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- DirectorLotte ReinigerCarl KochA handsome prince rides a flying horse to faraway lands and embarks on magical adventures, which include befriending a witch, meeting Aladdin, battling demons and falling in love with a princess.
- DirectorIrene StarewiczWladyslaw StarewiczStarsClaude DauphinRomain BouquetSylvain ItkineWhen Renard the Fox's mischievous pranks go too far, King Lion is forced to attempt to bring the trickster to justice.
- DirectorFerdinand DiehlHermann DiehlA young girl's seven brothers have been turned into ravens, so she sets out to save them.
- DirectorClaude MisonneStarsA. CharlesR. ChrusR. DarvèreIn pursuit of mysterious boxes of crab, Tintin will meet the one who will become his inseparable friend: Captain Haddock.
- DirectorJirí TrnkaPuppet animation feature consisting of different segments related to the traditions and emotions of the seasons as a typical year passes among the Czech people.
- DirectorJirí TrnkaMilos MakovecStarsHelena PatockovaJaromir SobotoaDetsky pevecky sbor Jana KuhnaA Chinese emperor prefers the tinkling of a bejeweled mechanical bird to the song of a real nightingale. When the Emperor is near death, a nightingale's song restores his health and teaches him to revolt against his glittering but shallow world.
- DirectorÁngel de EcheniqueStarsManuel Bermúdez 'Boliche'Matilde ConesaMarujita DíazPuppet animation film based on the tales 'Caperucita Roja' and 'La bruja Pirula'.
- DirectorJirí TrnkaStarsDetsky pevecky sbor Jana KuhnaBayaya, a young peasant, protected by the spirit of his dead mother, arrives at the castle of the King, where he entertains his three daughters. He soon realizes that the three princesses are nagged by evil spirits. The little peasant manages to rid them of them, fights a duel with a wicked lord who wanted to marry one of the three princesses. He finally wins the heart of the youngest sister while saving the soul of his mother who was in purgatory.
- DirectorKarel ZemanStarsH. HustolesovaZdenek KrízPeople living on an island finds a treasure, but it does not only do them good.
- DirectorJirí TrnkaStarsZdenek StepánekEduard KohoutKarel HögerExcellent stop-motion animation film from one of the best Czech filmmakers, Jirí Trnka. It tells the ancient story of Bohemia, how it was founded by Czech, the Forefather, and a series of legendary episodes of heroes, queens and kings, inspired in a book by Alois Jirásek compiling the Czech myths.
- DirectorJohn PaulStarsAnna RussellMildred DunnockFrank RogierAn "electronic puppet" version of the Humperdinck opera, adapted for children and using spoken dialogue as well as Humperdinck's music.
- DirectorJirí TrnkaStarsJan WerichAdapting Jaroslav Hasek's raucous satirical novel, and also bringing Josef Lada's equally famous illustrations to garrulous puppet life, posed Trnka one of his biggest creative challenges. Trnka himself felt that the final episode was the most artistically successful, but there's much to enjoy in all three, not least the way that the lackadaisical layabout Svejk's own self-serving anecdotes are realized through cut-out animation.
- DirectorVladimir DegtyaryovStarsNina GulyaevaErast GarinGeorgiy VitsinBased on Russian folk tales.
- DirectorJirí TrnkaStarsJoss AcklandAnn BellRichard BurtonThe first puppet kinescope in the world. It is based on the famous poetic comedy by William Shakespeare. Three worlds meet in this story: the noble world of three Athens couples, a common popular world of tradesmen amateur theatre and a fairy-tale happiness of magic creatures as elves and nymphs. The film is considered the most remarkable Jirí Trnka's work and a milestone in the history of the world animation.
- DirectorHarry SmithA sequence of surreal cutout animation imagery, largely without a discernible narrative.
- DirectorAlina GrossYoram GrossStarsShmuel AtzmonShlomo Bar-ShavitShraga FriedmanThe story of the Biblical Joseph and his coat of many colors.
