Mstislav Kuprach
Visual Effects
Known For

The girl Mariuka goes in search of her brother Grigorash - he was carried away by the evil sorceress Kloantsa. On the way, the girl helps the Walnut Bush and the Giant. The bush gives her a magic tree twig...
A Hazel Tree Twig

Rusalochka opens in modern day Copenhagen, Denmark. Several tourists gather around the capital's famous mermaid statue, as a tour guide explains its significance. A fish in the water below the tourists scoffs at their foolishness, and then, proceeds to tell about the doomed love of the mermaid. Upon reaching her 15th birthday, the Little Mermaid is allowed to swim up to the surface above. As soon as she does, however, the Mermaid spots a young prince caught up in a dreadful storm. She admires the man's bravery and decides to save him, declaring that, "The beautiful and the brave should not perish." After the mermaid returns to the ocean, she decides that she wants to become human.
The Little Mermaid

Based on the Chinese folk tale. Long ago, three brothers Liu lived in China. They were so similar that even their own mother discerned them on colored ribbons. The first brother could command fire, the second could drink the sea and return it back, and a third knew the language of birds, animals and fish.
Brothers Liu

Cartoon based on the Ukrainian fairy tale of the same name by Ivan Franko. A fearsome beast arrived in the forest to impose its order in it and called Ostromysl. His formidable appearance frightened all the forest animals, and even Mikhail Potapych himself. When Ostromysl fell into the river and the paint was washed away by the water, the animals were convinced that it was just an ordinary fox. The rascal was chased out of the forest. The movie ends with Hedgehog's admonition: "Whatever the beast looks like, don't take his word for it!“
The Painted Fox

A dog wants to buy a new hat from his local tailor (who is a cat). A story about why cats and dogs dosen't like each other.
Dog and Cat

According to legend, Chapaev does not die, but with the help of magical powers, fairy-tale animals and plants, he becomes a real hero.
The Tale of Chapayev

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An Arrow Flies Into a Fairy Tale

Based on the famous Soviet song "Orlyonok" about a young trumpeter - a hero of the Civil War.
Eaglet

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The Most Important

Soviet cartoon adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale.
The Ugly Duckling

The story about an elephant who could read but not write.
A Girl and an Elephant

Popular classical melodies are illustrated with images of animated characters.
Musical Joke

A little bear loves to tease the other animals. But, to his misfortune, he encounters a fierce boar.
The Bear-Troublemaker

When one blacksmith voices suspicious that there might be sorcery involved in his colleague's work, things get out of hand. Based on the fairy tale by French writer Luda Schnitzer.
The Blacksmith-Sorcerer

Based on the poem by Korney Chukovskiy, about a boy who would not clean himself, so all his belongings ran away from him.
Wash-'em-Clean

A donkey, a goat, a marmoset and a leering bear arrange a quartet.
Quartet

The Tsokotukha fly is abducted by a spider during the birthday celebration, but is saved by a noble mosquito.
Mukha-Tsokotukha

This story about the transformation of an ugly duckling into a beautiful swan, about his brave and kind heart, and about his adventures and misadventures is truly wonderful and amazing.
An Extraordinary Story Like a Fairy Tale

Soviet propaganda cartoon contrasting the alleged lies of capitalism, depicted as a charlatan prophet, with the alleged achievements of the Soviet working people.
Prophets and Lessons

Bordo's simple story of a bird who will do anything to hatch and nurture her own chick.