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Studio 100 N.V.
Company typeJoint-stock company
IndustryEntertainment
Predecessor
Founded1996; 29 years ago (1996)
Founders
HeadquartersSchelle,
Flanders
,
Belgium
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
  • Gert Verhulst (CEO & Founder)
  • Hans Bourlon (CEO & Founder)
  • Anja van Mensel (CEO of Studio 100 Benelux)
Brands
Owner
  • Gert Verhulst (25%)
  • Hans Bourlon (25%)
  • BNP Paribas Fortis Private Equity (25%)
  • Vic Swerts (17%)
  • 3D Investors (8%)
Divisions
Subsidiaries
Websitewww.studio100.com

Studio 100 N.V. is a Belgian children's entertainment production & distribution company that specialized in high quality kids & family entertainment content and operated their in-house animation studios such as their Australian animation company Flying Bark Productions and theme parks worldwide including their own international distribution division Studio 100 Internarional alongside their main television channels such as Studio 100 TV. The headquarters of the company is in Schelle, along with offices in Breda, Munich, Paris, New York City, Sydney and Los Angeles.

History

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Studio 100 was founded in 1996 by Gert Verhulst, Danny Verbiest and Hans Bourlon. The three came together for seven years when they created the show Samson & Gert, in which Verhulst and Verbiest also starred. Samson & Gert started as a duo which announced television shows. Besides the production of their original show they started creating a new series called Kabouter Plop. Following the success of these two shows, the company expanded into new fields in 1999. Studio 100 produced their first movie that year, which was called The Gnome Treasure. Additionally, the company began to create the musical Assepoester, a Dutch spoken version of Cinderella. Studio 100 created their own theme park. For the latter three, they required co-funding from the Vlaamse Media Maatschappij. In 2000, they began to expand their offering when they acquired the girl group K3 from BMG.

In 2005, Danny Verbiest announced his retirement from Samson & Gert, but also as a shareholder of the company. The shares were bought by Verhulst and Bourlon, but in a year later, the shares were sold to BNP Paribas Fortis Private Equity. With the new ownership the company ventured into the international, non-Dutch speaking, market by copying their original shows in other languages and creating new shows like Bumba.[2]

Their international expansion took flight in 2008 when they founded a Belgian digital television channel called Studio 100 TV,[3] and Studio 100 Media, a German division to sell their content to the international market. Over the next years, the company revamped the old classics they acquired and established a new cooking channel, called Njam!, in Belgium in 2010 and BeJunior in the Middle East and North Africa in 2016.

In July 2007, Studio 100 launched their own in-house global international distribution division based in Munich named Studio 100 Media to distribute Studio 100's productions worldwide with Studio 100 hiring general manager Patrick Elmendorff to head Studio 100's in-house global distribution division as their president.

On 26 February 2008 three months before Studio 100's acquisition of EM.Sport Media AG's German entertainment production division EM.Entertainment, Studio 100's Munich-based German international distribution division Studio 100 Media established a distribution partnership with Munich-based German entertainment production & distribution company EM.Sport Media AG under the latter's entertainment production division EM.Entertainment to distribute their entertainment portfolio including their classics such as Maya the Bee and Vic the Viking on TV, home entertainment and VOD platforms internationally excluding US, Germany, Australia, New Zealand.[4]

In late-May 2008 following Studio 100's successful distribution partnership with EM.Sport Media AG's EM.Entertainment division under Studio 100's German international distribution division Studio 100 Media three months prior, Studio 100 announced that they've acquired EM.Sport Media AG's entertainment division EM.Entertainment and its library along with the latter's Australian entertainment & animation production studio Flying Bark Productions and their German television channel JuniorTV (which Studio 100 would eventually close in 2022) for €41 million in order for EM.Sport Media AG to focus on its sport activities, the acquisition of EM.Entertainment expanded Studio 100's kids & family programme library and gave Studio 100 their own Australia-based in-house entertainment & animation production studio and a German-language television channel as their first entry into the broadcasting industry outside of Belgium with Studio 100's global distribution division Studio 100 Media taken over EM.Entertainment's distribution library including Yoram Gross's animated productions like Blinky Bill alongside EM.Entertainment's classic catalogue such as Maya the Bee and Vic the Viking and the library of Japanese animation studio Zuiyo bringing the two classic characters together under Studio 100 with the new owner launching new adaptations of the two classic shows.[1][5]

