Drawn (cel)
2D animation drawn by hand on sheets of transparent plastic called cels (celluloids). It appeared in the Soviet Union in the late 1930s, replacing the previously-dominant technique of drawing on paper and cutting out the characters. It was a faster technique, but limited the possible drawing tools that could be used, and thus limited the illustration style. From the late 1950s onwards, other animation techniques increasingly began to be used, and it became obsolete in the 2000s with the advent of digital animation.
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Results per page: Total results: 922 listed out of 924 in database (2 films still need English subtitles).
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The Meeting
Встреча, Зустріч
Vstrecha, Zustrich
1984 – 00:09:51 – Russian, Ukrainian – Kievnauchfilm – Titov Mihail
Comedy, Sci-fi & space, Surrealism/dream-logic – drawn (cel)
4.96 ws – Subtitles: Czech (unknown⭳ – by wero1000), English (good⭳ – by Жукороп, Niffiwan₂), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Жукороп), Serbian (unknown⭳ – by ?)
An alien flies to the Earth and disguises itself as a human to find out what do earthlings think about the possibility of encountering extraterrestrial life forms.2021-11-172021-10-24 -
Memento Mori
Memento mori
Memento mori
1996 – 00:00:57 – (wordless) – (no studio) – Bronzit Konstantin
Comedy – drawn (cel)
0.00 ws
A girl pops a balloon.2021-01-23 -
A Merry Artist
Весёлый художник
Vesyolyy hudozhnik
1963 – 00:10:06 – (wordless) – Kievnauchfilm – Vasilenko Nina
Comedy, Domestic life, Misc. – drawn (cel)
0.00 ws
A little artist drawn on a page hears a child crying on a different page, so he climbs out to find her and see if he can cheer her up.2025-04-16 -
Merry-Go-Round 1 ❤
Весёлая карусель 1
Vesyolaya karusel 1
1969 – 00:09:51 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Barinova Galina, Nosyrev Leonid, Petrov Anatoliy, Sokolskiy Gennadiy
Comedy, Literature (non-Rus./USSR), Musical/Opera, Surrealism/dream-logic – drawn (cel)
4.02 ws – Subtitles: Arabic (unknown⭳ – by ?, Niffiwan), German (good⭳ – by Тихон, Niffiwan₂), English (ok⭳ – by Eus, Niffiwan), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella), Italian (unknown⭳ – by ?, Niffiwan), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Niffiwan)
The first entry of an acclaimed long-running series of short, artistically daring children's cartoons by promising new directors. Includes: "Mosaic" (either Nosyrev or Barinova), "Antoshka" (Nosyrev), "Absent-Minded Giovanni" (Anatoliy Petrov, based on a story by Italian writer Gianni Rodari), "Well, Just You Wait!" (Sokolskiy - the "pilot episode" of the most famous Soviet cartoon series).2023-06-172022-10-04 -
Merry-Go-Round 10 ❤
Весёлая карусель 10
Vesyolaya karusel 10
1978 – 00:09:41 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Barinova Galina, Petrov Anatoliy, Ugarov Valeriy
Comedy, Literature (Rus./East Slavic), Misc. – cutout, drawn (cel)
4.14 ws – Subtitles: English (ok⭳ – by Niffiwan, Eus₂), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Niffiwan)
Includes: "The Parcel" (by Barinova, about a rat who receives a nice pair of boots in the mail), "Firefly" (by Petrov, adapting a poem by Vitaliy Korzhikov about a firefly who gets lost in the dark sea) and "The Butterfly and the Tiger" (by Ugarov, about how the tiger's mat in a zoo is far meaner than the tiger himself).2026-02-092026-02-09 -
Merry-Go-Round 12
Весёлая карусель 12
Vesyolaya karusel 12
1983 – 00:09:36 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Gavrilko Yelena, Gorlenko Aleksandr, Mazayev Aleksandr
Comedy, Misc., Surrealism/dream-logic – drawn (cel)
2.57 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by businka1, Niffiwan), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella)