- DirectorLarry RoemerStarsBillie Mae RichardsBurl IvesLarry D. MannA young reindeer Rudolph lives at the North Pole. His father is one of Santa's reindeer and it is expected that Rudolph will eventually be one too. However, he has a feature which is a setback and causes him to be ostracized: his red nose.
- DirectorArthur Rankin Jr.StarsLarry D. MannBillie Mae RichardsAlfie ScoppLittle Willy McBean joins up with a Mexican monkey named Pablo to travel back in time and stop the evil Prof. von Rotten from changing history.
- DirectorVladimir DanilevichIvan Ivanov-VanoStarsDmitriy ZhuravlyovGeorgiy VitsinA vile Tsar wants to get rid of his servant Sergei by sending him on various deadly missions. A comedy adventure presented as a mix of classic Russian fairy tales and narrated by two jesters.
- DirectorLarry RoemerStarsJames CagneyWilliam MarineRose Marie JunThe origin of the great bear forest conservation crusader.
- DirectorJules BassStarsBoris KarloffAllen SwiftGale GarnettOn the Isle of Evil, Baron Boris von Frankenstein reveals his imminent retirement and that he has refined the secret of total destruction, only to be upset when the other monsters try to steal the secret and kill his nephew, Felix Flanken.
- DirectorJan LenicaStarsRuss DodsonJan Lenica's semi-autobiographical movie about a life of a man under the number "44". He experiences bureaucracy, abusive step-parents, oppression from the government and society. In the end, he tries to get away to the "lost paradise".
- DirectorJules BassArthur Rankin Jr.StarsFred AstaireMickey RooneyKeenan WynnA mailman reveals the origin of Santa Claus.
- DirectorSerge DanotEric ThompsonStarsChristian RiehlPaul BiscigliaNadine LegrandLife at the Magic Roundabout is disrupted when a blue cat called Buxton finds his way into town. Everyone loves Buxton except for Dougal, who discovers the cat's mad plan to become the king of blue army and destroy all who are not blue.
- DirectorJules BassArthur Rankin Jr.StarsDanny KayePaul FreesJoan GardnerWith the help of a time machine, Peter Cottontail must rescue Easter from the hands of the malicious Irontail.
- DirectorJules BassArthur Rankin Jr.StarsDanny KayeCyril RitchardImogene CocaThis is one of the 'Animagical' titles from the children's film archive of Rankin/Bass. The story line is reminiscent of an earlier 1966 R/B Animagic film, 'The Daydreamer', both of which chronicles the fairy tales of Danish author, Hans Christian Andersen.
- DirectorRené LalouxStarsBarry BostwickJennifer DrakeEric BauginOn a faraway planet where blue giants rule, oppressed humanoids rebel against their machine-like leaders.
- DirectorJules BassArthur Rankin Jr.StarsShirley BoothMickey RooneyDick ShawnWhen a weary and discouraged Santa Claus considers skipping his Christmas Eve run one year, Mrs. Claus and his elves set out to change his mind.
- DirectorIvo CaprinoStarsWenche FossPer Theodor HaugenHarald Heide-Steen Jr.Reodor Felgen decides that he will enter a car race to defeat his former friend who has stolen his plans for a car.
- DirectorJules BassArthur Rankin Jr.StarsRed SkeltonFrank GorshinMorey AmsterdamRudolph must find Happy, the baby New Year, before midnight on New Year's Eve.
- DirectorJules BassArthur Rankin Jr.StarsFred AstaireSkip HinnantBob McFaddenThe Mailman decides to stop another deluge of letters by answering questions about the Easter Bunny: Sunny, a baby rabbit found and adopted by Kidville (a town of only kids--even a kid mailman). And when Sunny goes delivering eggs to the nearby town (which he has to dye to fool Gadzooks, the mean bear on the mountain), he discovers that there are no kids in the town, and that the rightful (kid) ruler is being suppressed by his aunt. But the young king likes Sunny's dyed eggs and jelly beans. So Kidville, with the help of an old train engine, makes a few plans (and a decoy chocolate rabbit) to distribute them.
- DirectorGang Tae-ung
- DirectorKarel ZemanStarsLudek MunzarJaroslav MouckaChristian BrücknerA young boy becomes an apprentice for a mysterious sorcerer, working at the sorcerer's strange and sinister mill where secretive black magic is being taught and performed at a very heavy price.
