FAI Films

FAI Films
Typeproduction company
Industryfilm
PredecessorKroyer Films
Founded1991
DefunctMarch 2001
FateAcquired by HIH Insurance
ProductsFernGully: The Last Rainforest
FernGully 2: The Magical Rescue

FAI Films was an Australian film production company known for the 1992 animated film FernGully: The Last Rainforest.

Name

The studio was owned by the Australian company Fire and All Risks Insurance (later FAI Insurance), founded by Lawrence Adler. Both companies shared the FAI "running man" logo.

Productions

The company produced only one theatrical release, FernGully: The Last Rainforest in 1992, and a direct-to-video sequel, FernGully 2: The Magical Rescue, in 1998.

Demise

In 1998, FAI Insurance was acquired by HIH Insurance, which collapsed in March 2001. In June 2012, administrators for HIH placed advertisements trying to sell the rights to both films. On November 11, 2021 Shout! Factory announced a deal with Machine Media Advisors, stated to be the owner of the rights to FernGully, for worldwide distribution rights to the first film.

References

  1. ↑ Lawrence James Adler (Australian businessman) - Britannica Online Encyclopedia
  2. ↑ The World Today Archive - FAI insurance's parent company goes into provisional liquidation
  3. ↑ Schmidl, Engel (4 June 2012). "Cartoon crisis as Australian animated film companies are liquidated". SmartCompany. Retrieved 27 August 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ↑ Milligan, Mercedes (11 November 2021). "Exclusive: Shout! Studios Secures Worldwide Rights to 'FernGully: The Last Rainforest'". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 11 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)