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Till
Nowak is an award winning digital artist, designer and
filmmaker, born July 28, 1980, working as a professional
computer graphics artist since 1999 on his own independent
projects and for high profile clients. He graduated 2005
in media design at the University of Applied Sciences
in Mainz, Germany. Between 2008 and 2015 he was based
in Hamburg. He now lives with his wife and daughter in
Los Angeles. Till is the brother of Berlin based artist
Nik Nowak.
Till's work has been exhibited in hundreds of international
film festivals, featured in books and at SIGGRAPH 2006,
2007, 2009 and 2011 and was awarded with more than 70
awards, for example in Annecy, at Anima Mundi or at the
AFI Fest Hollywood. He also is responsible for several
large scale public light art installations on historic
buildings, such as the Rendsburg
high bridge. Besides
his studio work Till has given lectures about his workflows
in international events, such as Gnomon Schoool of Visual
Effects in Hollywood, universities in Korea, Germany and
Australia, at the 361° conference in Mumbai and the
NIFFF in Neuchatel and worked as jury member in a number
of film festivals, such as Tampere International Shortfilm
Festival or the SIGGRAPH Coputer Animation Festival 2016
and 2017. Till is a member of the European Film Academy,
the German Film Academy, ASIFA Hollywood and the Art Directors
Guild (Local 800).
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AWARDS
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2016
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Best
Director, Kingbonn Award of 7th CSFF China International
New Media Short Film Festival, Shenzen, 2016 |
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2016
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Best
shortfilm 27th Trieste Film Festival, Italy, 2016 |
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2016
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Best
shortfilm Skepto International Film Festival, Caglari,
Italy, 2016 |
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2016
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"Best
use of digital technology in a short film", FLICKERFEST,
Sydney, 2016, Australia |
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2016
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International
Audience Award 7th Roanne Animation Festival, France,
2016 |
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2015
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Grand
Prix (Academy Award qualifying) Anima Mundi, Sao Paolo,
Brazil , 2015 |
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2015
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Best
International Shortfilm 2015, Whistler Film Festival,
Canada, 2015 |
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2015
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Best
animated shortfilm (Audience Award), XXV. Fantastic
Film Festival, Málaga, 2015 |
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2015
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Don
Quixote Award, 55. Krakow Film Festival, Poland, 2015 |
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2015
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Best
animated shortfilm, Malibu International Film Festival,
USA, 2015 |
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2015
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Best
art direction, Almeré en Corto Shortfilm Festival,
Spain, 2015 |
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2015
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Grand
Prix Anilogue - XIII. Int. Animation Festival, Budapest,
Hungary, 2016 |
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2015
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Best
of International Animation, Trickfilmwochenende Wiesbaden,
2015 |
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2015
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Best
animated film, Soria Short Film Festival, Spain, 2015 |
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2015
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Best
Animation, Los Angeles Cinema Festival of Hollywood,
USA, 2015 |
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2015
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Best
animated shortfilm, Vortex Film Festival, Rhodes Island,
USA, 2015 |
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2015
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Best
Visual Effects, Hollyshorts Film Festival, USA, 2015 |
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2015
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Programmer's
Choice Award, Cleveland International Film Festival,
USA, 2015 |
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2015
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Canal+
Award, Festival International de Cinede Valencia, Spain,
2015 |
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2015
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Best
Animation (Academy Award qualifying) Aspen Shortsfest,
USA, 2015 |
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2015
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Audience
Award MuVi Award, Oberhausen, Germany, 2015 |
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2013
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Audience
Award 6. Filmzeit Kaufbeuren, 2013, Germany |
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2013
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Audience
Award NeuroVision Film Contest 2013, Tübingen,
Germany |
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2013
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Best
Film Audience Award, Landau International Film Festival,
2013 |
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2013
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Main
Award for artists under 35, KINO DER KUNST, Munich,
2013 |
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2012
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Best
Writing, ONE SCREEN by THE ONE CLUB, New York, USA,
2012 |
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2012
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Deutscher
Kurzfilmpreis 2012 (German Shortfilm Award 2012) |
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2012
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Best
use of digital technology in a short film, FLICKERFEST,
2012, Australia |
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2012
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Audience
Award, UNLIMITED Film Festival 2012, Cologne, Germany |
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2012
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Audience
Award, ALCINE Film Festival 2012, Spain |
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2012
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Best
Selection Award, KAOHSIUNG Film Festival 2012, Taiwan |
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2012
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Best
Short Film, 34th MOSCOW IFF, Russia |
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2012
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Sonderpreis
der Jury, ANIMAGO Award 2012 |
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2012
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Best
Producer, Abu Dhabi Film Festival 2012 |
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2012
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Best
SF&F shortfilm, CHICON 7, Chicago, USA |
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2012
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Best
Visual Effects, CRYPTSHOW 2012, Barcelona, Spain |
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2012
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Liberté
Award Audience Award , HAMBURG International Shortfilm
Festival |
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2012
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Best
Short Short, ASPEN Shortsfest |
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2012
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Best
Shortfilm Audience Award , REGENSBURG Shortfilm Week
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2012