Two months later in late-August 2008, Studio 100 announced their entry into the channel business by launching their own in-house music television channel in collaboration with Belgian cable TV provider Telenet named Studio 100 TV marking Studio 100's second owned television channel outside of Germany and their first one to be launched in Belgium with the new channel launched a month later in September of that same year, the new channel will run from 6:00am to 10:00pm every day with interactive segments alongside its music programmes and songs from the Studio 100 library and television specials relating to Christmas & going back to school.[6]

One year later, on 12 February 2009 following Studio 100's acquisition of EM.Sport Media AG's entertainment production division EM. Entertainment and its Australian animation production studio Flying Bark Productions, Studio 100 announced that they've launched their in-house animation studio based in Paris, France named Studio 100 Animation to produce new and revamped adaptations of their existing catalogue including the classics that Studio 100 had acquired one year before such as the classics of both Maya the Bee and Vic the Viking alongside producing their original programmes with Jo Harris heading Studio 100's new in-house animation division.[7] Five months later in late-July of that same year, Studio 100 announced that their global distribution division Studio 100 Media had acquired the entire rights to the Maya the Bee from the German public foundation Waldemar Bonsels Foundation.

In 2010, Studio 100 launched

In July 2012, Studio 100 announced that their head of global business development Jo Daris had exited the Belgian family entertainment company in order for him to launch a new career in real estate development in Asia with Studio 100's co-founder and CEO Hans Bourlon taking over as their new head of global business development.[8]

In May 2013, Studio 100 through its German international distribution division Studio 100 Media announced the expansion of its parent company's activities into the movie business worldwide with the launch of their new film division dedicated to produce and distribute Studio 100's films in-house along with third-party movies named Studio 100 Film with its first production based on its famous characters Maya the Bee: The Movie following the success of Studio 100's animation division's adaptation of the TV series of the same name with the new division securing international distribution for their first movie.[9]

On 4 February 2014, Studio 100 announced the launching of their new digital entertainment division dedicated to Studio 100's reach to release its programmes on digital platforms and named former BBC Worldwide head of digital entertainment executive Tom Reding to head Studio 100's new digital division as their head of digital entertainment.[10]

In late-January 2017 nine years after the acquisition of EM.Sport Media AG's German mids & family production & distribution EM.Entertainment including its German TV channel Junior and Australian animation studio Flying Bark Productions by Studio 100's German global distribution division Studio 100 Media, Studio 100 announced that its global distribution division Studio 100 Media had established a deal to acquire a 68% majority stake in German brand management and media production & distribution company Made 4 Entertainment (m4e AG) the producer of Mia and Me and the owner of the libraries of the former German distributor TV-Loonland AG & Danish animation outfit Egmont Imagination alongside its Dutch distribution subsidiary Telescreen in a deal that could combine Studio 100's expanded catalogue with Made 4 Entertainment (m4e)'s wider library which would make the former as the biggest kids & family entertainment content companies across Europe with Made 4 Entertainment (m4e) would continue to invest their new content and its global expansion.[11] A month later in late-February of that same year, Studio 100's global distribution division Studio 100 Media announced that they've completed their acquisition of a 68% majority stake in German brand management and media production & distribution company Made 4 Entertainment (m4e AG) the producer of Mia and Me and the owner of the libraries of the former German distributor TV-Loonland AG & Danish animation outfit Egmont Imagination alongside its Dutch distribution subsidiary Telescreen, making it a subsidiary of Studio 100 Media with Made 4 Entertainment (m4e)'s CEO and founder Hans Ulrich Stoef continued to lead the acquired company through Studio 100 Media.[12] Studio 100 Media would eventually increase their stake of Made 4 Entertainment (m4e) and later took full control after selling and spinning off some of m4e's subsidiaries three years later in 2020.[13]

In December 2017, Studio 100 expanded their international operations into the United States with their acquisition of New York-based American preschool animation production studio Little Airplane Productions, thrust giving Studio 100 another animation studio this time in the U.S. as their subsidiary with the latter developing and producing their new projects with Studio 100's own in-house animation production studios such as Studio 100 Animation alongside its Munich-based global distribution division Studio 100 Media distributing them.[14]

