
Valentyna Kostylieva
Directing
Biography
Valentyna Andriivna Kostylieva is a Soviet and Ukrainian animation director, lecturer. Member of the National Union of Cinematographers of Ukraine.
Known For

Topa and Tutti are best friends. They have always supported each other and were used to spending time together. But one day something happened that had never happened before – they had a quarrel. Now Topa and Tutti will have to reconcile and to realize that conflicts only bring negative emotions and experiences.
The Quarrel

A beautiful and hard-working girl lived in a Ukrainian village. She fell in love with a guy, but he was destined to die, and the girl has to hide from courtship and matchmaking of bothersome suitors. Her heart did not lie to any of them, and she decided to turn to a healer for help. What will be the fate of a young Ukrainian woman? The film is based on the poem by Taras Shevchenko.
Poplar Tree

A grandson came to the village to visit his grandmother, who rarely rests in nature, which makes him look pale and sick. The boy likes the geese, the cow, and the local nature here. He gets involved in local life, starts making friends with animals, walks with them in meadows and lawns, and doesn't even notice how his grandmother's health turns into joy. And the reason for the transformation was the mysterious colored milk.
Colored Milk

A story with a moral about a hippopotamus who misused the expression "well let it", a boastful crocodile, a parrot who, as always, is innocent, a turtle and a wise monkey.
About The Hippopotamus Named Well-Let-It

A humorous story-musical about a pumpkin, the host of a vegetable garden, his wife and many relatives and friends. They all live nearby and often solve some of their living problems. Cucumbers want to play, and the carrot-girls are waiting for worthy suitors. Here there are festivals and folk rituals and the work around which life revolves of vegetable villagers.
Pumpkin Walks Around the Garden

Late at night, when all household members had gone to bed, a kitten woke up and felt that it overcohasmes insomnia. How to have fun? The playful kid went to investigate. It turned out that coiled balls of yarn did not sleep too, and there was a sky-blue thread, cheerful and kind, which, like the kitten, wanted to play. Will they make friends with the kitten?
The Thread and the Kitten

Based on the Scottish folk ballad "Tam Lin".
Ancient Ballad

A hippo Topa and a kitten Tutti are inseparable friends who are used to doing everything together. They appreciate each other and are willing to share joy and sorrow, since mutual support helps to overcome any adversity, but makes happiness complete. However, Tutti does not want to admit a new friend, the dog Ryzhyk despite the fact that this intelligent dog once saved Tutti .
The Real Adventure

A grandmother tells her granddaughter fairy tales, rhymes, wearing gloves with colorful fingers and portraying the heroes of fairy tales. The first fairy tale was about a white—haired magpie who cooked porridge and fed the children. And the second tale was about a clumsy goat…
Okay, Okay...

The wise poor man who found the money tried to save it. To do this, he had to outwit the greedy gentleman, as well as Khveska, his too talkative wife.
Tale About Carp, Hares and Bagels

About the acquaintance of Topa and Tutti, a cute and shy hippo and a good, but also very proud kitten. Until they met, they dreamed of finding friends, because they were very lonely. And then they met one day! Now they are will have funny stories and adventures, and most importantly – sincere friendship.
The Day Of Luck

A tale about how the hippopotamus Topa and the kitten Tutti made a journey to a distant mountain and felt the joy of discovering a great and beautiful world.
Great Journey

One day, a little boy looked through binoculars and saw that the residents of the garden were somewhat frightened and worried. He decided to help his little friends. This is a story about a child's boundless imagination, but the director adds elements of science fiction here - and adventures in the country turn into a titanic struggle with alien plants.
The Dacha Adventure

Three stories of lives of vehicles. First is about the bus, who considered himself a humorist but in fact only upset and offended people with his clumsy mischief. As a result, the passengers were able to explain him that it was necessary to respect others and not to cause them harm. The second tractor was about a young tractor with no experience, and the third is about a small motor scooter.
Tales About The Cars

About the adventures of a boy and his dog who got into ancient times.
Vasya and the Dinosaur

A mistress got angry with a sheep and a goat and threw them out the door and said that they no longer dared to show up on the doorstep. What should this a little clumsy and cowardly couple do? So they went to look for a shelter. Funny, mysterious and unexpected adventures will fall out on the buddies’ road, and they will handle with all of them and even make friends with their brethren.
The Goat and the Sheep

Playing hide and seek game comes to a sticky end for the cat Tutti and the hippo Topa. Tutti stuck in a well, as the idea to hide there seemed quite reasonable. But Topa would not leave his friend in trouble and pulled his friend out with a rope, but first he needed to overcome many obstacles to find it.
Small Rope

Many animals live in the forest. They all have their own characters and ambitions, the relationship between themselves and the settled way of life. One day a Bear decided to prove to everyone that he is the most important one. How will animals perceive such brazen statements? Will they be frightened and obey or put the high-handed insolent in his place?
Who Is The Master In The Forest?

Animation based on the fairy tale of the English writer Donald Bisset about the horse Reggie and the dog Blacky, who dreamed of running fast.
The Prize

A fairy tale about a narcissistic Kolobok who didn't appreciate anyone. Once upon a time there was a grandfather and a grandmother. They lived well, but they had no children and were sad about it. One day grandmother found some flour and baked a Kolobok from it, and it jumped off the stove and came to life. Grandfather and grandmother were happy that they had an heir, and he looked like his grandfather. They began to love him, feed and pamper him. And they decided that it was time for the kolobok to go out and help them, the old people. The colobok heard this, was indignant, saying that he was not born to work, he was born so beautiful, and left them. Who will he meet on his way?