A. Film Production
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| Industry | Animation |
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| Genre | Traditional and CGI Animation |
| Founded | 1 August 1988 |
| Founder | Stefan Fjeldmark
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| Headquarters | Dannebrogsgade 1, , |
| Website | afilm |
A. Film Production A/S (previously A. Film A/S, A. Film ApS and A. Film I/S) is a Danish animation studio currently based in Copenhagen, Denmark. Affiliated to the Copenhagen studio are A. Film Estonia located in Estonia and A. Film L.A., Inc. in Southern California. It produces traditional and CGI animation for feature films, television, advertising and games. The studio's notable original features include Checkered Ninja, Help! I'm a Fish, Jungledyret Hugo and Terkel in Trouble.[1]
History
The studio was founded on 1 August 1988 by animators Stefan Fjeldmark, Karsten Kiilerich, Jørgen Lerdam and Hans Perk and producer Anders Mastrup who met while working on the 1986 film Valhalla based on the Danish comics of the same name, and was originally headquartered at Tagensvej 85 in Copenhagen. In 1995, the Danish media corporation Egmont purchased 50% of A. Film and moved A. Film under the umbrella of its film division, Nordisk Film. Stefan Fjeldmark left A. Film in 2008 to pursue a career in live-action. Several animators who began their careers at A. Film became well established at the Disney and DreamWorks studios. Since about 1995, the company's logo is a grinning pig, designed by Finn Skovgaard.
In 2010, A. Film A/S split into two companies: A. Film Production A/S which continues independent film production and is now located at Dannebrogsgade 1 in Copenhagen, and A. Film A/S under Nordisk Film which manages the rights of the earlier productions. The A. Film group of companies, with A. Film Production A/S as its base, includes the independent studios A. Film Eesti in Tallinn, Estonia (est. 1994) and A. Film L.A., Inc. in Los Angeles, California (est. 2008). In Berlin, Germany, A. Film used to be part of the studio Friendly Fritz. It previously owned studios in Riga, Latvia (2002–2010) and Munich, Germany (2006–2009).
The A. Film companies also worked as a subcontractor on 28 films including FernGully: The Last Rainforest, Hans Christian Andersen's Thumbelina, Asterix Conquers America, The Little Punker, The Secret Weapon, Once Upon a Forest, Felidae, Balto, The Princess and the Goblin (1993), Tarzan II, The Pebble and the Penguin, A Troll in Central Park, All Dogs Go To Heaven 2, Quest for Camelot and Eight Crazy Nights. In 2007, A. Film A/S provided services on Disney's Goofy: How to Hook Up Your Home Theater.
A. Film Production A/S has recently released several feature films including Niko2: Little Brother, Big Trouble, Albert, Alfie Atkins: Hocus Pocus and the stop-motion film Miffy the Movie.
Filmography
Note: This section lists films produced by the company.
Traditionally animated films
- The Princess and the Goblin (1991, Pannonia Film Studio (Hungary), S4C (United Kingdom) and NHK (Japan))
- Ferngully: The Last Rainforest (1992, )
- Jungledyret (1993) (U.S. title: Go Hugo Go)
- Once Upon a Forest (1993)
- Felidae (1994)
- Thumbelina (1994)
- Asterix Conquers America (1994)
- A Troll in Central Park (1994)
- The Pebble and the Penguin (1995)
- Balto (1995)
- Jungledyret 2 – den store filmhelt (1996) (U.S. title: Hugo The Movie Star)
- All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 (1996)
- When Life Departs (1997) Short film, Academy Award nominee
- The Fearless Four (1997)
- Anastasia (1997, Fox Animation Studios)
- Quest for Camelot (1998)
- The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998, DisneyToon Studios and Walt Disney Television Animation)
- The Iron Giant (1999)
- Bartok the Magnificent (1999)
- An Extremely Goofy Movie (2000, DisneyToon Studios and Walt Disney Television Animation)
- Help! I'm a Fish (2000) (U.S. title: A Fish Tale)
- Osmosis Jones (2001)
- Return to Never Land (2002, DisneyToon Studios and Walt Disney Television Animation)
- Eight Crazy Nights (2002)
- The Jungle Book 2 (2003, DisneyToon Studios)
- Tarzan II (2005, DisneyToon Studios)
- Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch (2005, DisneyToon Studios)
- Curious George (2006)
- Asterix and the Vikings (2006)
- Cinderella III: A Twist in Time (2007, DisneyToon Studios)
- How to Hook Up Your Home Theater (2007)
- Hocus Pocus Alfie Atkins (2013)
- The Red Turtle (2016)
Computer animated films
- Terkel in Trouble (2004)
- The Ugly Duckling and Me (2006)
- Jungledyret Hugo: Fræk, flabet og fri (2007) (U.S. title: Amazon Jack)
- Niko and the Way to the Stars (2008) (U.S. title: The Flight Before Christmas)
- Journey to Saturn (2008)
- The Olsen Gang Gets Polished – Olsen Banden paa de Bonede Gulve (2010)
- Little Brother, Big Trouble: A Christmas Adventure – Niko 2 (2012)
- The Olsen Gang in Deep Trouble – Olsen Banden paa Dybt Vand (2013)
- Albert – (2015)
- The Little Vampire 3D (2017)
Television series
- Benjamin Blümchen (1988-2002)
- KaBlam! (1996-2000)
- The Brothers Flub (1997)
- Rasmus Klump (1997–1999)
- Mumble Bumble (1998–2000)
- Little Bear (2001)
- Little Bill (2001)
- Troll Tales (2000–2002)
- Jungledyret Hugo (2001–2004)
- Little Wolf (2002)
- The Fairytaler (2002–2004)
- Ren and Stimpy Adult Party Cartoon (2003)
- The Ugly Duckling and Me! (2005–2006)
- Alfie Atkins (2011–2013)
References
- ^ Tjørring, Rikke (16 June 2006). "Lys fremtid for dansk animationsfilm" [Bright Future for Danish Animation Films] (in Danish). Berlingske. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011.