In January 2018, Studio 100's global distribution division Studio 100 Media under its German brand subsidiary m4e AG announced that they had taken full control of the live action/animated hybrid series Mia and Me by acquiring the remaining 50% stake in the series from its co-production partner Hahn Film with m4e AG and their parent company Studio 100 planning to expand the franchise.[15]

In late-July 2018, Studio 100 through its Munich-based global production and distribution division Studio 100 Media announced the launch of feature-focused German CGI animation production studio named Studio Isar Animation in order for Studio 100 to expand their film productions completely in-house with the new animation production studio being located at Studio 100's Munich-based headquarters which opened three months later in October of that same year.[16][17]

The theme park division, Plopsa, also grew significantly. After taking full control of Plopsaland in 2005, they opened a couple of new theme parks in Hasselt (2005), Dalen (2010) and co-opened a theme park in Torzym (2018). The division also owned theme parks in Stavelot (2005), Haßloch (2010), Antwerp (2019), and created water parks in De Panne (2015) and Hannuit-Landen (2020). With expansions planned in four countries: Belgium, Poland, the Czech Republic, and the Netherlands.[18][19]

On 7 February 2020, the ownership of the group shifted again when Vic Swerts and 3D Investors acquired 17% and 8% of the shares respectively. After the transaction Gert Verhulst, Hans Bourlon and BNP Paribas Fortis Private Equity had a remaining 25% share each.[20]

In 2020, their animation studio Flying Bark Productions opened a second studio in Los Angeles.[21]

In December 2020, Studio 100 announced their restructing of its international businesses and announced that their New York-based American animation studio Little Airplane Productions's founder and CEO Josh Selig alongside CCO Sharon Gomes had left the acquired American animation studio with the co-CEOs of Studio 100's international division Studio 100 Media which were Martin Krieger and Barbara Stephen taking over as the new CEOs of the New York-based animation studio in order for Studio 100 to launch more streamlined international operations during the COVID-19 impact on Studio 100's businesses.[22]

In March 2023, Studio 100 announced the separation of the CEO of their theme park subsidiary Plopsa, Steve Van den Kerkhof after 23 years following the investigation of his toxic behaviour and relationship with Koen Clement taken over Studio 100's theme park subsidiary Plopsa as its intern CEO.[23]

In October 2023, Studio 100 through its global distribution division Studio 100 Media announced their entry into the Spanish animation business by acquiring a stake in Tenerife, Canary Islands-based Spanish animation studio 3 Doubles Producciones as their Spanish animation production studio with Studio 100 Media co-producing and distributing its films and animated series internationally.[24]

In March 2024, Studio 100 entered a major rebrand and announced that they've rebranded their Munich-based global production & international distribution division Studio 100 Media as they renamed it under the new name "Studio 100 International" including their redesigned logo alongside the rebrand of its website and reflecting their expanded role for the entire Studio 100 group with the parent group launching their redesigned logo for its parent alongside their own divisions. The name "Studio 100 International" was previously used by their Benelux division before being renamed to Studio 100 Benelux with the rebranded division announcing a first-look production and distribution partnership with French animation studio Gaumont Animation to co-produce animated shows and feature films with Studio 100.[25]

In September 2024, Studio 100's international distribution division Studio 100 International announced that they're remastering their library of their classic 1970s animated productions into full HD and bringing it into 16:9 widescreen and full HD formats for the first time using AI upscaling process as part of Studio 100's bigger promotional campaign to celebrate its properties multi-generational appeal.[26]

Divisions

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Studio 100 International

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Studio 100 International
FormerlyStudio 100 Media (2007–2024)
IndustryDistribution
PredecessorTelescreen BV (1983–2020)
TV-Loonland AG (1989–2011)
FoundedJuly 2007; 17 years ago (2007-07)
HeadquartersMunich,
Germany
Key people
Martin Krieger[27] (president and CEO)
ParentStudio 100
DivisionsStudio 100 Film
SubsidiariesStudio Isar Animation
Websitewww.studio100international.com

Studio 100 International (formerly known as Studio 100 Media) is a German international distribution division of Belgian production group Studio 100 that distributes Studio 100's productions worldwide.