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Team-Work-Award,
STUTTGARTER FILMWINTER, Germany |
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2011
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Pille
Filmgeräteverleih-Sachpreis, EXGROUND Filmfest,
Wiesbaden |
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2011
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Kurosawa
Award for creative Excellence, 24fps Film Festival,
Abilene, USA |
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2011
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Audience
award, Fantasy & Horror Filmfestival, San Sebastian |
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2011
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International
Jury Award, Fantasy & Horror Filmfestival, San
Sebastian |
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2011
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Audience
Award FILMFESTIVAL MÜNSTER for The Centrifuge
Brain Project |
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2008
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Best
debut, TINDIRINDIS International Animation
Festival in Vilnius |
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2008
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Best
Animation , PEDRERA Short Film Festival,
Uruguay |
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2007
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Best
shortfilm Méliès d'Argent, Fantasy
& Horror Film Festival, San Sebastian |
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2007
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Jury
Award Best Animation, ICON international
film festival, Israel |
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2007
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Audience
Award Best Animation, ICON international
film festival, Israel |
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2007
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Best
Animation STEPS right protection film festival,
Kiev, Ukraine |
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2007
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Best
Animation CRESTED BUTTE REEL FEST |
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2007
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Jury's
special award 58th Intl. Short Film Festival Montecatini,
Italy |
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2007
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Juror
Choice Award ASU FILM FESTIVAL, USA |
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2007
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Best
Animation BYRON BAY FILM FESTIVAL, AUSTRALIA |
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2007
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Best
shortfilm ANIMABASAURI3, SPAIN |
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2007
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Best animation
DURANGO FILM FESTIVAL, USA |
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2007
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Winner
of FÖRDERPREIS FÜR
JUNGE KÜNSTLER des Landes NRW |
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2007
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Best
animation CAPALBIO CINEMA, ITALY |
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2006
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Best Animation
TORONTO Fantasy Worldwide
Film Festival, Canada |
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2007
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Best Animation
SEDONA Film Festival, USA |
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2007
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Excellence
in Filmmaking SEDONA Film
Festival, USA |
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2006
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Winner
of the Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Kurzfilmpreis,
Germany |
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2006
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Best
Shortfilm (audience) PRAGUE
Shortfilm Festival, Czech Republic |
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2006
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Best
Animation Prix du Conseil General, Festival Pontault-Combault,
France |
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2006
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audience
award Hamburg Animation Award, Germany |
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2006
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Best Animation
SEHSÜCHTE, Germany |
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2006
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Best
Short BUDAPEST Anifest, Hungary |
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2006
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Winner
of Victory Arts International Competition, USA |
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2006
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Best Animation
MONTERREY Film Festival, Mexico
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2006
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Winner of the MEDITERRANEAN
ENVIRONMENTAL AWARD by the United
Nations
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2006
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Best Animation
TEHERAN shortfilm festival,
Iran |
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2006
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Best first
film ANNECY 2006, France |
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2005
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Best
Shortfilm BERGISCHES FILMFEST, Germany |
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2005
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Best Shortfilm
OFFF Barcelona, Spain |
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2005
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Best
student animation goEast Festival, Germany |
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2005
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Best Shortfilm
PRIX UIP, Belgium |
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2005
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Best
short (Audience award) AFI FEST, Hollywood |
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2005
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Best
short (Jury award) AFI FEST, Hollywood |
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2001
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Debitel
Media Design Award, Berlin |
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2015
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Nominee
of the 43rd Annual Annie Awards, Los Angeles, 2015
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2015
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Nominee
of the European Film Awards, Berlin, 2015 |
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2015
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2nd
prize, audience award, exground film festival, Germany,
2015 |
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2015
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Honorary
Mention, Cleveland International Filmfestival, USA,
2015 |
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2015
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Honorary
Mention at PRIX ARS ELECTRONICA for "Denken
Sie Groß" |
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2015
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Singular
Vision, Special Mention at Spark Animation Festival,
Vancouver |
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2012
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Honorary
Mention, MESSAGE TO MAN Filmfestival, St. Petersburg,
Russia |
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2012
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Honorary
Mention of the Jury, OBERHAUSEN 59th Int. Shortfilm
Festival |
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2012
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Special
Mention, CONCORTO, Pontenure, Italy |
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2012
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Honorary