The 12th entry of a long-running series of short cartoons by promising new directors. Includes: "Pencil and Eraser" (Gavrilko), "What Happened to the Crocodile?" (Gorlenko), "Echo" (Mazayev).2025-05-252025-05-24 -
Merry-Go-Round 16 ❤
Весёлая карусель 16
Vesyolaya karusel 16
1985 – 00:08:25 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Mititello Tatyana, Morozov Vladimir
Comedy, Domestic life, Literature (Rus./East Slavic), Surrealism/dream-logic – drawn (cel)
3.77 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Niffiwan, LalaHeb₂), Russian (good⭳ – by Niffiwan)
Includes: "The Miracle Tree" (by Morozov, adapting Chukovsky's silly poem about a tree that grows shoes), "The Game" (by Mititello, about a boy who defends himself from dangers while trying to make a rainbow).2025-12-302025-12-30 -
Merry-Go-Round 2 ❤
Весёлая карусель 2
Vesyolaya karusel 2
1970 – 00:10:04 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Nosyrev Leonid, Petrov Anatoliy, Strautmane Rasa
Comedy, Folklore & myth (Rus./East Slavic), Literature (Rus./East Slavic), Musical/Opera – drawn (cel)
2.30 ws – Subtitles: German (good⭳ – by Тихон, Eus₂, Niffiwan₂), German (ok⭳ – by Тихон), Greek (unknown⭳ – by ?), English (good⭳ – by Mr. Icon), English (good⭳ – by Mr. Icon, Niffiwan, Eus₂), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella), Croatian (unknown⭳ – by M de Vega, Niffiwan₂), Italian (unknown⭳ – by ?), Russian (unknown⭳ – by ?), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Niffiwan, Eus₂), Vietnamese (unknown⭳ – by Cynir)
Includes: "Cock-and-Bull Story" (by Strautmane, adapting a nonsense poem), "The First" (by Anatoliy Petrov, in which some scouts go on a hike) and "Two Merry Ganders" (by Nosyrev, the most famous of the shorts, featuring a song about two geese).2023-06-172022-10-04 -
Merry-Go-Round 20
Весёлая карусель 20
Vesyolaya karusel 20
1990 – 00:09:13 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Golovanova Nataliya, Guryev Aleksandr, Koshkin Nikolay
Comedy, Domestic life, Literature (non-Rus./USSR), Literature (Rus./East Slavic), Musical/Opera – drawn (cel)
5.19 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Niffiwan), Russian (good⭳ – by Niffiwan)
Includes: "Two Hands" (by Koshkin, adapting Aleksey Shlygin's poem about a boy who wishes he had 10 hands), "The Glass" (by Guryev, adapting Oleg Grigoryev's nonsense story about some glaziers who install a warped glass window) and "Little Ram" (by Golovanova, adapting Samuil Marshak's translation of "Baa, Baa, Black Sheep", an English folk song about the shearing of a ram).2026-02-122026-02-11 -
Merry-Go-Round 3 ❤
Весёлая карусель 3
Vesyolaya karusel 3
1971 – 00:09:47 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Nosyrev Leonid, Petrov Anatoliy, Ugarov Valeriy
Comedy, Literature (Rus./East Slavic), Musical/Opera, Sci-fi & space – drawn (cel)
5.29 ws – Subtitles: German (good⭳ – by Тихон, Eus₂, Niffiwan₂), English (ok⭳ – by Eus, Niffiwan, ?₂), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Niffiwan, Eus₂, Тихон₃)
Includes: "The Devastation" (by Ugarov, adapting Eduard Uspenskiy's poem about a destroyed apartment), "The Blue Meteorite" (by Petrov, adapting a sci-fi poem by Roman Sef) and "Ginger, Ginger, Freckled Redhead" (by Nosyrev, a song in which a boy gets teased for being a ginger).2022-10-222022-10-06 -
Merry-Go-Round 4
Весёлая карусель 4
Vesyolaya karusel 4
1972 – 00:09:20 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Barinova Galina, Nosyrev Leonid, Petrov Anatoliy
Comedy, Literature (Rus./East Slavic) – drawn (cel), drawn (not cel)
5.12 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Eus, Niffiwan), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Niffiwan, Eus₂)
Includes: "About a Freaky Frog" (by Barinova, adapting Tsyferov's story of a conversation between a cow and a frog), "The Silent Hamster" (by Nosyrev, adapting Eduard Shim's story of a resourceful and underestimated hamster) and "A Merry Little Old Man" (by Petrov, adapting Daniil Kharms' poem).2022-10-152022-10-15 -
