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| Type | production company |
|---|---|
| Industry | film |
| Predecessor | Kroyer Films |
| Founded | 1992 |
| Defunct | March 2001 |
| Fate | Acquired by HIH Insurance |
| Products | Ferngully: 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 .
The studio was owned by the Australian company Fire and All Risks Insurance (later FAI Insurance), founded by Lawrence Adler. [1] Both companies shared the FAI "running man" logo.
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.
In 1998, FAI Insurance was acquired by HIH Insurance, which collapsed in March 2001. [2] In June 2012, administrators for HIH placed advertisements trying to sell the rights to both films. [3] On November 11th, 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. [4]
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FernGully: The Last Rainforest is a 1992 animated musical fantasy film, directed by Bill Kroyer and scripted by Jim Cox. Adapted from the "FernGully" stories by Diana Young, the film is an Australian and American venture produced by Kroyer Films, Inc., Youngheart Productions, FAI Films and 20th Century Fox. The film stars the voices of Samantha Mathis, Tim Curry, Christian Slater, Jonathan Ward, Robin Williams, and Grace Zabriskie. FernGully is set in an Australian rainforest inhabited by fairies including Crysta, who accidentally shrinks a young logger named Zak to the size of a fairy. Together, they rally the fairies and the animals of the rainforest to protect their home from the loggers and Hexxus, a malevolent pollution entity. Wayne Young, the film's producer, said the film was "blatantly environmental" though made an effort to avoid "preaching".
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