Mention of the Youth Jury, FILMFEST Dresden |
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2012
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Honorary
Mention of the Jury, REGENSBURG Shortfilmweek |
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2011
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Audience
Award 2nd Price, EXGROUND Filmfest, Wiesbaden |
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2011
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Honorary
Mention at PRIX ARS ELECTRONICA for "The
Experience of Fliehkraft" |
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2010
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Autodesk
3ds max MASTER Award |
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2009
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2nd
Prize VISUAL
MUSIC AWARD, Cocoon Club,
Frankfurt |
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2009
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Master
Award EXPOSÈ
7 |
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2008
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Excellence
Award EXPOSÉ 6 BOOK |
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2008
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Master
Award ELEMENTAL
3 by Ballistic Publishing |
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2008
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Jury
recommended work, JAPAN Media Arts Festival |
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2007
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CG
Choice Awards for "Salad",
"Blowout at Exit 16A", "The Shaved Bumblebee" |
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2007
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Excellence
Award EXPOSÉ
5 BOOK |
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2007
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2nd
prize "Visual Music Award", Frankfurt, Germany |
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2006
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2nd
Prize Chicago International
Childrens Film Festival |
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2005
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ANIMAGO
(category still/environment) for
"Morning" |
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2005
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FAVOURITE WEBSITE
AWARD |
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2005
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DESIGN FORTE
AWARD |
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2004
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ANIMAGO
(category still/Gebrauchsgegenstand),
Stuttgart |
CULTURAL ACTIVITIES
Exhibitions, lecturing,
jury participation, collaborations, publicity
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2001
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Nominee
for eDward 2001, Frankfurt |
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2003
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Nominee VIPER
BASEL 2003, Switzerland |
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2005
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Participation
in "Historias Animadas" Exhibition in Barcelona |
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2006
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"Delivery"
becomes part of German films "next generation 2006"
selection which is screened in Cannes and in New York's
MoMA |
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2006
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Invitation
as special guest of the 5th festival of german films in
Australia (by German Films & Goethe Institute)) |
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2006
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Member
of the selection commitee of Munich International Festival
of Film Schools |
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2006
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"Delivery"
selected for SIGGRAPH 2006 animation theatre |
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2006
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Speaking
in panel discussion "animiert - programmiert"
(Kunst- und Ausstellungshalle Bonn) |
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2006
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Becomes
member of the European Film Academy and ACM SIGGRAPH |
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2006
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Invited
as guest lecturer at FH Darmstadt |
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2007
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Invited
as guest lecturer to Kyemyung University and Kyewon University
in South Korea |
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2007
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3D
image "Salad" is part of the SIGGRAPH art Gallery
2007 and Exposé 5 book |
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2007
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DVD
of "Delivery" produced and distribution started
In Europe and USA |
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2007
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Jury
member at Pontault-Combault Film Festival, France |
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2007
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Jury
member at Munich International Festival of Film Schools |
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2007
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Participating
in Les Baranys "Carnivora" book project (www.baranybooks.com) |
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2007
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Exhibiting
"Salad" in the "Garage Biennale" exhibition,
San Francisco |
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2008
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Exhibiting
"Dishes" in the Japan Media Arts Festival Exhibition
in Tokyo |
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2008
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Working
as Jury Member for the 20th Filmfest Dresden |
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2008
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Invited
as speaker at NIFFF Symposium "Imaging the future" |
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2008
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Exhibiting
"Souvenirs" in the "Time is Love"
Exhibition, Galerie octObre, Paris |
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2008
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Exhibiting
"Salad" in the "DigitalEyes 2008"
Exhibition, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery |
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2009
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Speaking
at "361° - The Design Conference" in Mumbai
/ India |
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2009
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"Spring"
selected for SIGGRAPH 2009 animation theatre in New Orleans |
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2009
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Exhibiting
"Dishes" and "Blowout at Exit 16A"
at SIGGRAPH ASIA 2009 |
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2009
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Jury
member for the book "Digital art masters Vol. 5"
by 3dtotal |
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2009/10
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Exhibiting
"Salad" as part of HR Gigers Exhibitions in
Frankfurt and Tampere |
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2010
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Jury
member for the "The day we left earth" competition
by itsartmag.com |
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2010
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Exhibiting
"Exponat No. 17" in "Das Geschehen 3"
group show, Infernoesque Gallery, Berlin |
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2010
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Opening
"Kelvin", permanent light installation, Water
Tower Neumünster |
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2010
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Guest
