Animations

IntroWe are delighted to introduce you to some highlight releases of Ateliery Bonton Zlin film studios – a Czech creative center with more than seventy-year history and tradition.

New Releases

TRAVELS OF BOB & BOBBY

4 PAT AND MATRETURNS OF PAT & MAT

6 SPIRELLO SONGS8

SPEJBL ANDHURVINEK

9 MAX, SALLY AND THE MAGIC PHONE

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TRAVELS OF BOB & BOBBY

Running time: 52 episodes x 7 minutesProduced by: Ateliery Bonton ZlínGenre: animated seriesAge category: 3-10 yearsLanguage version: English, CzechDirected by: Ivo HejcmanAnimator: Vladimír JiránekScreenplay: Pavel ·rut

Two rabbits, one named Bob and one namedBobby, are travelling the world ina magician’s hat. In the grand tradition ofcomedy double acts, Bob is the more matureand experienced of the two, while Bobby isyoung, eager and somewhat naive. Neverknowing where their strange mode of transportwill take them to next, our heroes are thrust intothe wacky world of humans. Here they have todeal with countless obstacles put in their pathas they strive to help all those they meet alongthe way at the same time having a great deal offun themselves.

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PAT AND MAT,RETURNS OFPAT AND MATPat and MatRunning time: 35 episodes x 7-9 minutes

Returns of Pat and MatRunning time: 28 episodes x 7 minutes

Produced by: Ateliery Bonton ZlínGenre: puppet seriesAge category: familyLanguage version: without dialogues

An animated puppet series dealing with someunexpected aspects of do-it-yourself. Pat andMat are not only pals and next-door neighboursof many years; what draws them to each othermore than anything else is their commonlifelong passion for doing things themselves.Whenever it comes down to making, mendingor streamlining anything, they are in theirelement. There’s a hitch to it, though: namely,not everything they set out to do goes alwaysaccording to plan. How, then, do the ham-fistedfellows cope with the various problems theyencounter?

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SPIRELLOSONGS

“Spirello Songs” is an animated TV-series usingchildren’s songs to deal with topics ofimportance to children. They are told by exotic,loveable animals with funny, spiral spring legs. “Spirello” stands for the spiral spring legs, forthe comical ideas and the appealing characterof all the animals. The series presents childrenwith a lively, colourful world, which can helpthem to master their problems, and to promotetheir senses of creativity and increase theiractivity.

Running time: 26 x 4 minutesLanguage versions: English, German,Swedish, Finish, CzechAge category: pre-schoolGenre: animation - pencil on paper, 2Dcomputer

Production:Cine Cartoon Filmproduktion (Austria),Ateliery Bonton Zlin (Czech Republic),Epidem Zot (Finland).

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SPEJBL ANDHURVINEK(Hurvinek’s Year)Running time: 13 x 10 minutesLanguage versions: Czech, GermanAge category: 3-8 yearsGenre: MarionetteProduced by: Ateliery Bonton Zlín

New adventures of Spejbl and Hurvinek – twoprincipal characters, father and son, whorepresent two generations, each with a differentview of the world. Together with their traditionalopponent – Hurvinek’s faithful friend Manicka,Jerry – their dog and Manicka’s grandmaKaterina, with their incommutable humour, theydeal with many obstacles of their marionetteworld.

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MAX, SALLYAND THE MAGIC PHONERunning time: 90 minutes Produced by: Ateliery Bonton Zlín, BeijingForbidden City Film Co., Beijing TV Art CenterGenre: combined acted - animatedAge category: 6-12 yearsDirected by: Václav VorlíãekAnimator: Adolf BornScreenplay: Milo‰ MacourekYear of production: 2001

Max and Sally are a pair of animated cartooncharacters featured in a popular televisionseries, who become intent on getting to knowthe real world. One day, with the help ofa magic phone, which can fulfil its owner’s everywish, the children and their dog, Jonathan,leave their cartoon world and enter the real one.The magic phone will let them spend some timeamong real-life children, a metamorphosisenabling them to tackle various problems ofday-to-day existence, as well as to experienceseveral unexpected adventures. Max and Sallythus get their chance to savour the ups anddowns of real life, before they and Jonathanreturn to the peaceful, idyllic, fictional realm ofanimated cartoons.

