Māris Brinkmanis
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Prop & Berta is the story of a friendship between a little stout man and a big and proud cow, who are able to talk to each other. Together they confront an ugly and evil witch who is determined to get rid of them because they have moved into a house on the edge of her wood. The witch hates neighbours and through magic and evil planning she turns Prop and Berta's friends, the Teeny burpers, into dangerous hoodlums who begin to terrorize the nearby town. Prop and Berta manage to overcome the witch and turn her into a good person, restoring peace in the little town and breaking the spell which binds their friends.
Prop and Berta

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Le grand jour du lièvre

No one knows how it happened, but not long ago a Latvian bear arrived on the Estonian island of Ruhnu. The islanders were really afraid. At first they tried to catch the bear, but were only able to find his footprints. Later they invited a professional hunter from Finland with a special bear dog. Still no success...
The Bear is Coming!
A man continues to throw rubbish into the forest, to the great annoyance of both the forest ranger and the forest animals, but when he refuses to stop, more drastic measures have to come into use – and this is where the forest ranger luckily gets the help of a dog, a cat and a mouse, who have had enough of the litter lout.
Guards of the Forest

The bee has not yet been born, but its fate has already been decided – work to collect honey. But even bees can "fall out of frame". This also happens with the hero of this film - Juris. Whether by chance, or naturally, or on purpose, the little bee, whose destiny is to collect honey, becomes the rescuer and a father of a new bee hive.
Bees

A dark caravan arrives in the city during the night. The next morning children find a big box left on the street. Strange sounds come from this box. The famous Rescue Team men have been called in to help...
Tiger
People are in the habit of searching afar for what is really at arm’s length. In the end, if people are destined to meet, they will find each other.
Ship of Hope

A brown cacao ball and white marshmallow girl “from different shelves” accidentally meet at a confectionery. Neither the brown, nor the white relatives wish to accept the stranger of a different colour and try to cover the differences with either sugar or cocoa powder. Against all odds, friends find their land of happiness.
Waikiki

Baron Munchausen’s string of victories against the Turks is disrupted by a love letter from his bride, Jacobine von Dunten, propelling the Baron into an adventure-filled journey back to her.
Hurry Up, Munchausen, Hurry Up!

Friends Munk and Lemmy try to grow a fruit tree in the desert, but they need water. Munk discovers a spring with unusual water—once poured on the sapling, it blossoms, greens, and bears fruit at miraculous speed. Their acquaintance, Green Sloth, also wanting the fruit, accidentally spills the magical water and brings a prehistoric skeleton to life. Only after a perilous chase and some clever moves do the two friends manage to overcome the aggressive skeleton and escape safely.