Caligari Film

Caligari Film is an independent German film and television production company founded in Munich in 1986 by producer Gabriele M. Walther. Its work spans children's and family animation, live-action features, television fiction and comedy. The company develops intellectual property for domestic and international audiences, combining production with co-financing, distribution packaging and rights management.

Animation and family entertainment

The studio works across 2D and 3D CGI animation, with capabilities covering concept development, storyboarding, character and environment modeling, and animation supervision. Its family portfolio includes adaptations of literary and character properties such as Coconut the Little Dragon, Knight Rusty, Princess Lillifee and Capt'n Sharky. Other animation productions include The Moonbeam Bear, Letters from Felix, Die Muskeltiere and Törtel.

Caligari develops properties across theatrical features, episodic television and merchandising. This approach connects individual productions with longer-term character and franchise development. The supplied research reports international distribution of its animation properties across more than 200 territories and translation into over 60 languages. International co-productions and coordinated financing are also part of its production activities.

Fiction and television

The company's live-action work ranges from sitcoms to thrillers and horror-comedy. It produced 80 episodes of the Sat.1 sitcom Hausmeister Krause, made the ARD series remake Pan Tau, and developed The Drag and Us for ZDFneo. Its portfolio also includes the theatrical thriller Hell and the Amazon Prime Video series Mandy and the Forces of Evil.

Caligari combines its Munich production and business operations with an animation pre-production hub in Stuttgart. The Stuttgart operation supports concept art, storyboarding, character design and CGI supervision, connecting early visual development with the company's broader production activities. Its project teams bring together artists, animators and co-production crews according to production needs. Across its animation and fiction work, the company serves theatrical, broadcast television and streaming markets.