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Zdenka Doitcheva

Born August 22, 1926 · Terezín u Čejče, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]

Died February 1, 2020 · aged 93

Czech-Bulgarian film director of animated films. Doitcheva directed about 50 animated films, many of which participated in festivals of animated and short films in Europe and worldwide. At the beginning of her career she created mainly films for children, but over time she was drawn to stories with grotesque and allegorical character. Doitcheva has won many awards, including the prize for Best Sho…

Known For

The HoleThe Hole · 1966
The Hole
★ 10.01966
MovieAnimation
A man falls in a hole on his walk, he sees another person walking on the same path and makes sure he's not the only one to get injured.
THE SOCCER BALLTHE SOCCER BALL
THE SOCCER BALL
MovieAnimation
Animated. A film dedicated to athletes. Its protagonist is a new, naïve, and well-intentioned football, which idealizes the players. But when it finds itself among them in the heat of the game, it discovers how roughly and unfairly they treat one another. Amid the confusion, the football unnoticed leaves the field, sits down in the deserted stands, and begins to boo the players.
THE YOUNG SCUBA DIVERTHE YOUNG SCUBA DIVER
THE YOUNG SCUBA DIVER
MovieAnimationAdventure
Animated. An adventure in a bathtub at home, which the young protagonist’s imagination transforms into the ocean floor.
When Snow Flakes Covered All OverWhen Snow Flakes Covered All Over · 1982
When Snow Flakes Covered All Over
1982
MovieAnimation
Grukh and GrushkaGrukh and Grushka · 1957
Grukh and Grushka
1957
MovieAnimation
Forest RepublicForest Republic · 1953
Forest Republic
1953
MovieAnimation
PassionPassion · 1972
Passion
★ 10.01972
MovieAnimation
Two neighbors play backgammon with such passion that they don't notice anything happening around them.
A Mouse and a PencilA Mouse and a Pencil · 1958
A Mouse and a Pencil
★ 9.01958
MovieAnimationFamily
At night, a little mouse wanders around the nursery. The mouse nibbles at the fringe on the carpet and the trash can. And then there's the hazelnut. It gets up on the table and sees a pencil-very suitable for nibbling. The pencil asks him to wait - it wants to draw something for the last time. First the cheese is drawn, then the apple is added, and then the sausage. But when the pencil adds a mustache to the drawing, it turns out that it is a cat. The mouse is afraid and runs away.

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