
Kordes und Kordes Film GmbH
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Kordes & Kordes Film was founded in Berlin in 2003 by the sisters Alexandra and Meike Kordes. Since then, the company's cinema and television films have won more than 170 awards. The current hit series THE SCHOOL OF MAGICAL ANIMALS reached 8.5 million viewers in German cinemas, was awarded the German Film Prize three times in a row in the category “Best-attended Film” and was honored with the Bavarian Film Prize for “Best Family Entertainment”, the Golden Screen (3 million viewers) and the Bogey Award.
Kordes & Kordes Film has made a name for itself with sophisticated and passionately narrated productions, including the feature film VIER MINUTEN (German Film Award in Gold), which was sold in 40 territories, the comedy FAMILIE LOTZMANN AUF DEN BARRIKADEN (awarded four Grimme Prizes), the drama EIN JAHR NACH MORGEN (Günter-Rohrbach-Preis dem Drama) and the crime thriller DAS GESETZ SIND WIR (German Television Crime Award).
Activities | Cinema Production | |
Company Size | Up to 10 employees | |
Animation Type | Hybrid-Animation | |
German Region | Baden-Wuerttemberg, Bavaria, Berlin, North Rhine-Westphalia |
Selected Projects
School of Magical Animals
New in town, Ida is struggling to make friends at school. Her teacher Miss Cornfield announces that soon some students will have a magical animal as a companion. Ida takes in talking fox Rabbat, Outcast Benni the wise turtle Henrietta. As things start disappearing at school, children and animals must stick together to find the thief.
Original Title Die Schule der magischen Tiere | Genre Children, Family | Category Feature (40+ Min) | Target Group All Ages |
Director Gregor Schnitzler | Animation Type Hybrid-Animation | Length 89 minutes | Year of Production 2021 |

School of Magical Animals 2
Theater fun at the School of Magical Animals: The students want to perform a musical for the school's anniversary. Will the rehearsals end in chaos or will the class pull together? With the help of their magical animals, the children learn what really matters: teamwork.
Original Title Die Schule der magischen Tiere 2 | Genre Children, Fantasy | Category Feature (40+ Min) | Target Group All Ages |
Director Sven Unterwaldt | Animation Type Hybrid-Animation | Length 109 minutes | Year of Production 2022 |
School of Magical Animals 3
Ida and her class want to fight for environmental protection at the annual Forest Day. Helene's family is facing bankruptcy - she is trying to keep this a secret and has a plan: she has to become a successful influencer in order to avert the family's ruin. Helene wants to achieve her goal with a campaign as part of a fashion show at the Natural History Museum. But the fashion show takes place on the same day as Ida's forest day...
Original Title Die Schule der magischen Tiere 3 | Genre Children, Fantasy | Category Feature (40+ Min) | Target Group All Ages |
Director Sven Unterwaldt | Animation Type Hybrid-Animation | Length 100 minutes | Year of Production 2024 |
Contact
Crellestr. 19/20, 10827 Berlin, Germany
Meike
Kordes
Branch Office 1: Karlsplatz 3, 80335 Munich, Bavaria