Kathi Käppel

1977

• born in Heidelberg

1997-2004

• studied Visual Communications at the Kunsthochschule Berlin-Weißensee

1999

• co-founder of monogatari

since 2001

• exhibitions in Germany and Switzerland

2001-2002

• DAAD fellowship

• studied Animation at the Surrey Institute of Art & Design (UK)

2004

• fulbright fellowship

since 2007

• teacher of Animation

2008/09/10

• jury member of the programme "Under Commission" at the International Animation Festival Stuttgart

• lives in Berlin

since 2009

• Burg Giebichenstein Hochschule für Kunst und Design Halle

since 2007

• Kunsthochschule Berlin-Weissensee

2008

• Der Ball der toten Ratte, Gallery Neurotitan, Berlin & fumetto (CH)

2006

• Jimmy Drath - 15 Jahre Hausmusik, München

2005

• Characters & Christmas, Dussmannhaus, Berlin
• Mr. Monkey & Mme. Medusa, Pictoplasma Character Walk, Berlin

2004

• Schnee von Gestern, Studio Süd, Berlin

2003

• Überblick, HFG Hamburg
• Monogatari Monster, Comicbücherei Renate, Berlin
• Berlin Comic Art, curated by NY Arts Magazine, Gallery Berliner Kunstprojekt

2002

• Saboa, Goethe Institut, Lissabon

2001

• Alltagsspionage Comicgeschichten aus Berlin, monogatari, fumetto (CH) & Berliner Comicfestival

1999

• Postkomm - Politikerplakate dezent retuschiert, Radio Berlin

2009

• Winner of the easyCredit contest for »Daisy Chain«

2004

• 200 Best illustrators worldwide, luerzers archive

2003

• Jury price shorts-welcome
• Gold award, experimental film & video remi awards, The Houston Int. Film Fest
• animation price sehsuechte International Student Film Festival
• Silver price SOKI-International Illustration CyberNet Competition, Korea
• Annual Multimedia

2002

• 1 price backup award, Weimar

2001

• Flash award, Best animated series, Berlin Beta

• ITFS Stuttgart
• Edinburgh International film festival
• backup Film Fest
• Wordfest, Houston International film festival
• Berlin Beta
• Sehnsüchte Berlin
• Künstlerhaus Dortmund
• film festival Oberhausen
• "Best of Animation from Baden-Württemberg" (BW-Rolle 09)
• Pictoplasma film festival
• film festival Weiterstadt

2009

• freedom without walls, documentary about Berlin, German Information Center

2008

• Ganz schön trickreich, reportage about the 14th ITFS, SWR

2006

• Zeitzeichner, Das Magazin, (06/06)
• Character Designer entwerfen Trickfilme von morgen, Metropolis, arte (01/06)
• Clear the Stage: Character Design & Comic, NOVUM-World of Graphic Design (08/06)

2004

• monogatari-Bilder für Leser, Designers Digest
• PAGE (06/04)

2003

• PAGE (05/03)

2002

• PAGE (01/02)

2001

• Comic-Journalismus, Dem Milljöh auf der Spur, Spiegel-Online (08/01)

 2010

• 3x3 Illustration Directory

2009

• Freistil Black, Verlag, Herman Schmidt

• Breakfast at Tiffani's for 100 Meisterwerke der Weltliteratur, ehapa/mogamogo

2008

• Der Ball der Toten Ratte", catalogue
• 3x3 Magazine of Contemporary Illustration, Issue 11

2007

• Das Schreibheft - Zeitschrift für Literatur
• Milk & Wodka VIII
• Vector Graphics & Illustration: a Master Class in Digital Image-Making, Rockport

2006

• Jimmy Drath 7
• The Character Encyclopaedia,  Pictoplasma

2005

• Characters in Motion 1, Pictoplasma
• Karl Waschbär/The Racoon Thief, Nicolan Entertainement

• Milk & Wodka IV

2004

• Radius Berlin, Hardjanegara & Ash

• Vagina Mushroom III, Le Dernier Cri

• Jackpot Baby III

 2003

• Brüderchen & Schwesterchen, 030
• Freistil 1 - Best of German commercial illustration, Herman Schmidt

• 6x6 monsters, monogatari

2002

• Vagina Mushroom II, Le Dernier Cri
• Der Luzern-report, monogatari
• Subi & Klubi in England for Atak vs. Ahne, Avant Verlag, Berlin

2001

• Alltagsspionage - Comicreportagen aus Berlin, monogatari
• Die Muschel & der Prinz, monogatari

• 6 X 6 Pinups, monogatari
• Halluzination, Lust Press
• Breakfast at Tiffani's for 100 Meisterwerke der Weltliteratur, mogamogo

1999

• La vie en Rose, monogatari
• Politikerplakate dezent retuschiert, catalogue

2009

• freedom without walls, animation for documentary, 1.20mins, German Information Center

• in production: short film, 8mins

2008

• Happy Birthday - 60 Jahre Menschenrechte, commercial, Lobocito Film for the European Union
• Snowfriends, virals, Markenfilm, Advico Young & Rubicam for Swisscom
• Der Loboist, animated sequences, arte/ZDF
• Mein Vogel fliegt schneller, animated sequences for feature by Guelselie Baur, credo film
• Illustrative 2008, trailer, 1.10mins, Illustrative e.V.

2007

• Saari, trailer, 3x33 pre- school TV series, STOR FISK
• Wir sind Helden - Panik, videoclip, filmlounge for Labels
• Panda - Jeht Kackn, videoclip, filmlounge for Universal

2006

• Andi & Bine, TV series 3x6, filmlounge for Deutsche Welle
• Fussballgöttinnen, intro and outro for docfilm, filmlounge for unique productions

2005

• Wir sind Helden - Von hier an blind, videoclip, filmlounge for Labels
• Andi & Bine, pilot TV series, 3mins, filmlounge for Deutsche Welle

2004

• tiny, short film, 7mins
• Winson - Liebeskummer ist Luxus, videoclip, filmlounge for V2
• Nachlader - Arbeitsgeld, videoclip, filmlounge for emi
• Penicillin, short film for karambolage, 3.20mins, arte
• Politibongo (10-13), TV series, filmlounge for KiKa
• Commercial Breakup - Superman, videoclip, filmlounge for Mute

2003

• Wir sind Helden - Guten Tag - Die Reklamation, videoclip, filmlounge for Lables

• Politibongo (06-10), TV series, filmlounge for KiKa

2002

• Pulukaukau, short film, UK
• Politibongo (01-05), TV series, filmlounge for KiKa

2001

• MC Selma - Ahnt Ihr, videoclip, filmlounge for Universal

2000

• Doc Taxi 3x10 TV & internet series, filmlounge for RTL2
• K_Nickel, internet series, filmlounge