Chris Stenner
Christian "Chris" Stenner (born June 17, 1971 in Mainz ) is a German animator and graphic designer.
Life
After graduating from high school in 1991, Stenner went to Kenmare , Ireland, for three years . He then studied ethnology, philosophy and English at the Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz , but dropped out. He began to be interested in animation at the age of 25 and enrolled at the Baden-Württemberg Film Academy in 1998 . With Arvid Uibel (1976-2000) he created the short film Mann im Mond in the first year of his studies . At the end of 1999, both of them started working on the partially computer-animated stop-motion short film Das Rad with Heidi Wittlinger as part of their studies . They worked with a frame grabber that they only had available for six weeks and therefore animated the film alternately in shifts. When the film was about to go into post-production, Uibel died unexpectedly. Stenner and Wittlinger decided after several months to finish the film. They dedicated it to Uibel with the line “for Arvid”. The bike was completed in May 2001. Stenner and Wittlinger were nominated for an Oscar in the category " Best Animated Short Film " for the film.
Stenner finished his studies in 2004. He works as a freelance animator and graphic designer for Trixter and Pixomondo, among others.
Filmography
- 1999: Man in the Moon
- 1999: Time doesn't play games
- 2001: the wheel
- 2005: Corpse Bride (Corpse Bride)
- 2006: Hui Buh
- 2008: The Dragon Hunters (Chasseurs de dragons)
- 2008: Lilli the witch - The dragon and the magical book
- 2009: Wickie and the strong men
- 2009: Ninja Assassin
- 2010: Percy Jackson - Thieves in Olympus (Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief)
- 2010: Iron Man 2
- 2011: The witch Lilli - The trip to Mandolan
- 2011: Fast & Furious Five (Fast Five)
- 2011: Super 8
- 2011: Hugo Cabret (Hugo)
- 2012: Yoko
- 2012: Game of Thrones 2nd season
Awards (selection)
- 2002: Special Jury Prize and Special First Animation Award of the Anima Mundi Animation Festival for Das Rad
- 2002: Best student / graduation film, Festival d'Animation Annecy for Das Rad
- 2002: Audience Award, Sweden Fantastic Film Festival, for Das Rad
- 2002: Hasso, Bunter Hund - International Short Film Festival Munich , for Das Rad
- 2003: Oscar nomination , Best Animated Short Film , for Das Rad
Web links
- Chris Stenner in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Homepage of Chris Stenner
Individual evidence
- ↑ Directors of the German Oscar-nominated short film do not believe in victory , Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger, March 14, 2003.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Stenner, Chris |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Stenner, Christian |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German animator and graphic designer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17th June 1971 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mainz |