Kekec
Kekec is a fictional children's literature character created by Slovenian author Josip Vandot in 1918. He was first introduced in the serial "Kekec on the Hard Path" in Zvonček magazine. He is a young shepherd boy living in the Julian Alps, revered in Slovenia, and the subject of several films.
List of characters featured in the Kekec novels
Kekec is widely recognized as a Slovenian superhero and cultural icon. Kekec is a brave boy, a fearless shepherd from the highlands of his home region, Kranjska Gora and Julian Alps. He is good guy who is fighting an evil wild hunter from the mountains and evil herbalist woman from mountains who is stealing children.Bedanec - evil poacher with long beard from the mountains.Mojca - sister of Rožle, captured by Bedanec and Pehta.Pehta - wild woman from the mountains.Rožle - scared boy, a friend of Kekec.Kosobrin - tiny old herbalist.TinkaraBrinceljVitranc- ''Tinka''
Vandot's original novels
The original trilogy of short novels with Kekec as the main character were published as annexes in the monthly Zvonček youth magazine. Each novel was serialised across 12 editions of Zvonček :| # | Title | Issue date in twelve parts | Author | Publisher | Pages | Note |
| 1 | "Kekec on the Hard Path" | 1 January – 1 December 1918 | Josip Vandot | Zvonček | 86 | in January and July two parts were published, none in February and June |
| 2 | "Kekec on the Wolf Trail" | 1 January – 1 December 1922 | Josip Vandot | Zvonček | 117 | in July two parts were published; none in August |
| 3 | "Kekec Above the Lonely Abyss" | 1 January – 1 December 1924 | Josip Vandot | Zvonček | 123 | novel was published on every first in the month |
Gale's film trilogy
Jože Gale directed Slovene/Yugoslav film trilogy about Kekec, based on novels by Josip Vandot, but only the first and second film were a direct adaptation of the second and third book:| # | Title | Premiere | Director | Producer | Composer | Prod. company | Distribution | Based on | Character | Note |
| 1 | "Kekec" | 18 December 1951 | Jože Gale | Dušan Povh | Marjan Kozina | Triglav Film | Vesna film Viba film | "Kekec nad samotnim breznom" | Kekec Kosobrin Bedanec Mojca Tinka Rožle Mišnjek | first ever Slovenian feature film with international award |
| 2 | "Good Luck, Kekec" | 15 December 1963 | Jože Gale | Dušan Povh | Marjan Vodopivec | Viba film | Viba film | "Kekec na volčji sledi" | Kekec Mojca Rožle Pehta oče mati berač | first ever Slovenian feature film in colors |
| 3 | "Kekec's Tricks" | 23 December 1968 | Jože Gale | Ljubo Struna | Bojan Adamič | Viba film | Vesna film Viba film | "po motivih Vandotovih pripovedk o Kekcu" | Kekec Bedanec Rožle Mojca Tinkara Brincelj Vitranc | the last and the worst film about Kekec bad critics and low cinema visit |