ABOUT

Kathi Kaeppel (b. 1977) is a German animation director and illustrator based in Berlin. She works in a variety of media including illustration, animation, creative direction, and installation. Kathi uses various techniques such as acrylic paint, drawing, papercutting and animation, both analog and digital. Besides working freelance Kathi teaches at art academies.

 

As a co-founder of monogatari Kathi has worked as comic artist, character designer and illustrator for books, magazines and exhibitions. She has created many animated music videos for bands, such as Wir sind Helden, animated series, and short films that were awarded and screened around the world.

 

Currently she is working on the children's book "Manca" (2013) and prepares a new installation.

 

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BIOGRAPHY

Education

  • 1997-2004 Weißensee Kunsthochschule Berlin, Diploma Visual Communications
  • 2001-2002 University for the Creative Arts (UCA), UK, Bachelor (Honours) of Arts, Animation

 

Professional Experience

  • 1999 co-founder of monogatari
  • 2000-2007 director, animation department, filmlounge, Berlin
  • 2003 jury member backup film fest Weimar
  • since 2007 teacher of animation
  • since 2008 jury member of the programme "Under Commission", International Festival of Animated Film Stuttgart
  • since 2012 member of the IO - Illustration Organisation e.V.

GRANTS

  • DAAD fellowship (2001)
  • Fulbright grant (2004)

AWARDS

  • Communication Arts Award (2011)
  • Winner of the easyCredit contest for »Daisy Chain« (2009)
  • 200 Best illustrators worldwide, luerzers archive (2004)
  • Jury price shorts-welcome (2003)
  • Gold award, experimental film & video remi awards, The Houston International Film Fest (2003)
  • Animation price, sehsuechte International Student Film Festival (2003)
  • Silver price SOKI-International Illustration CyberNet Competition, Korea (2003)
  • Annual Multimedia (2003)
  • 1 price backup award (2002)
  • Max & Moritz price, Nomination, (2001)
  • Flash award, Best animated series, Berlin Beta (2001)

CLIENTS

  • ARD
  • ARTE
  • Coca Cola
  • Das Magazin
  • Deutscher Bundestag
  • Deutsche Welle TV
  • Electronic Arts
  • EMI Music
  • Europäische Union
  • FAZ
  • German Information Center
  • Gruner + Jahr
  • HUGO BOSS
  • Johnson & Johnson
  • Literaturhaus Stuttgart
  • KiKA
  • mare
  • Maxi
  • McCann-Erikson
  • mtv
  • Nationalpark Bayerischer Wald
  • RTL2
  • Swisscom
  • Universal
  • ZDF