Animācijas Brigāde is a puppet animation film studio that uses classic stop-motion techniques to create films, series and commercials. The studio is based in Riga, Latvia, and was founded in 1966 by Arnolds Burovs, a film and puppet theatre director. Since then, the studio has produced over 140 animated puppet films, with a variety of talented directors at the helm. Most of the scripts for the films are original stories, some of which are based on Latvian or foreign literature/folklore or comic strips.

HARVEST TIME

Jānis Cimermanis / Latvia / 2003 / 13' / puppets / French version

The farm is in turmoil! During the harvest, farmers and city dwellers help each other to harvest the grain, aided by the famous steam threshing machine. At the same time, underground, the mice are getting busy too...

 

THE SPIECES

Jānis Cimermanis / Latvia/ 2006 / 9'19’ / puppets / no dialogue

For a little boy, living on a farm is often synonymous with all kinds of mischief. Little Peter is no exception to the rule, as he never misses an opportunity to play a prank. Those around him - people and animals alike - are going to pay the price.

THE FORESTRY OFFICER

Māris Brinkmanis / Latvia / 2015 / 12'12’ / puppets / no dialogue
When a forest ranger can no longer do anything about polluters, the forest animals take over. Faced with such ingenuity, some will regret not having respected nature.

 

HEDGEHOGS IN TOWN

Ēvalds Lācis / Latvia / 2013 / 10'21’ / puppets / no dialogue
The animals have just lost their home. The forest that protected them has been razed by humans to make way for a city. With the help of their four-legged companions, a couple of hedgehogs are going to take the humans at their own game.