Kathi Käppel

Born in 1977 in Heidelberg.

Lives and works in Berlin.

Education

• 1997-2004 Kunsthochschule Berlin-Weißensee, Diploma Visual Communications
• 2001-2002 Surrey Institute of Art & Design, B.F.A. FIne Arts/ Animation (UK)

 

• 1999 co-founder of monogatari

 

• since 2007 teacher of Animation

 

• 2008/09/10 jury member of the programme "Under Commission" at the International Animation Festival Stuttgart, Germany

since 2009

• Burg Giebichenstein Hochschule für Kunst und Design Halle

since 2007

• Kunsthochschule Berlin-Weissensee

• Communication Arts Award (2011)

• Winner of the easyCredit contest for »Daisy Chain« (2009)
• fulbright fellowship (2004)

• 200 Best illustrators worldwide, luerzers archive (2004)

• Jury price shorts-welcome (2003)
• Gold award, experimental film & video remi awards, The Houston Int. Film Fest (2003)
• Animation price, sehsuechte International Student Film Festival (2003)
• Silver price SOKI-International Illustration CyberNet Competition, Korea (2003)
• Annual Multimedia (2003)

• 1 price backup award (2002)
• DAAD fellowship (2001)

• Flash award, Best animated series, Berlin Beta (2001)

• arte
• Advico Young & Rubicam
• BBH London

• Coca Cola
• credo:film
• Deutsche Welle TV
• EMI Music
• Europäische Union
• FAZ
• German Information Center
• Gruner + Jahr
• HUGO BOSS
• Illustrative e.V.
• Johnson & Johnson
• KiKa

• mare
• Markenfilm
• Maxi
• McCann-Erikson
• MME
• MoschMosch
• MTV, UK
• Nuon
• RTL2
• Swisscom
• Tagesspiegel, Berlin
• Universal
• ZDF

• 3x3 Illustration Directory (2011)

• 3x3 Illustration Directory (2010)

• Freistil Black, Verlag Herman Schmidt (2009)

• Contribution to 100 Meisterwerke der Weltliteratur, ehapa/mogamogo (2009)

• Der Ball der Toten Ratte", catalogue (2008)
• 3x3 Magazine of Contemporary Illustration , Issue 11(2008)

• Das Schreibheft - Zeitschrift für Literatur (2007)
• Milk & Wodka VIII(2007)
• Vector Graphics & Illustration: a Master Class in Digital Image-Making, Rockport(2007)

• Jimmy Drath 7 (2006)
• The Character Encyclopaedia,  Pictoplasma (2006)

• Characters in Motion 1, Pictoplasma (2005)
• The Racoon Thief, Nicolan Entertainement (2005)

• Milk & Wodka IV (2005)

• Radius Berlin, Hardjanegara & Ash (2004)

• Vagina Mushroom III, Le Dernier Cri (2004)

• Jackpot Baby III (2004)

• Brüderchen & Schwesterchen, 030 (2003)
• Freistil 1 - Best of German commercial illustration, Herman Schmidt (2003)

• 6x6 monster, monogatari (2003)

• Vagina Mushroom II, Le Dernier Cri (2002)
• Contribution to Atak vs. Ahne, Avant Verlag (2002)

• Alltagsspionage, monogatari (2001)
• Die Muschel & der Prinz, monogatari (2001)

• 6 X 6 Pinups, monogatari
• Halluzination, Lust Press (2001)
• Contribution to 100 Meisterwerke der Weltliteratur, mogamogo (2001)

• La vie en Rose, monogatari (1999)
• Postkomm, catalogue, (1999)

• Das Flotterlu, short film, 9mins, Nationalpark Bayerischer Wald (2011)

• freedom without walls, animation for documentary, 1.20mins, German Information Center (2009)

• 60 Jahre Menschenrechte, commercial, Lobocito Film for the European Union (2008)
• Snowfriends, virals, Markenfilm, Advico Young & Rubicam for Swisscom (2008)
• Der Loboist, animated sequences, arte/ZDF (2008)
• Mein Vogel fliegt schneller, animated sequences for feature by Guelselie Baur, credo film (2008)
• Illustrative 2008, trailer, 1.10mins, Illustrative (2008)

• Saari, trailer, 3x33 pre- school TV series, STOR FISK (2007)
• Wir sind Helden - Panik, videoclip, filmlounge for Labels (2007)
• Panda - Jeht Kackn, videoclip, filmlounge for Universal (2007)

• Andi & Bine, TV series 3x6, filmlounge for Deutsche Welle (2006)
• Fussballgöttinnen, intro and outro for docfilm, unique productions (2006)

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

• tiny, short film, 7mins (2004)
• Winson - Liebeskummer ist Luxus, videoclip, filmlounge for V2 (2004)
• Nachlader - Arbeitsgeld, videoclip, filmlounge for emi (2004)
• Penicillin, short film for karambolage, 3.20mins, arte (2004)
• Politibongo (10-13), TV series, filmlounge for KiKa (2004)
• Commercial Breakup - Superman, videoclip, Mute (2004)

• Wir sind Helden - Guten Tag - Die Reklamation, videoclip, filmlounge for Lables (2003)

• Politibongo (06-10), TV series, filmlounge for KiKa (2003)

• Pulukaukau, short film, UK (2002)
• Politibongo (01-05), TV series, filmlounge for KiKa (2002)

• MC Selma - Ahnt Ihr, videoclip, filmlounge for Universal (2001)

• Doc Taxi 3x10 TV & internet series, filmlounge for RTL2 (2000)
• K_Nickel, series, filmlounge (2000)

 

• Gallery Neurotitan, Berlin, GER (2008)
• Fumetto Festival, Luzern, CH (2008)

• Feierwerk München, GER (2006)

• Dussmannhaus, Berlin, GER (2005)
• Pictoplasma Character Walk, Berlin, GER (2005)

• Studio Süd, Berlin, GER (2004)

• HFG Hamburg, GER (2003)
• Comicbücherei Renate, Berlin, GER (2003)
• Gallery Berliner Kunstprojekt, GER (2003)

• Goethe Institut Lissabon, P (2002)

• Fumetto Festival, Luzern, CH (2001)
• Berliner Comicfestival, GER (2001)

• Radio Berlin, GER (1999)

• Excellent GERMANY IDEE (Japan)
  

• 3x3 magazine (USA)
• Creative Review (UK)
  

• Dazed&Confused (UK)

• Das Magazin (Germany)
• arte, Metropolis
• NOVUM-World of Graphic Design (Germany)

• Designers Digest (Germany)
• PAGE (Germany)
• Berliner Zeitung (Germany)

• Spiegel-Online (Germany)
• Ganz schön trickreich - 14th ITFS, SWR
• freedom without walls, reportage about Berlin, German Information Center