Fabian&Fred is an independent studio founded by Fabian Driehorst and Frédéric Schuld. Our mission is to create entertaining films that raise awareness among people of all ages about social and global topics.
The Team
Fabian Driehorst, co-founder of Fabian&Fred, is a producer of animation and hybrid films. He participated in training initiatives such as Berlinale Talents, AniDox and ACE Producers. He is chairman of AG Animationsfilm, member of ASIFA, European Film Academy and the Film Producers Association Germany.
Frédéric Schuld is a writer, director and co-founder of Fabian&Fred. He studied at the Academy of Media Arts Cologne, received the Wim Wenders and Gerd Ruge Scholarship and has been involved in award winning animation films. His commissioned films have been recognized at Cannes Lions, Clio Awards, his short films qualified for the Oscars.
Alba Dragonetti obtained the master degree in Comics Media at the Academy of Fine Arts of Bologna, Italy in 2017 and studied traditional and digital 2D frame by frame animation at the HAW in Hamburg. In January 2018 she started as an intern at Fabian&Fred and continued working as 2D animator and character designer.
Marita Mayer has a background in cultural management and education and specialized in animation at Animation School Hamburg. Marita has worked on several 2D and stop-motion productions as and has been program manager for five editions of Fredrikstad Animation Festival. Since 2023 she's working as producer at Fabian&Fred.
Katharina Rival graduated in illustration from the University of Applied Sciences (HAW) in Hamburg in 2022. In early 2020, she started as an intern at Fabian&Fred and continued working as an artist for background, layout, visual development and 2D animation.
Philip Varkki has a background in event management and has worked for various companies specializing in music and cultural events. He has been part of the Fabian&Fred team for accounting and festival distribution since 2022.
Lian Sadler graduated in Digital Media & Experiment at the university in Bielefeld. Lian joined Fabian&Fred as a trainee and is working on VR and feature film projects as a 2D animator and concept artist.
Zohar Dvir is an award-winning animation director. Her distinctive animation style blends 2D and 3D elements as well as a healthy dose of surrealism. Zohar is developing animation formats with Fabian&Fred.
Awards & Nominations
Ads & Commission
Cannes Lions - Shortlist
Ciclope Festival - Shortlist
CLIO Award - Silver
Creativity Award - Gold
The Creative Floor Awards - Best Animation
Deutscher Werbefilmpreis - Die Giraffe - Special Mention
Eurobest - Shortlist
Golden Award Montreux - Finalist
New York Festivals Advertising Awards - Bronze
The One Show - Shortlist
Spotlight Festival - Bronze Award
UK Branded Film Awards - Shortlist
Young Director Award - Shortlist
Film Awards
2024 Goya Nomination
2023 FFA Industry Tiger
2023 Hamburg Producer Award for International Co-Production
2022 Oscar shortlist
2022 EFA shortlist
2019 VFF Documentary Producer Award
2018 Lola - German Academy Award - Nomination
Imprint
Angaben gemäß § 5 TMG:
Fabian&Fred GmbH, vertreten durch:
Fabian Driehorst, Frédéric Schuld
Registernummer: HRB 135960
Amtsgericht Hamburg
Umsatzsteuer-Id: DE299212186
Verantwortlich f. d. Inhalt, § 55 Abs. 2 RStV: Fabian Driehorst
Datenschutzerklärung (DSGVO)
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