In 1970 I was born in Mannheim, Germany. I spent my youth in an idyllic south-German setting. In 1990 I moved to Hamburg to find my place in the awakening German animation industry. Later, I studied classical animation in Dublin, Ireland and moved as an "animation nomad" to Hamburg, Seoul, Copenhagen, Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver and Los Angeles. For 30 years, I have worked as an Art Director and Production Designer on a number
of European and American animated features films. My passion lies in exploring a cross between drawing and cinematography. Currently I work as Production Designer for Feature Animation at Netflix I happily read every comment. I want to apologize if I don't find the time to answer every time. |
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WIN: CONCEPT ART AWARD 2022 (Excellence in Animation Feature Visual Development Concept Art - "MONDROUS NARROWS" , THE SEA BEAST)
NOMINATION: ART DIRECTOR’S GUILD 2019 (Production Design / Animated Film – RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET)
NOMINATION: VES AWARD 2019 (Outstanding Created Environment / Animated Feature – RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET).
NOMINATION: ANNIE AWARD 2017 (Production Design / Animated Feature – ZOOTOPIA)
C.V.:
THE SEABEAST (full length computer animated feature film) Production Designer
NETFLIX ANIMATION (Burbank, USA)
ENCANTO (full length computer animated feature film)
Art Director (Environments)
WALT DISNEY ANIMATION STUDIOS (Burbank, USA)
WRECK IT RALPH 2 (full length computer animated feature film)
Art Director (Environments)
WALT DISNEY ANIMATION STUDIOS (Burbank, USA)
ZOOTOPIA (full length computer animated feature film)
Art Director( Environments)
WALT DISNEY ANIMATION STUDIOS (Burbank, USA)
ESCAPE FROM PLANET EARTH (full length computer animated feature film)
Art Director
RAINMAKER ENTERTAINMENT (Vancouver, Canada)
TIBETAN ROCK DOG (full length computer animated feature film)
Concept Artist
RAINMAKER ENTERTAINMENT (Vancouver, Canada)
NO-EAR-RABBIT (full length computer animated feature film)
Production Designer
THILO GRAF ROTHKIRCH’S CARTOON FILM / WARNER BROS. (Berlin, Germany)
LAURA’S STAR AND THE DREAMMONSTERS (full length computer animated feature film)
Production Designer
THILO GRAF ROTHKIRCH’S CARTOON FILM / WARNER BROS. (Berlin, Germany)
LAURA’S STAR IN CHINA (full length computer animated feature film)
Location Designer, Workbook Artist
THILO GRAF ROTHKIRCH’S CARTOON FILM / WARNER BROS. (Berlin, Germany)
NOAH’S GONE (full length computer animated feature film)
Concept Artist
MAGMA-FILMS (Hamburg, Germany)
7 DWARVES (full length computer animated feature film)
Concept Artist
ZIPFELMUETZEN FILM GmBH (Hamburg, Germany)
SPACE CHIMPS (full length computer animated feature film)
Art Director
VANGUARD ANIMATION (Vancouver, Canada)
KLEINER DODO (full length animated feature film)
Location Designer, Workbook Artist
THILO GRAF ROTHKIRCH’S CARTOON FILM / WARNER BROS. (Berlin, Germany)
THE LITTLE POLARBEAR 2 (full length animated feature film)
Location Designer, Workbook Artist
THILO GRAF ROTHKIRCH’S CARTOON FILM / WARNER BROS. (Berlin, Germany)
LAURA ́S STAR (full length animated feature film)
Workbook Artist
THILO GRAF ROTHKIRCH’S CARTOON FILM / WARNER BROS. (Berlin, Germany)
DERRICK (full length animated feature film)
Location Designer (preproduction)
TFC-TRICKOMPANY (Hamburg, Germany)
WERNER "Gekotzt wird spaeter" (full length animated feature film)
Art Director
TFC-TRICKOMPANY (Hamburg, Germany)
GLOBI AND THE STOLEN SHADOWS (full length animated feature film)
Concept Artist (location-designs in color)
MOTIONWORKS (Halle, Germany)
TROLL-STORY (full length animated feature film)
Location Designer (key layouts and inspirationals for preproduction)
A-FILM (Copenhagen, Denmark)
KARLSSON ON THE ROOF (2d-animated TV-series with CG-backgrounds)
Location Designer (2d-designs to be built in 3d)
TFC-TRICKOMPANY (Hamburg, Germany)
JUNIOR TV (200 30-second-spots – Computer animated with 3d-max)
Co-Director
TFC-TRICKOMPANY (Montreal, Canada)
OTTIFANTS "Das Gold des Störtebecker" (full length animated feature film)
Workbook Artist
TFC-TRICKOMPANY (Hamburg, Germany)
HELP I ́M A FISH (full length animated feature film)
Art Director (incl. workbook- and layout-supervisor)
A-FILM (Copenhagen, Denmark)
QUEST FOR CAMELOT (full length animated feature film)
Layout Supervisor for subdivision at A-FILM
WARNER BROS. (Copenhagen, Denmark)
WERNER "Das muss kesseln" (full length animated feature film)
Layout Supervisor
TFC-TRICKOMPANY (Hamburg, Germany)
FELIDAE (full length animated feature film)
Layout Artist
TFC-TRICKOMPANY (Hamburg, Germany)
OTTIFANTS (animated TV-series)
Layout Supervisor, Overseas Supervisor
TFC-TRICKOMPANY (Hamburg, Germany)
DER KLEENE PUNKER (full length animated feature film)
Background Artist
TFC-TRICKOMPANY (Hamburg, Germany)
EDUCATION: Diploma in Classical Animation 2 – SENIOR COLLEGE BALLYFERMOT, Ireland
NOMINATION: ART DIRECTOR’S GUILD 2019 (Production Design / Animated Film – RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET)
NOMINATION: VES AWARD 2019 (Outstanding Created Environment / Animated Feature – RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET).
