Trickfilmstudio
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Trickfilmstudio was an animation studio
located in Russikon
, Switzerland
. The studio was perhaps noted for being the claymation location of the Swiss television hit Pingu
. The show ran from 1986 to 1998, and the studio was later closed for reasons unknown.
Animation studio
An animation studio is a company producing animated media. The broadest such companies conceive of products to produce, own the physical equipment for production, employ operators for that equipment, and hold a major stake in the sales or rentals of the media produced...
located in Russikon
Russikon
Russikon is a municipality in the district of Pfäffikon in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.-History:Russikon is first mentioned in 775 as Ruadgisinchova. In 1247 it was mentioned as Rusinchon.-Geography:...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
. The studio was perhaps noted for being the claymation location of the Swiss television hit Pingu
Pingu
Pingu is a British-Swiss stop-motion claymated television series created by Otmar Gutmann. The series was produced by The Pygos Group and Trickfilmstudio for Swiss television. The show is about a family of anthropomorphic penguins at the South Pole. The main character is the family's son and title...
. The show ran from 1986 to 1998, and the studio was later closed for reasons unknown.