to ban all the magic from the world - all the possessors of magic powers are now trapped in Mirrorlands After the king traps all the world's magicians in the polar internment zone, Gerda finally finds out why all the magicians vanish at the palace. Gerda takes this mystery into her own hands as she battles to keep magic alive through kindness and friendship. However she is sent to jail at the top of the castle. Meanwhile, inside the Mirrorlands zone, a meeting is held for all the possessors of magic. Gerda's parents believe only their daughter can rescue them. They travel to the Snow Queen's castle, where she is playing chess. They reconcile all their past differences and agree for a united plan of action. Gerda will be helped by trolls, pirates, and even the frigid and mysterious Snow Queen herself. Even Rollan the wielder of fire will return from the previous film (who is ready to prove to Gerda (since he is in love with her), Kai, Alfida and Orm that he is ready to redeem himself for what he did back in the previous film) to help save the magicians from the imminent threat imposed by the magical blue mirror called the Mirrorlands. One of their rendezvous to the land of the trolls includes an aerial battle with zeppelins in the floating City of Pirates. Gerda manages to seek the services of air captain Alfida. Alfida agrees to sail the shark airship zeppelin with the hero and heroine as passengers. King Harald and his airship fleet are already on their way to thwart Gerda's plan of liberation engaging in a battle between spells and technology. Teaming up with the pirates of the Flying City, the heroes try to capture the capital of the region and re-open the portal of the Mirrorlands using the amulet of King Arrog. Cast Production Development The fourth installment of The Snow Queen franchise was in initial stages since 2016. Wizart Animation collaborated with American animation veteran Robert Lence. Previously, Lence has worked as a script writer, animator and story board consultant for major studios including Disney, Pixar and DreamWorks. Lence became a director alongside co-director Aleksey Tsitsilin. For the first time in Russian animation history, a film was co-directed by a Hollywood animator. Both Tsitsilin and Lence reciprocated their skills for the film. Tsitsilin noted Lence gave the film more comedic output