The Best of Bulgarian Animation

Since 1948, the Sofia Animation Studio in Bulgaria has carved a special niche with its original style and unique method of combining humor and storytelling.The studio's films have won many awards and prizes, and its biannual World Animation Film Festival in Varna has established Bulgaria as an international animation center.Rembrandt Films is offering these films, all of which are appropriate for children, on DVD for the first time.

Baby Dreams At The Airport/Baby Dreams At The Automobile Factory
Two episodes in the wild 12-part series by the Sofia Animation Studio's Pencho Kunchev, featuring a mischievous baby who embarks on death-defying adventures in the world of adults.Anything goes as one image morphs into another, with the baby always emerging miraculously unscathed.

De Facto
The creator of the widely destibuted "Three Fools" cartoon series,Donyo Donev, specializes in exposing human stupidity.Here the collapse of a newly-built house prompts a search for a scapegoat by the town's leaders.

Three Fools And The Automobile
Here is an example of Sofia's most comical creation.These well-meaning blockheads are equal parts Laurel & Hardy, Three Stooges, and Dumb and Bumber.Plus:
Three Fools And The Hat
Three Fools And The Tent
Three Fools And The Hammer Throw

Beach
In great visual style, Radka Batchkarova tells the story of frogs battling ducks over a beautiful beach.

Caw!
Stoyan Dukov's simple tale of a persistent interloper -- a crow -- who insists on joining a choral group.

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