Big Roc and Little Rookie: Racing Giant Bumblore
DUTCH PREMIERE
Grumpy loner Big Roc meets cheerful Rookie, a little bird unlike any other. In a fairytale forest, they share adventures that always end well.
Big Roc lives alone in a magical meadow, exactly how he likes it. But one day, the wind blows in an egg, and out hatches a little bird called Rookie. Roc tries to drive him away, only for the wind to bring a storm as well. Roc is terrified of storms, but Rookie helps him overcome his fear with a happy song. In the end, Roc is glad that he and Rookie will be sharing the meadow from now on.
SCREENINGS
Sunday 8 November 11:00 (Little Big Stories)
Age: 6+
Programme section(s): Little Big Stories
Original title: Pták Noh a ptáček Nožička: Jak závodili s obrem Bumbrlou | Year: 2026 | Runtime: 9′
Country: Czechia | Language: Czech | Subtitles: English
Director: Jakub Kouřil | Production: Czech Television | Art Director: Jakub Kouřil | Screenplay: Daniela Fischerová | Sound: Michal Pajdiak | Music: Michal Pajdiak
FESTIVALS & AWARDS (SELECTION)
Anifilm International Festival of Animated Film, 2026 | Zlín Film Festival, 2026
DIRECTOR’S BIO
Jakub Kouřil (1987) is a film director whose work combines strong visual storytelling with a distinctive blend of live action and animation. He graduated in Animation and Audiovisual Arts from the Faculty of Multimedia Communications at Tomas Bata University in Zlín. After an internship at the prestigious ENSAD in Paris, he continued his studies in Animated Film at FAMU. Selected filmography: Gracie (2008), M.O. (2012), Little Cousteau (2013).
