The Girl who wasn’t afraid of Bears
In a silent animated folktale rooted in Balkan mythology and told with the starkness of a feminist western, a young girl escapes the roles forced on her by disguising herself as a man. On her journey, she outwits devils, slays beasts, and earns the respect of kings – proving to the world that she has no fear. But her final test comes when she meets a shapeshifting dragon who sees what she’s tried to hide all along. The Girl Who Wasn’t Afraid of Bears is a story about courage, identity, and the quiet cost of becoming what the world expects.
The Girl who wasn’t afraid of Bears
In a silent animated folktale rooted in Balkan mythology and told with the starkness of a feminist western, a young girl escapes the roles forced on her by disguising herself as a man. On her journey, she outwits devils, slays beasts, and earns the respect of kings – proving to the world that she has no fear. But her final test comes when she meets a shapeshifting dragon who sees what she’s tried to hide all along. The Girl Who Wasn’t Afraid of Bears is a story about courage, identity, and the quiet cost of becoming what the world expects.
The Marionette Kingdom
The marionettes are putting on their usual evening show. The old man pulls the strings. The play goes according to plan – the princess finds herself in trouble, but the brave prince defends her from the enraged dragon. But after the curtain comes down, the marionettes play differently, according to their own rules. Marionette theater is a story about the roles we are assigned.
The Marionette Kingdom
The marionettes are putting on their usual evening show. The old man pulls the strings. The play goes according to plan – the princess finds herself in trouble, but the brave prince defends her from the enraged dragon. But after the curtain comes down, the marionettes play differently, according to their own rules. Marionette theater is a story about the roles we are assigned.
The Last Straw
We follow a group of marine animals that face the consequences of human waste.
On the way to a clean sea, they learn about the importance of recycling and how important it is environmental responsibility for the future of their sea.
The Last Straw
We follow a group of marine animals that face the consequences of human waste. On the way to a clean sea, they learn about the importance of recycling and how important it is environmental responsibility for the future of their sea.
In a Faraway Forest – Apple of Discord
During a morning walk a hedgehog finds a beautiful red apple. He takes it to his dwelling and starts to rearrange his home. Meanwhile a squirrel finds the apple and takes it as her own. The two friends start to fight about who the apple actually belongs to. They ask the other woodland creatures to advise them on the situation. After being disappointed over the rabbit’s indecisiveness and the bear’s greed, the two decide to ask the wood’s wisest resident, the owl. She soon realises the apple is one of discord in which a bit of evil lives. She takes care to exorcise it but this means there is not much apple left. But the squirrel and the hedgehog are left happy, that their friendship survived the test.
In a Faraway Forest – Apple of Discord
During a morning walk a hedgehog finds a beautiful red apple. He takes it to his dwelling and starts to rearrange his home. Meanwhile a squirrel finds the apple and takes it as her own. The two friends start to fight about who the apple actually belongs to. They ask the other woodland creatures to advise them on the situation. After being disappointed over the rabbit’s indecisiveness and the bear’s greed, the two decide to ask the wood’s wisest resident, the owl. She soon realises the apple is one of discord in which a bit of evil lives. She takes care to exorcise it but this means there is not much apple left. But the squirrel and the hedgehog are left happy, that their friendship survived the test.
The Shadow
In this experimental animated film, a woman explores the layers of her own body and inner world. Through a symbolic depiction of separation and reconnection with herself, the film examines the dynamics of roughness and tenderness in self-perception. An intimate journey that delves into the complexity of self-acceptance and inner harmony.
The Shadow
In this experimental animated film, a woman explores the layers of her own body and inner world. Through a symbolic depiction of separation and reconnection with herself, the film examines the dynamics of roughness and tenderness in self-perception. An intimate journey that delves into the complexity of self-acceptance and inner harmony.
The Ballad of pipe and necklace
During the Stone Age, a young Slovenian man invents the first flute, and a Croatian girl invents the first necklace in the world. The young couple meets and falls in love, but their tribes engage in an open conflict. It all leads to a great adventure.
The Ballad of pipe and necklace
During the Stone Age, a young Slovenian man invents the first flute, and a Croatian girl invents the first necklace in the world. The young couple meets and falls in love, but their tribes engage in an open conflict. It all leads to a great adventure.
Mouse House
Two mice find a big cheese in an old timber depot. The more ambitious of the two mice sneaks in and gets trapped as the cheese rolls over the hole. While the other mouse is begging to enter from the outside, the lucky mouse eats his way through the newly acquired home. First, it tries to help the other mouse but soon devotes all its attention to carving a cheesy palace with its mouth. Greedy enough, it cannot help itself and eats the house from the inside out until it collapses. Outside, he sees his starving friend who is being preyed on by a cat. The fat mouse is now faced with the decision: save himself or help a friend in need?
Mouse House
Two mice find a big cheese in an old timber depot. The more ambitious of the two mice sneaks in and gets trapped as the cheese rolls over the hole. While the other mouse is begging to enter from the outside, the lucky mouse eats his way through the newly acquired home. First, it tries to help the other mouse but soon devotes all its attention to carving a cheesy palace with its mouth. Greedy enough, it cannot help itself and eats the house from the inside out until it collapses. Outside, he sees his starving friend who is being preyed on by a cat. The fat mouse is now faced with the decision: save himself or help a friend in need?
Griffon Slavko
The animated film “Griffon Slavko” is the pilot episode of the animated series that follows the events in the life of the small griffon Slavko from the island of Cres, who flies with his parents over the Croatian countryside and meets other animal species.
The goal of “Griffon Slavko” is to develop viewers’ knowledge about animal species in our country, but also to encourage empathy for the animal world and environmental protection.
Griffon Slavko
The animated film “Griffon Slavko” is the pilot episode of the animated series that follows the events in the life of the small griffon Slavko from the island of Cres, who flies with his parents over the Croatian countryside and meets other animal species.
The goal of “Griffon Slavko” is to develop viewers’ knowledge about animal species in our country, but also to encourage empathy for the animal world and environmental protection.
Papuk through the time machine
In the film, the ammonite Toni takes us back to the ancient times of Papuk’s past with his time machine, from the time when huge megalodon sharks, dolphins, and seals swam in the Pannonian Sea, until the age of development of mammals and dinosaurs!
Papuk through the time machine
In the film, the ammonite Toni takes us back to the ancient times of Papuk’s past with his time machine, from the time when huge megalodon sharks, dolphins, and seals swam in the Pannonian Sea, until the age of development of mammals and dinosaurs!
Animated short The Ballad of Pipe and Necklace at festivals around the globe
Petra Balekić's The Shadow at festivals around the world
