Jens Opatz

Producer

After graduating from prestigious Animation Institute in Ludwigsburg/Germany, Jens Opatz received the "Germany's Next Animation Talent" award from ITFS Stuttgart in 2019 and was nominated from the German Grimme award for his work as television producer for "Die Sendung mit der Maus". He works as a producer, author and commissioning editor, mainly for children's entertainment. Jens lives with his wife and three children in Frankfurt/Germany.

What are Jens Opatz's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight

Bonds

51%

Self

23%

Society

15%

Ideas

10%

Friendship4 Family bonds2 Purpose2 Community3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful

6

Warm

5

Hopeful

2

Absurd

1

Contemplative

1

Other

1

How their films linger

Feel-good5 Fun3 Hopeful3

How their films end

Happy5
Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Jens Opatz's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Kidstream2 titles, show their 2 titles on Kidstream
Ameba1 title, show their title on Ameba

Subscription and free streaming for Jens Opatz's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

6 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.

Shaun the Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas(2021)
Producer
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Yakari, a Spectacular Journey(2020)
Producer
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Max & Maestro(2018)
Show Producer
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Guess How Much I Love You: The Adventures of Little Nutbrown Hare(2012)
Show Producer
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows
The Wild Adventures of Blinky Bill(2011)
Show Producer
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Shaun the Sheep(2007)
Show Producer
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Across their 6 MovieCove titles from 2007 to 2021.

Biggest box office

Yakari, a Spectacular Journey (2020)

$4.3M worldwide

Highest rated

Shaun the Sheep (2007)

Midcredits 89^th

By role

only this rolewith another role

Producing6 of 6 · 85^th

By decade

2000s1 · crew2010s3 · crew2020s2 · crew

Counts over their MovieCove titles; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles, shown from 5 scored.

Who does Jens Opatz work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jens Opatz's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Nick Park shares the most, 2.

Writers

Nick Park2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Nick Park
Charlotte Rose Hamlyn2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Charlotte Rose Hamlyn
Cleon Prineas2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Cleon Prineas
Jane Schneider2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Jane Schneider