Christoph Lauenstein

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Christoph Lauenstein (born March 20, 1962 in Hildesheim, West Germany) is a German producer and animator.

Lauenstein entered the School of Fine Arts in Kassel, Germany in 1985. While enrolled at the school Lauenstein, together with his twin brother Wolfgang, created the animated short film Balance. It received an Academy Award in the animated short film category in 1990. The Lauensteins have created a number of animation works for advertising (including station idents for MTV).

Partial filmography

The Girlfriend (Die Freundin, 1980)
The Sidetrip (Der Abstecher, 1984)
Pithecanthropus Erectus (1986)
Balance (1989)
The Fall (2006)

References

Olivier Cotte (2007) Secrets of Oscar-winning animation: Behind the scenes of 13 classic short animations. (Making of '"Balance") Focal Press. ISBN 978-0-240-52070-4

External links

Authority control	VIAF: 139809319 GND: 123052440 BNF: cb14113379x

Persondata
Name	Lauenstein, Christoph
Alternative names
Short description	German animator
Date of birth	March 20, 1962
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.