Factsheet
Developer:
Slow Bros.
Based in Cologne, Germany
Founding date:
February 6, 2015
Website:
https://slow-bros.com
Press / Business contact:
mail@slow-bros.com
Social:
x.com/slow_bros
vimeo.com/slowbro
Releases:
Harold Halibut
Address:
Slow Bros. GmbH
Mathias-Brüggen-Str 4
50827 Köln
Phone:
+49 221 97599883
Description
SLOW BROS. is a small indie studio based in Germany dedicated to thoughtfully bridging analogue and digital worlds in the form of interactive experiences.
History
Slow Bros. was founded in 2015 by long time friends Onat Hekimoglu, Ole Tillmann, Fabian Preuschoff and Daniel Beckmann. The studio member's diverse backgrounds including video game production, filmmaking, carpentry, apparel, and illustration give them a unique skill set with various applications, from games, over VR-experiences to art installations. In 2024, the studio released their first full-length video game „Harold Halibut”.
Projects
Videos
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Images
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Awards & Recognition
- "Games 4 Change Europe Winner" - Outcasted, 2014
- "Ludicious Zürich Game Festival Nominee" - Outcasted, 2014
- "A MAZE. Indie Connect Showcase" - Klanglichter, 2014
- "A MAZE. Indie Connect Nominee" - Outcasted, 2015
- "ZKM App-Art Award - Virtual Reality Winner" - Raum, 2016
- "Deutscher Entwicklerpreis - Nominated for "Most Wanted" and "Best Marketing Action"" - Harold Halibut, 2017
- "Unity Awards - Nominated for "Most Anticipated"" - Harold Halibut, 2018
- "Kultur und Kreativpiloten - Winner" - Harold Halibut, 2019
- "Tribeca 2021 - Official Selection" - Harold Halibut, 2021
- "Slamdance 2022 - Official Selection" - Harold Halibut, 2022
- "ARFF Paris 2022 - Semi-Finalist" - Harold Halibut Trailer, 2022
- "Worldfest Houston 2022 - Winner Grand Remi for New Media" - Harold Halibut, 2022
- "New Media Film Festival 2022 - Official Selection" - Harold Halibut, 2022
- "San Francisco Frozen Film Festival 2022 - Winner in the Category Video Game" - Harold Halibut, 2022
- "Nashville Film Festival 2022 - Official Selection" - Harold Halibut, 2022
- "Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival 2022 - Semi-Finalist" - Harold Halibut, 2022
- "Sunvale Film Festival Film Festival 2022 - Quarte-Finalist, Best Trailer" - Harold Halibut, 2022
- "Montreal International Animation Film Festival ANIMAZE 2022 - Official Selection" - Harold Halibut, 2022
- "Out of the Can International Film Festival 2022 - Winner in the Category Video Game" - Harold Halibut, 2022
- "Kaboom Animation Festival 2023 - Official Selection in the Category Video Game" - Harold Halibut, 2023
- "Indie Cup Germany 2023 - Official Selection in the Category "Most Anticipated"" - Harold Halibut, 2023
- "Indie Cup Germany 2023 - Official Selection in the Category "Critics' Choice"" - Harold Halibut, 2023
- "Gamescom latam BIG Festival 2024 - Winner in the Category "Best Art"" - Harold Halibut, 2024
- "Gamescom latam BIG Festival 2024 - Finalist in the Category "Best Narrative"" - Harold Halibut, 2024
- "Gamescom latam BIG Festival 2024 - Finalist in the Category "Best Sound"" - Harold Halibut, 2024
- "Gamescom latam BIG Festival 2024 - Finalist in the Category "Best Game"" - Harold Halibut, 2024
- "Latam Indie Awards 2024 - Winner in the Category "Best Narrative"" - Harold Halibut, 2024
- "Tommi Kindesoftwarepreis 2024 - Nominated in the Category "PC"" - Harold Halibut, 2024
- "Tommi Kindesoftwarepreis 2024 - Nominated in the Category "Console"" - Harold Halibut, 2024
- "Tommi Kindesoftwarepreis 2024 - Nominated in the Category "Jugendpreis Games"" - Harold Halibut, 2024
- "Golden Joysticks 2024 - Nominated in the Category "Best Visual Design"" - Harold Halibut, 2024
- "Deutscher Entwicklerpreis 2024 - Winner in the Category "Best Graphics"" - Harold Halibut, 2024
- "Deutscher Entwicklerpreis 2024 - Nominated in the Category "Best German Game"" - Harold Halibut, 2024
- "Deutscher Entwicklerpreis 2024 - Nominated in the Category "Best Story"" - Harold Halibut, 2024
- "Deutscher Entwicklerpreis 2024 - Nominated in the Category "Best Technical Achievement"" - Harold Halibut, 2024
- "Indie Awards 2024 - Winner in the Category "Best Narrative"" - Harold Halibut, 2024
- "Indie Game Awards 2024 - Winner in the Category "Visual Design"" - Harold Halibut, 2024
- "BAFTA 2025 - Nominated in the Category "Artistic Achievement"" - Harold Halibut, 2025
- "BAFTA 2025 - Longlisted in the Category "Animation"" - Harold Halibut, 2025
- "BAFTA 2025 - Longlisted in the Category "Debut Game"" - Harold Halibut, 2025
- "ITFS 2025 - Winner of the "Animated Games Award"" - Harold Halibut, 2025
- "German Computer Game Awards 2025 - Winner in the Category "Best Graphic Design"" - Harold Halibut, 2025
Team & Repeating Collaborator
Onat Hekimoglu
CEO, Co-Founder, Director, Game Designer, Developer, Writer, Composer
Ole Tillmann
Co-Founder, Art Director, Writer, Illustrator
Fabian Preuschoff
Co-Founder, Miniature Carpenter, Photographer
Ilja Burzev
3D Mastermind, Technical Art Director
Daniel Beckmann
Co-Founder, 3D Artist
Holle Schlickmann
Costume and Textile Designer
Kardelen Babal
3D Artist
Volker Zerbe
Generalist
Sascha Haus
Sound Designer
Contact
Inquiries
mail@slow-bros.com
X (Slow Bros.)
https://x.com/Slow_Bros
X (Harold Halibut)
https://x.com/haroldhalibut
Facebook (Harold Halibut)
https://facebook.com/haroldhalibut
Instagram (Harold Halibut)
https://instagram.com/harold_halibut
Vimeo
https://vimeo.com/slowbro
YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOrz6jpJXi0A1BueYXs7txg
Web (Slow Bros.)
https://slow-bros.com
Web (Harold Halibut)
https://www.haroldhalibut.com
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