A package arrives for Franzi. What might be inside?

Today is Franzi’s birthday! Friends and family are coming to the party, and of course they’re bringing presents. How old is Franzi? And how old are her friends?

Felix and Franzi experience good and bad weather together—sometimes it rains, sometimes the sun shines, sometimes the snow falls, and sometimes it’s hot!

A new telephone arrives in the mail for Felix and Franzi — now they can call their friends at the Berlin Zoo!

Animated films about Socke the little raven have been a big success in Germany. The English title is Raven the Little Rascal - The Big Race. In this short report, you can find out where and how they are produced. Enjoy!

Leipzig, 1989: Twelve-year-old Fritzi lovingly looks after a little dog belonging to her best friend, Sophie, who has apparently gone on summer vacation with her family in Hungary. But when Sophie doesn’t return in the fall, it becomes clear that her family actually fled to West Germany. Fritzi courageously sets out to return Sputnik to Sophie… and gets caught up in a movement that’s changing the future of the country.

This is the introduction and end titles to the popular 1980 animated TV series "Lucky Luke" with German country songs by Freddy Quinn.

The song "Eisbär" from the Swiss band Grauzone is a Neue Deutsche Welle ("German new wave") classic. An abridged version here is accompanied by brilliant animation.

The orphan Heidi is five years old when Aunt Dete takes her to live with her grandfather in the Swiss Alps, where she befriends the local goatherd Peter. Based on the 1881 children’s book by Swiss-born author Johanna Spyri.

Aunt Dete brings Heidi to the beautiful Alpine village of Dörfli to live with her grandfather, Alm-Öhi. But there are many rumors going around about him, and Heidi doesn’t exactly receive the warmest welcome from the local children.

Heidi and Josef comes across what appears to be a little dog caught in a trap, and try to help it. But the townspeople are certain that there are hungry wolves roaming the area…

When Peter catches Karl and his pals bullying Heidi in the meadow, he challenges him to a climbing competition on Eagle Rock. How will it end?

Peter invites Heidi into his tree house, where the two of them swear to eternal friendship.

What was supposed to be a fun afternoon in the cave with Josef and Pieple turns into a total nightmare when Heidi gets lost in the fog. Fortunately, Grandfather arrives just in time.

Karl discovers that a fossil has been taken from his collection. He accuses Heidi and Peter—but the culprit turns out to be someone else.

Heidi and her grandfather ride a sled through the valley — it’s her first time, and she loves it! Peter, meanwhile, is having a rough time in class, and the teacher isn’t going easy on any of the students today.

Peter and Heidi are shocked to see that Karl, Theresa, and Willi have taken over their tree house. But then Heidi hatches a plan to get them out…

When Peter plans to climb a mountain to harvest snail clover, he leaves Heidi behind to look after the goats. But things don’t exactly go as planned…

The treasure hunt can begin! The two teams have been given different clues by Karl, and are now setting out on the adventure.

Heidi and Peter manage to trick Karl and Theresa into telling them where Peter’s treasure chest is hidden. They bring the chest back to the tree house. But someone has been spying on them!

Heidi runs to her grandfather in tears because she can't believe what people are saying about him. Is he really to blame for the death of Tobias, Heidi's father?

Heidi now learns the entire story from her grandfather about her father’s devastating accident. She comforts him, and promises that she will always stay with him.

The practical side of learning a foreign language is on display in "Die polyglotte Katze" ("The Multilingual Cat"), a delightful and instructive little poem by German humorist and actor Heinz Erhardt. Viel Spaß beim Zuschauen! An animated film from SAEK Görlitz.

If you are into animation, check out this clip about the Twelfth International Weekend of Animation in Wiesbaden.