Soyuzmultfilm sees conditions for joint animation project with Uzbekistan

According to Slashcheva, all conditions are now in place to continue the partnership and launch a joint animation project based on Uzbek folk tales, legends, and lore. She described animation as a universal art for which language and national borders pose no obstacle. The forum also highlighted that traditional experience should be combined with new technologies and ideas from young creators.

Slashcheva noted that the imagery of the studio's well-known characters is being used in series, feature films, computer and mobile games, as well as comic books. In her view, such experience would also benefit Uzbek animation in presenting the heroes of national fairy tales in a fresh way.

The studio head recalled its past ties to Uzbekistan. In 1941–1945, Soyuzmultfilm temporarily operated in Tashkent and Samarkand. In 1965, the studio released an animated film about Khoja Nasreddin based on an Uzbek folk tale, and in 1978, it co-produced the film "Alim and His Donkey" together with Uzbekfilm.

The timeline for launching a new project has not yet been announced, Nuz.uz notes.