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At the ESTREL Convention Center in Berlin on 23 August, the jury can expect a colourful programme of digital art from 62 different countries. The animago jurors are independent experts who cover the entire spectrum of digital media production. We introduce you to the animago jury 2011:
Rangeen Katharina Horami
Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, sponsor of the animago AWARD
has been coordinating the Medienboard’s promotion of innovative audiovisual content since 2006, including interactive content for gaming platforms, online and mobile. She is a member of the animago jury for the third time and is once again looking forward to scrutinising the submissions. “At the animago, technical visualisation and content creativity come together, so you get to see a lot of the latest and most fascinating digital content.”
Andreas Höss
Red Bull Mediahouse
As Head of Graphics at Red Bull Mediahouse, I am responsible for the CD and AD of the in-house channels Red Bull Online/TV and Servus TV and also oversee the areas of film, documentary and event-based formats. As the supervisor responsible for FX and character animation, I have worked at Disney, ILM, Digital Domain and ID Media, among others. “I regularly follow the events surrounding the animago AWARD from the reporting in DIGITAL PRODUCTION. I’m delighted to have been invited as a juror for the first time this year.”
Prof Eckhard Rocholl
GbR Rocholl Architecture & Conceptual Design
is a graduate communication designer for new media, television design and animation techniques. During his studies, he worked in the field of television design before switching to film design in 1986 and working on projects for Bavaria Film. He has been self-employed since 1990 and is managing director of GbR Rocholl Architecture & Conceptual Design. His spectrum ranges from film and television projects to architecture, event concepts and industry. He is also head of a university course in media design or digital film and is involved in research projects.
Mariette Rissenbeek
German Films Service Marketing GmbH
has been responsible for festival work and PR/public relations at German Films Service Marketing GmbH for almost 10 years, since September 2010 in the position of Managing Director. She previously produced a road movie with director Kaurismäki and worked as a producer. She began her career in the film industry at Tobis Film. She also spent several years at Twenne Verlag, where she was involved in the distribution of Dutch literature in Germany.
Dipl. Des. Christian Braun
Porsche AG
completed his studies at the University of Design in Pforzheim. The manufacturer of US 3D software and automotive design specialist is at home in the automotive industry and has been working for Porsche AG since 1999. He is responsible for digital design presentations across all model series in the Porsche AG design department. With Dipl. Des. Christian Braun, the animago jury has gained an absolute expert in industrial design and automotive visualisation.
Marga Böhle
Film journalist and co-editor of “Treffpunkt Kino”
She decided early on that the focus of her work would be in the film industry while studying Romance and German studies with a focus on film studies in Munich. She started her career in journalism at the youth magazines “Mädchen” and “Popcorn”, followed by the specialised publisher Entertainment Media (now G J Entertainment Media). Today, Marga Boehle is self-employed and works as a freelance film journalist in Munich and Berlin. She is co-editor of the cinema foyer magazine “Treffpunkt Kino” and is a member of various juries and festival programme selectors.
Julian Scholl
Managing Director Zum goldenen Hirschen Berlin GmbH, Shareholder Hirschen Group GmbH
julian Scholl graduated from the Free University of Berlin in 1991 with a degree in art history and film studies. From 1992, he worked as a curator for international exhibitions of contemporary art and trade fairs in Germany and abroad, before moving to the advertising and ideas agency Zum goldenen Hirschen Hamburg as a consultant and unit manager in 1996. Julian Scholl has been Managing Director of Zum goldenen Hirschen Berlin since 2001. He specialises in political and institutional communication.
Sabrina Wanie
Animation studio DIGITRICK in Potsdam/Babelsberg
A life without animation? Unimaginable for the producer and director of the multi-award-winning 3D animation series “The Moffels”. Sabrina Wanie has been the managing director and production manager of the animation studio DIGITRICK in Potsdam/Babelsberg for almost 20 years and is particularly committed to promoting young talent. Following her professorship at the German Film School, she has been responsible for the conception and implementation of the Film Art & Animation degree programme at the Berlin Games Academy since last year. “As head of the programme, I am particularly looking forward to the diverse submissions from young talent and am therefore very much looking forward to my jury work at the animago AWARD 2011.”
Nhat Quang Tran
nhb studios berlin gmbh
The visual effects supervisor is a multi-talent with extraordinary creativity and first-class technical expertise. The graduate digital artist (The German Film School for digital production, Berlin) has mastered a whole range of software and technologies in the fields of VFX, S3D, motion capture, motion control and CGI. He has worked for clients such as Mercedes Benz, Audi, Telekom, Telefonica O2, Deutsche Post and Euronics. Nominations and wins at international competitions such as “Sentierroccorto Film Festival Milan”, “International Animation Film Festival” in Stuttgart, “World Animation Celebration” in L.A. or “First Steps Award” in Berlin are proof of his skills.
Sabine Hatzfeld
Editor DIGITAL PRODUCTION, Editorial Director animago Sabine Hatzfeld
has been on board the DP editorial team since 2004 and has accompanied the development of the animago AWARD over the years. In addition to the areas of film/making-ofs/VFX, she is also responsible for the Science & Education section at DP. “The animago offers an excellent opportunity for students to present their work to a professional audience.”
Günter Hagedorn
animago AWARD organisation and jury management
Since the first animago AWARD in 1997, the Hamburg-based graphic designer and freelance editor has been entrusted with the task of organising the animago AWARD. His responsibilities range from accepting the first submission to organising the jury meeting and award ceremony. He is in constant contact with the organiser, the trade magazine DIGITAL PRODUCTION and the participants worldwide. “I am delighted to be able to present the impressive work from over 50 countries to the jury and the public again this year.”
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