Studio 100 Film's "Heidi – Rescue of the Lynx" secures wide international sales

Ahead of this year’s Marché du Film in Cannes, Studio 100 Film has secured multiple international deals for "Heidi – Rescue of the Lynx," which will also make its international premiere at the market.

Inspired by the novels of Johanna Spyri, the 80-minute CGI animation "Heidi – Rescue of the Lynx" stays true to the essence of the original story while introducing an all-new adventure that resonates with today’s audiences. The film is directed by Tobias Schwarz ("Tarzan II," "Anastasia," "Maya and the Golden Orb," "The Queen’s Corgi") and is a co-production between Studio 100 International, 3Doubles Producciones, and Hotel Hungaria Animation, in association with Studio Isar Animation. It is produced by Thorsten Wegener and Dario Sanchez, with the script written by Rob Sprackling ("Gnomeo & Juliet," "The Queen’s Corgi").

The new CGI-animated feature has been sold to several territories, including: France (Apollo Films), Baltics (ACME Film), Poland (Kino Świat), Portugal (NOS Lusomundo Audiovisuais), Italy (Adler Entertainment), UK (Kaleidoscope Home Entertainment), Hungary, Moldova, and Romania (ADS Service), former Yugoslavia (Blitz), Czech Republic and Slovakia (Bohemia Motion Pictures), Ukraine (Green Light Films), Turkey (Beşiktaş Kültür Merkezi), Greece (Zinos Panagiotidis), Israel (FilmHouse), and Iceland (Myndform). Studio 100 Film will continue selling the remaining territories, such as the USA, Latin America, Scandinavia, the Indian sub-continent, the Philippines, and Mongolia during Marché du Film.

The film is set to premiere at the Goldener Spatz Festival, Germany’s most prestigious children’s film festival, which takes place from June 1 to 7 in Erfurt and Gera. Distributed by Leonine, its theatrical release in Germany is slated for June 26, 2025.

Spirited eight-year-old Heidi lives with her grandfather in a cottage in the mountains. When she finds an injured lynx kitten, she decides—together with her friend Peter—to help it and return it to its family, without her grandfather knowing. When a greedy businessman shows up—who wants to build a sawmill in the mountains and sets traps for the lynx—things get complicated. On her mission to protect not only the lynx and its family but also the village and her Alpine home, Heidi uncovers her grandfather’s hidden past and faces the perils of nature, the lure of industrial greed, and the emotional pull of friendship.