Bojan the Bear

GenreChildren's

Created byB. Ranitović (script)
D. Povh (script)
P. Štalter (animation)
Z. Gašparović (animation)

Directed byBranko Ranitović
Dušan Povh

ComposersMojmir Sepe
Lado Jakša

Bojan the Bear
Medved Bojan
Genre	Children's
Created by	B. Ranitović (script) D. Povh (script) P. Štalter (animation) Z. Gašparović (animation)
Directed by	Branko Ranitović Dušan Povh
Composers	Mojmir Sepe Lado Jakša
Country of origin	Slovenia
Production
Running time	4-5 min
Production companies	Studio 37 - Ljubljana Viba Film - Ljubljana
Original release
Network	TV Ljubljana 1 (1985-91) and TV Slovenia 1 (1991-99) (Slovenia) The Children's Channel (1988-94) (U.K.)
Release	1985 (1985) – 1999 (1999)

Bojan the Bear (Slovene: Medved Bojan) is the title and the protagonist of the Slovenian animation children's television series. It's the best-known and most successful Slovenian cartoon series.

Bojan the Bear is a painter who paints his own world using three colours. A friend enters his world, using two additional colours - white and black - to paint glaciers.

The cartoon was created by Serbian-born Branko Ranitović and Slovenian Dušan Povh. Series was in original run from 1985 to 1999. Animated series was broadcast on Slovenian national television RTV Ljubljana and broadcast on United Kingdom television The Children's Channel. Character was originally animated by Zdenko Gašparović and Pavao Štalter.