Lullabies of the World (; tr.:Kolubelnyye mira) is a Russian animated project begun in 2005, whose goal is to create animated music videos to musical performances of lullabies (in their original languages) from countries around the world. All of the films are directed by Yelizaveta Skvotsova. It is made at Metronome Studio and supported by the Federal Agency for Culture and Cinematography of the Russian Federation. 60 lullabies are currently completed. The project has received high critical praise within Russia and won a number of awards at film festivals. List of lullabies Awards 2006—Malescorto International Short Film Festival: "Best Non Live Action Film" 2006—Window to Europe: "Grand Prix" in the Animation Competition 2006—11th International "Golden Fish" Festival of Children's Animation: "Special Prize" 2006—Stalker Film Festival: "UNICEF Prize for Reflecting the Theme of Children's Rights in Cinematography" 2007—White Elephant National Award of Film Critics and Reviewers: "Best Animated Project of 2006" 2007—XIV KROK International Animated Films Festival: Karelian Lullaby, Special Diploma for "Elegance of the Lullaby Design" 2008—13th Open Russian Festival of Animated Film: "Best Series" See also History of Russian animation References External links Official website Series profile at Animator.ru (incomplete listing) Series creator's "self-portrait" Film series introduced in 2005 2006 films Films based on nursery rhymes Russian animated films Animated film series