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Maria Schmidt Germany

Maria Schmidt is a 2D animator and concept artist. She graduated from the Muenster School of Design with a BA in illustration and media design before taking up studies in animation at the Animation Institute of the Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg. Her passion is telling relatable and emotionally engaging stories and designing the characters to go with them. Nina Schwarz is an animation and effects producer. She spent a year studying independent movie production at The New School in New York before starting to deepen her producer skills at the Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg in 2014. Since she has always loved animated movies, she decided to specialise in the field of animation and VFX production. Maria and Jessica created “Family Bonds” together as their graduation project and are now focusing on developing it further.

Website:
www.filmakademie.de
Attending APD
with a project
Project Title
Family Bonds
Project Information

TALENT PROJECT

TV series 12x11’, in concept
GENRE: Kids & Family Entertainment
TARGET GROUP: 6–9 years
DIRECTOR: Maria Schmidt
STORYBOARDER: Maria Schmidt
ANIMATION TECHNIQUE: 2D
TOTAL BUDGET: n/s
IN PLACE: < 20%

The little fox Hugo has a happy but quite unusual family: his parents are geese. They live a harmonious family life until one day Hugo witnesses a grown fox eating a goose. This results in the most challenging and difficult situation our little patchwork family has ever had to face, before Hugo ultimately discovers who he really is and that family is a feeling and not a matter of heritage.

“Family Bonds” is a project that is very close to our hearts, since the topic of being different in this world is currently developing in an alarming direction. With this heart-warming story about the true meaning of family, we aim to make people stop looking at all our differences and instead see what connects us all: love. It might sound a little cheesy, but we strongly believe that this is a message that is worth passing on to the next generation, so that one day this world might be a peaceful place filled with understanding for everyone. Our illustrative and playful animation style is reminiscent of children’s books and will appeal to kids and parents alike. We would like to develop the concept of our already produced short film into a series that presents different types of families and how they cope with difficulties and criticism – both internally and externally.

Maria Schmidt, Director / Nina Schwarz, Producer

Additional information (available on request)

Concept / Bible, Designs

At APD we are looking for

broadcasters and co-production partners who see the potential in “Family Bonds” to become a perfect example for today’s many variations of what makes a family. Together, we would love to develop a kids’ series that will be emotionally educational rather than just explanatory.

Maria Schmidt
Maria Schmidt & Nina Schwarz
Animation Director 

Nina Schwarz Germany

Maria Schmidt is a 2D animator and concept artist. She graduated from the Muenster School of Design with a BA in illustration and media design before taking up studies in animation at the Animation Institute of the Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg. Her passion is telling relatable and emotionally engaging stories and designing the characters to go with them. Nina Schwarz is an animation and effects producer. She spent a year studying independent movie production at The New School in New York before starting to deepen her producer skills at the Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg in 2014. Since she has always loved animated movies, she decided to specialise in the field of animation and VFX production. Maria and Jessica created “Family Bonds” together as their graduation project and are now focusing on developing it further.

Website:
www.filmakademie.de
Attending APD
with a project
Project Title
Family Bonds
Project Information

TALENT PROJECT

TV series 12x11’, in concept
GENRE: Kids & Family Entertainment
TARGET GROUP: 6–9 years
DIRECTOR: Maria Schmidt
STORYBOARDER: Maria Schmidt
ANIMATION TECHNIQUE: 2D
TOTAL BUDGET: n/s
IN PLACE: < 20%

The little fox Hugo has a happy but quite unusual family: his parents are geese. They live a harmonious family life until one day Hugo witnesses a grown fox eating a goose. This results in the most challenging and difficult situation our little patchwork family has ever had to face, before Hugo ultimately discovers who he really is and that family is a feeling and not a matter of heritage.

“Family Bonds” is a project that is very close to our hearts, since the topic of being different in this world is currently developing in an alarming direction. With this heart-warming story about the true meaning of family, we aim to make people stop looking at all our differences and instead see what connects us all: love. It might sound a little cheesy, but we strongly believe that this is a message that is worth passing on to the next generation, so that one day this world might be a peaceful place filled with understanding for everyone. Our illustrative and playful animation style is reminiscent of children’s books and will appeal to kids and parents alike. We would like to develop the concept of our already produced short film into a series that presents different types of families and how they cope with difficulties and criticism – both internally and externally.

Maria Schmidt, Director / Nina Schwarz, Producer

Additional information (available on request)

Concept / Bible, Designs

At APD we are looking for

broadcasters and co-production partners who see the potential in “Family Bonds” to become a perfect example for today’s many variations of what makes a family. Together, we would love to develop a kids’ series that will be emotionally educational rather than just explanatory.

Nina Schwarz
Maria Schmidt & Nina Schwarz
Animation & Effects Producer