In February 2008 three months before the acquisition of EM.Entertainment by Studio 100 Media's parent company Studio 100, Studio 100 Media established a distribution partnership with Munich-based German entertainment production & distribution company EM.Sport Media AG under the latter's entertainment production division EM.Entertainment to distribute their entertainment portfolio including their classics such as Maya the Bee and Vic the Viking on TV, home entertainment and VOD platforms internationally excluding US, Germany, Australia, New Zealand.[4]

In late-May 2008 following Studio 100 Media's successful distribution partnership with EM.Sport Media AG's EM.Entertainment division, Studio 100 Media's parent Belgian/German production & international distribution group Studio 100 announced that they've acquired EM.Sport Media AG's entertainment division EM.Entertainment and its library along with the latter's Australian entertainment & animation production studio Flying Bark Productions and their German television channel JuniorTV (which Studio 100's parent company Studio 100 would eventually close in 2022) for €41 million in order for EM.Sport Media AG to focus on its sport activities, the acquisition of EM.Entertainment expanded Studio 100's kids & family programme library and gave Studio 100 an Australia-based in-house entertainment & animation production studio and a German-language television channel as an entry into the broadcasting industry for Studio 100 Media's parent company Studio 100 outside of Belgium in which predates the launch of Studio 100 TV by its parent company with Studio 100 Media taken over EM.Entertainment's distribution library including Yoram Gross's animated productions like Blinky Bill alongside EM.Entertainment's classic catalogue such as Maya the Bee and Vic the Viking and the library of Japanese animation studio Zuiyo.[1]

In late-January 2017 nine years after Studio 100 Media's acquisition of EM.Sport Media AG's German kids & family production & distribution division EM.Entertainment including its German TV channel Junior and Australian animation studio Flying Bark Productions, Studio 100 Media had established a deal to acquire a 68% majority stake in German brand management and media production & distribution company Made 4 Entertainment (m4e AG) the producer of Mia and Me and the owner of the libraries of the former German distributor TV-Loonland AG & Danish animation outfit Egmont Imagination alongside its Dutch distribution subsidiary Telescreen in a deal that could combine the expanded catalogue of Studio 100 Media's parent company Studio 100 with Made 4 Entertainment (m4e)'s wider library which would make the former as the biggest kids & family entertainment content companies across Europe with Made 4 Entertainment (m4e) would continue to invest their new content and its global expansion.[11] A month later in late-February of that same year, Studio 100 Media announced that they've completed their acquisition of a 68% majority stake in German brand management and media production & distribution company Made 4 Entertainment (m4e AG) the producer of Mia and Me and the owner of the libraries of the former German distributor TV-Loonland AG & Danish animation outfit Egmont Imagination alongside its Dutch distribution subsidiary Telescreen, making it a subsidiary of Studio 100 Media with Made 4 Entertainment (m4e)'s CEO and founder Hans Ulrich Stoef continued to lead the acquired company through Studio 100 Media.[12] Studio 100 Media would eventually increase their stake of Made 4 Entertainment (m4e) and later took full control after selling and spinning off some of m4e's subsidiaries three years later in 2020.[28]

In late-July 2018 one year after the acquisition of a majority stake in German media management, production & distribution company Made 4 Entertainment (m4e) by Studio 100 Media, Studio 100 Media announced the launch of feature-focused German CGI animation studio named Studio Isar Animation in order for Studio 100 Media's parent company Studio 100 to expand their film productions completely in-house with the new animation production studio being located at Studio 100's Munich-based headquarters which opened three months later in October of that same year.[16][17]

In July 2019, Studio 100 Media named Martin Krieger (who had previously the head of Studio 100 Media's global distribution) as their new CEO of Studio 100's global international distribution division Studio 100 Media alongside its subsidiaries Made 4 Entertainment (m4e) which Studio 100 Media acquired two years ago in February 2017, Studio 100 Film and CGI feature animation production studio Studio Isar Animation which was launched one year before.[27]

