Kathi Kaeppel

Contact Information! Studio Kathi Kaeppel!! ! mobile: +49 179 5108993 !!!!Taborstrasse 21!! ! ! [email protected] !!!!10997 Berlin, !! ! kathikaeppel.com

Kathi Kaeppel (born March, 3, 1977) is a German animation director, illustrator, and visual artist based in Berlin. She works in a variety of media including illustration, animation, and installation. Kathi uses various techniques such as acrylic paint, drawing, papercutting and animation, both analog and digital. As a co-founder of the artistic group monogatari, she has worked as comic artist, character designer, and illustrator for books, magazines, and exhibitions. In addition, Kathi has made many animated music videos, animated series, and personal short films that were awarded and screened around the world. She was awarded a DAAD and a Fulbright scholarship. Nowadays, Kathi works free-lance as illustrator and director for animated films, and teaches the latter at art colleges. She recently created a series of collaged murals for the lounge of the Hotel Lindenberg, Frankfurt a. M. : “Der fliegende Robert” and prepares a picture book for children.

Education 1996-1997! Freie Kunstakademie Rhein-Neckar, Germany !!introductory semester

1997-2004 ! Weissensee Kunsthochschule Berlin, Germany !!Master of Fine Arts/Diploma Visual Communications !! 2001-2002 ! University for the Creative Arts (UCA), UK !!Bachelor of Fine Arts, Animation

Professional Experience 1999 !! co-founder of the artistic group and self-publishing house monogatari 2000-2007! director, animation department, filmlounge GmbH, Berlin since 2001 ! group and solo exhibitions in Germany and Switzerland 2003!! jury member backup film fest Weimar since 2007! teacher for animation 08/2010! workshop, since 2009 ! jury member and curator for the animated com award !!International Festival of Animated Film Stuttgart (ITFS) since 2012! member of the IO - Illustration Organisation e.V. Teaching Experience 2003-2004! Weissensee Kunsthochschule Berlin !!tutor for new media since 2007! Weissensee Kunsthochschule Berlin !!character design and animation !!basic and main study period visual communications since 2008! Burg Giebichenstein Hochschule für Kunst und Design !!main study period visual communications !!character design and animation 2008!! Pentiment summer academy !!Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften Hamburg (HAW) !!Illustration 2010!! Kunsthochschule Kassel !!workshop within the application as Professor for animated film

Grants 2001!! DAAD grant for Great Britain, one year 2004!! Fulbright grant, one year

Selected Awards 2001!! Flash award, Best animated series, Berlin Beta 2002 !! 1. price backup award, Weimar 2003 !! Jury price shorts-welcome 2003 !! Gold award, Experimental film & video remi awards, !!The Houston International Film Fest 2003 !! sehsuechte Animations price 2003 !! Silber price, SOKI-International Illustration & Design Competition 2003 !! Annual Multimedia 2004 !! 200 Best illustrators worldwide, Luerzers Archive 2009 !! „Fair Unterwegs“ Award, TeamBank AG Nürnberg 2011 !! Communication Arts Ward

Selected Conference and Workshop Participation 2000!! Typo Berlin, Germany since 2004! Pictoplasma Conference 2008!! Illustrative - International festival for contemporary illustration and graphic arts 2009!! International Festival of Animated Film Stuttgart (ITFS), Germany !!Character Design, workshop, Harald Siepermann 2010!! Central Saint Martins, London, UK !!Drawn Animation, workshop, Shaun Mc Glinchey Selected Publications 2001!! „Alltagsspionage - Comicreportagen aus Berlin“, comic, monogatari 2003!! „Freistil 1 - Best of German commercial illustration", Verlag Herman Schmidt 2004!! „Radius Berlin", Hardjanegara & Ash 2005!! "Characters in Motion 1", Pictoplasma 2006!! „Die Muschel und der Prinz", comic, monogatari !!„The Character Encyclopaedia", Pictoplasma 2007!! Vector Graphics and Illustration: A Master Class in Digital Image-Making, !!Rockport Publishers 2008!! „The Racoon Thief“, Bilderbuch, niolan entertainment 2008!! „Der Ball der Toten Ratte“, Ausstellungskatalog 2009 !! „Freistil Black", Verlag Herman Schmidt 2010!! 3x3 Illustration Annual No. 6 2011!! 3x3 Illustration Annual No. 7 2011!! Zinnsoldat!, childrens book 2012!! Wenn ich groß bin, childrens book

Selected Screenings on film festivals backup Film Fest, Edinburgh International Film Festival, Houston International Film Fest, ITFS Stuttgart, Sehnsüchte Berlin, Filmfest Oberhausen, Pictoplasma Filmfest, Filmfest Weiterstadt, “Best of Animation from Baden-Württemberg”, Künstlerhaus Dortmund