Merry-Go-Round 5
Весёлая карусель 5
Vesyolaya karusel 5
1973 – 00:09:33 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Barinova Galina, Petrov Anatoliy, Sokolskiy Gennadiy, Ugarov Valeriy
Domestic life, Folklore & myth (Rus./East Slavic), Literature (Rus./East Slavic), Sci-fi & space, Surrealism/dream-logic – drawn (cel), paint
6.60 ws – Subtitles: English (ok⭳ – by Eus, Niffiwan), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Niffiwan, Eus₂)
Featuring: "Could This Movie Be About You?" (Ugarov) - a girl makes a mess while her mom's away, "Who Is Grazing In the Meadow" (Barinova) - a farm animal riddle, "The Miracle" (Petrov) - kids in a futuristic city find something very special, "Tall Tales Face to Face" (Sokolskiy) - a man from far away relates the odd customs of his home.2026-01-122022-10-21 -
Merry-Go-Round 6
Весёлая карусель 6
Vesyolaya karusel 6
1974 – 00:09:31 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Barinova Galina, Morozov Vladimir
Comedy, Literature (Rus./East Slavic) – drawn (cel)
6.44 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Eus, Niffiwan, Chapaev₂), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Niffiwan)
Includes: "The Treatment of Vasiliy" (by Morozov, adapting Petrushevskaya's story of a doctor who treats a giant), "Mishmash" (by Barinova, adapting Korney Chukovskiy's absurd story of animals who decide to change roles with other animals).2023-10-242023-10-24 -
Merry-Go-Round 7
Весёлая карусель 7
Vesyolaya karusel 7
1975 – 00:09:57 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Barinova Galina, Nazarov Eduard
Comedy, Literature (Rus./East Slavic), Musical/Opera – cutout, drawn (cel)
5.77 ws – Subtitles: English (ok⭳ – by Niffiwan, LalaHeb₂), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella), Russian (good⭳ – by Niffiwan)
Includes: "The Silly Horse" (by Barinova, adapting Vadim Levin's poem about a horse who buys galoshes), "The Little Hippo" (by Nazarov, adapting Emma Moshkovskaya's story about a lonely little hippo).2025-12-212025-12-21 -
Merry-Go-Round 9 ❤
Весёлая карусель 9
Vesyolaya karusel 9
1977 – 00:09:27 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Kayukov Leonid, Nazarov Eduard
Comedy, Literature (Rus./East Slavic), Musical/Opera – drawn (cel)
4.09 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Niffiwan, Eus₂), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella)
Includes: "For a Flick-on-the-Head" (by Kayukov, about a bunny who gives carrots only in return for flicks on the head), "Clown" (by Kayukov, based on Emma Moshkovskaya's short poem) and "The Princess and the Cannibal" (by Nazarov, adapting Genrikh Sapgir's poem about a delightful princess who gets lost in the woods in frightful weather... or maybe the other way around?).2026-02-282026-02-28 -
Meteor in the Ring
Метеор на ринге
Meteor na ringe
1970 – 00:18:56 – (wordless), Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Dyozhkin Boris
Comedy, Sports – drawn (cel)
0.69 ws – Subtitles: English (ok⭳ – by Niffiwan), Russian (good⭳ – by Niffiwan)
The teams "Meteor" and "Pennant" compete in the boxing ring.2021-02-022021-02-02 -
Midnight Games
Полночные игры
Polnochnyye igry
1991 – 00:05:55 – (wordless) – Panorama Animation Film Studio, Pilot – Gazizov Rinat
Comedy – drawn (cel)
0.00 ws
After a man falls asleep, his various body parts have lives of their own.2021-01-26 -
Mikhalkov's Fables
Басни Михалкова
Basni Mihalkova
1975 – 00:09:45 – Russian – Soyuztelefilm – Babichenko Dmitriy
Comedy, Literature (Rus./East Slavic) – drawn (cel)
2.37 ws – Subtitles: English (ok⭳ – by Eus, Niffiwan)
An adaptation of two fables by Sergei Mikhalkov: "A Rooster Comes Visiting" and "The Boar and the Horse-Collar".2024-02-292024-02-29 -
Mind Your Nerves!
