Defa Studio Fur Trickfilme Movies

Animated short film based on Andersen's tale.

A young merchant's son spends his entire fortune to be able to throw lavish parties with his cronies. All he has left in the end is an old magic suitc...

The fumes emanating from a traffic jam make everybody, and every animal, cough.

Somewhere in an unknown land of turtles, an old turtle wants to see the world. After hearing a cancan record she wants to dance and decides to take a...

The little witch is not interested in the basics of magic. She does not want to study at all! But everything changes when she meets the handsome Princ...

A nasty witch has stolen the Princess’ beautiful face. When the three little bunnies try to help the Princess, they also get bewitched and experience...

A little duckling is left behind and meets other animals of the forest. Together they try to find out what the duckling is best at: digging, climbing...

This short, animated piece of agitprop fiercely expresses the hopes of the Chilean people.

Uli has found an old book in the attic of the Kulturhaus that tells of the exploitation of the peasants by the feudal lords. He tries to imagine how t...

East German stop-motion animation version of the famous fairy tale, notable for its Beast appearing as an elephant.

A short animation film on Martin Luther and the origins of the Reformation, one told with wry humor and paper cut-outs.

A raindrop falls from a leaf and seeps into the earth. Within, it is permeated by beauty, cruelty, happiness and sadness.

In ancient China, there is a poet named Lo who lives in the emperor’s palace. While the hardworking people long for peace and happiness, Lo writes hym...