In April 2021, Studio 100 Media entered a partnership with Mediatoon Licensing the licensing division of Media Participations-owned French distribution subsidiary Mediatoon Distribution to represent Mediatoon's franchises mainly from Mediatoon Distribution's programming catalogue and publishing catalouges of both Dupuis and Dargaud such as Lucky Luke to the German-speaking territories and other Central Europe territories to expand its international presence.[29]

In April 2022, Studio 100 Media announced an partnership with ZDF Studios the Mainz-based commercial & distribution arm of German's largest public broadcaster ZDF to jointly launch a new international channel brand that would bring Studio 100's extensive kids & family programming catalogue from Studio 100 (mainly from the EM.Entertainment and Made 4 Entertainment (m4e) libraries) such as Maya the Bee, Mia and Me and Heidi together with ZDF Studios' kids & family programmimg catalogue under one streaming channel brand named Pash and was launched on Amazon Prime Channels in the UK, Italy and Spain with further territories with the two companies planning to launch their joint venture channel brand in other territories.[30]

In March 2024, when Studio 100 Media's parent company Studio 100 entered a major rebounding they announced that they've rebranded their Munich-based global production & international distribution division Studio 100 Media as they renamed it under the new name "Studio 100 International" including their redesigned company logo alongside its relaunch of their website and reflecting their expanded role for the entire Studio 100 group with the parent group launching their redesigned logo for its parent alongside their own divisions. The name "Studio 100 International" was previously used by Studio 100's Benelux division before being renamed to Studio 100 Benelux with the rebranded division announcing a first-look production and distribution partnership with French animation studio Gaumont Animation to co-produce animated shows and feature films with Studio 100.[25]

In May 2024 two months following Studio 100 Media's rebranding to Studio 100 International back in March of that same year, Studio 100 International had announced the establishment of their own nostalgic YouTube channel dedicated to take teens and young adults on a retroistic trip to their childhood named Studio 100 – Heroes of Childhood which had launched in April of that year as many of the programming from Studio 100 International's catalogue mainly from the EM.Entertainment library alongside the library of Japanese animation studio Zuiyo such as Maya the Bee and Vic the Viking being placed on their new YouTube channel. In addition to clips of the original series from the 1970s and 1980s from Studio 100 International's catalogue new character specials, shorts and compilations will be uploaded to the channel every week.[31]

Made 4 Entertainment

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Made 4 Entertainment GmbH
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryTelevision
FoundedNovember 2003; 21 years ago (2003-11)
Founders
  • Hans Ulrich Stoef
  • Michael Büttner
  • Oliver Jansen
  • Cees Wessels
  • Jo Daris
Headquarters
Munich
,
Germany
ParentStudio 100 International (Studio 100)

Made 4 Entertainment GmbH also known as m4e GmbH is a German international brand management and media production & distribution company that specializes in children's & family entertainment and manages brands and licenses products. It was founded in November 2003 by Hans Ulrich Stoef and Jo Daris and its part of Studio 100 International which is a division of Belgian production & distribution group Studio 100.

By July 2007 ten years before Belgian production group Studio 100 acquired Made 4 Entertainment (m4e) in 2017, Made 4 Entertainment (m4e) entered publication on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange to booster their expanded properties.[32] Three months later in October 2007, Made 4 Entertainment (m4e) established a joint venture production company with Berlin-based German animation studio Hahn Film AG named Lucky Punch with m4e handling finance and distribution rights to the projects with their joint venture company Lucky Punch AG.

In September 2008, Made 4 Entertainment (m4e) launched its own home entertainment label named m4e Home Entertainment to handle its third-party properties on DVD in Germany with m4e's partner EuroVideo handling DVD sales.[33]

In December 2008, Made 4 Entertainment (m4e) AG announced the acquisition of Dutch production & distribution company Telescreen, the acquisition of Telescreen included the library of Danish animation outfit Egmont Imagination and it also marked m4e's expansion into the Dutch television distribution industry and gave m4e their own Dutch international distribution subsidiary outside of m4e's region Germany with Telescreen retaining its properties whilst m4e's productions will now be distributed by the acquired company.[34] One year later on February 19, 2009, following m4e's acquisition of Telescreen back in December 2008, m4e announced a restructure of their operations by merging their distribution activities with the distribution business of its Dutch international production & distribution subsidiary Telescreen with them taking international distribution of m4e's TV, new media and home entertainment rights outside of Germany-speaking territories as m4e launching a content and production management division under Lisette Looman's leadership with Telescreen's licensing division Telescreen Licensing & Merchandising was renamed to Telescreen Consumer Products and been placed under the new division following the restructuring.[35] A month later on March 31 follwing m4e's restructure of Telescreen, m4e and its Dutch subsidiary Telescreen acquired the worldwide rights to the Pinkeltje franchise.[36]

