Little ones can enjoy this beautiful shorts programme, from the creative and unusual minds of Latvian filmmakers AB Studios.
AB Studios in Latvia have been making award winning stop motion since the 1960s and are expert in creating simple stories for children with a unique visual style.
With no or little dialogue, these wonderful films tell tales of bears on the loose, circus tigers running amok and vegetable garden shenanigans.
Programme
Acorn Boy
The story of clumsy little Acorn Boy and his friends in the village of Stalks.
Latvia 2010 Dir Dace Rīdūze 9 min
Bear Is Coming!
Based on true events, a hungry Latvian bear somehow ends up on a neighbouring Estonian island.
Latvia 2008 Dir Janis Cimmermanis 16 min
Let's Fly!?
This charming film about friends Munk and Lemmy learning to fly was the winner of Berlin Film Festival's Glass Bear back in 1995.
Latvia 1995 Dir Nils Skapāns 5 min
Tiger
When a baby tiger escapes from a visiting circus, chaos ensues.
Latvia 2010 Dir Janis Cimmermanis 8 min
Pea Children
The latest from AB, this gentle story set in a vegetable garden follows a family of peas who are chased through the beds by a hungry caterpillar.
Latvia 2020 Dace Rīdūze 14 min
Total runtime approx 52 min
Age suggestion: 3+
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