NOMINATION: ANNIE AWARD 2017 (Production Design / Animated Feature – ZOOTOPIA)
C.V.:
THE SEABEAST (full length computer animated feature film) Production Designer
NETFLIX ANIMATION (Burbank, USA)
ENCANTO (full length computer animated feature film)
Art Director (Environments)
WALT DISNEY ANIMATION STUDIOS (Burbank, USA)
WRECK IT RALPH 2 (full length computer animated feature film)
Art Director (Environments)
WALT DISNEY ANIMATION STUDIOS (Burbank, USA)
ZOOTOPIA (full length computer animated feature film)
Art Director( Environments)
WALT DISNEY ANIMATION STUDIOS (Burbank, USA)
ESCAPE FROM PLANET EARTH (full length computer animated feature film)
Art Director
RAINMAKER ENTERTAINMENT (Vancouver, Canada)
TIBETAN ROCK DOG (full length computer animated feature film)
Concept Artist
RAINMAKER ENTERTAINMENT (Vancouver, Canada)
NO-EAR-RABBIT (full length computer animated feature film)
Production Designer
THILO GRAF ROTHKIRCH’S CARTOON FILM / WARNER BROS. (Berlin, Germany)
LAURA’S STAR AND THE DREAMMONSTERS (full length computer animated feature film)
Production Designer
THILO GRAF ROTHKIRCH’S CARTOON FILM / WARNER BROS. (Berlin, Germany)
LAURA’S STAR IN CHINA (full length computer animated feature film)
Location Designer, Workbook Artist
THILO GRAF ROTHKIRCH’S CARTOON FILM / WARNER BROS. (Berlin, Germany)
NOAH’S GONE (full length computer animated feature film)
Concept Artist
MAGMA-FILMS (Hamburg, Germany)
7 DWARVES (full length computer animated feature film)
Concept Artist
ZIPFELMUETZEN FILM GmBH (Hamburg, Germany)
SPACE CHIMPS (full length computer animated feature film)
Art Director
VANGUARD ANIMATION (Vancouver, Canada)
KLEINER DODO (full length animated feature film)
Location Designer, Workbook Artist
THILO GRAF ROTHKIRCH’S CARTOON FILM / WARNER BROS. (Berlin, Germany)
THE LITTLE POLARBEAR 2 (full length animated feature film)
Location Designer, Workbook Artist
THILO GRAF ROTHKIRCH’S CARTOON FILM / WARNER BROS. (Berlin, Germany)
LAURA ́S STAR (full length animated feature film)
Workbook Artist
THILO GRAF ROTHKIRCH’S CARTOON FILM / WARNER BROS. (Berlin, Germany)
DERRICK (full length animated feature film)
Location Designer (preproduction)
TFC-TRICKOMPANY (Hamburg, Germany)
WERNER "Gekotzt wird spaeter" (full length animated feature film)
Art Director
TFC-TRICKOMPANY (Hamburg, Germany)
GLOBI AND THE STOLEN SHADOWS (full length animated feature film)
Concept Artist (location-designs in color)
MOTIONWORKS (Halle, Germany)
TROLL-STORY (full length animated feature film)
Location Designer (key layouts and inspirationals for preproduction)
A-FILM (Copenhagen, Denmark)
KARLSSON ON THE ROOF (2d-animated TV-series with CG-backgrounds)
Location Designer (2d-designs to be built in 3d)
TFC-TRICKOMPANY (Hamburg, Germany)
JUNIOR TV (200 30-second-spots – Computer animated with 3d-max)
Co-Director
TFC-TRICKOMPANY (Montreal, Canada)
OTTIFANTS "Das Gold des Störtebecker" (full length animated feature film)
Workbook Artist
TFC-TRICKOMPANY (Hamburg, Germany)
HELP I ́M A FISH (full length animated feature film)
Art Director (incl. workbook- and layout-supervisor)
A-FILM (Copenhagen, Denmark)
QUEST FOR CAMELOT (full length animated feature film)
Layout Supervisor for subdivision at A-FILM
WARNER BROS. (Copenhagen, Denmark)
WERNER "Das muss kesseln" (full length animated feature film)
Layout Supervisor
TFC-TRICKOMPANY (Hamburg, Germany)
FELIDAE (full length animated feature film)
Layout Artist
TFC-TRICKOMPANY (Hamburg, Germany)
OTTIFANTS (animated TV-series)
Layout Supervisor, Overseas Supervisor
TFC-TRICKOMPANY (Hamburg, Germany)
DER KLEENE PUNKER (full length animated feature film)
Background Artist
TFC-TRICKOMPANY (Hamburg, Germany)
EDUCATION: Diploma in Classical Animation 2 – SENIOR COLLEGE BALLYFERMOT, Ireland