Richard the Stork


Richard the Stork is a 2017 computer-animated adventure film. It was directed by and Reza Memari. Richard the Stork premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival in Germany on February 12, 2017. Animated movie was released for a limited time on Google Play on June 1, 2017. It premiered in theaters in the United States on June 30, 2017.

Plot

Richard, an orphaned sparrow, is adopted and raised by a group of storks. But when they leave on their annual migration south for the winter, Richard, a little non-migrating bird, endeavors to embark on the long arduous journey to stay with his family.

Production

Studio Rakete in Hamburg and Studio 352 in Luxembourg created the storyboard. Studio Rakete was also responsible for the design of the main characters, Studio 352 designed the supporting characters. Most of the character animation was done by these companies and Bug AS in Norway. Lighting/shading, FX simulations and compositing of the final pictures was done by Walking the Dog from Belgium and Rise FX in Germany.