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ANIMATION MADE IN GERMANY 2015 A guide to animation production companies 001 Introduction The booklet “Animation made in Germany 2015” is published by the German Producers Alliance – Film & Television and supported by several regional film funds in Germany with the aim to showcase animation com- panies that work out of Germany along with their products. It is being published as a practical handbook at the occasion of the Cartoon Forum 2015 and the workshop on “German-European Alliances in Animation” organized in connection with this event. At this workshop German repre- sentatives from the industry and their international counterparts will dis- cuss perspectives, trends and opportunities in animation focusing on Poland and the Baltic States. This booklet “Animation made in Germany 2015” expands on a prior initiative of seven German regional film funds and again this year is supported by such funds (as listed on page 002). Each company represented in this booklet has been suggested to be included by one or more of the regional film funds or other market participants – without claiming to cover the entire industry. We trust, however, that it does reflect the great variety of the industry’s potential in content, technique, creativity and style. Additionally it tries to show how the various target groups of the audience are addressed and how the network of producers, film funds and TV partners works in Germany. As such it delivers a good idea of the German industry and of the portfolio a German business part- ner has to offer. We hope that you will find this compendium useful to find suitable partners for your projects in Germany. We encourage you to use the booklet either as a first step to contact a German producer or to find a new German busi- ness partner to work with to create colorful new ideas and properties. 002 003 Acknowledgement German film and media funds supporting this booklet This booklet (and the workshop on “German – European Alliances in Ani- FilmFernsehFonds Bayern (FFF) mation” organised at the occasion of the Cartoon Forum 2015 in Toulouse) Sonnenstrasse 21 would not have been made possible without the financial support and 80331 München other input generously provided by various regional German film and www.fff-bayern.de media funds. We like to thank them particulary for their support. Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein (FFHSH) • FilmFernsehFonds Bayern (FFF) Friedensallee 14-16 • Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein (FFHSH) 22765 Hamburg • Film - und Medienstiftung NRW (FMS) www.ffhsh.de • Medien- und Filmgesellschaft Baden-Württemberg (MFG) • Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (MDM) Film - und Medienstiftung NRW • nordmedia Film- und Medien gesellschaft Niedersachsen/Bremen (FMS) Kai stra sse 14 Furthermore we want to thank everybody involved in bringing this booklet 40221 Düs sel dorf to life by being spontaneously supportive and helpful. www.filmstiftung.de Medien- und Filmgesellschaft Baden-Württemberg (MFG) Breitscheidstrasse 4 70174 Stuttgart www.mfg.de Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (MDM) Hainstrasse 17-19 A publication by the German Producers Alliance – Film & Television 04109 Leipzig supported by FFF, FFHSH, FMS, MFG, MDM, nordmedia. www.mdm-online.de Concept and organization: Tania Reichert-Facilides and Andrea Schiefer (both Freebird Pictures, www.freebirdpictures.de) Cover illustration: nordmedia Film- und Medien- Maya The Bee – Movie: gesellschaft Niedersachsen/Bremen Based on Waldemar Bonsels’ “Die Biene Maja und ihre Abenteuer” Expo Plaza 1 and “Himmelsvolk” © Studio 100 Media, Buzz Studios, Screen Australia und Screen NSW 30539 Hannover The Little Dragon Coconut: www.nordmedia.de © Caligari Film- und Fernsehproduktions GmbH / cbj Verlag 2015 The 7th Dwarf: © 2014 7 Dwarves Animation Company / Cinemendo GmbH / Erfttal Film- & Fern- sehproduktion GmbH & Co. KG / CC Medienproduktions und Verwaltungs GmbH / TransWaal Film GmbH & Co. KG / VIP Medienfonds 2 GmbH & Co. KG / VIP Medien- fonds 4B GmbH & Co. KG / Rialto Film GmbH / MMC Independent GmbH / Universal Pictures Productions GmbH; all rights reserved Oops! Noah is gone: © 2015 Ulysses, Fabrique d’Images, Skyline and Moetion Films; all rights reserved The Little Medic: © WunderWerk / DKM / Zeitsprung Pictures / Prof. Dietrich Grönemeyer 004 005 Table of contents 001 Introduction 008 7 DWARVES ANIMATION 050 GLÜCKLICHER MONTAG 094 SCOPAS MEDIEN 002 Acknowledgement 010 AKKORD FILM 052 HAHN FILM 096 SOUL PIX 012 ALEXANDRA SCHATZ 054 HD ENTERTAINMENT 098 STARGATE 003 Funding Companies FILMPRODUKTION 056 JEP ANIMATION 100 STUDIO 100 MEDIA 006 Production Companies 014 AMBIENT ENTERTAINMENT & Studios 058 LAVALABS MOVING IMAGES 102 STUDIO 88 016 ANIMATIONSFABRIK 060 LIGA 01 