{"id":3820,"date":"2025-07-13T12:05:42","date_gmt":"2025-07-13T12:05:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studiozmei.com\/portfolio\/tale-of-the-otherside\/"},"modified":"2026-06-16T10:24:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T10:24:29","slug":"tale-of-the-otherside","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/studiozmei.com\/en\/portfolio\/tale-of-the-otherside\/","title":{"rendered":"A Tale of the world under"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><section data-vc-full-width=\"true\" data-vc-full-width-init=\"false\" class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid sz-section-animate sz-section-cp-left-down vc_custom_1759170473083 bg-position-left-center vc_row-has-fill pofo-stretch-content pofo-stretch-row-container\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6  col-xs-mobile-fullwidth wow fadeInLeft\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner \"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">[vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;A Tale of the world under&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23FFFFFF&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;With the support of the National Culture Fund, Studio Zmei is producing the young adult novel &quot;A Tale of the Underworld&quot;\u2014our first major project that does not involve animation. Written by Irena Parvanova and illustrated by Mira Miroslavova, the book tells the exciting story of 13-year-old Alex, who is facing an extremely boring summer vacation at his grandmother\u2019s house in a village far, far away. Instead, he finds himself on the greatest adventure of his life alongside his newfound best friends\u2014the twins Yana and Ana. This project by Studio Zmei was a huge success, as the book was very well accepted by the public and fans of our work. And our partnership with Ciela Publishing has enabled us to reach a wider audience in Bulgaria.&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:p|font_size:18|text_align:left|color:%23FFFFFF&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_btn title=&#8221;Website&#8221; style=&#8221;custom&#8221; custom_background=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; custom_text=&#8221;#00003C&#8221; shape=&#8221;square&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fciela.com%2Fprikazka-za-dolnata-zemya.html|&#8221; el_class=&#8221;sz-btn sz-btn-sec&#8221;]<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6  col-xs-mobile-fullwidth wow fadeInRight\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner \"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">[vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Project Details&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h6|text_align:left|color:%23FFFFFF&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;]<ul class=\"list-style-9 margin-twelve-left text-extra-dark-gray list-style7-1 \" style=\"color: #FFFFFF;\"><li><span class=\"display-block text-extra-small text-medium-gray\" style=\"color: #B1B1B1;\">YEAR<\/span>2020<\/li><li><span class=\"display-block text-extra-small text-medium-gray\" style=\"color: #B1B1B1;\">VOLUME<\/span>406 pages and 16 illustrations<\/li><li><span class=\"display-block text-extra-small text-medium-gray\" style=\"color: #B1B1B1;\">PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION<\/span>October 2018 \u2013 June 2020<\/li><li><span class=\"display-block text-extra-small text-medium-gray\" style=\"color: #B1B1B1;\">LANGUAGES<\/span>Bulgarian<\/li><li><span class=\"display-block text-extra-small text-medium-gray\" style=\"color: #B1B1B1;\">FUNDING<\/span>National Culture Fund, Studio Zmei<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><div class=\"vc_row-full-width vc_clearfix\"><\/div><section data-vc-full-width=\"true\" data-vc-full-width-init=\"false\" class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid sz-section-animate sz-section-cp-left-up vc_custom_1748003892978 wow none vc_row-has-fill pofo-stretch-content pofo-stretch-row-container vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-o-content-middle vc_row-flex\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6  col-xs-mobile-fullwidth\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner \"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"featurebox3 pofo-featurebox feature-box featurebox3-1\" ><div class=\"content\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/studiozmei.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/movie-big.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"icon-image margin-25px-bottom\"\/><div class=\"text-medium alt-font text-capitalize text-extra-dark-gray margin-10px-bottom sm-margin-5px-bottom\">Produced by<\/div><div class=\"width-85 margin-lr-auto sm-width-100 last-paragraph-no-margin\"><p>Studio Zmei<br \/>\nwith support from the National Culture Fund<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6  col-xs-mobile-fullwidth\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner \"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div 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