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Yoram Gross

Born October 18, 1926 · Kraków, Poland

Died September 21, 2015 · aged 88

Yoram Gross was a Polish-born Australian film producer, director, and screenwriter renowned for his contributions to children's animation. Born in Kraków, Poland, he survived the Holocaust by frequently changing hiding places during World War II. After the war, Gross studied music and musicology at Jagiellonian University and began his film career in 1947. He initially worked as an assistant to P…

Known For

Santa's Apprentice

Santa's Apprentice · 2010

Santa's Apprentice

MovieFamilyAnimation

Santa doesn't want to retire, but rules are rules and he must train someone to replace him. The lucky winner, to be chosen from among millions of children, must be named Nicholas, be an orphan and have a pure heart. On the other side of the planet, there is a little boy who is a perfect match, but his lack of self-confidence and fear of heights make him a poor contestant. Will Santa agree to step down, and help his apprentice take his place?

Dot and the Kangaroo

Dot and the Kangaroo · 1977

Dot and the Kangaroo

MovieAnimationAdventure

An Australian girl gets lost in the Outback, but she’s befriended by a kangaroo who gives her a ride in her pouch as they search for the girl’s home.

Epic

During a massive flood, two children are rescued by a family of dingoes, which subsequently raises them as their own. When the children come of age, they must go out into the world and collect the "secrets of life", before becoming the new king and queen of the dingoes.

Once Around the Sun

Once Around the Sun · 2012

Once Around the Sun

MovieMusicDocumentary

AT LAST, the long-lost film inspired by Australia's first rock festival - The Pilgrimage For Pop Festival - at Ourimbah, near Sydney in 1970.

Dot and the Bunny

Dot and the Bunny · 1983

Dot and the Bunny

MovieAnimationFamily

Dot looks for a lost kangaroo with help from her bunny friend who wants to be a kangaroo, too.

Sarah

MovieAnimationHistory

During World War II, an orphaned young girl seeks to survive and perhaps even help resistance fighters battle the Nazis.

Jasne łany

Jasne łany · 1947

A young teacher educates the peasants and electrifies the village, which the local miller does not like.

Blinky Bill's White Christmas

Blinky Bill's White Christmas · 2005

Blinky Bill's White Christmas

MovieAnimationFamily

With Christmas just around the corner, everyone in Greenpatch is busily decorating the town square. Blinky Bill is up to his usual mischief and accidentally breaks Wombo's snowdome. To make amends, he decides to give Wombo a treat by creating a white Christmas in Greenpatch with real snow and a real Christmas tree. So Blinky and Flap begin a quest in search of the rare and mysterious Wollemi Pine Forest in order to cut down a tree for the village square in Greenpatch, while Splodge and Nutsy stay at home and, with a variety of outrageous experiments, try to create snow. Will they make snow it in time for Christmas Eve? Join Blinky Bill and his friends as they celebrate the magic of a traditional European White Christmas in the Australian Bush. Extraordinary!

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Santa's Apprentice

Santa's Apprentice · 2010

Santa's Apprentice

MovieFamilyAnimation

Santa doesn't want to retire, but rules are rules and he must train someone to replace him. The lucky winner, to be chosen from among millions of children, must be named Nicholas, be an orphan and have a pure heart. On the other side of the planet, there is a little boy who is a perfect match, but his lack of self-confidence and fear of heights make him a poor contestant. Will Santa agree to step down, and help his apprentice take his place?

Producer

Dot and the Kangaroo

Dot and the Kangaroo · 1977

Dot and the Kangaroo

MovieAnimationAdventure

An Australian girl gets lost in the Outback, but she’s befriended by a kangaroo who gives her a ride in her pouch as they search for the girl’s home.

Screenplay

Epic

During a massive flood, two children are rescued by a family of dingoes, which subsequently raises them as their own. When the children come of age, they must go out into the world and collect the "secrets of life", before becoming the new king and queen of the dingoes.

Director

Once Around the Sun

Once Around the Sun · 2012

Once Around the Sun

MovieMusicDocumentary

AT LAST, the long-lost film inspired by Australia's first rock festival - The Pilgrimage For Pop Festival - at Ourimbah, near Sydney in 1970.

