20.03.1962 (62 years) (Hildesheim, Germany)
Christoph Lauenstein (born 20 March 1962 in Hildesheim, West Germany) is a German producer, director and writer. Lauenstein entered the School of Fine Arts in Kassel, Germany in 1985. While enrolled at the school Lauenstein, together with his twin brother Wolfgang, created the animated short film Balance. It received an Academy Award in the animated short film category in 1990. The Lauensteins have created a number of animation works for advertising (including station idents for MTV). Meanwhile they concentrate on realizing their own animated feature films as writers and directors.