In April 2011, Made 4 Entertainment (m4e) AG through its television division m4e Television acquired the programme catalogue of German brand management & distributor TV-Loonland AG after when TV-Loonland filled for bankruptcy protection four months prior in December 2010 effectively expanded m4e's portfolio, the acquisition of the TV-Loondland AG library included Sony Wonder's television division and American animation studio Sunbow Entertainment libraries as m4e along with its Dutch distribution subsidiary Telescreen began distributing internationally the acquired library.[37][38]

By March 2015 when Mia and Me was renewed for a third season before the broadcast of season 2 in Germany and other countries was slated, Made 4 Entertainment (m4e) alongside German animation studio Hahn Film AG rebranded their joint-venture production company Lucky Punch as Hahn & m4e Productions.[39] One week later in April of that same year, Made 4 Entertainment (m4e) extended their partnership between Gerald Hahn and his animation studio Hahn Film AG of its joint venture production subsidiary Hahn & m4e Productions who produced Mia and Me had become the exclusive outlet for both companies with Hahn & m4e Productions producing their projects.[40]

One year later in June 2016, Made 4 Entertainment (m4e) who produced the CGI/live-action property Mia and Me through Hahn & m4e Productions had acquired a 54% majority international rights stake in the popular show from its Italian production partner Rainbow S.p.A as m4e was planning to grow its IP to other countries with Rainbow retaining the rights to the show in Italy.[41]

In July 2017 following Belgian production and distribution company Studio 100's acquisition of a majority stake in m4e back in February, Made 4 Entertainment (m4e) expanded their partnership with YouTube by launching a new channel named Made 4 Kids TV planning to upload m4e's entire children's programming catalogue including Mia and Me and Wissper.[42]

Studio 100 Film

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Studio 100 Film
IndustryFilm production
Film distribution
PredecessorTelescreen Film Producties
FoundedMay 20, 2013; 12 years ago (2013-05-20)
HeadquartersMunich,
Germany
ParentStudio 100 International
Websitewww.studio100film.com

Studio 100 Film is Studio 100 International's feature film production & distribution division that is dedicated to feature films.

It was launched in May 2013, when Studio 100 through its German international distribution division Studio 100 International (which was named Studio 100 Media until 2024) announced the expansion of its parent company's activities into the movie business worldwide with the launch of their new film division dedicated to produce & distribute Studio 100's own films in-house along with third-party movies named Studio 100 Film with its first production based on its famous characters Maya the Bee: The Movie following the success of Studio 100's animation division's adaptation of the TV series of the same name with the new division securing international distribution for their first movie.[9]

