Hahn Film AG

Hahn Film AG is a Berlin-based animation and film production company founded in 1980 by animator, director and author Gerhard Hahn. Its operational base moved to Berlin in 1986. The company forms the historical nucleus and creative production hub of the Hahn Group, with work spanning original intellectual property, television series, theatrical animation and live-action films.

The studio combines traditional hand-drawn and digital 2D animation with 3D CGI production. Its development and pre-production capabilities include story development, scriptwriting, writers’ rooms, concept art, storyboarding, layout, character design and background design. It also undertakes co-production and executive production, supporting projects from their initial creative development through production.

Animation for film and television

Hahn Film’s feature history includes Werner – Beinhart! and the subsequent Werner – Das muß kesseln!!! and Werner – Volles Rooäää!!!. The company also directed and produced Asterix in America and worked on Die Abrafaxe – Unter schwarzer Flagge. These productions form part of a catalogue that includes adaptations of established comic properties alongside children’s and family entertainment.

Its television work includes Benjamin Blümchen, Bibi Blocksberg, Urmel, Simsala Grimm and School for Vampires. Later productions include Mia and me – Abenteuer in Centopia and Sherazade: The Untold Stories, extending the company’s work into CGI and hybrid entertainment. Its animation catalogue also includes Ted Sieger’s Wildlife, Altair in Starland and Ebb & Flo.

Beyond animation

The company’s live-action production credits include Video Kings, Der Samurai and A Young Man with High Potential. Its broader activities connect screen production with the development of entertainment properties for publishing, consumer products and interactive media.

Brand development, merchandising and licensing coordination within the group are handled through the related business Helle Freude GmbH & Co. KG, associated with the Sorgenfresser, or Worry Eaters, property. This relationship connects the studio’s production work with the wider commercial development of characters and brands.