Visual Effects

Dot and the Bunny

Dot and the Bunny · 1983

Dot and the Bunny

MovieAnimationFamily

Dot looks for a lost kangaroo with help from her bunny friend who wants to be a kangaroo, too.

Director

Sarah

MovieAnimationHistory

During World War II, an orphaned young girl seeks to survive and perhaps even help resistance fighters battle the Nazis.

Writer

Jasne łany

Jasne łany · 1947

A young teacher educates the peasants and electrifies the village, which the local miller does not like.

Assistant Director

Blinky Bill's White Christmas

Blinky Bill's White Christmas · 2005

Blinky Bill's White Christmas

MovieAnimationFamily

With Christmas just around the corner, everyone in Greenpatch is busily decorating the town square. Blinky Bill is up to his usual mischief and accidentally breaks Wombo's snowdome. To make amends, he decides to give Wombo a treat by creating a white Christmas in Greenpatch with real snow and a real Christmas tree. So Blinky and Flap begin a quest in search of the rare and mysterious Wollemi Pine Forest in order to cut down a tree for the village square in Greenpatch, while Splodge and Nutsy stay at home and, with a variety of outrageous experiments, try to create snow. Will they make snow it in time for Christmas Eve? Join Blinky Bill and his friends as they celebrate the magic of a traditional European White Christmas in the Australian Bush. Extraordinary!

Executive Producer

Dot and the Koala

Dot and the Koala · 1985

Dot and the Koala

MovieAnimationFamily

Dot comes to the aid of her native animal friends when Bruce the koala informs her of plans to build a massive dam that will destroy their environment. But the local farm animals believe that the dam will catapult their small country town into the 21st century. With both sides fighting for what they believe is right, Dot’s plans to wipe out the dam are jeopardised by local detectives Sherlock Bones and his offsider Watson the cat!

Director

Save the Lady

Save the Lady · 1981

MovieAdventureFamily

A ragtag group of kids set out to save derelict steam ferry Lady Hope from destruction.

Story

Dot Goes to Hollywood

Dot Goes to Hollywood · 1988

Dot Goes to Hollywood

MovieFamilyAnimation

With the help of Hollywood stars, Dot wins a talent quest, and discovered by a famous director, she becomes what all dreams are made of – a film star. This enables her to raise money for her little friend Gumley the koala, who needs an operation on his eyes.

Producer

Dot and the Whale

Dot and the Whale · 1986

Dot and the Whale

MovieFantasyAnimation

Dot and her dolphin friends come across a very sad whale named Tonga, who has washed up onto the beach. Tonga is in danger of being harmed by whale-hunters and a cruel fish shop owner! Seeing that her new friend is in trouble, Dot just might have a few clever ideas to go about helping.

Producer

The Camel Boy

The Camel Boy · 1984

MovieAnimationAdventure

Young Ali and his camel-driver grandfather Moussa take part in an expedition through the Australian Outback. Faced with prejudice, Moussa's knowledge and the hardiness of his camels in the punishing conditions quickly prove vital to both the success of the expedition and the survival of its members.

Director

The Adventures of Candy Claus

The Adventures of Candy Claus · 1987

The Adventures of Candy Claus

MovieAnimationFamily

A family makes Santa an adorable rag doll named Candy Claus, who comes to life thanks to Santa's love. But there's a wicked miser who's going to cause lots of trouble during Candy's adventures in the magical, musical world of Santa Town.

Producer

Dot and the Smugglers

Dot and the Smugglers · 1987

Dot and the Smugglers

MovieFamilyAnimation

A circus owner attempts to capture a mysterious Bunyip, and Dot discovers that the circus is merely a front for an international wildlife smuggling operation. With her pals, Burra the Kookaburra and two boxing kangaroos, Dot sets out to put an end to the cruelty.

Director

The Little Convict

The Little Convict · 1979

The Little Convict

MovieAnimationDrama

In old New South Wales, a new bunch of convicts arrives, including young Toby Nelson. Consigned to a Government farm, they're subjected to the cruelty of Sergeant Billy Langdon and Corporal Weazel Wesley. Toby escapes and flees into the Australian bush.

