Wolfgang Lauenstein

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

Lauenstein entered the School of Fine Arts in Hamburg, Germany in 1985. While enrolled at the school Lauenstein, together with his twin brother Christoph, 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

• Lauenstein & Lauenstein official site
• Bio and filmography at Acme Filmworks
• Wolfgang Lauenstein at the Internet Movie Database