COMPUTERFILM 104 STUDIO FILM BILDER 018 BALANCE FILM 062 LUXX FILM 106 STUDIO FIZBIN 020 BASTEI MEDIA 064 LUXX STUDIOS 108 STUDIO RAKETE 022 BIGHUGFX 066 M4E 110 THE SOULCAGE DEPARTMENT 024 BLUE EYES FICTION 068 MACKEVISION 112 TRADEWIND PICTURES 026 B-WATER STUDIOS 070 M.A.R.K. 13 114 TRAFFIX ENTERTAINMENT 028 CALIGARI FILM 072 MORRO IMAGES 116 TRICKSTUDIO LUTTERBECK 030 CELLULOID VFX 074 MOTIONWORKS 118 TRIKK17 032 CHIMNEY 076 MOVIEBRATS STudIOS 120 TRIXTER 034 CONSTANTIN FILM 078 NFP ANIMATION FILM 122 ULYSSES 036 DAYWALKER STUDIOS 080 PIXABLE STUDIOS 124 UNIVERSUM FILM 038 DIGI TRICK, GERD WANIE 082 PIXOMONDO 126 VIRGIN LANDS 040 EXOZET 084 RAINER LUDWIGS 128 VISUAL DISTRACTIONS 042 FABIAN&FRED IMAGE BUILDING 130 WUNDERWERk 044 FFL FILM- UND 086 REKLAME FX FERNSEH-LABOR 088 ROTHKIRCH CARTOON-FILM 046 FISH BLOWING BUBBLES 090 SCANLINE 048 FREEBIRD PICTURES 092 SCHESCH FILMKREATION 006 007 PROducTION COMpaNIES & STudIOS 008 009 7 DwaRVES ANIMATION The 7 Dwarves Animation Company (formerly Zipfel- ThE 7TH DWARF mützen-Film or ZMF) was founded in 2002 by Otto Waalkes, Bernd Eilert, Douglas Welbat and Juergen PRODUCTION: released 2014 Draabe. FORMAT: animation feature film, 3D, 87 min. In 2003 ZMF produced the live action movie 7 Dwarves FUNDING: FFA, FFHSH, FFF, nordmedia, – Men Alone In The Wood which premiered in 2004. Land Hessen – HessenInvestFilm, The Dwarves exceeded all expectations: With almost DFFF 7 million admissions it became one of the most success- ful German movies ever. The sequel 7 Dwarves – The Wood Is Not Enough was released in 2006 and reached the top of German box office after the fourth weekend. It finally made over 4.5 million admissions in the German speaking territories. Since March 2013, the 7 Dwarves Animation Company has produced the 3D animated film The 7th Dwarf in English for the international market. The movie is sold all over the world (including USA and Canada). The company is currently developing a sequel 7 Dwarves and the Giant’s Baby and an animated TV series also in English. 7 Dwarves Animation Company Hofweg 9 22085 Hamburg (Germany) Contact: Douglas Welbat Phone: +49_40_32 90 81-0 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.zipfelmuetzenfilm.de 010 011 AKKORD FILM Akkord develops and produces TV series and Euro- RavEN ThE LITTLE RascaL pean feature films with a special focus on animated 1 family entertainment. Founded in 2001 and based in PRODUCTION: released 2012 Berlin, with subsidiaries in Hamburg and Stuttgart, FORMAT: feature film, 75 min. the company’s expertise is in story development and BROADCASTER: SWR, HR international co-productions. FUNDING: MFG, Land Hessen – Hessen- Akkord benefits from 25 years of international produc- InvestFilm, DFFF, FFA, MEDIA ing experience of its owner and CEO, Dirk Beinhold, PRODUCTION STRUCTURE: Studio 88 Werbe- und Trickfilm GmbH, SWR, who worked on Hollywood films as Creative Executive 1 HR at New Regency, as Co-Head for German Fiction Pro- duction at Pro7 and Head of Creative Production of RavEN ThE LITTLE Rascal – RAVEN THE LITTLE RASCAL – Studio Babelsberg. ThE BIG RacE THE SERIES After producing international art-house co-productions 2 4 such as Dear Enemy (2004), L’avion (2005) and After- PRODUCTION: release 2015 PRODUCTION: release 2016 wards (2007), as well as the international event mini- FORMAT: feature film, 73 min. FORMAT: TV series, 52 x 12 min. series Ben Hur (2010), Akkord completed its first ani- BROADCASTER: SWR, NDR, HR BROADCASTER: SWR, NDR mated feature film, Raven The Little Rascal, in 2012. FUNDING: MFG, Land Hessen – Hessen- FUNDING: MEDIA, MFG, nordmedia, Raven The Little Rascal – The Big Race will be released InvestFilm, DFFF, FFA, FFHSH, FFHSH BKM, MEDIA, Medienboard Berlin- PRODUCTION STRUCTURE: SWR, NDR in German-speaking territories (August 2015), in France Brandenburg (October 2015, La Course Du Siècle). Further territo- PRODUCTION STRUCTURE: SWR, NDR, HR, ries to come include Turkey, Poland and South Korea. Universum Film 2 Additionally, Akkord is currently producing a 52 x 12 min. TV series of Raven’s adventures. RabbIT SchOOL While the Raven films and series target mostly a pre- 3 school audience, Akkord is currently enlarging its PRODUCTION: release 2017 scope to encompass family entertainment as a whole. FORMAT: feature film This includes the upcoming animation feature Rabbit BROADCASTER: NDR, SWR School (Die Häschenschule), set for an Easter-release FUNDING: FFF, MFG, FFHSH, Film- stiftung NWR, MBB, FFA, DFFF, in 2017 by Universum Film in Germany and Gebeka nordmedia, MEDIA Films in France. Further animated feature films and PRODUCTION STRUCTURE: Virgin Lands TV series are currently in development. GmbH, NDR, SWR Akkord Film Produktion GmbH 4 Arndtstrasse 34 10965 Berlin (Germany) Contact: Dirk Beinhold Phone: +49_ 30_609 89 80 30 E-mail: [email protected]