Falko was born in Berlin in 1983. After finishing his A-level in 2003, he started working as Web Designer and further on as a Digital Compositor. In 2007 he began his studies at Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg with his major in Animation and Visual Effects. His short “a.maize” was used as trailer and branding for FMX 2011. In 2011 he took one year off from studies to work at Psyop INC. (Los Angeles) and Polynoid (Berlin). Falko graduated in March 2014 with his thesis work “Wrapped” from Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg. Since then he is working as director and visual effects supervisor for Polynoid’s animation studio Woodblock.
A B O U T
A W A R D S
VES Awards (Outstanding Visual Effects in a Student Project), February 2015, USA (Wrapped)
VES Awards (Outstanding Visual Effects in a Student Project), February 2012, USA (a.maize)
LA Shorts Fest (Best Experimental), July 2014, USA (Wrapped)
Siggraph (Best Student Project), Agust 2014, Canada (Wrapped)
Animago Award (Best Young Production), October 2014, Germany (Wrapped)
ISFVF Peking Film Academy (Bronze Award), October 2014, China (Wrapped)
Festival of Beijing (Outstanding Technical Achievement), October 2014, China (Wrapped)
The Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival (First Place / College Competition / Animation ), November 2014, USA (Wrapped)
Cinemaiubit International Student Film Festival Bucharest (Best Experimental Film),December 2014, Romania (Wrapped)
Next Generation Short Tiger, March 2015, Germany (Wrapped)
ArtFutura (3D ArtFutura Show Award), December 2014, Brazil (Wrapped)
XVIII Guanajuato International Film Festival (Mention Short Animation), July 2015, Mexico (Wrapped)
F E S T I V A L S
LA Shorts Fest (Best Experimental), July 2014, USA
CAF Siggraph (Best Student Project), Agust 2014, Canada
Intervideo Nachwuchspreis 2014, September 2014, Germany
Göttinger Kurzfilmfestival, September 2014, Germany
San Diego Film Festival, September 2014, USA
Ekadeshma, September 2014, Nepal
Beginning St.Petersburg, October 2014, Russia
Anim’est Bukarest, October 2014, Romania
Animago Award (Best Young Production), October 2014, Germany
Les Enfants terribles, October 2014, Belgium
ISFVF Peking Film Academy (Bronze Award), October 2014, China
Sitges Festival International de Cinema Fantàstic de Catalunya, October 2014, Spain
Festival of Beijing (Outstanding Technical Achievement), October 2014, China
The Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival (Best Student Project), November 2014, USA
Toronto International Short Film Festival, November 2014, Canada
CINANIMA Espinho, November 2014, Portugal
interfilm Berlin, November 2014, Germany
Etiuda & Anima, November 2014, Poland
FILMZ – Festival des deutschen Kinos, November 2014, Germany
exground Filmfest Wiesbaden, November 2014, Germany
Curtocircuito Santiago de Compostela Int. Short Film Festival, November 2014, Spain
Kunstfilmtage Düsseldorf, November 2014, Germany
Cinemaiubit International Student Film Festival Bucharest (Best Experimental Film), December 2014, Romania
ArtFutura (3D ArtFutura Show Award), December 2014, Brazil
VES Awards (Outstanding Visual Effects in a Student Project), February 2015, USA
Landshut Short Film Festival, March 2015 Germany
Internationale Kurzfilmwoche Regensburg, March 2015, Germany
Tehran International Film Festival, March 2015, Iran
FICAM, 7th International Short Animated Film Competition, March 2015, Maroc
Aubagne International Filmfestival, March 2015, France
Mecal XVII Barcelona Int. Short and Animation Festival, March 2015, Spain
Next Generation Short Tiger, March 2015, Germany
Vientianale, March 2015, Laos
International Festival of Animation, Cine court anime, March 2015, France
Tribeca Film Festival, April 2015, USA
San Francisco Green Film Festival, April 2015, USA
ITFS Internationales Trickfilm Festival Stuttgart, May 2015, Germany
Mediawave, May 2015, Hungry
Anifilm Trebon, May 2015, Czech
Animayo Grand Canaria, May 2015, Spain
GFFIS2015, 12th Green Film Festival Seoul, May 2015, Korea
Palm Springs International Film Festival, June 2015, USA
ZLÍN FILM FESTIVAL, June 2015, Czech
Short Shorts Film Festival, June 2015, Japan
Trest Court International Film Festival, June 2015, France
Doctor Mabuse, June 2015, Spain
New York International Short Film Festival, June 2015, USA
Young Director Award Shortlist, June 2015, France
European Film Festival Lille, July 2015, France
T-Mobile New Horizonts, July 2015, Poland
Stony Brook Film Festival, July 2015, USA
XVIII Guanajuato International Film Festival (Mention Short Animation), July 2015, Mexico
ShorTS – International Film Festival, Maremetraggio, July 2015, Italy
ANIMIX, The 15th Tel Aviv Animation Festival, July 2015, Israel
Manchester International Film Festival, July 2015, UK
Anima Mundi, July 2015, Brazil
Montreal International Animation Film Festival, August 2015, Canada
Montefeltro Festival, August 2015, Itlay
OFF15,Odense International Film Festival, August 2015, Denmark
Oderkurz Filmspektakel, September 2015, Germany
Filmfestival Muenster, September 2015, Germany
Green Screen, International Wild Life Film Festival, September 2015, Germany
Andorra Kid’s Film Festival, October 2015, Spain
Short Film Festival Granada, October 2015, Spain
15 Short FIlm Festival, October 2015, USA
World of Film International Festival, October 2015, UK
Imagine Science Film Festival, October 2015, USA
Aesthetica Short Film Festival, November 2015, UK
Filmets, Badalona Film Festival, November 2015, Spain
16th “du grain a demoudre”, International French Film Festival, November 2015, France
Shivers, November 2015, Germany
London International Animation Festival, December 2015, UK
Solothurner Filmtage, January 2016, Switzerland
Flicker Fest International Short Film Festival, January 2016, Australia
Meme Pas Peur, International Fantastic Film Festival of Reunion Island, February 2016, LaReunion
Kinofilm, Manchester International Short Film & Animation Festival, February 2016, UK
Durango Independent Film Festival, March 2016, USA
Tulsa Overground, March 2016, USA
Cleveland International Film Festival, April 2016, USA
cellu l’art, Kurfilmfestival Jena, April 2016, Germany
Hill Country Film Festival, April 2016, USA
d&ad Next Director Award Shortlist, April 2016, UK
Cryptoshow Festival, July 2016, Spain
CG Awards Nomination 2015
Chahut au Château, August 2016, France