Thomas Stellmach was born 1965 in Straubing. He graduated from the University of Kassel with a degree in Visual Communication. Since 1982 he has produced 16 animated films and teaches at the Film Academy Baden-Wuerttemberg in Ludwigsburg and at the University of Kassel. In 2001, he founded the animation company Lichthof Film & Animation with P. Lemken and J. Bode. He won an OSCAR in 1997 for the puppet animation film "Quest". His other award-winning films include: "Weeds" (short animation, 1990), "Small Talk" (short, 1994), "Old Super Lady" (short animation, 1994), and "Chicken Kiev" (short animation, 2000), among others.

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