A humpback whale from Hamburg

With "The Last Whale Singer", a real animation blockbuster "Made in Hamburg" awaits us at this year's MICHEL Filmfest Hamburg. Reza Memari and Maite Woköck are behind the project with their company Telescope Animation, which was founded in 2018. What makes it special: In addition to the film, the team is also working on a series, two video games and an interactive picture book that tell the story of the young humpback whale Vincent from different perspectives and times.

It looks rather grey and inconspicuous when you stand in front of the multi-storey office building in the middle of TÜV NORD and large industrial companies not far from the Diebsteich S-Bahn station in Hamburg. But if you go up to the 3rd floor, you'll soon find out otherwise. Huge screens, fluffy sea creatures and bustling, creative activity in every room: this is where…