Posted: Wed., Oct. 8, 2003, 9:19am PT

RSS
Email Author
Print Article
Email Article
Digg
Discussions

German funds get animated

Teutonic toon slated for coin

COLOGNE -- Animation studio Ludewig tooing up an animated pic featuring the kiddie book characters parodied in 2001 boffo pic "Manitou's Shoe."

Gerd Ludewig's "Winnetoon's -- Der Schatz im Silbersee" is the first animated version of Karl May's 19th century novels. The helmer has nabbed $650,000 from film funding body FilmFoerderung Hamburg for his project.

FF Hamburg also slated $767,000 for another cartoon pic, the sequel of 2002 success "The Little Polar Bear," which has already received $1.4 million from public funds. Drama "Der Liebeswunsch" (The Love Wish), featuring top actors Nicolette Krebitz, Heino Ferch and Tobias Moretti, has received $590,000; while some $200,000 was slated for Dutch-German co-production "Sportsmann des Jahrhunderts" (Sportsman of the Century) about the whims of a farmer's son ambitious to break the record of sitting on a pole.

TALKBACK:

Have an opinion about this article? Be the first to comment


Tressa, one of the many stars of A&E's 'Intervention,' talks about her lengthy battle with methamphetamine. ; reality show; intervention; A&E; emmy contenders; drug addicts; variety; Interviews with Erick McCormack, Daniel Dae Kim & Christa Miller, stars of A&E's new sci-fi thriller, 'The Andromeda Strain.'; Erick McCormack; A&E; tv; sci-fi; The Andromeda Strain; variety; Daniel Dae Kim & Christa Miller;


Q What are the top 3 things affecting our industry today?
A. Lawrence - Consolidation, The Internet, Copyright Issuesmore >


Submit this form
© 2008 Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Use of this website is subject to its Terms & Conditions of Use. View our Privacy Policy.