http://www.skyarts.co.uk/ Sky Arts is the home of classic and contemporary culture. Your destination for music, books, film, theatre, dance, opera, arts and documentaries. pl_images/A.jpg An image of the little boy and his balloon from the newly restored film, The Red Balloon. (Copyright Notice Network Distribution Limited) pl_images/A.jpg The village that baby Kirikou must defend in the short animation, Kirikou and the Sorceress pl_images/A.jpg A little boy rides the wild stallion he has tamed in the classic children's film, The White Mane. (Copyright Notice Network Distribution Limited) pl_images/A.jpg Still from the oldest surviving animated feature film, The Adventures of Prince Achmed. pl_images/A.jpg Image from the 1956 film The Red Balloon. (Copyright Notice Network Distribution Limited) pl_images/A.jpg An image from the animated short Kirikou & The Sorceress. pl_images/A.jpg The boy and his newly tamed friend enjoy a swim together in The White Mane. (Copyright Notice Network Distribution Limited) pl_images/A.jpg An image from the animation The Adventures of Prince Achmed. The film features a silhouette animation technique the director invented which involved manipulated cutouts made from cardboard and thin sheets of lead under a camera. pl_images/A.jpg A boy finds friendship in a red balloon. The film is widely recognised as one of the most important films in children’s cinema and was the only dialogue-free film to win an Oscar for Best Screenplay. (Copyright Notice Network Distribution Limited) pl_images/A.jpg An image from the 1998 african folktale, Kirikou and the Sorceress. pl_images/A.jpg The wild stallion the boy attempts to tame in classic children's film, The White Mane. (Copyright Notice Network Distribution Limited) pl_images/A.jpg An image from the 1926 film, The Adventures of Prince Achmed, created by German animator Lotte Reiniger. pl_images/A.jpg A boy runs through the streets of Paris with his red balloon. (Copyright Notice Network Distribution Limited)