Founded in 1986 by Gabriele M. Walther, Caligari Film is one of Germany's leading independent production companies. Caligari is active in the fields of animation, fiction, and factual entertainment. Its award-winning animation productions include COCONUT THE LITTLE DRAGON, CAPT’N SHARKY, KNIGHT RUSTY and PRINCESS LILLIFEE. Caligari has also produced Germany’s most successful sitcom CARETAKER KRAUSE, the multi-award-winning post-apocalyptic thriller HELL and the opulent docu-soap BEAUFORT 8. It is the diversity of the productions, as well as the focus on different genres and target groups, that characterises Caligari's success and ensures its long-term competitiveness.