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Bubáci a hastrmani

Bubáci a hastrmani poster
Directed by
Pavel Kubant
Genre
cinematic fairy tale
Country
Czech Republic

How it feels

This Czech animated series follows spooks and goblins from folklore in short fairy tale episodes. It uses flat panel animation and is narrated by a storyteller. The show is based on stories by Josef Lada.

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What happens

Bubáci a hastrmani (Spooks and Goblins) is a Czech animated television series from 1999 broadcast as part of Večerníček. The second series was filmed in 2005. The author of the original was the painter and writer Josef Lada, his story was developed into a script by Marie Kšajtová and Eva Povondrová. According to Alena Ladova, Josef Lada's sister, the creative work was done by Pavel Kubant, Kateřiná Lánská and Jana Hlaváčková. Pavel Kubant directed. Milan Rychecký was the cameraman. The fairy tales were narrated by Josef Somr. A total of 26 episodes of 8 minutes each were filmed. The series for Czech Television was produced by the ANIFILM studio using the flat panel technique. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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