Why the Swallow Has the Tail with Little Horns

From Kazakhstan Encyclopedia

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Why the Swallow Has the Tail with Little Horns (Template:Lang-ru; tr.:Pochemu u lastochki khvostik rozhkami) is the first animated film made in the Kazakh SSR. It was directed by Amen Khaydarov and released in 1967.

Plot

The film is based upon the traditional Kazakh fairy tale of the same name.

Creators

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Director Amen Khaydarov Амен Хайдаров
Art Director Amen Khaydarov Амен Хайдаров
Artists V. Shchukin
E. Beyseitov
В. Щукин
Э. Бейсеитов
Animators E. Beyseitov
B. Kalistratov
Galina Dusenko
E. Sultanbekov
F. Mukanov
Viktor Chuchunov
Э. Бейсеитов
Б. Калистратов
Галина Дусенко
Е. Султанбеков
Ф. Муканов
Виктор Чугунов
Camera S. Artemov С. Артемов
Composer Nurgis Tlendiyev Нургис Тлендиев
Sound operators U. Davletgaliyev
Yevangelina Dodonova
У. Давлетгалиев, Евангелина Додонова
Voice Z. Sharipova З. Шарипова
Text author Galina Dusenko Галина Дусенко

Reception

The film was warmly received both by audiences and by professional masters of Soviet animation. It was accepted to a number of domestic and international film festivals, winning a prize at the 1968 All-Union Film Festival and the bronze medal in the children's films category at the 1974 New York Animation Festival. This success was especially noteworthy because the artistic group which worked on the film were not experienced in animation, being recent graduates of the Almaty Art College.[1]

The artistic style of the film also received praise. In the words of Professor Baurzhan Nugerbekov: "The drawings and colours of the film are clear continuations of the smooth, flat designs of the Kazakh ornamental arts; of the clear and colourful compositions on artistic felts".[1]

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