Hans Fischerkoesen
Filed under: people, 1900s, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, Cartoon Characters, East Germany, Fischerkoesen Studios , Germany, hand-drawn, Hans Fischerkoesen , UFA Film GmbH, Advertiser, Animator, Cartoonist, Studio Head
"Hans Fischer was one of the first people to bring an animated film to German cinemas through his 1919 film Das Loch im Westen (The Hole in the West). (Klatt, 2013) “Fisher” was a common surname in Germany, so Fischer adopted th..."
Lotte Reiniger
Filed under: people, Germany, Animator, Filmmaker, Inventor, Silhouette Animator
"Charlotte "Lotte" Reiniger was born in Charlottenburg in Berlin, Germany on June 2, 1899. Lotte Reiniger was a German animator who adapted the art of shadow-plays to film, pioneering and perfecting the technique of silhouette animation using her ..."