Director

Blinky Bill

Blinky Bill · 1992

MovieFamilyAnimation

The peace and charm of koala Blinky Bill and his friends' existence is shattered by the destruction of their homes by humans. Bill rallies his friends, in a series of exciting adventures, as they battle to protect their homes from destruction and as he rescues his mother from captivity.

Director

Dot and Keeto

Dot and Keeto · 1986

Dot seeks the magical green root that will give her the ability to talk to animals. She eats a red root by mistake, and is shrunk to the size of an ant. With the help of new friends, Keeto the mosquito and Butterwalk the caterpillar, Dot searches for the green root that will restore her size. But she must find it before sundown, or she will shrink even smaller.

Director

Around the World with Dot

Around the World with Dot · 1981

Around the World with Dot

MovieAnimationFamily

Dot joins up with Santa Claus in order to help her friend, the mother kangaroo, find her lost joey. The pair take off into the air in Santa’s sleigh led by two kangaroos and travel the world searching for the zoo where the missing kangaroo has been sent.

Screenplay

The Magic Riddle

The Magic Riddle · 1991

The Magic Riddle

MovieAnimationFamily

Orphaned Cindy, short for Cinderella, is an indentured servant to her cruel stepmother and stepsisters, in this mash-up of different fairytales, including Snow White, Little Red Riding Hood, Sleeping Beauty, and Pinocchio

Director

Dot in Space

Dot in Space · 1994

MovieScience FictionAnimation

Dot's last romp takes her literally out of this world when she decides to rescue Whyka, the Russian space dog, who is circling the Earth, trapped in a broken-down satellite. Trading places with Buster, the space monkey, Dot boards an American rocket and is launched into orbit. She manages to save Whyka, but then crash-lands on the fantastic planet Pie-Arr-Squared, where everything is round.

Writer

Who Knows?

Who Knows? · 1962

A wild cat does whatever he wants, wreaking havoc on his neighbors and innocent bystanders . A short film commissioned by the Israeli Ministry of Education and Culture, showing through the use of animal puppets, the importance of manners and etiquette.

Director

Joseph the Dreamer

Joseph the Dreamer · 1962

Joseph the Dreamer

MovieAnimationDrama

Created in stop-motion animation, this dramatic retelling of the biblical story of Joseph and his coat of many colors tells of a young boy with the talent of seeing the future in his dreams.

Director

Dumb Bunnies

Dumb Bunnies · 1998

SeriesAnimationFamily

These bunnies are fun, helpful, and very dumb. But they tackle problems in new ways while remaining confident and never giving up.

Producer

Tabaluga

Tabaluga · 1997

SeriesAnimationSci-Fi & Fantasy

Flying Bark Animation produced an animated cartoon series of Tabaluga. In this series, Tabaluga is the last of the dragons and the crown-prince of Greenland, a magical place inhabited by talking animals of many different species. Tabaluga must defend his home from two rival kingdoms on either side of Greenland; a frigid arctic tundra, ruled by the evil snowman Arktos and a searing desert, ruled by an evil sand-spirit named Humsin.

Director

The Adventures of Blinky Bill

The Adventures of Blinky Bill · 1993

The Adventures of Blinky Bill

SeriesAnimationKids

The Adventures Of Blinky Bill is an animated television series based on Dorothy Wall's books about Blinky Bill. The series is produced by Yoram Gross. Set in Greenpatch, a fictional Australian town, the series presents stories of conservation and nature through the activities of Blinky Bill and his family and friends.

Producer

Flipper and Lopaka

Flipper and Lopaka · 1999

Flipper and Lopaka

SeriesAnimationAction & Adventure

Flipper and Lopaka follows the adventures of Lopaka, a boy granted the ability to speak with marine animals, on his tribe's island home and the undersea city of Quetzo.

Director

Skippy: Adventures in Bushtown

Skippy: Adventures in Bushtown · 1998

Skippy: Adventures in Bushtown

SeriesAnimationKids

Skippy: Adventures in Bushtown is an animated children's series created by Yoram Gross of Blinky Bill fame. It is set around a fictionalised Australian town. It differs from the other Skippy series as it is animated and features anthropomorphic characters. Skippy, for example, is a kangaroo who wears a baseball cap.

Producer