Осторожно - нервы!
Ostorozhno - nervy!
1975 – 00:07:11 – (wordless), Russian – Kievnauchfilm – Sivokon Yevgeniy
Domestic life, Surrealism/dream-logic – drawn (cel), live-action, mixed
1.26 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Niffiwan)
How our nerves try to keep us healthy.2022-12-072022-01-07 -
Miniatures-86
Миниатюры-86
Miniatyury-86
1986 – 00:08:19 – (wordless) – Ekran – Samsonov Vladimir
Misc., War & battles – drawn (cel), paint
0.68 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Eus), Spanish (unknown⭳ – by ?)
3 short films about peace. "Balance", "Duel" and "Hope".2015-06-202021-01-26 -
The Miracle Bell
Чудесный колокольчик
Chudesnyy kolokolchik
1949 – 00:20:03 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Brumberg Valentina, Brumberg Zinaida
Folklore & myth (Rus./East Slavic) – drawn (cel)
5.11 ws – Subtitles: Czech (unknown⭳ – by wauhelly), English (unknown⭳ – by Eus, nfdfneq₂), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella), Russian (unknown⭳ – by анониМ), Slovak (unknown⭳ – by M. M.), Vietnamese (unknown⭳ – by Cynir)
A malicious stepmother orders an old man to leave his daughter Masha in the forest. Once there, Masha, comes into the house of a Bear who orders her to play blind man’s buff with him.2023-06-202021-02-22 -
Miracles
Чудеса
Chudesa
1990 – 00:07:00 – (wordless) – Pilot – Delyusin Yevgeniy
Comedy – drawn (cel)
0.00 ws
Kubik and Rubik do a magic show.2021-07-30 -
Miracles of Technology
Чудеса техники
Chudesa tekhniki
1986 – 00:08:48 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Kachanov Roman
Comedy, Sci-fi & space – drawn (cel)
6.03 ws – Subtitles: English (ok⭳ – by Eus, Niffiwan, Chapaev₂), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Chapaev, Eus₂, Niffiwan₂)
Schoolkids attempt to use technology to solve their schoolwork, but it doesn't work out quite how they intend.2022-01-212022-01-21 -
A Mirror of Time
Зеркало времени
Zerkalo vremeni
1976 – 00:09:44 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Tarasov Vladimir
Sci-fi & space – cutout, drawn (cel)
6.20 ws – Subtitles: Czech (unknown⭳ – by wero1000), English (good⭳ – by Eus, Niffiwan, Chapaev₂), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Chapaev, Eus₂), Vietnamese (unknown⭳ – by Cynir)
A father and son travel to a giant space telescope to see images of the past.2022-06-282022-06-28 -
Mishka + Mashka
Мишка + Машка
Mishka + Mashka
1964 – 00:09:15 – (wordless) – Kievnauchfilm – Lazarchuk Ippolit
Comedy, Domestic life – cutout, drawn (cel), mixed
0.00 ws
A trifling quarrel between children leads to an escalating series of quarrels between their parents.2025-08-31























