The Little Mole (Czech: Krtek, Krteček) is a series of cartoons as well as their title character, created by Czech animator Zdeněk Miler. The premiere of the first short film took place at the Venice Film Festival in 1957.[1] Since its inception, the cartoon has gained enormous popularity in many Central European countries, as well as India, China, Kazakhstan, Croatia, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Iran, Iraq, and Japan.