Viktor Hruzdiev

A Canadian hockey team is held hostage by pirates. In order to release them, the Cossacks have to win a game of hockey against the pirates.

A surreal fairy tale for adult viewers, mixing animated and live performances. Wasn't finished due to budget problems.

Feeling hungry, a young boy Semen and his father went to the kitchen to get some food, but all they found was empty pans and a note from his mother, saying that she couldn't live that way anymore. Due to the everlasting feeling of hunger, Semen’s father embarked on a search of a new mother.

The heroes of the stories are various small packs of cigarettes that are manufactured in the Soviet Union. They suddenly jumped out of an old suitcase, and now live their lives and show scenes that are typical of those times. Here there is a dance floor, where pairs swirl elegantly, the rest on the beach, and much more.

Stone Stories is a collection of short animations about the stone structure. Follow the stories to see how the stones found their dictator and how a bohatyr couldn’t read inscriptions of the stones.

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 .

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.

Once a potter made a pot that could laugh. Whoever takes it in their hands immediately starts laughing.

A wolf cub misses his friend Kapitoshka and wants to see him again and have fun with him. Kapitoshka is an unusual creature that is completely made of the water, which wears a funny beret and loves to sing and play. A letter brought by a crow will help shed light on whether Kapitoshka will be able to return to the wolf.

Young Jim Hawkins finds himself serving with pirate captain Long John Silver in search of a buccaneer's treasure, in this Soviet Ukrainian animated adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic tale.

A Soviet Ukrainian made violent farcical yet quite faithful adaptation of the famous Robert Louis Stevenson's book that combines animated sequences with live action parts. This film covers the second half of the book.

A funny comedy about doctor Aybolit and his assistants and patients - all animals.

The story of how a father taught his lazy son Hrytsko to work.

A Soviet Ukrainian made violent farcical yet quite faithful adaptation of the famous Robert Louis Stevenson's book that combines animated sequences with live action parts. This movie covers the first half of the book.

Animation for adults. Includes short stories: "Duet", "Big Laundry", "Point of View", "Dreams, Dreams".

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.

A mischievous cat felt like a real master of the house. He drove the birds, liked to lie in the sun, and when he saw the mice rejoicing in the attic, he already imagined that he will soon have hearty lunch. But the mice were united and agile, so they will be able to stand up for themselves and fight back the cunning and high-handed cat.

About how the boy's fantasies made him strong and brave.

This story takes place in a Ukrainian village. A thievish fox could not resist not eating some poultry. One night he crawled into a house to steal a chicken, but his actions awakened the owners of the house. In an attempt to flee, he fell into a trap. Only the Ouzel could solve all the fox’s problems.

The husband prepares for the marathon, rests, and meanwhile the wife prepares food, feeds the children and husband, cleans and so on. During the competition, it is she who produces amazing results of speed and ingenuity, accompanying and saving her husband at all stages. It turned out that despite his stocky height, he is a helpless child who cannot run a marathon without help, but as a result, fame and recognition go to him. Volodymyr Dakhno worked on this film with the master of graphic grotesque artist Radna Sakhaltuyev. The social pro-feminist content is wrapped in an ironic, somewhat psychedelic form.

A ridiculous and funny man nicknamed Parasolka have ancillary jobs in the circus, which he is trying to do and simulteniously watch everything going on behind the scenes, as well as during performances. Once the actors get into a difficult situation, and to everyone's amazement it is Parasolka who helps them out, thus earning himself a clown job. And then the circus director sees how Parasolka deftly juggles behind the scenes, he immediately realizes to send him to the arena, so he in turn performs with the shows of a juggler, a strongman, and a magician, although he is not entirely successful, but the audience liked him and they were laughing. As a result, Parasolka became a circus clown.

Screen adaptation of Dmytro Pavlychko's tale-poem of the same name. The shepherd Vasylko saves his friend, the magical golden-horned deer, from the greedy king and his army.