exhibition at KulturKlub Hamburg |
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2010
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Music
Video "Spring" selected for Ars Electronica
Animation Festival 2010 |
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2011
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Exhibiting
at Group show "The Digital Palette", Artspace
Gallery, Hartford, CT, USA |
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2011
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"The
Experience of Fliehkraft" honoured as Award's runner-up
at SIGGRAPH, USA |
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2011
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Solo
Exhibition "A lot of civilisation", Museum Prototyp,
Hamburg, November 2011 |
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2012
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Participating
in exhibition "Question de gout", Guyancourt
showroom, France |
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2012
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Solo
Exhibition "A lot of civilisation", Kunstforum
Markert, Hamburg |
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2012
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Solo
Exhibition "A lot of civilisation", Sommerfrische
Kunst, Bad Gastein |
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2012
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Participating
in exhibition "Media City Seoul 2012", Seoul
Museum of Art, Korea |
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2013
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Participating
in exhibition "Open Space 2013", ICC Tokyo,
Japan |
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2013
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Jury
Member for the 8th Prague Shortfilm Festival |
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2015
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Jury
Member for Filmpreis Baden-Württemberg 2015 |
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2016
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Jury
Member for SIGGRAPH 2016 Computer Animation Festival /
Electronic Theater |
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2016
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Participating
in exhibition "Things to Come" at Petach Tikva
Museum, Israel |
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2017
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Jury
Member for SIGGRAPH 2017 Computer Animation Festival /
Electronic Theater |
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2017
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Jury
Member for "Genius Loci" Projection Mapping
Festival in Weimar, Germany |
SELECTED PROJECTS
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1999
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created
title sequence for ZDF documentary TV production
"Hitlers Kinder" |
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1999
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created
title sequence "50 Jahre
Deutscher Bundestag" |
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1999
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diverse
music record releases (1999 and 2000) |
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2000
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directed
and produced imagefilm for ATG LOGISTICS |
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2000
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hired
for diverse screen designs by concept! AG |
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2000
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produced
diverse print designs for VIVA ART |
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2001
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hired
for diverse print productions by PRINT+TV agency
(since 2001) |
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2001
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hired
for diverse screen designs by NEWIDENTITY AG (since
2001) |
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2001
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edited
diverse promotional videos for ALLENTERTAINMENT
GmbH (since 2001) |
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2001
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produced
and directed educational film for "Bundesamt
für Gewässerkunde" |
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2001
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created
photo art calender for FOX DEPARTMENT |
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2002
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hired
for diverse media productions by AMC Advanced marketing
consulting |
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2002
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hired
for the print production of LECH ZÜRS TOURISMUS
by PRINT+TV agency |
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2002
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developed
style guide for worldwide employee magazine SCHOTT
AG |
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2003
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hired
for art direction and design by TMC - the marketing
company (since 2003) |
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2003
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starting
monthly production of SCHOTT AG employee magazine
(2003 - 2007) |
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2003
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hired
for screen designs by ogilvy interactive |
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2003
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created
3D animations for ZDF production "Die Verschleppten" |
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2003
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created
3D animations for ZDF production Reisereportage
Claus Kleber |
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2003
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designed
and produced print brochure for artist CLEMENS
STRUGALLA |
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2003
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produced
and directed student shortfilm "Telesync" |
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2004
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produced
print materials and updated corporate identity for BORMANN
BECKHAUS |
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2004
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hired
for 3D visualizations by DINU DESIGN |
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2004
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design,
repro and layout of Lucia Brauburgers book
"Abschied von Lübchen" |
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2004
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created
website for McShirt Mainz |
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2004
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produced
corporate design and brochures for
autinform GmbH & Co. KG |
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2004
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diverse
productions for TMC, SCHOTT, ZDF, PRINT+TV and
others |
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2004
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directed
and produced student documentary "Mr. Cool
ICE" with Niko Zakarias |
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2005
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hired
for 3D animations by UPSTART GMBH |
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2005
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hired
for 3D modelling and compositing by METRICMINDS
(Spellforce 2 Intro) |
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2005
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created
3D animations and visualizations for
LEKKERWERKEN |
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2005
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hired
for 3D animations by 3DELUXE |
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2005
