Ambient Entertainment GmbH & Co. KG is a German film production studio, specializing in CGI animation movies.

History

Ambient was founded in 1999 by Holger Tappe and Stefan Mischke. Initially focused on advertising (commercials for Volkswagen, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, Deutsche Messe AG (CeBIT). Eventually, they moved to CGI animation for motion pictures. The debut feature was "Back to Gaya" in 2004, the first CGI motion picture produced in Germany. Followed by Impy's Island, Impy's Wonderland and Animals United which all were produced and directed by Holger Tappe. Animals United, based upon the novel of Erich Kästner, was the first 3D stereoscopic animation motion picture in Germany. Subsequent animation motion pictures were "The Secret of Balthasar Castle", produced for Europa-Park, the motion-capture animation motion picture Tarzan for Constantin-Film and The Time Caroussel, as well a 4D CGI production for Europa-Park. Movies made by Ambient Entertainment have been distributed to more than 70 countries.

Filmography

* 2004: ''

Boo, Zino & the Snurks ''Boo, Zino & The Snurks'' (also known as ''Back to Gaya'' and ''The Snurks''; ) is a 2004 animated fantasy film directed by Lenard Fritz Krawinkel and Holger Tappe. Voice cast German * Michael Herbig as Boo * Vanessa Petruo as Alanta * Seb ...

'', aka The Snurks (German: ''Back to Gaya'') * 2006: ''

Impy's Island ''Impy's Island'', or ''Urmel from the Ice Age'' (), is a 2006 German animated feature film based on the children's novel '' Urmel from the Ice Age'' by Max Kruse. Plot On a magical tropical island called Tikiwoo in the 1950s, a fun-loving group ...

'' (German: ''Urmel aus dem Eis'') * 2008: ''Impy's Wonderland'' (German: ''Urmel voll in Fahrt'') * 2010: ''

Animals United ''Animals United'' is a 2010 German animated adventure comedy film directed and produced by Reinhard Klooss and Holger Tappe and released on 7 October 2010. The film stars Ralf Schmitz and Thomas Fritsch as a meerkat named Billy and a lion nam ...

'' (German: ''Konferenz der Tiere'') * 2012: ''The Secret of Balthasar Castle'' (short) (German: ''Das Geheimnis von Schloß Balthasar'') * 2013: ''

Tarzan Tarzan (John Clayton, Viscount Greystoke) is a fictional character, a feral child raised in the African jungle by the Mangani great apes; he later experiences civilization, only to reject it and return to the wild as a heroic adventurer. Creat ...

'' * 2015: ''The Time Carrousel'' (short) (German: ''Das Zeitkarussell'') * 2017: ''

The Little Vampire 3D ''The Little Vampire 3D'', also known as ''The Little Vampire'', is a 2017 3D animated vampire film directed by and Karsten Kiilerich, loosely based on the 2000 live-action film of the same name and based on the characters of the children's bo ...

'' * 2017: ''

Monster Family ''Monster Family'' (also known as ''Happy Family'') is a 2017 animated monster comedy film directed and produced by Holger Tappe, and co-written by David Safier. It is based on David Safier's 2011 novel ''Happy Family''. The film stars Emily Wat ...

'' * 2021: '' Monster Family 2''

Festivals and awards

* Deutscher Innovationspreis (2004, Back to Gaya) * 34th Giffony Filmfestival (2004; 2nd place Kids Section, "Back to Gaya") * Animasia Festival, Seoul (2004, KAPA Price "Back to Gaya") * Junior Filmfestival Stockholm (2005, Bästa låsatdiefilm", Back to Gaya") * Fantasporto (2005, Nominee for International Fantasy Film Award, Back to Gaya)) * Festival Internationale de Cine de Gijon ( 2006, Best movie of 2006 "Enfants terrible", Impy's Island) * "Highly recommended" ("Prädikat besonders wertvoll", Urmel aus dem Eis) * Kinderfilmtage im Ruhrgebiet, (2008, "Emmi" für den besten Kinderfilm deutscher Produktion "Impy's Wonderland) * "Highly recommended" ("Prädikat besonders wertvoll", Impy's Wonderland) * Bayerischer Filmpreis (2010 Kinderfilm "Animals United") * German Filmaward (2011, Nominee "Animals United") * Goldener Spatz (2011, Bester Children's film "Animals United") * "Highly recommended" ("Prädikat besonders wertvoll", 2011 "Animals United") * Goldener Spatz (2014, Animationsfilm "Tarzan") * "Highly recommended" ("Prädikat besonders wertvoll", 2014 "Tarzan")

References

{{reflist Film production companies of Germany German film studios Mass media companies established in 1999 1999 establishments in Germany