| The Elm-Chanted Forest | |
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| Directed by | Milan Blažeković Doro Vlado Hreljanovic |
| Produced by | Doro Vlado Hreljanovic Carroll Rue Vlado Teresak |
| Written by | Fred P. Sharkey Suncana Skrinjaric |
| Starring | David Earls Edward Eyrich Charles Forrest Simon Hefter Chris Helmer Eric Needham Francesca Picchi Paul Powers Carroll Rue Lauren Shanahan David Spelvin Mark Surkin Anna Tornhill |
| Music by | Dennis Leogrande |
| Cinematography | Ernest Gregl |
| Studio | Croatia Film Fantasy Forest Films Inc. |
| Distributed by | United States: Celebrity Home Entertainment's Just for Kids[1] |
| Release date(s) | Yugoslavia: 1986 United States: 4 January 1989 (VHS)[1] |
| Running time | 83 min. |
| Country | Yugoslavia United States |
| Language | Croatian |
The Elm-Chanted Forest (Čudesna šuma) is a 1986 U.S./Yugoslavian animated musical movie; in the U.S., it is also known as Fantasy Forest. It was the first full-length film directed by Milan Blažeković, and also the first animated feature produced in what is now Croatia.[2] It spawned a 1989 sequel, The Magician's Hat (Čarobnjakov šešir), which was seldom seen outside its home country.
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After an artist named Peter Palette takes a nap under an enchanted elm tree, he discovers that he now has the ability to communicate with the animals of the forest, and that his paintbrush now has magical powers. To help his new friends survive, he must use his abilities to stop the evil Cactus King from turning the forest into a desert.
In the U.S., Celebrity Home Entertainment's Just for Kids label released The Elm-Chanted Forest on VHS and Beta on 4 January 1989.[1] In late 2007, both this film and its sequel were released on DVD in the countries of former Yugoslavia by Happy TV.