A. Film Production A/S (previously A. Film A/S, A. Film ApS and A. Film I/S) is a Danish

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studio and production company currently based in

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. Affiliated to the Copenhagen studio are A. Film Estonia located in

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and A. Film L.A., Inc. in Southern California. It produces

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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''. A pig serves as a mascot to said company.

History

The studio was founded on 1 August 1988 by animators Stefan Fjeldmark, Karsten Kiilerich, Jørgen Lerdam and Hans Perk and producer Anders MastrupSundholm, John, Thorsen, Isak, Andersson, Lars Gustaf, Hedling, Olof, Iversen, Gunnar, Møller, Birgir Thor (31 August 2021) "Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Cinema". ''

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'' 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,

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. 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

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(est. 1994) and A. Film L.A., Inc. in

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(est. 2008). In

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, A. Film used to be part of the studio Friendly Fritz. It previously owned studios in

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(2002–2010) and

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(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'', ''

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'', '' The Princess and the Goblin'' (1993), '' Tarzan II'', '' The Jungle Book 2'', ''

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'', '' 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 ''Niko 2: 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),

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(Japan)) * '' The Magic Voyage'' (1992) * '' FernGully: The Last Rainforest'' (1992) * '' The Little Punker'' (1992) * '' Jungledyret'' (1993) (U.S. title: '' Go Hugo Go'') * '' Once Upon a Forest'' (1993) * ''

'' (1994) * ''

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'' (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,

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nominee * '' The Fearless Four'' (1997) * '' Quest for Camelot'' (1998) * ''

'' (1999) * '' Help! I'm a Fish'' (2000) (U.S. title: '' A Fish Tale'') * '' Eight Crazy Nights'' (2002) * '' The Jungle Book 2'' (2003,

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) * '' Asterix and the Vikings'' (2006) * '' How to Hook Up Your Home Theater'' (2007) * '' Miffy the Movie'' (2013) * '' Hocus Pocus Alfie Atkins'' (2013)

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) * ''

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'' (2017) * '' The Little Vampire 3D'' (2017) * ''Ole Lund Kirkegaards Up and Away'' (2018) * '' Checkered Ninja'' (2018) * '' Raggie'' (2020) * '' Checkered Ninja 2'' (2021)

Television series

* '' Benjamin Blümchen'' (1988-2002) * ''

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'' (1997–1999) * ''

Mumble Bumble ''Mumble Bumble'' is a children's animated television series created by Christian Skjøtt and produced by Egmont Imagination and the CINAR Corporation (now WildBrain). Overview and production It follows the adventures of an imaginative blue h ...

'' (1998–2000) * '' Troll Tales'' (2000–2002) * '' Jungledyret Hugo'' (2001–2004) * '' Little Wolf'' (2002) * ''

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'' (2002–2004) * ''

The Ugly Duckling and Me! ''The Ugly Duckling and Me!'' is a 2006 animated film directed by Michael Hegner and Karsten Kiilerich. Intended for a family audience, it is a modern adaptation of the 1843 fairy tale " The Ugly Duckling" by Hans Christian Andersen. ''The York ...

'' (2005–2006) * ''

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'' (2011–2013)

References

External links

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Complete list of A. Film's own and subcontracted films.
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