Istrate, M. Gaspar, and N. Savicev. Maria, Mirabela in Tranzistoria The sequel of Maria, Mirabela, this film of 1989 continues the adventures of Maria and Mirabela, this time in an imaginary world inside the TV. Along with the characters played by actors in this movie and three animated characters appear: Oache, Scăpărici and Omide, which symbolize the three vital elements of nature: water, fire and air, without which there is no life on earth. They turn into humans and interpreted by live actors. The film starred Ioana Moraru, Stela Popescu and Andrianu Kuchinska. Additional crew includes co-director Vladimir Pekar, art directors Tatyana Kolyusheva, Constantin Simionescu, and assistant art director Sergey Mavrody. The film is a Romanian-Soviet co-production made by the Romanian Casa de Filme studio in collaboration with the Soviet Soyuzmultfilm animation studio. Awards Best music award, by composer Eugen Doga, by Filmmakers Association of Romania (ACIN), 1981 Honorary achievement award to Alexandru Popescu, Filmmakers Association of Romania (ACIN), 1981 Special Mention of the Jury at the 1981 Film Festival in Athens. Special prize and diploma in the 1982 All-Union Festival of Children's Films in Tallinn, Estonia The Grand prize at the Festival of Children's Films in Piatra Neamt, Romania. 1982 Prize for the animation/live action combination at the Festival in Chicago, USA. 1984 Honorary Mention at the Festival in Quito, Ecuador. 1986 Prize at the International Film Festival in Giffoni, Italy. 1989 References External links New York Times Labirint shop overview Nashe Kino Maria, Mirabela on animator.ru Composer Eugen Doga 1981 films Films directed by Ion Popescu-Gopo 1981 multilingual films Soviet animated films 1980s children's fantasy films 1980s Romanian-language films Films with live action and animation Romanian animated films Romanian children's films Soyuzmultfilm Soviet multilingual films 1981 animated films Romanian multilingual films 1980s children's animated films Films based on fairy tales