The Last Norwegian Troll / Det siste norske trollet / Zadnji norveški trol

Pjotr Sapegin (Pravda as)
2010, NOR, 13’

In the old days, Norway used to be a safe haven for trolls, but not any more. One day, three young goats decide to get rid of an old Troll who lives under a bridge. Little do they know that he is the last survivor of his species, the very last Troll of Norway...

Elusiveness / Trkija / Neulovljiva

Marija Vulić (Jafilm Jagodina)
2019, SRB, 7'05

Based on the Serbian folk tale 'Girl Faster Than a Horse', this is a story about a girl of peculiar origin and even more peculiar beauty. She challenges her suitors to a race for a golden apple with a promise to marry the one who wins and with a threat that everyone will perish if she reaches the apple first. The core of this film is the human need to reach the unreachable and to obtain perfection.

The Sleeping Prince / Le Prince au bois dormant / Speči princ

Nicolas Bianco-Levrin & Julie Rembauville (Prototypes Productions)
2020, FRA, 5’

Tom would like his dad to tell him a story, but dad’s not available, so Tom invents a story by himself, mixing all his favourite characters: pirates, knights, T. rex, cowboys. In this joyful mess, a little princess will be much braver than the sleeping prince.

10000 Ugly Inkblots / 10.000 grdih madežev črnila

Dmitry Geller (Jilin Animation Institute)
2020, China, Russia, 8’

Dva umetnika, ki se že dolgo nista srečala, gresta drug proti drugemu.

Black Wolf, White Wolf / Črni volk, beli volk

Ivana Guljašević Kuman (Igubuka)
2020, CRO, 5’

Two wolves, one good and one bad, fight for power in each of us. The one we feed wins.

Fox woman / Ženska lisica

Priit Tender (Nukufilm OÜ)
2002, EST, 10'49''

The animated film “FOX WOMAN” is based on a legend of Mapuche Indians. It is the story about a fox that goes to heaven to visit her uncle and suffers great humiliation. In the film, the personification of animals gives this slightly absurd legend social context. The film as a whole could be classified as a comedy, its main audience could be teenagers.

Beware the wolf! / Attention au loup! / Pozor, volk!

Nicolas Bianco-Levrin & Julie Rembauville (Prototypes Productions)
2020, FRA, 1'

Once again, Little Red Riding Hood has to bring a cake, a jar of jam and butter to her grandmother. But this time, the wolf does not attend the meeting.

Hedgehog’s home / Ježeva kuća / Ježeva hiša

Eva Cvijanović (Bonobostudio, NFB)
2017, CAN, CRO, 10’

A lush and lively forest is the home of a hedgehog. He is respected and envied by other animals. However, his unwavering devotion to his home annoys a quartet of insatiable beasts. Together, they march off towards the hedgehog’s home and spark a tense and prickly stand-off.

Animated World Mythologies 2

Thursday, 30. 9. 2021 / 9.00 / Maribor Puppet Theatre