Goat Story

Goat Story – The Old Prague Legends
Czech theatrical release poster
Directed byJan Tománek
Written by
  • Jan Tománek
  • David Sláma
  • Robin Panzer
Story by
  • Jan Tománek
  • David Sláma
Produced by
  • Viktor Mayer
  • Jan Tománek
Starring
CinematographyJan Tománek
Edited by
  • Alois Fisárek
  • Jan Tománek
Music byDavid Solař
Production
companies
  • Art And Animation studio
  • Visions in Technology
  • D production
  • Ceská Televize
Distributed byBontonfilm
Release date
  • 16 October 2008 (2008-10-16) (Czech)[1]
Running time
80 minutes
CountryCzech Republic
Languages
  • Czech
  • English
Budget$1.8 million
Box office$1.3 million (Czech Republic)

Goat Story – The Old Prague Legends (Czech: Kozí příběh - pověsti staré Prahy) is a 2008 Czech animated fantasy comedy film produced and directed by Jan Tománek and written by Tománek with David Sláma. The first Czech-produced feature-length computer-animated film,[2] it features animation by Art And Animation studios, and was released on 19 May 2010 in the United States.

The film features the voices of Jiří Lábus, Matěj Hádek, Mahulena Bočanová, Michal Dlouhý, Petr Pelzer, Jan Přeučil, Viktor Preiss, Miroslav Táborský, Karel Heřmánek, Petr Nárožný, Dalimil Klapka, Pavel Rímský, Ota Jirák, Filip Jevič and Justin Svoboda. Produced over the course of five years with a budget of $1.8 million, only about ten animators and 3D graphic designers created it.

Goat Story was released in theatres in the Czech Republic on 16 October 2008 by Bontonfilm, and it won the main prize at the 2010 Buenos Aires International Children's Film Festival,[3] and received nominations at other film festivals. A sequel, Goat Story 2, was released in 2012.

  1. ^ "Czech CGI movie Goat Story released". Radio Prague. 16 October 2008. Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
  2. ^ Bendazzi, Giannalberto (2015). Animation: A World History: Volume III: Contemporary Times. Routledge. p. 161. ISBN 978-1-138-85482-6. Archived from the original on 28 June 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Goat Story awarded in Buenos Aires". Czech News Agency. 16 September 2010. Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2014.