Beetle Captain and the Cardboard Flood
A megalomaniac ladybug steers a matchbox through a flood of shipping cartons to save his ant crew from the giant recycling claw.
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The story
Captain Brumm thinks the basement of an invented shipping warehouse is an ocean. When an automatic cart compactor is switched on, he sails with navigator Pika and twelve ants through tape whirlpools, air-cushion islands, and label storms. The family animation fully combines synthetic insect figures with a tactile cardboard-doll aesthetic.
- Original title
- Käferkapitän und die Kartonflut
- Country / region
- Germany
- Genres
- Fantasy · Action · Comedy
- Language
- German
- Year
- 2026
- Runtime
- 76:00
- Director
- Till Borstel
Creative process
Humans retain the final decision on screenplay, casting, acting direction, shot selection, continuity, editing, sound, color, safety review, and release.
As of 17.07.2026: completed; theatrical release on 08.09.2026. Human-written briefing and shot list; supervised generation with current models; manual editing; licensed audio and color finishing; legal, safety, and technical quality checks.
- AI participation (source-declared)
- 75%
- Creative method
- Synthetic animation
- Format
- Animation
- Resolution
- 4K
- Aspect ratio
- 2.00:1
- Frame rate
- 24
- Delivery format
- DCP 2K Flat + ProRes 422 HQ archival master
- Subtitles
- German · English · French · Korean · Japanese · Thai