- DirectorJules BassArthur Rankin Jr.StarsBuddy HackettRobert MorsePaul FreesThe Groundhog tells the story of how, for once, Jack Frost became human, and helped a knight win his lady love.
- DirectorTakeo NakamuraStarsMichele LeeMelissa GilbertLurene TuttleClara finds herself in a magical world where her toys have come to life but must fight the evil mice who threaten the kingdom before she can return home.
- DirectorJan LenicaStarsMichel PoujadeJanine GrillonBased on Alfred Jarry's play Ubu King which was considered as a precursor to the Theatre of the Absurd, the film tells the story of Ubu who seizes the throne of Poland after having massacred the King Wenceslas.
- DirectorJules BassArthur Rankin Jr.StarsRed ButtonsEthel MermanMickey RooneyThe Winterbolt is trying to make North Pole his evil wonderland, and it is up to Frosty the Snowman, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and other icons to stop him.
- DirectorTadeusz Wilkosz
- DirectorMarc Paul ChinoyStarsJonathan WintersVincent PriceRuth BuzziPogo the Possum attempts to run for President with help of his fellow animal friends.
- DirectorJules BassArthur Rankin Jr.StarsAlan KingGeorge S. IrvingBob McFaddenIt's Pinocchio's first Christmas, and he sells the book Geppetto gives him for present money, but Cat and Fox trick him out of it.
- DirectorKarel ZemanStarsOtakar BrousekAntonín ProcházkaFrantisek FilipovskýYoung knight John travels the world in search of fame and fortune, but also to help others and prove himself. However, things go dire fast and he becomes burdened with life's hardships. But then he meets a pretty water nymph, Mary.
- DirectorKihachirô KawamotoStarsMasaaki DaimonKimiko IkegamiPinko IzumiRennyo was the key figure responsible for the restoration of Shin Buddhism in Japan, in particular the Honganji lineage that had a slump in its fortunes during the Middle Ages. According to the legend, his motivation was a pivotal childhood incident at the age of six when his mother summoned him and told him about his destiny to revive the fortunes of the Honganji school to which he was the next in line. She then mysteriously disappeared from the temple. Taking her words to heart, from a background of great poverty and hardship, at the age of 16 he set out to spread the word across the land.
- DirectorStanislav LátalStarsVáclav PostráneckýJirí BruderStanislav FiserA full-length picture based on the famous novel by Daniel Defoe. The picture, unlike the other film adaptations of the story, focuses much more on Crusoe's life before and after his stay on the island. Following the principle of setting the novel right, it describes Crusoe's experiences with delicate irony and understanding.
- DirectorPiotr KamlerStarsMichael LonsdaleWeary immortals inhabit a metropolis in the sky and amuse themselves with constructions as they kill time and await whatever comes next.
- DirectorOttó FokyStarsMárta BenköGabriella BorbásGyula Horváth
- DirectorMark HallStarsRichard PearsonIan CarmichaelDavid JasonToad, Rat, Mole, and Badger follow animal etiquette in this version of Kenneth Grahame's classic, in stop-motion model animation.
- DirectorJohn KortyCharles SwensonStarsLorenzo MusicJudith KahanMarshall EfronTwo wannabe heroes and their friends must stop a madman from giving everyone nightmares.
- DirectorWill VintonStarsJames WhitmoreMichele MarianaGary KrugTom Sawyer, Becky Thatcher and Huck Finn join Mark Twain on his airship to meet Halley's Comet.
- DirectorJules BassArthur Rankin Jr.StarsEarl HammondEarle HymanLarry KenneyAt a council convened by The Great Ak, the forest being tells the story of Santa Claus to explain why he deserves to be made immortal.
- DirectorJirí TyllerStarsRudolf DonathAlbrecht GötteRegina JeskeThe story of Paris and the beautiful Helen, the Trojan War, in which the king of Ithaca Odysseus was also involved, his cunning plan with the wooden horse, with which the Greeks conquered Troy, and other adventures that befell Odysseus during his ten years of wandering, on the way home.
