 The film was made with the help of the Czech government; it got a grant of Kc 1.875 million (~US$100,000) in 1998, the largest grant given to an animated production for that year.It was produced by MAUR Film, which was previously responsible for two award-winning Czech feature films (also puppet-animated), "Fimfárum" and "Fimfárum 2".The film participated in the "Forum for European Animation Films" in March 2007.