Christmas Screenings

At the CCCB they celebrate Christmas with the screening of four animated shorts from the collection of the Czech National Archive. The outstanding contribution of Czech animated cinema in the 20th century, internationally recognized for its combination of technical skill and imagination, allows everyday objects to become the heroes of these Christmas stories.

Daily program

• Vánoční sen / The Christmas Dream (1945, 11 '): In this short, which combines live action and stop-motion, a girl receives new toys for Christmas and loses interest in the old doll of rag from her. The doll will try to win back the girl's affection through a charming musical show.
• Paraplíčko / The Little Umbrella (1957, 15'): During a magical night, the toys come to life and organize a circus with a beast tamer, a tightrope walker and a magician who creates a bear with soap bubbles.
• Sněhulák / The Snowman (1966, 12'30''): In a universe of wool, a boy creates a snowman that comes to life and decides to adventure to discover the world. Director Hermína Týrlová manages to tell this fantastic story using a material as simple as string.
• Vánoční stromeček / The Christmas Tree (1968, 8'): Hermína Týrlová returns to her world of wool, where a boy stars in an adventure to get the Christmas tree and its decorations, counting with the help of his dog and other forest animals.

Directors: Karel Zeman, Bořivoj Zeman, Břetislav Pojar, Hermína Týrlová.