- DirectorJirí BartaStarsOldrich KaiserJirí LábusMichal PavlícekThe story of the Pied Piper of Hamelin with a twist.
- DirectorLarry JordanA five-year project of hand-painted cut-out animation, this story goes from a paradisaical garden to the interior of the Mosque of St. Sophia, and centers around Sophia, an early Greek and Gnostic embodiment of spiritual wisdom.
- DirectorOttó FokyStarsGyula Szabó
- DirectorFrank ZappaBruce BickfordStarsBruce BickfordFrank ZappaSeveral pieces of Frank Zappa's music are set against clay animation by Bruce Bickford.
- DirectorArnold LeibovitStarsPaul FreesDal McKennonArt ClokeySalute to the revolutionary Oscar winning stop motion animated Puppetoons created by sci-fi fantasy film legend George Pal. Gumby, Pokey and Arnie the Dinosaur host 12 of Pal's milestone shorts from 1934-1947 that have inspired animation and special effects filmmakers ever since.
- DirectorIdeya GaraninaStarsIvan BurlyaevInna ChurikovaValentina PonomaryovaThe cat tells the baby how man tamed animals. Soothing puppet cartoon based on Kipling's fairy tale.
- DirectorGünter RätzStarsGerd GrasseHenry HübchenDieter Wien
- DirectorFrancis VoseStarsRobin BaileyMaurice DenhamJimmy HibbertA meek young Russian peasant finds himself on the adventure of a lifetime when he is mysteriously bestowed with a flying ship that sets sail for the Tsar's royal court.
- DirectorHenry SelickStarsDanny ElfmanChris SarandonCatherine O'HaraJack Skellington, king of Halloween Town, discovers Christmas Town, but his attempts to bring Christmas to his home causes confusion.
- DirectorDave BorthwickStarsNick UptonDeborah CollardFrank PassinghamA boy born the size of a small doll is kidnapped by a genetic lab and must find a way back to his father in this inventive adventure filmed using stop motion animation techniques. Tom meets a variety of strange creatures and eventually discovers a race of miniature humans like himself.
- DirectorArt ClokeyStarsDal McKennonArt ClokeyGloria ClokeyIn this offshoot of the 1950s "claymation" cartoon series, the crazy Blockheads threaten to ruin Gumby's benefit concert by replacing the entire city of Clokeytown with robots.
- DirectorHenry SelickStarsPaul TerryJoanna LumleyPete PostlethwaiteAn orphan who lives with his two cruel aunts befriends anthropomorphic bugs who live inside a giant peach, and they embark on a journey to New York City.
- DirectorMariya MuatStarsVsevolod AbdulovTatyana DogilevaLev DurovRussian stop motion based on O. Henry.
- DirectorManfred DurniokHong Hu Zhao
- DirectorMikhail TumelyaStarsAslanbek ArchegovAkhsar DudievRudolf PankovA grandfather tells his grandson a bedtime story about the ancient Narts.
- DirectorDerek W. HayesStanislav SokolovStarsRalph FiennesMichael BryantJulie ChristieThe story of Jesus Christ.
- DirectorPeter LordNick ParkStarsMel GibsonJulia SawalhaPhil DanielsWhen a cockerel apparently flies into a chicken farm, the chickens see him as an opportunity to escape their evil owners.
- DirectorPer FlyStarsOtto BrandenburgPaprika SteenLisbet DahlThe story of a friendship between a stout little man and a big, proud cow who are able to talk to each other. Together they confront an evil, ugly witch who is determined to get ride of them because they have moved into a house on the edge of her woods. The witch hates neighbors, and through magic, evil planning she turns Prop and Berta's friends, the Teeny Burpers, into dangerous hoodlums who terrorize the nearby town. Prop and Berta manage to overcome the witch and turn her into a good person, breaking the spell that binds their friends, and restoring peace to the little town.
- DirectorAurel KlimtVlasta PospísilováStarsOta JirákJan WerichA farmer who takes to drink and meets the devil; a young boy who has to spend the night in a haunted pub; a man who grows horns overnight; a man who bets and argues with his wife; and a blacksmith who is perhaps too trusting of his young and sexy wife.
