The Choo-Choo Train

Puppet adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale.

Children with their musical instruments are able to drive lazy Martin out of the furnace and punish him for his laziness.

Different animals play with a marble in this whimsical story from Hermína Týrlová, ‘the mother of Czech animation’

Another of Hermína Týrlová's "wool fairy tales" tells about two children who decorated a Christmas tree.

Ferda Mravenec (Ferda The Ant, 1944 ) runs over ten minutes, telling the tale of an ant colony versus a spider. This one is teeming with characters, with impressive animation, fun gags, and a good story.

A snowman comes to life in this charming and playful stop motion short. In danger of melting once spring rolls around, the snowman eventually departs for an icier climate, perhaps to return next winter.

In WWII Czechoslovakia, an old toymaker incorporates secret messages in his models to fool the Germans. They find him out and he flees. As the Gestapo officer hunts around he is attacked by the toys, who send him packing. Live action and stop motion short by Hermína Týrlová.

A stop-motion animated fairy tale about good and evil using wooden folk toys.

A fairy tale for children about correcting a selfish chick.

Two little figures are born from the wool clippings, who compete for the wool doll's favor and try to impress her with their bizarre antics.

A poetic and colorful tale at the bottom of the sea.

Puppet animated movie about an evil king, a golden-haired princess and living and dead water based on the fairy tale by Josef Kaynar.