Laugh at Your Own Risk (54:04)
Beyond all the metaphors, all the symbolism, and all the awards, the animation from Zagreb Film will make you laugh. These are among the funniest.
The Tower of Babel (4:25)
(Vavilonska Kula)
A man's life flashes before him as he falls from a tower. Directed by Rastko Ciric.
- 1988 Special Jury Award, Ottawa
- 1988 Special Award for Music, Zagreb
- 1989 Award for Music, Titograd (Podgorica)
Exciting Love Story (5:37)
(Uzbudljiva Ljubavna Prica)
Directed by one of the great masters of the Zagreb School, Borivoj Dovnikovic, or "Bordo." This is his classic cartoon of a man in search of his sweetheart, Gloria.
- 1989 Gold Medal, Belgrade
- 1989 Jury Award, Zagreb
- 1989 Youth Jury Award, Bourg-En-Bresse
- 1989 Best Animation Award, Titograd(Podgorica)
- 1990 Best Script for Short Film, Treviso
The Devil's Work (9:05)
(Djavolja Posla)
This was the debut film of Zlatko Grgic, a Zagreb legend, in 1965 at the age of 20. It demonstrates his comedic talents at their best, as a well-meaning fellow learns to appreciate the benefits of "devilish" behavior.
- 1966 Special Diploma, Bergamo
Of Holes and Corks (8:50)
(O Rupama I Cepovima)
Ante Zaninovic's story of a man's persistent battle with the forces of nature.
- 1968 First Prize, Locarno
Learning to Walk (8:06)
(Skola Hodanja)
Borivoj (Bordo) Dovnikovic''s story of a man whose four countrymen each try to teach him their own style of walking. But he already knows how to walk.
- 1982 First Prize (in category), San Antonio
- 1978 Diploma, Chicago
- 1978 Second Prize, Zagreb
- 1979 Gold Medal, Belgrade
- 1979 Diploma, Sydney
- 1979 Jury Award, Oberhausen
Home is the Best (8:05)
(Kod Kuce Je Najbolje)
Josko Marusic's comical muse about a cat who takes over a man's household.
- 1988 Gold Medal for Best Animated Film, Belgrade
- 1988 Gold Medal for Direction, Belgrade
- 1989 Jury Award for Most Amusing Film, Varna
Largo (4:04)
Being stranded on a desert island is anything but tedious for this strange shipwrecked soul.
MaxiCat in Tennis (:58)
MaxiCat in Rope (:55)
MaxiCat in Door (1:00)
For more than a quarter of a century Zlatko Grigic's whimsical cat has been entertaining children and adults alike. Here are two darkly comic gems.
