Also known as "Mastera Russkoy Animatzii - Sbornik No. 4"

An extraordinary collection of award-winning, highly personal animated short films by Russia's world-renowned directors and artists. Digitally restored from 35mm materials newly printed by the National Film Archive of Russia, these are the highly personal animated short films from the Soyuzmultfilm Studio. Produced from 1986 through 1990, this volume of films--many of which received highest honors at international film festivals--are each unique, crafted artistically, and intellectually like a exquisite piece of Faberge. Winners of the top prizes at Annecy, Cannes, Colombo, Delhi, Espinho, Grijon, Hiroshima, Huesca, Kiev, Krakow, Lille, London, Mamaia, Melbourne, Moscow, New York, Oberhausen, Odense, Ottawa, Stuttgart, Sydney, Tampere, Tours, Venice, and Zagreb. Presented in anthology format for the first time. Includes: Door, Boy is a Boy, Liberated Don Quixote, Martinko, Big Underground Ball, Cat and Clown, Dream, Kele, Alter Ego, Girlfriend, Croak x Croak, Cat and Company.

Features

• 1. Door. (1986) Director: Nina Shorina
• 2. Boy is a Boy. (1986). Director: Natasha Golovanova
• 3. Liberated Don Quixote. (1987). Director: Vadim Kurchevsky.
• 4. Martinko. (1987). Director: Eduard Nazarov.
• 5. Big Underground Ball. (1987). Director: Stanislav Sokolov.
• 6. Cat and Clown. (1988). Director: Natasha Golovanova.
• 7. Dream. (1988). Director: Nina Shorina.
• 8. Kele. (1988). Directors: Mikhail Aldashin & Peep Pedmanson.
• 9. Alter Ego. (1989). Director: Nina Shorina
• 10. Girlfriend. (1989). Director: Yelena Gavrilko.
• 11. Croak x Croak. (1990). Director: Yelena Fedorova.
• 12. Cat and Company. (1990). Alexander Guriev.

Specifications

	Genre:	Animation, Short Films, Fairy Tale
	Studio:	Image Entertainment, Inc.
	Format:	Color, Animated, NTSC
	Subtitles:	English
	Language:	Russian with English Subtitles
	Running Time:	141 Min.
	Encoding:	Region 1
	Release Date:	December 2000

See Also

• Masters of Russian Animation - Vol 2 (1969-1978)
• Masters of Russian Animation -Vol. 1.(1962-1968)