and a small chicken. But only they always cursed because their things somehow disappeared. The kitten lost milk from the bowl, the puppy lost his bone, the kid lost a carrot, and the chicken, almost had hardly been eaten. But one day the friends accidentally found a rat-thief, who they then all together amicably caught in a mousetrap and she paid for her theft.
Four from the Same Yard

The tale about the wolf-proprietor and the inhibited animals without their own opinion.
Whose Are the Cones in the Wood?

Puppet film for primary schoolchildren. It ridicules arrogance and a frivolous attitude towards work and praises the resourcefulness, hard work and ingenuity of children. The film uses drawings, toys and embroidery by children of the Central Palace of Pioneers.
Who Is Going to the Exhibition?

A little artist drawn on a page hears a child crying on a different page, so he climbs out to find her and see if he can cheer her up.
A Merry Artist

In an abandoned dump, old metal objects are thrown out - a kettle, a can, a screw with a screw, and a rusty little carnation. They feel lost and unnecessary to anyone. And then another and insidious rust is selected to destroy the poor. But suddenly they learn that there are such points where they can still come in handy and already serve people in a new guise. Having found this place, friends are surprised to discover that they were not alone in such a deplorable situation and that a whole line of metal things, large and small, lined up for melting.
The Iron Friends

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Football Stars

Once the boy Vova went off to ride a bicycle and disappeared for the whole day. His puppy was waiting for his master at the door, but he did not come. An adult dog, Barbos, passed by, who decided to ask the puppy why he was so sad. Since there was still nothing to do, he decided to help his little friend to find the boy. Soon they came on his trail and, thanks to their scent, were able to recreate all the events that occurred this day.
Tracks on the Asphalt

Skiers from the sports school meet snooty amateurs.
Snowy Roads
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Living Numbers

Two teams, quite different by their techniques, meet in a hockey match.
Goal! Goal!

Ice team is fighting hard. We believe in the courage of the desperate guys. Real men play hockey. Coward does not play hockey.