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Library Animations

12 TALES OF A THOUSANDAND ONE NIGHTS

13 THE FAIRY-TALE ABOUTJOHNY AND MARY

14KRABAT

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14 15 HOW FERDA SUCCEEDEDIN THE WORLD

15LITTLE DEVIL FIDIBUS THE ADVENTURES OFTHE HUNTER HORATIO

... and many others

KRABAT

Year of production: 1977Running time: 75 minutesProduced by: Film Studios ZlínGenre: Romantic fairy-tale story/animatedAge category: family

Based on a story by Ottfried Prenssler

A splendid animated film full of fantasy andpoetry. Set in the cold of winter, this fanciful taleis about a deserted little orphan who chancesupon a mysterious mill. Surprisingly, he doesn'tget trained in the miller's trade, but in themagician’s art. He falls in love with a village girlwhose self-sacrifice and love free him and theother inhabitants of the mill from the mightysorcerer's magic nets.

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TALES OFA THOUSAND ANDONE NIGHTS Year of production: 1975Running time: 94 minutes Also available: 7 x 10-15 minutes Produced by: Krátk˘ film Praha a.s.Genre: Adventurous animated film Age category: 8-15

Full-length animated film for childrencreated by renowned director and artistKarel Zeman.

Seven short stories woven together thatexplore the adventures of the courageoussailor Sindibad and his voyage across theseas of the world. Let your imagination gowild as he visits exotic kingdoms. Watch infascination as he relies on many seacreatures to help him survive his manyadventures: an immense fish in the sea,a griffin, an ancient turtle, a courageousparrot, even a magic flying carpet.

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THE FAIRY-TALE ABOUT JOHNY AND MARY Year of production: 1980Running time: 66 minutes Produced by: Film Studios ZlínGenre: animated fairy-tale/romanceAge category: family

The film chronicles the adventures of Johnny andMary whose lives are full of heroic deeds and manygreat battles. Three elves accompany the simpleand poor boy Johnny in his wanderings in theworld. They guide him and help him with advice andmagic, but they also lead him astray to test hischaracter. One day he meets the beautiful Mary

and falls in love with her. There are many traps setfor the young people, and with their courage,fortitude, and faithfulness, they must defend theirlove against evil. Set against a backdrop ofimpressive images, the film tells a story about purelove and a search for peace and happiness.

LITTLE DEVIL FIDIBUSYear of production: 1981Running time: 75 minutesProduced by: Film Studios ZlínGenre: animated fairy-taleAge category: 5-10

Down at the bottom of the sea lives a group of littlesea devils, who are learning from their teacher howto do all sorts of evil tricks. But the tiniest sea devilFidibus just can’t learn to be bad, and when hestarts ruining all of their plans, he begins gainingthe friendship of the other creatures in the seakingdom. Cheer them on as they fight togetheragainst the bad sea devils!

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HOW FERDA SUCCEEDED IN THE WORLD Year of production: 1978Running time: 42 minutesAlso available: 4 x 14-19 minutesProduced by: Film Studios ZlínGenre: puppet Age category: 3-10

Based on a book by Ondfiej Sekora

The feature film and series are about theadventures of the black ant Ferda and his friends.Ferda is famous for his skill and inventiveness; heknows how to do any job, and is generous andhelpful to his neighbours. Children will lovewatching this charming character, and the excitingevents that he encounters. The stories of Ferda arefollowed by a short film about the beetle Pytlík andhis adventures.

THE ADVENTURES OF THE HUNTER HORATIO Year of production: 1992Running time: 7 x 6-9 minutesProduced by: Film Studios ZlínGenre: Adventurous animated seriesAge category: 6-12

Would you like to become, at least for a while,someone who is at once smart, brave and fearless?Here is your golden opportunity. Waiting for youright in the middle of the mysterious SouthAmerican rain forest is Horatio, an experienced

hunter and just the type of adventurer each of uswishes to be. Follow Horatio on an expedition toa lost world, and join him in a series of fascinatingadventures that are made for you to enjoy.

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