
Iryna Hurvych
Directing
Biography
Iryna Borysivna Hurvych was a Ukrainian Soviet animation director and screenwriter. Honored Artist of the Ukrainian SSR (1973).
Known For

This story happened a long time ago, when the mead makers kids skillfully knew their business, and their magnificent drink was appreciated and famous far beyond the borders of the land where they lived. One insidious and cruel ruler destroyed almost all of these mead makers. And when summer came and new heather carpeted the fields, the ruler began to yearn for the lovely drink, therefore ordered his subjects to get it...
Heather Honey

A mad scientist invented a new weapon of mass destruction and offered it to the god of war. The animation was shot in the genre of political satire. The visual solution of the tape proposed by the artist Henrikh Umanskyi is reminiscent of the films of the German expressionist cinema of the 1920s, in particular the legendary film "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari" (1920). There, too, the main character was a mad scientist, and the events unfolded in distorted scenery that emphasized the state of insanity.
Mars XX

This cartoon is based on a humorous Ukrainian folk song about how wives decided to sell their disgraced husbands. One wife wants to get rid of the reveler, the other - from the drunkard, the young woman is tired of the old man, the worker is lazy, and the tall - the husband is too small in stature.
How Wives Sold Husbands

In a festive spring day, a little boy with his father were waiting for fireworks. Looking out the window, the kid saw a bearded old man strolling with children. It turns out that the main character's grandfather never had a beard and never was old, because he was young when he died in the war, fighting for his native country and the loved ones...
Fireworks

The cartoon is based on one of the famous Ukrainian lullabies. It tells the story of a newborn baby, which is surrounded by the maternal care and affection. In the video sequence, unusual ornament is replaced by fairy tale characters and animals that appear near the baby lying in his cradle.
Lullaby

A cartoon about the proud Danko who gave his heart to the people.
The Legend of the Flaming Heart

Cartoon for kids about a little elephant - the only striped elephant in the jungle. He is walking in the jungle and very much wants to find a friend.
About the Striped Baby Elephant

A man from India was staying in one of the villages. After a wonderful time spent with the friendly owners of lands far from his home, he returned to his homeland, and to please those who liked him so much, he sent a real elephant with the help of a delivery service. What are ordinary citizens to do with this miracle that has fallen on their heads?
A Parcel From Bombay

Based on an episode from Victor Hugo's novel "Les Miserables".
Gavroche

Cartoon about a drunkard husband.
One Day I Came Home

Not so long ago, the Indians, the indigenous people of America, subordinated their whole life to the traditions and practices, which they constantly followed. But there were many tribes, and often feud arose between them, which led to terrible consequences: quarrels, misunderstandings and the death of loved ones. This story tells how they can overcome squabbles and make a step towards peace and reconciliation.
The Peace Pipe

About a fastidious beauty who could not decide who can become her husband. Her younger sisters decided get married, and Marussia still can not be determined. And no one knows how much more time she would remain alone with such a personality if a young man didn’t decide to conquer the impregnable girl...
Uncradled

This story took place in a village during the war. A horse left by the passing troops rescued all the locals, because it could be used to grind grain and it and to do hard work. Even though it was injured, it helped people by all means. But one boy acted badly, offending the horse and destroying the established order. Will he be able to return everything and be forgiven?
Warm Bread

A little crane flies to Africa with other cranes. He likes it there very much, but later he realizes that he is only a stranger there and returns home.
The Grus

Chicken hatched from an egg. The kid was scared by a caustic growl reproaching the chicken that he broke the shell at birth. So maybe he is prepared for the future fate of the insidious and bad rooster? Time will tell, but now he has the most light-hearted and fun time - his childhood, when he can be not afraid to get into stupid situations.
Malicious Egg Smasher

In a book there was a typo, so Kyt (whale) was transformed into a small, tailless Kit (cat), and Kit (cat) became a huge Kyt (whale).
Kyt and Kit

Welcome to the circus arena, where all the characters are made of white paper.
The White Arena

A story about a little whale, which was always trying to surprise everyone.
The Amazing Little Whale

About a hard-working girl who was obedient to the sky and fields. She floated between the clouds, helped the plants, grew healthy grains, but her neighbor failed. Was it a miracle or a nature‘s law?
Companion of the Queen

Kids rarely listen to their parents ' opinions, and storks are no exception. The Stork did not want to learn to fly — maybe it was afraid, or maybe it was lazy. Once the stork fell out of the nest, and could not climb back. It is dangerous on the ground for a small child who cannot fly. A lot of adventures and difficulties little Stork, a big Crane helped to learn to fly and the stork returned to its parents.