The German animation industry has seen rapid growth in the last decade, with successful, locally developed feature films such as Werner – Volles Raaaa!, Kleines Arschloch, Pippi Longstocking and The Little Polar Bear. This growth is encouraged by the government, which bolsters the industry with flexible funding and infrastructure support.
German animation film studios collaborate a great deal, and they also work independently on the production of feature films. For example, four German animation studios collaborated on The Little Poior Bear.
The pan-European collaboration of studios is now a common trend, and this is particularly evident among German animation studios, which are preferred partners largely due to the encouraging German funding patterns and contract structures.
The leading animation studios in Germany are: Hahnfilm, Rothkirch/Cartoon-Film, Trickompany and Animationsstudio Ludewig, Animationsfabrik Hamburg, Motion Works, Trixter Film, Munich Animation Film, Senator Filmproduktion, Greenlight Media, Toons ‘n’ Tales, Scopas Medien and Studio Film Bilder.
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The source: 3D World (text) + Digital Vector (statistics)