Animal Stories
by nine young directors

a collection of 11 short animated films for small children, between 3 and 5 minutes long

Studio Film Bilder and the German broadcaster SWR asked several talented young animation directors, just graduated at the Film Academy Baden-Württemberg, to choose an animal, write a story, create a design and animate it in their personal style. So there was the artistic freedom that is needed for a unique work. There were just two requests for the artists: the films should be understandable for small children, and they should be funny and emotional. The animated shorts were used for the popular SWR show “I know an Animal”, which won awards like the Prix Jeunesse.

Animal Stories
by nine young directors

a collection of 11 short animated films for small children, between 3 and 5 minutes long

Studio Film Bilder and the German broadcaster SWR asked several talented young animation directors, just graduated at the Film Academy Baden-Württemberg, to choose an animal, write a story, create a design and animate it in their personal style. So there was the artistic freedom that is needed for a unique work. There were just two requests for the artists: the films should be understandable for small children, and they should be funny and emotional. The animated shorts were used for the popular SWR show “I know an Animal”, which won awards like the Prix Jeunesse.

Directors and films:
Elena Walf: Bat Time
Verena Fels: Rockin’ Rhino
Kariem Saleh: Tiger
Maryna Shchipak: Whale
Gottfried Mentor: Head Up
Verena Fels: Frozen Fun
Patxi Exequiel Aguirre: Hippo Hop
Verena Fels: Elephant Fever
Johannes Schiehsl: The Mole and the Earthworm
Gottfried Mentor: Lambs
Verena Fels: A Reindeer Carol

Producer: Thomas Meyer-Hermann
Artistic Director: Andreas Hykade
Technical Director: Ralf Bohde
Production Management: Bianca Just
Production Executive SWR: Benjamin Manns
Funding: MFG Baden-Württemberg
Production: Studio FILM BILDER, 2014

Awards:
Honorable Mention, Gold Coast International Film Festival, USA, 2020
Best Children’s Film, Festival for Children & Youngsters, Dalarna, Sweden, 2017
Best Children’s Film, Short Film Festival Bamberg, Germany, 2017
Award for the best Movie, +2 years, El Meu Primer Festival, Barcelona, 2016
Audience Award, Int. Film Festival for Children and Youth, Zlin, 2016
Special Mention, Monstra, Lisboa, Portugal, 2015
First prize, Mini, VAFI, Varadzin, Croatia 2015
Premio dei Bambini, Film Festival della Lessinia, Italia 2014