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directed
and produced the shortfilm
DELIVERY |
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2005
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created
title sequence for shortfilm "2nd Life" |
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2005
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hired
for video installation in P1 / Munich by TMC -
The Marketing Company |
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2005
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diverse
productions for TMC, PRINT+TV,
OGILVY, AUTINFORM and others |
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2006
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hired
for 3D animation by Oncue
GmbH |
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2006
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produced
title sequence and design for History Media production
"GÖRING - A CAREER" (ZDF) |
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2006
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hired
for web design / flash programming by APS WEB GMBH |
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2006
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production
of Himalya 3D animations for documentary
"Zum dritten Pol" |
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2006
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production
of 3D image "Salad"
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2006
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CG
composing "Mudslide on Mt. Rainier" for POPULAR
MECHANICS MAGAZINE / NYC |
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2006
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diverse
productions for TMC, SCHOTT, ZDF, NEW IDENTITY
AG, LEKKERWERKEN and others |
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2006
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production
of "Tofu" independent
experimental 3D Animation |
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2007
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3D
animations for documentary "ROMMELS KRIEG"
/ "ROMMELS SCHATZ"
by History Media / ZDF |
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2007
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3D
animations for ZDF production "Das Wunder
von Europa" mit Claus Kleber |
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2007
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diverse productions
for SCHOTT, APS, INNOVATRIO, 3DELUXE |
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2007
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production
of "souvenirs" experimental
film and art edition with Nik Nowak |
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2007
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"EDGES"
VIDEO INSTALLATION for WEMOTO
Clothing at Bright skateboarding tradeshow |
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2008
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Showreel
intro animation for 3deluxe
motion |
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2008
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Motion
Design for Mercedes Benz GLK
webspecial produced by FischerAppelt
tv media |
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2008
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Hired
by Aardman Animations as concept
artist for new cg feature film production |
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2009
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Cover
motive for "Humanoid" album by Tokio Hotel |
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2009
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Directed,
designed and produced Music video "Spring"
for BenJammin |
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2009
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"RED&BLUE"
light and sound performance in Naples
with Frank Zerban |
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2009
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3D
Animations for Flucht in die Freiheit
Documentary about the Berlin Wall, ZDF |
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2009
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Hired
by Aardman Animations as environment
designer for "Arthur Christmas" |
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2010
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3D
animations for 6 episodes of ZDF production Wettlauf
zum Südpol |
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2011
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Animated
DVD menu for the band RAMMSTEIN "Made in Germany" |
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2011
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Created
cover image for Tokio
Hotel Album "Humanoid" |
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2012
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Light
installation and solo exhibition im alten Kraftwerk,
Bad Gastein |
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2012
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Permanent
Light installation "AURA", Hamburg HafenCity |
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2013
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Permanent
Light installation "PASSAGE", Rendsburger Hochbrücke |
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2014
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Created
animated sequence for the movie "Girl on ice"
by Stefan Krohmer |
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2014
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Created
concept art for the feature film MIDNIGHT SPECIAL,
directed by Jeff Nichols in cooperation with Alex McDowell
/ 5D |
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2014
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Created
CG animated festival trailer for ELBJAZZ Festival Hamburg |
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2015
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Directing
Music Video DENKEN SIE GROSS for DEICHKIND with
co-directors Timo Schierhorn & UWE |
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2015
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Film
festival release of shortfilm DISSONANCE |
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2015
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Conceptual
design for "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2"
by Marvel Studios |
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2016
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Conceptual
design for "Thor 3: Ragnarok" by Marvel Studios |
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2016
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Conceptual
design for "Black Panther" by Marvel Studios |
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2017
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Design
for music video "Chained to the Rhythm" by Katy
Perry, based on the shortfilm "The Centrifuge Brain
Project" |
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2017
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Media
Art Installation "MYRINX" at the Elbphilharmonie
in Hamburg, Germany |
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2017
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Conceptual
design for "The Lion King" by The Walt Disney
Company |
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2017
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Conceptual
design for "Hotel Artemis", directed by Drew
Pearce |
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2018
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Conceptual
design for "Captain Marvel" by Marvel Studios,
directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck |
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2018
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Conceptual
design for "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3",
directed by James gunn until the show was shut down |
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2018
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Animations
for the opera "Die Liebe zu drei Orangen", by
Sergej Prokovjew, directed by Axel Ranisch |
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