- DirectorRoger HawkinsStarsJazz PierreMiriam HamblinGabriel PhillipsThree children make a daring escape from the underground city in which they are slaves of the Evil Emperor, and go in search of the fabled Sky Kingdom and the great Prince Ariel.
- StarsKerry O'MalleyBrad AbelleTara SandsDavey and Goliath go on an exciting snowboarding adventure, where Davey learns some dazzling snowboard moves, as well as important lessons about the real meaning of Christmas and respecting people who are different.
- DirectorRoy T. WoodStarsJim CummingsGlenn MorshowerDanny MannA spoof of disaster films, an asteroid is coming towards earth and Harry Bottoms is in charge of saving us all...again...
- DirectorRobert BenferStarsRobert BenferSammie PenrodJason SteeleA bunch of blue clay men who live on a table are contacted by another species of clay people through radio. Now 4 brave blue clay men will leave the table for the first time ever in order to find these mysterious clay men.
- DirectorLotta GeffenbladUzi GeffenbladStarsBengt HåkanssonRonn ElforsNoon GeffenbladAn animated, stop-motion film from Sweden, set during the summer at a music camp.
- DirectorKihachirô KawamotoStarsKyôko KishidaTetsuko KuroyanagiRie MiyazawaThe story takes place as Buddhism is being introduced to Japan from China. Iratsume, a woman of noble descent, one night sees a luminous vision that she believes to be the Buddha, compelling her to leave home and journey to a sacred temple.
- DirectorSteve BoxNick ParkStarsPeter SallisHelena Bonham CarterRalph FiennesWallace and his loyal dog, Gromit, set out to discover the mystery behind the garden sabotage that plagues their village and threatens the annual giant vegetable growing contest.
- DirectorTim BurtonMike JohnsonStarsJohnny DeppHelena Bonham CarterEmily WatsonWhen a shy groom practices his wedding vows in the inadvertent presence of a deceased young woman, she rises from the grave assuming he has married her.
- DirectorJanis CimmermanisStarsNastja ArcelLars BomLene Maria ChristensenAlexander Dumas' classic swashbuckling novel comes to life in this delightful interpretation told through the art of puppetry.
- DirectorJohn RoeckerStarsNick 13Billie Joe ArmstrongTim ArmstrongIn a distant future, a cult forms around the Manson Family, when Charles Manson is mistaken for the messiah. Meanwhile, in 1969, Manson convinces his followers to murder Sharon Tate.
- DirectorChristiane CegavskeA handmade stop-motion fairy tale for adults that tells the tale of the struggle between the aristocratic White Mice and the rustic Creatures Who Dwell Under the Oak over the doll of their heart's desire.
- DirectorJan BalejAurel KlimtBretislav PojarStarsOta JirákJan WerichThe film include the story of little Tom Thumb, The Hunchbacks of Damascus, Three Sisters and One Ring, The Sea, Uncle, Why is it Salty?
- DirectorDavid H. BrooksStarsJonathan PrinceFred SavageFred WillardRusty Reindeer (Savage) stumbles into a support group where the Easter Bunny, Cupid, and other down-and-out holiday icons congregate.
- DirectorMagnus CarlssonStarsAnna BlombergLotta BroméEinar Edsta CarlssonThe first Swedish stop-motion animated movie (theatrical). Desmond and his friends are haunted by "träskpatrasket", a thing in the swamp, perhaps a monster? They're not exactly sure it exists, but who else could it be? There are mysterious things going on in Raspberry wood...
- DirectorM. dot StrangeStarsChaylon BlancettDavid ChoeStuart MahoneyTwo outcasts fight for survival in a sinister fantasy world. Their lives are constantly in jeopardy after they're caught in the middle of a deadly battle between bizarre monsters on their way to the ice cream shop.
- DirectorJan BalejStarsJirí LábusA feature-length narrative animated film from one of the directors of Fimfárum 2. Mysterious and extraordinary stories of loneliness. What all can happen during one night in one city? Do you know what happens when a person sews on somebody else's ear? Can you meet a genie in Zizkov who will make any wish imaginable come true? Do you think there are places where time stands still? Do you know what can disrupt an insect circus performance, what a local hunter's goal is, and what excites his neighbor? Can a carp and a tree become friends?
