Bojan the Bear (Slovene: Medved Bojan) is the title and the protagonist of the Slovenian animation children's television series. It's the best-known and most successful Slovenian cartoon series.
| Bojan the Bear | |
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| Medved Bojan | |
| Genre | Children's |
| Created by | B. Ranitović (script) D. Povh (script) P. Štalter (animation) Z. Gašparović (animation) |
| Directed by | Branko Ranitović Dušan Povh |
| Composers | Mojmir Sepe Lado Jakša |
| Country of origin | Slovenia |
| Production | |
| Running time | 4-5 min |
| Production companies | Studio 37 - Ljubljana Viba Film - Ljubljana |
| Original release | |
| Network | TV Ljubljana 1 (1985-91) and TV Slovenia 1 (1991-99) (Slovenia) The Children's Channel (1988-94) (U.K.) |
| Release | 1985 – 1999 |
Bojan the Bear is a painter who paints his own world with three colours. A friend of his enters the world, using two other colours - white and black - to paint glaciers.
The cartoon was created by Serbian-born Branko Ranitović and Slovenian Dušan Povh. Series was in original run from 1985 to 1999. Animated series was broadcast on Slovenian national television RTV Ljubljana and broadcast on United Kingdom television The Children's Channel. Character was originally animated by Zdenko Gašparović and Pavao Štalter.
List of episodes edit
Season 1: 1985 edit
| # | Title | Director | Writer | Production date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Bojan The Bear - Mountaineer" | Branko Ranitović | Branko Ranitović | October 24, 1985 |
| 2 | "Bojan The Bear - Photographer" | Branko Ranitović | Dušan Povh | October 24, 1985 |
| 3 | "Bojan The Bear - Racing Car Driver" | Branko Ranitović | Branko Ranitović | October 24, 1985 |
| 4 | "Bojan The Bear - Gymnast" | Branko Ranitović | Branko Ranitović | October 24, 1985 |
| 5 | "Bojan The Bear - In The Circus" | Branko Ranitović | Dušan Povh | October 24, 1985 |
Season 2: 1988 edit
| # | Title | Director | Writer | Production date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | "Bojan The Bear - Athlete" | Branko Ranitović | / | February 26, 1988 |
| 7 | "Bojan The Bear - Sailor" | Branko Ranitović | / | February 26, 1988 |
| 8 | "Bojan The Bear - Chauffeur" | Branko Ranitović | / | February 26, 1988 |
| 9 | "Bojan The Bear - Television" | Branko Ranitović | / | February 26, 1988 |
| 10 | "Bojan The Bear - Breakfast" | Branko Ranitović | / | February 26, 1988 |
| 11 | "Bojan The Bear - Winter Sports" | Branko Ranitović | / | February 26, 1988 |
Season 3: 1995 edit
| # | Title | Director | Writer | Production date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | "Bojan The Bear - Musician" | D. Povh, B. Ranitović | Dušan Povh | 1995 |
Season 4: 1996 edit
| # | Title | Director | Writer | Production date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | "Bojan The Bear - The Scarecrow" | D. Povh, B. Ranitović | Vera Suhadolnik | 1995 |
| 14 | "Bojan The Bear - Camping" | D. Povh, B. Ranitović | Karmen Lužar | 1995 |
Season 5: 1998 edit
| # | Title | Director | Writer | Production date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | "Bojan The Bear - Easter" | Branko Ranitović | Dušan Povh | 1998 |
Season 6: 1999 edit
| # | Title | Director | Writer | Production date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | "Bojan the Bear - Robinson" | Dušan Povh | Dušan Povh | 1999 |
- List is not completed. Numerous episodes (Fireman, Apples, Xmas, Rainbow, Fischerman, Picnic, Bees, Small House, Painter,...) are missing.
Broadcast UK history edit
- The Children's Channel (1988–1994)
VHS UK history edit
- Screen Legends (1988–1993)
Videos edit
In 1988, "Bojan The Bear - Athlete" was released on a The Children's Channel which was exclusively sold and distributed under license from Carlton Communications along with Bojan the Bear and many more.
| Title | Release Date | VHS Studio | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Colours, Shapes and Sizes | 1988 | Screen Legends | Bojan The Bear - Athlete |
External links edit
- Bojan the Bear at Slovenian Film Fund
- Bojan the Bear at imdb.com
- Bojan the Bear at youtube.com
- Bojan the Bear at slocartoon.net (Slovene)