Christoph Lauenstein
German animator

Christoph Lauenstein

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German animator
Gender:
Male
Places:
Germany
Is:
Film director
Work field:
Film, TV, Stage & Radio
Birth:
20 March 1962(Hildesheim)
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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).

Selected filmography

  • The Girlfriend (Die Freundin, 1980)
  • The Sidetrip (Der Abstecher, 1984)
  • Pithecanthropus Erectus (1986)
  • Songlines - Segment: "Middle of the Riddle" (1989)
  • Balance (1989)