Adventures of Juku the Dog
| Kutsu-Juku seiklusi | |
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| Directed by | Voldemar Päts |
| Written by | Voldemar Päts |
| Produced by | Aleksander Teppor |
| Cinematography | Aleksander Teppor |
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Running time | 6 minutes (but only 4 minutes have been preserved) |
| Country | Estonia |
| Languages | Silent (1931), Music and Voiceover (2001, Estonian) |
The Adventures of Juku The Dog (1931) (Estonian: Kutsu-Juku seiklusi) is the first Estonian experimental animated short film, written and directed by Voldemar Päts, produced by Aleksander Teppor, and with animation by the cartoonist Elmar Jaanimägi. For the film about 5000 drawings were made. Out of the total of 180 meters (6 minutes) of shot film stock about 100m (4 minutes) have survived. The soundtrack for the silent film was provided by Records of the Tormolen Co. Parlophon. Two films in the series were attempted. The second one, called The Adventures of Juku on Land and Water (Estonian: Juku seiklused maal ja veel), was not completed and has not survived.