Selected Reviews, Interviews 2001!! Der Spiegel-Online, Comic-Journalismus, Dem Milljöh auf der Spur, (08/01) 2002!! PAGE (01/02) 2003 !! PAGE (05/03) 2004!! „monogatari - Bilder für Leser", Designers Digest !!PAGE (06/04) 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 2008!! „3x3", Issue 11, international magazine exploring the art of contemporary illustration !!„Freedom without Walls", Interview und projektbezogene Zusammenarbeit, !!German Information Center 2010!! Excellent Germany-IDEE, Vol. 3, Japan 2011!! Design Made in Germany 2012!! Design Made in Germany 2013!! PAGE (01/13) Skills Software! Adobe Creative Suite on Mac and PC operating systems

Language! German: Native language !!English: Fluent !!French: good conversation level in !! Creative! figure and live drawing !!handdrawn, collage, vector, pixel illustration techniques !!character design !!game design !!typography !!layout !!offset, screen print, linocut, etching !!experience with various drawing tablets, including Wacom Inkling and Cintiq !!production process of an animated film, e.g. script writing, storyboarding, calculation, !!filming, editing !!working in advertising, e.g. pitching, scribbling, writing concepts, presentations Animation! After Effects, Flash, stop motion, cut out, handdrawn

Selected Clients ard, arte, Coca Cola, credo:film, Das Magazin, Deutscher Bundestag, Deutsche Welle TV, Electronic Arts, EMI Music, Europäische Union, FAZ, German Information Center, Gruner + Jahr, Hugo Boss, Illustrative e.V., Johnson & Johnson, Literaturhaus Stuttgart, Kinderkanal, mare, Maxi, McCann-Erikson, mtv, Nationalpark Bayerischer Wald, Nuon, RTL2, Swisscom, Tagesspiegel, Universal, zdf

Selected Agencies Aimaq von Lobenstein, Butter, BBDO, BBH, BerlinShanghai, Grey, Jung von Matt, Kolle Rebbe, Markenfilm, Publicis, santamaria, Scholz & Friends, trinity, TBWA filmography

2011! • Das Flotterlu, animated childrens film, 9.20mins, Nationalpark Bayerischer Wald since 2010 • Ortheils Monologe, intro and outro, Studio Filmbilder for Literaturhaus Stuttgart

2009 • Freedom Without Walls, animation for dokumentary, 1.20mins, German Information Center

2008 • Happy Birthday - 60th Birthday of the Human Rights, commercial, Lobocito Film for Europäische Union • Der Loboist, animated sequences for documentary, arte/ZDF • Snowfriends, commercials, Markenfilm, Advico Young & Rubicam for Swisscom • Illustrative 2008, trailer, 1.10mins, Illustrative - The leading international festival for contemporary illustration and graphic arts • Mein Vogel fliegt schneller, animated sequencens for feature, directed by Guelselie Baur, credo film

2007 • Saari, trailer, 3x33 Preschool tv series, STOR FISK • Jeht Kackn,music video for Panda (Universal), filmlounge • Panik, music video for (Labels), filmlounge

2006 Fussballgöttinnen, intro and outro for dokumentary, filmlounge GmbH for unique productions Andi & Bine, tv series 3x6, filmlounge GmbH for Deutsche Welle TV

2005 Von hier an blind, music video for Wir sind Helden (Labels), filmlounge Andi & Bine, pilot tv series, 3mins, filmlounge for Deutsche Welle TV

2004 Penicillin, short film for karambolage, 3.20mins, arte Politibongo (10-13), tv childrens series, Kinderkanal and Deutscher Bundestag Arbeitsgeld, music video for Nachlader (Labels), filmlounge Liebeskummer ist Luxus, music video for Winson (V2), filmlounge tiny, animated short film, published by Pictoplasma - Characters in Motion 1 Superman, music video for Commercial Breakup (Mute), filmlounge

2003 Politibongo (06-10), tv childrens series, Kinderkanal und Deutscher Bundestag – , music video for Wir sind Helden (Labels), filmlounge

2002 Pulukaukau, animated short film, United Kingdom, published by Pictoplasma - Characters in Motion 1 Politibongo (01-05), tv childrens series, Kinderkanal and Deutscher Bundestag Ahnt Ihr,music video for MC Selma (Universal), filmlounge

2001 Buta, music video for AeoX Quickimarket, animated short film, monogatari K_Nickel, 1x10, series, filmlounge Doc Taxi, 3x10, series, filmlounge for RTL2