Thomas Stellmach (*1965 in Straubing, Germany) is a director, producer and author of short animated films. He lives and works in Kassel, Germany. Amongst 100 international awards for his independent productions, he received the Academy Award (Oscar®) for the stop-motion film QUEST in 1997. He was awarded the Goethe Plaque of the State of Hesse "for special services to the cultural life of the state" and the Honorary Award of the Federal Association of Film and AV Producers "for one of the most promising young German animated film makers".He studied animation with the animated film artist and professor Paul Driessen at the Kunsthochschule Kassel. After graduating from the art academy in 1999, he founded the animation studio Lichthof Film & Animation in Kassel with two partners and produced for television and advertising until 2008.Since 2009 Stellmach concentrates again on free artistic projects. So far, he has realised his short film and advertising productions in stop-motion, 3D computer animation, cartoon, pixilation and experimental ink animation in stereoscopy.Stellmach moderates his ‘Trickfilm-Show’, holds animation workshops and does audiovisual performances with animation, presented by Zoetropes and other optical devices. He gave workshops for the following institutions, among others:Film Academy Baden-WürttembergUniversity of Television and Film MunichAcademy of Media Arts CologneRoyal Film Commission Amman/JordanState Academy of Fine Arts KarlsruheKassel University of the ArtsInternational Youth Competition "jugend creativ" of the Federal Association of German Volks- u. RaiffeisenbankenCity of Hanau/Youth Education CentreGymnasium an der Stenner, IserlohnLudwigsgymnasium, StraubingNeues Gymnasium, RüsselsheimHe presented his films and animation show for the following institutions, among others:Theaterstübchen KasselGymnasium an der Stenner, IserlohnLudwigsgymnasium, StraubingCinedom, StraubingNeues Gymnasium, RüsselsheimMonumentArt ArtMonument Festival Hann.Münden24th International Animated Film Festival, Wiesbaden