Studio Rakete
- Open roles
- 0
- Founded
- 2005
- Employees
- 11-50
- Offices
- 1
About Studio Rakete
Studio Rakete is an independent animation studio based in Hamburg, Germany, producing 2D, 3D and stereoscopic animation for feature films, television series and commercials. Founded in October 2005, the company combines creative development with technical production and works both as an animation service provider and as a co-producer on international projects.
Its capabilities span the production process, from visual development, concept art and storyboarding through character, prop and environment design. Production work includes layout, modeling, rigging, texturing, shading and character animation, followed by lighting, rendering and compositing. Alongside CGI production, the studio supports hand-drawn and cutout animation, allowing it to contribute to projects with different visual approaches and production requirements.
Feature films and character animation
The studio’s feature work includes The Amazing Maurice, Niko – Beyond the Northern Lights, Luis and the Aliens, and the Ooops! Noah Is Gone... films. Its contributions encompass animation services, design and co-production, with responsibilities varying by project. Other productions include Butterfly Tale, Bayala: A Magical Adventure, Richard the Stork and Rabbit School: Guardians of the Golden Egg.
Its work also extends beyond fully computer-animated features. Studio Rakete contributed 2D animation elements to Ari Folman’s live-action and animation hybrid The Congress. Television and commercial production form additional parts of its portfolio, including work associated with Die Sendung mit der Maus and campaigns for confectionery and food brands.
Company development
The business was originally established as PICTORION MAGMA ANIMATION GmbH and adopted its current name in March 2011. It continues as a standalone animation facility, bringing production planning, creative supervision and technical execution together within one studio. Its international co-production work involves partners across Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, the United Kingdom and the Nordic countries.
More about Studio Rakete
Leadership and production team
Jana Bohl is Managing Director and CEO. The reported core team also includes Line Producer Viola Lütten, Production Managers Marcel Tie and Carrie Schilz, Technical Director and CG Supervisor Friedolin Dreesen, and Systems Administrator Timo Ballin.
Operating model
The studio maintains a core team of management and production leads, expanding its artist and animation teams during major feature-film production cycles.
Production partnership
Studio Rakete has a long-standing collaboration with Ulysses Filmproduktion. Within this partnership, Ulysses frequently develops intellectual properties and secures financing, while Studio Rakete supplies animation production supervision and character-animation pipeline execution. The companies retain separate management and corporate structures.
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Current and former locations of Studio Rakete
- Schomburgstr. 120 (1st and 2nd Floor), 22767 Hamburg, GermanyHamburg, Germany
Hamburg office
HeadquartersAbout this office
Overall headquarters and principal animation production facility in Altona-Altstadt, housing management, creative direction, rendering and technical pipeline operations.
- Hürth, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Hürth office
Former officeClosed 2014
Former secondary branch, formally closed and deregistered in January 2014.
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