
Dace Rīdūze
Directing
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Andulis, a little bat, wakes up at the wrong time and discovers that he, unlike his fellow bats, loves sunlight and warmth. After making friends with Little Mouse, who looks almost like him, Andulis is surprised to find out that, unlike his own dwelling, Little Mouse’s house is not upside down.
Upside Down

There is a huge uproar in the forest: Beaver’s teeth have been stolen. Detective Owl and his assistant Piglet are to investigate this mysterious crime. Several forest inhabitants appear to be possible suspects, but the guilty one is not so easily discovered.
Smile, My Friend!
A cat's "songs" late at night interrupt the retired man's sleep. The noise is getting intolerable and the old man calls The Rescue Team. They arrive immediately, without even finishing their supper.
Cats

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Le grand jour du lièvre

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Le bal des lucioles & autres courts

As winter spreads its blanket of snow over the landscape, a mouse, a cookie and a little girl are about to have some amazing adventures. In just three turns, friendship reveals itself where we least expect it, curiosity opens the door to a world full of surprises, and the magic of Christmas almost takes us on a trip to the Moon!
Myrtille et la lettre au père Noël
Strange things are happening in the Tiger’s garden. Someone has stolen his carrots and some of the carrots are growing ”up and down”.
Up and Down

A story about a little piglet who prefers sweet, lazy sleep over engaging in any housework. He gets offended when his friends ask for help. Chatty magpie tells the little piglet of rich and generous relatives in the forest. Piglet believes the magpie and goes into the forest for the promised better life. But the dream turns into illusion and Piglet’s trip turns into a dangerous affair.
Piglet's Journey
On the first day of school, little musician Sienāzītis, disobedient Bombardētājvabolis, and Mēslu vaboles mazulis set off to learn about the world of insects under the guidance of teacher Skudra. However, it is much more interesting to explore a world full of dangers and surprises on your own, while also getting to know your friends, than to sit at a school desk.
Ant Lion

A simple but sweet story about a family of mushroom flies who try to keep "their" mushroom from ending up in a hunter's basket by using techniques such as repainting it, covering it with moss, and other tricks.
The Life of a Mushroom

Mischievous animals - such as the Tiger Calamazoo and his bird friend Councel - and goofball humans with big faces, cobbled together from cardboard and bits of string, face new, insurmountable problems and perilous situations throughout 7 short adventures: The Movie Studio, The Baby Bird, Holes in the House, Bonjour les sauvages, Early Morning, The Thief, Upside Down.
Des animaux fous, fous, fous

It is a sunny morning at the forest pond in the animal village. The idyllic forest scene is disturbed by an unusual noise—a strange car suddenly drives into the forest. A family of domestic pigs has arrived to spend their vacation in the countryside. The forest piglet sees a beautiful piglet girl and romantic feelings awaken in him, but the girl's bourgeois parents put obstacles in the way of their friendship. The pig family's bad habits encourage the animals to teach them a lesson, and the offended wild boar takes the lead.
Pig's Happiness

In the snowy forest dwarfs are busy as Christmas Eve is approaching! Dwarf girl bakes gingerbread cookies and shapes one into a small man – Crispy. The little gingerbread man comes alive and is very curious. In the big world he will not only have fun adventures and face danger, but he will also discover the wonders of the Season...
Crispy

Two boys find an unusual plastic bag with no handle. It turns out to be alive, moving around and being angry because it has become useless to everyone. The angry bag together with the boys is trying to find a new meaning of its life and a new use for other plastic bags that have become real trash hooligans.
Angry Bag

This film is the cinematic continuation of a classic poem by the Latvian poet Rainis. It follows the subsequent adventures of its main heroes – eight peas – and their interactions with the world around them as well as with the cycles and laws of nature. These musical and countable stories tell about the peas’ adventures after spilling out of their original home, the pod.
Pea Children
To become a Sleep Master and be allowed to bring sleep to both beasts and humans, each dwarf must pass a test. Klomītis the dwarf fails this test. However, thanks to ingenuity, perseverance and good friends, he gets the chance to make up for his mistake.
Miega rūķi

This is the second film based on themes from Margarita Stāraste’s fairy-tales. Rosie is a red colouring pencil, who, together with the other pencils, colours in the author’s story as it progresses. Their work continues until the moment they are interrupted by the appearance of an uninvited fly. Chasing the fly, Rosie ends up with in the land of dew drops, grassmen, meadow maidens, and other forest creatures. He has stepped into a fairy-tale. There, Rosie enthusiastically helps out with jobs in the forest; however, in the meantime, the story has become a bit unusual without the colour red...
Little Ruddy

Otis, a young firefly, is in trouble. He wants a girlfriend and he can't get his light to shine as bright as the others.
Firefly

Acorn Boy needs a bit of patching up so he can join his friends in the miniature village.
Acorn Boy

A lazy little bunny is awaken by a sudden hustle and bustle one spring morning. Going to the henhouse for eggs turns into a dangerous adventure. In order to save Easter, the little bunny has to overcome both - his laziness and fear, and to believe in the miraculous presence of the sun bunny.