A Golden Horseshoe

Panos is one of the unluckiest men in the world. One day, while he was swimming in the lake, some villagers found his clothes on the shore and announced he had drowned.

Two cosmonauts arrive on a barren world and begin a clean-up operation. In the course of their duties, they revive the planet’s civilisation and discover the real reason for its devastation- thermonuclear war. Produced after the peak of tensions in the late Cold War, this animated short from Armenfilm reflects a muted optimism that humanity might- just- avoid total destruction. It also demonstrates the strength of animation under the Soviet system, where even the smaller state studios were capable of inventive but technically polished work.

A fisherman catches a talking fish and spares its life. After that, he meets a grotesque, evil monster in a state of constant change.

The animated show is crafted based on Hovhannes Tumanyan's fairy tale with the same title.

A Soviet Armenian animation from the glasnost era about cosmonauts invading a serene planet where they pay a price for their cruel actions.

The cartoon is based on the wisdom of medieval Armenian fables pictured with the synthesis of modern animation and rock music.

On a festive day, all the little animals are happy with balloons — everyone except the hedgehog, because his needles make the balloons burst.

A little liar on the back desk during a geography lesson talks about his summer adventures.

Someone gives a hatchet to people of freezing country, but their lack of skill and misunderstanding how to use it lead to endless deaths and disasters

Armenfilm's cartoon about nature-lover Garsevan, who encountered hooligan poachers on vacation.

A sheep's kind feeling for a selfish cat develops into mutual selfless friendship during a sheep's illness.

This animation shows advantages and disadvantages of communal life through the metaphor of a communal apartment, the walls of which depict the history of a huge multi-national country

A bureaucrat decides to flee the cacophonous hyperstimulation of modern city life to find peace in the countryside. Is the natural world, free of industrial machines and the relentless pace of urban life, as good as it seems to be?