Two German directors nominated for the Oscars
by German Films
- German directors Max Lang and Jan Lachauer are running for the Oscar for Best Animated Short with a British production
German directors Max Lang and Jan Lachauer have been nominated for an Oscar in the Best Animated Short category, for the British-produced Room on the Broom.
Max Lang and Jan Lachauer are both graduates from the Baden-Württemberg Film Academy. Max Lang has previously been nominated for the Oscars (in 2011), along with Jakob Schuh, for the British-German animated short The Gruffalo.
Room on the Broom, produced by the UK-based Magic Light Pictures, was shot in the workshops of Studio Soi in Ludwigsburg, Germany. It was awarded the 2013 BAFTA in the Children’s Animation category.
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