Since 1992 we have been working in the studio on everything that goes into the production of professional animated films as well as the creation of demanding illustrations.

We created self-conceived and commissioned 2D and 3D animated films, TV picture stories, animations for children’s TV series, interactive webcomics, illustrations for children books, web design, game design and illustrated wall and panoramic maps.

Our services … in the field of animation: idea and concept, character design and design of backgrounds, storyboards and animatics, layout and animation (2D/3D), compositing.

in the field of illustration: idea sketches, book and web illustration, animated interactive webcomics, game design, conception, design and illustration of wall and panorama maps.

Stefan Eling teaches “Animation” and “After Effects” at the Academy of Design ECOSIGN in Cologne since 2017 .

In 2019, he published two articles in the magazine for digital media production “DIGITAL PRODUCTION” about the creation of a 2D/3D animated film with a zoetrope look and the development of an illustrated 360-degree virtual tour of the European institutions.

Awards, Festivals:

…  with “CYBER” (2D short film):

Festivals: Annecy/France, Ottawa/Canada, Espinho/Portugal, Hiroshima/Japan, Leipzig, Wiesbaden, Stuttgart/Germany, Melbourne/Australia, Philadelphia, New York Kids/USA, London/UK … Screenings at the Museum of Modern Art, New York and at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Contribution to the DVD “Rare kwasten”/Little Heroes (collection of short films) FBW-Award „Especially Valuable“, „Short Film of the Month“

…  with “Globuli” (3D short film):

Festivals: International Festival of Animation Film Annecy/France International Festival of Animation Film Stuttgart/Germany Deutzkultur – Screen for Shorts Cologne/Germany Shnit_International/Swiss

… with “Tony’s Play_Station” (2D/3D short film):

Awards: 1st Audience Award, International Festival of Animation Film Stuttgart Best Computeraided Animation, „Arcipelago“ Rom 1st Prize “Cartolmolo-Festival” Imola Festivals: Stuttgart/Germany, Corto-Imola/Italy, AnimaMundi Rio de Janeiro & Sao Paulo/Brasil, „Arcipelago“ Rom/Italy FBW-Award “Valuable”

… with “Killing Heinz” (2D short film):

Awards: 2nd Audience Award International Festival of Animation Film Stuttgart Preselection Cartoon D’OR 2nd Audience Award Regensburger Kurzfilmtage Preselection “Mike-Gribble-Award, Annecy Spezial Prize Intern. Festival of Comics & Animation, Seoul Festivals: Annecy/Frankreich, Stuttgart/Germany, Espinho/Portugal, KROK/Russland & Ukraine, Hiroshima/Japan, „Arcipelago“ Rom/Italy, AnimaMundi Rio, Sao Paulo/Brasil, Zagreb/Croatia, Seoul/South Korea … FBW-Award „Especially Valuable“

… with “HanisauLand” (design, illustration, website, animation):

Awards: Pädagogischer Medienpreis 2019 Digita, German Educational Media Award Goldener Spatz, German Children´s Media Festival/ Category Website Erfurt Netcode, “The seal of quality for children’s media on the Internet” Nomination for the Grimme Online Award

References
Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung / Westdeutscher Rundfunk / WDR Flash Filmstudio GmbH, Armin Maiwald und Jan Marschner / Montag Stiftungen, Bonn / Zweites deutschen Fernsehen / ZDF VIVA Deutschland / Steinmetz Trickfilm / Zoologischer Garten Köln / Schmidt Spiele GmbH / Dubach Werbeagentur / Campus Verlag / Zoo Hannover GmbH / Brainpool TV GmbH / Ecosign – Akademie für Gestaltung, Köln