- DirectorFrédéric GuillaumeSamuel GuillaumeStarsLorànt DeutschSanseverinoVirginie Efira15-year-old Max is in search of his father, the famous troubadour Johnny Bigoude, who disappeared shortly after Max's birth. He reaches Saint-Hilare where Madam Doudou, the old teacher, takes care of him and finds him a job as elevator musician in the fly swatter factory Bzzz & Co. But the factory doesn't run well and half of the village gets fired. To boost the swatter sales, a dangerous scientist creates a mass production of flies. Soon, a thick cloud of insects attacks the village... With courage and determination, Max and his new friend Félicie will do their best to neutralize the insane projects of Bzzz&Co. Will they manage to convince the villagers to help them in this adventure? All together will they stop the scientist's crazy handlings? And will Max find his father?
- DirectorMichael J. RixStarsAdam CallanderAdran CallanderJo DayWhilst working on "the great South African novel," an unemployed writer gets caught up in the harsh realities of life in the city of Johannesburg.
- DirectorDarin McDanielChris SmithNathan SmithStarsJohn SchneiderJoshua LegerJesse BennettWhen the ferocious giant Golimyr threatens the peaceful village of the Zites, King Sullic sends a proclamation throughout the land calling for a champion to vanquish the foe. To the King's dismay, the only champion who rises to their aid is young Davie, a peaceful pear grower whose only defense is a sling, a sheep and his faith. Set within the imaginative fantasy and world of renowned artist James C. Chritensen and based on the biblical story of David and Goliath, this stop-motion animated adventure is bursting with visual wonders. From sneeze-powered windmills to a colossal ship made of stone, join Davie and his woolly sidekick Chops as they discover a little Faith can do Giant things.
- DirectorTatia RosenthalStarsGeoffrey RushAnthony LaPagliaSamuel JohnsonA stop-motion animated story about people living in a Sydney apartment complex looking for meaning in their lives.
- DirectorMaria LindbergStarsOuti AlanenSonja BallKim BubbsA peaceful summer day in the Moomin Valley is interrupted by a volcanic eruption.
- DirectorNeil BurnsStarsPowers BootheGregory SmithCarly PopeA genius inventor's world threatens to fly apart at the seams. His son, who has electricity crackling through his veins due to an accident in his father's laboratory, discovers the truth about his father's past.
- DirectorDave Barton ThomasStarsMickey RooneyGeorge S. IrvingJuan ChioranSanta Claus and the mischievous brothers Heat Miser and Snow Miser are the targets of yuletide treachery in the animated delight A Miser Brothers' Christmas.
- DirectorHenry SelickStarsDakota FanningTeri HatcherJohn HodgmanWandering her rambling old house in her boring new town, an 11-year-old Coraline discovers a hidden door to a strangely idealized version of her life. In order to stay in the fantasy, she must make a frighteningly real sacrifice.
- DirectorAdam ElliotStarsToni CollettePhilip Seymour HoffmanEric BanaIn 1976 Melbourne, a lonely 8-year-old girl strikes up a correspondence with an unlikely pen pal: a severely obese 44-year-old New Yorker with Asperger's syndrome.
- DirectorStéphane AubierVincent PatarStarsStéphane AubierJeanne BalibarNicolas BuysseCowboy and Indian's only wish was to come up with a brilliant idea for Mr Horse's birthday, but when their plan ends up in utter disaster, they'll need to travel the world and back to make things right again.
- DirectorWes AndersonStarsGeorge ClooneyMeryl StreepBill MurrayAn urbane fox cannot resist returning to his farm raiding ways and then must help his community survive the farmers' retaliation.
- DirectorJirí BartaVivian SchillingStarsForest WhitakerJoan CusackCary ElwesA teddy bear, a mechanical mouse, and a marionette join forces to save their kidnapped friend, Buttercup the doll, from the denizens of the Land of Evil.