Hans Fischerkoesen
Filed under: people, 1900s, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, Cartoon Characters, East Germany, Fischerkoesen Studios , Germany, hand-drawn, Hans Fischerkoesen , UFA Film GmbH, Advertiser, Animator, Cartoonist, Studio Head
"Hans Fischer was one of the first people to bring an animated film to German cinemas through his 1919 film Das Loch im Westen (The Hole in the West). (Klatt, 2013) “Fisher” was a common surname in Germany, so Fischer adopted th..."
Lotte Reiniger
Filed under: people, Germany, Animator, Filmmaker, Inventor, Silhouette Animator
"Charlotte "Lotte" Reiniger was born in Charlottenburg in Berlin, Germany on June 2, 1899. Lotte Reiniger was a German animator who adapted the art of shadow-plays to film, pioneering and perfecting the technique of silhouette animation using her ..."
The Grasshopper and the Ant
Filed under: animation, 1950s, Animation technology, Germany, 1954
Release Date: 1954
""A musical Grasshopper continues to play his violin while the Ant works hard to prepare for the winter. Later as winter arrives Grasshopper realizes he is not ready for winter and falls ill.""
Verwitterte Melodie (Weather-beaten Melody 1943)
Filed under: animation, 1940s, Animated film history and criticism, Children's film, Germany, hand-drawn, Hans Fischerkoesen , Propaganda, UFA Film GmbH, World War 2 ( WW2 ), 1943
Release Date: 04/06/1943
"Weather-beaten Melody follows the main character, a female bee as she wanders through a sunny meadow. Her character is provided autonomy and depth of character that is rare to find in animated media in the 1940’s. (Mortiz, 1..."