Max Lang (director)

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Max Lang (* 1982 ) is a German director .

Life

Lang comes from Rheinberg and started studying animation at the Baden-Württemberg Film Academy in 2005 . He works for the animation studio Studio Soi, founded in 2002 .

Together with Jakob Schuh , he directed the animated film Der Grüffelo in 2009 , for which he wrote the screenplay based on Julia Donaldson 's children's book of the same name . The film received the Tricks for Kids Award for the best children's animated film at the Stuttgart Animated Film Festival in 2010 and was nominated for an Oscar and a BAFTA Award in 2011 in the category of best animated short film . He also won two prizes at the Prix ​​Jeunesse . From 2011 to 2012, Lang worked with Jan Lachauer on the film adaptation of the children's book Für Hund und Katz ist also Platz , also by Julia Donaldson. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Animated Short Film in 2014.

Filmography

Awards (selection)

  • 2010: BAFTA nomination, Best Animated Short Film, for The Gruffalo
  • 2010: Prize for the best television special, Festival d'Animation Annecy, for The Gruffalo
  • 2011: Oscar nomination, Best Animated Short Film , for The Gruffalo
  • 2011: Nomination Cartoon d'Or for The Gruffalo
  • 2013: Cristal - Best TV Production, Festival d'Animation Annecy, there is still room for For Dogs and Cats
  • 2014: Oscar nomination, Best Animated Short Film, there is still room for For Dogs and Cats

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Bettina Jäger and Heiko Mühlbauer: "The Gruffalo": Oscar to North Rhine-Westphalia? Ruhr Nachrichten , January 27, 2011, accessed on February 15, 2011 .
  2. ↑ Trickfilmfestival Stuttgart 2010
personal data
SURNAME Long, max
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German animation director
DATE OF BIRTH 1982