Filmography
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Title Release date Distributor Notes
Maya the Bee[43][44] 2014 Universum Film (Germany)[45]
StudioCanal (Australia)		 also known as Maya the Bee Movie
co-production with Flying Bark Productions, Screen Australia, ZDF and Buzz Studios
Maya the Bee: The Honey Games 1 April 2018 (Germany)
26 July 2018 (Australia)		 Universum Film (Germany)
StudioCanal (Australia)		 Sequel to Maya the Bee Movie
co-production with Flying Bark Productions, Screen Australia, Buzz Studios and Fish Blowing Bubbles
Princess Emmy[46] 28 March 2019 (Germany)
30 August 2019 (United Kingdom)		 Universum Film
Kaledeoscope Film Distribution (United Kingdom)		 co-production with Studio 100 Media, Witebox, Talking Horse, Animation Fabrik and Red Kite Animation
Vic the Viking and the Magic Sword[47] 18 December 2019 (France)
2 September 2021 (Germany)		 Leonine Distribution
SND Films (France)		 co-production with Studio 100 Animation, Studio 100 Media, Belvision, SND Films and ZDF
Ella Bella Bingo[48][49] 24 January 2020 (Norway) Norsk Filmdistribujion co-production with Kool Production AS and Gimpville AS
100% Wolf[50] 29 May 2020 StudioCanal (Australia) co-production with Studio 100, Screen Australia, Screenwest, Lotterywest, Create NSW, Siamese and De-Fi Media
Maya the Bee: The Golden Orb[51][52] 7 January 2021 StudioCanal (Australia) co-production with Studio Isar Animation, Studio 100 Media, Flying Bark Productions and Studio B Animation
Mia and Me: The Hero of Centopia[53][54] 26 May 2022 (Germany)
27 October 2022 (Australia)		 Constantin Film
Icon Film Distribution (Australia)		 co-production with Flying Bark Productions, Studio 100 Media, Studio Isar Animation, Constantin Film, Studio B Animation and Hahn Film AG
200% Wolf[55][56] 8 August 2024 StudioCanal
Atlantika Films (Spain)		 Sequel to 100% Wolf
co-production with Flying Bark Productions, Screen Australia, Screenwest, Lotterywest, Siamese and Atlantika Films
My Freaky Family[57] 31 October 2024 (Australia) Pivot Pictures (Australia) co-production with Pop Family Entertainment and Telegael
Heidi: Rescue of the Lynx[58] 3 July 2025 Leonine Distribution
Selecta Vision (Spain)		 A feature-length film continuation of Studio 100's Heidi by Studio 100 Animation, Jan Van Rijsselberge and Christel Gonnard
Based on the novel Heidi by Johanna Spyri
co-production with Studio 100 International, Studio Isar Animation, 3Doubles Producciones and Hotel Hungaria Animation
Arnie & Barney[59] 2026 TBA A spin-off of the Maya the Bee franchise by Waldemar Bonsels
co-production with Studio 100 International, Studio Isar Animation and 3Doubles Producciones
Dougie Dolittle[60][61] 2026 TBA co-production with Studio 100 Film, Studio 100 International, 3Doubles Productions and Caligari Film

Studio Isar Animation

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Studio Isar Animation
IndustryAnimation production
FoundedJuly 31, 2018; 6 years ago (2018-07-31)
HeadquartersMunich,
Germany
ParentStudio 100 International
Websitewww.isaranimation.com

Studio Isar Animation is Studio 100 International's Munich-based German CGI feature film production company that animated Studio 100's feature-length computer animated movies.

It was launched in late-July 2018 when Studio 100 through its Munich-based global production and distribution division Studio 100 International (which was named Studio 100 Media until 2024) announced the launch of feature-focused German CGI animation studio named Studio Isar Animation in order for Studio 100 to expand their film productions completely in-house with the new animation production studio being located at Studio 100's Munich-based headquarters which opened three months later in October of that same year.[16][17]

Filmography
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Title Release date Distributor Notes
Maya the Bee: The Golden Orb[51][52] 7 January 2021 StudioCanal co-production with Studio 100 Film, Studio 100 Media, Flying Bark Productions and Studio B Animation
Mia and Me: The Hero of Centopia[53][54] 26 May 2022 (Germany)
27 October 2022 (Australia)		 Constantin Film
Icon Film Distribution (Australia)		 co-production with Studio 100 Film, Studio 100 Media, Flying Bark Productions, Constantin Film, Studio B Animation and Hahn Film AG
Heidi: Rescue of the Lynx[58] 3 July 2025 Leonine Distribution
Selecta Vision (Spain)		 A feature-length film continuation of Studio 100's Heidi by Studio 100 Animation, Jan Van Rijsselberge and Christel Gonnard
Based on the novel Heidi by Johanna Spyri
co-production with Studio 100 International, Studio 100 Film, 3Doubles Producciones and Hotel Hungaria Animation
Arnie and Barney[59] 2026 TBA A spin-off of the Maya the Bee franchise by Waldemar Bonsels
co-production with Studio 100 Film, Studio 100 International and 3Doubles Producciones
Dougie Dolittle[60][61] 2026 TBA co-production with Studio 100 Film, Studio 100 International, 3Doubles Productions and Caligari Film

See also

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