Animated Films
Official Selection
Animetro
Animated Short Film
2025

Country: Russia
Runtime 7 min 50 s
Rating: 12+
Director: Natalia Grofpel
Scriptwriter: Oleg Kozyrev
Producers: Alexander Gerasimov, Valery Ryabin
Sound engineer: Vladimir Derevyanko
Composer: Alexey Prosvirnin
Artist: Natalia Grofpel
Production: Jupiter-XXI

Marina the leopard is already desperate to find her predator, until one day the frantic rhythm of the underground metro makes its own adjustments.
In the hustle and bustle, it’s easy to miss the main thing, but the theft of her purse by Chameleon the thief helps the main character see the real knight. The stern-looking hunter gives the lady a helping hand and get rewarded with attention.
Natalia Grofpel
DIRECTOR'S BIO

Natalia was born and grew up in Yekaterinburg. In 2007, she graduated from the I.D. Shadr Art College, animation department. In 2015, she graduated from VGIK with a degree in animation and computer graphics directing. Natalia is engaged in various animation projects as director, artist, animation artist, animation supervisor.

FILMOGRAPHY:

2012 – Single Celled Life
2014 – Fairy Tale
2016 – The Doll’s Letters
2016 – Who is Lexicon?
2018 – Thread
2019 – Big and Small
2019-2021 – BadgerCat. A Very Brutal Detective Story
2021 – Unicorn Approve
2025 – Animetro