Robert Schiewe's Contact Details

Robert Schiewe's Company Details

Baobab Studios

Redwood City, California, United States • 11 - 50 Employees
Animation

9X Emmy-award winning and leading independent interactive animation studio Baobab Studios has a mission to "Bring out your sense of wonder. Inspire you to dream. Make YOU matter." Baobab has released 7 animations to commercial and critical acclaim. They've won 9 Emmys, including 4 Best Interactive Emmys and 2 Annie Awards. Their IP is being adapted into books (MacMillan, Penguin Random House), film (Roth/Kirsch, Disney), original series with the premium streamers, and games. Their investors include Peter Chernin, Shari Redstone (Chairwoman Viacom), Disney, Comcast, Liz Murdoch, Samsung, Shanghai Media Group, Youku/Alibaba, and their advisors include Glen Keane (legendary Disney animator of Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Beauty & the Beast), Alvy Ray Smith (Pixar co-founder), Glen Entis (PDI/Dreamworks Animation co-founder), Jane Rosenthal (cofounder Tribeca Film Festival, The Irishman), Maggie Malone (Former head of Creative Affairs Disney Feature Animation, Illuminations, Netflix), Jasmine Madatian (EVP Comms, Amblin, Disney, Oscars), Mireille Soria (President, Paramount Animation, Former President Dreamworks Anim) and more. Their work stars Oprah, John Legend, Ali Wong, Kate Winslet, Daisy Ridley, Glenn Close, Lupita Nyong'o, Jennifer Hudson, Diego Luna, and more.