Thomas Meyer-Hermann
Thomas Meyer-Hermann (* 1956 in Cologne ) is a German animation film producer and director . He is the founder of the "Film Bilder" studio.
Life
From 1977 to 1984 Meyer-Hermann studied graphic design at the Stuttgart Art Academy under Professors Peter Grau and Albrecht Ade . During his studies and in the years thereafter, he made six animated short films that were awarded several festival prizes.
In 1985 he began his academic career as a lecturer for animated film at the Stuttgart Art Academy. This was later followed by teaching positions, guest seminars and workshops at the German Film and Television Academy Berlin , the University of Television and Film Munich , the Wizo Academy in Haifa, the Ngee-Ann-Polytechnic in Singapore, the Queensland College of Art in Brisbane, the Netherlands Institute for Animation Film in Tilburg and the Baden-Württemberg Film Academy . Meyer-Hermann has been Professor of Animated Film at the Kassel Art College since 2000 . As part of his teaching activities, he has been designing and organizing the Kassel Spielalon , the festival of author's games, since 2011 .
Since 1989 he has worked as managing director, producer and director in the "Film Bilder" studio in Stuttgart. There animated films are made using all animation techniques. The studio production includes both free artistic short films and animated commissioned works. The short films won more than 130 awards at international festivals. Meyer-Hermann cooperated with renowned animation artists such as Angela Steffen, Gil Alkabetz, Andreas Hykade , Daniel Nocke and Phil Mulloy. In parallel to the short films, animated music videos were made, including Ten Little Jägermeisters for the band Die Toten Hosen and Bla Bla Bla for Gigi D'Agostino , title sequences for television and cinema, including for the feature film Run Lola Run, and commercials. From 2003 to 2012 Thomas Meyer-Hermann produced 52 episodes of the series Tom and the strawberry jam bread with honey .
Movies
as director and producer:
- 1980: Strip
- 1981: Endurance run
- 1982: Ice Age
- 1984: Flaming arrow in the realm of fast images
- 1987: aerial photo
- 1991: Mr. Chocolate meets Miss Milk
- 1994: The Creation
- 1999: Karl Anton
as producer (selection):
- 1995: Yankale - Director: Gil Alkabetz
- 1997: Rubicon - Director: Gil Alkabetz
- 1998: Das Flederschwein - Director: Sabine Huber
- 2000: The Modern Cyclops - Director: Daniel Nocke
- 2001: Trim Time - Directed by Gil Alkabetz
- 2004: Die Strafe Gottes - Director: Claudia Zoller
- 2004: The Final Solution - Directed by Phil Mulloy
- 2006: No space for Gerold - Director: Daniel Nocke
- 2006: The Runt - Director: Andreas Hykade
- 2010: Milk Milk Lemonade - Director: Ged Haney
- 2010: Love & Theft - Director: Andreas Hykade
- 2010: Twelve Years - Director: Daniel Nocke
- 2013: Emil - Director: Martin Schmidt
- 2013: Nuggets - Director: Andreas Hykade
Commissioned films:
- 1995: Eighteen one-minute animated films for the youth program Dr. Mag / ZDF
- 1996: Ten small Jägermeister music videos for the Toten Hosen
- 1998: Singin´in the Rain - umbrella for ZDF-Wetter / Dresdner Bank
- 1998: Run Lola Run - title and trick sequences for the feature film by Tom Tykwer
- 1998: Bla Bla Bla - music video for Gigi D'Agostino
- 1999: Visions of the future - animated film for the German Pavilion, Expo 2000
- 2000: Celebrity Deathmatch - German edition of the MTV series, 11 episodes
- 2012: Tom & the strawberry jam bread with honey - TV series for children, 52 episodes
- 2013: Willy Wonka - two advertising spots for chocolate bars, JWT agency, London
- 2013: Thirteen animal stories for the preschool magazine "I know an animal"
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Meyer-Hermann, Thomas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German animation film producer and director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1956 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cologne |