Uli Hanisch
Cunoscut Pentru
Art
Born
January 1, 1967 (age 59)
Birth Place
Nuremberg, Germany
Biografie
Uli Hanisch was born in Nuremberg in 1967.
Studying graphic arts in Düsseldorf, he began collaborating in 1989 with Christoph Schlingensief on experimental films such as THE GERMAN CHAINSAW MASSACRE. He designed the movies of Germany's exceptional comedian Helge Schneider.
Working in several European art departments for films by Enki Bilal or Peter Greenaway, he also designed German feature films with directors like Leander Haußmann, Oliver Hirschbiegel, and Sönke Wortmann.
Since 1996, he collaborated many times with Tom Tykwer. He was awarded in 2007 the Bavarian Film Award, the German Film Award and the Prix d'Exellence of the European Film Academy for best production design of Tykwer's THE PERFUME - The Story of a Murderer, produced by Bernd Eichinger. He worked on Tom Tykwer's THE INTERNATIONAL, produced by Chuck Roven for Columbia Pictures, and other international productions in Europe, like in Budapest 2008 for the medieval horror movie SEASON OF THE WITCH, again produced by Chuck Roven, directed by Dominic Sena.
In 2011, Hanisch designed three parts of this epic story on CLOUD ATLAS. For this, he received the German Film Award for Best Design. He was nominated for the Art Director's Guild of Los Angeles Production Design Award. He also collaborated on the Berlin part of the Netflix series SENSE 8, directed by the Wachowskies and Tom Tykwer.
In 2012, he went to Belgrade and Budapest again for the American arthouse project IN SECRET, starring Jessica Lange and Elisabeth Olsen, directed by Charlie Stratton and produced by Bill Horberg.
In 2016, he started to work for the German TV period series BABYLON BERLIN, produced for SKY and ARD, directed by Tom Tykwer, Henk Handloegten and Achim von Borries. He designed the new permanent backlot street for STUDIO BABELSBERG, the NEUE BERLINER STRASSE.
Since 2001, Hanisch has lectured at various film schools in Germany and Europe. He has been a Professor of production design at the INTERNATIONAL FILM SCHOOL (IFS) in Cologne since 2018.
Uli Hanisch lives in Berlin.
Information above via their homepage.
Studying graphic arts in Düsseldorf, he began collaborating in 1989 with Christoph Schlingensief on experimental films such as THE GERMAN CHAINSAW MASSACRE. He designed the movies of Germany's exceptional comedian Helge Schneider.
Working in several European art departments for films by Enki Bilal or Peter Greenaway, he also designed German feature films with directors like Leander Haußmann, Oliver Hirschbiegel, and Sönke Wortmann.
Since 1996, he collaborated many times with Tom Tykwer. He was awarded in 2007 the Bavarian Film Award, the German Film Award and the Prix d'Exellence of the European Film Academy for best production design of Tykwer's THE PERFUME - The Story of a Murderer, produced by Bernd Eichinger. He worked on Tom Tykwer's THE INTERNATIONAL, produced by Chuck Roven for Columbia Pictures, and other international productions in Europe, like in Budapest 2008 for the medieval horror movie SEASON OF THE WITCH, again produced by Chuck Roven, directed by Dominic Sena.
In 2011, Hanisch designed three parts of this epic story on CLOUD ATLAS. For this, he received the German Film Award for Best Design. He was nominated for the Art Director's Guild of Los Angeles Production Design Award. He also collaborated on the Berlin part of the Netflix series SENSE 8, directed by the Wachowskies and Tom Tykwer.
In 2012, he went to Belgrade and Budapest again for the American arthouse project IN SECRET, starring Jessica Lange and Elisabeth Olsen, directed by Charlie Stratton and produced by Bill Horberg.
In 2016, he started to work for the German TV period series BABYLON BERLIN, produced for SKY and ARD, directed by Tom Tykwer, Henk Handloegten and Achim von Borries. He designed the new permanent backlot street for STUDIO BABELSBERG, the NEUE BERLINER STRASSE.
Since 2001, Hanisch has lectured at various film schools in Germany and Europe. He has been a Professor of production design at the INTERNATIONAL FILM SCHOOL (IFS) in Cologne since 2018.
Uli Hanisch lives in Berlin.
Information above via their homepage.
Filmografie
What is an Ocean… Reconnecting the Cast and Crew of Cloud Atlas
2025 — Self - Interviewee
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
2023 — production design
Creating The Queen's Gambit
2021 — Self - Production Designer
The Queen's Gambit
2020 — production design
The Legend of Timm Thaler: or The Boy Who Sold His Laughter
2017 — production design
A Hologram for the King
2016 — production design
In Secret
2014 — production design
Chupacabra vs. the Alamo
2013 — production design
Cloud Atlas
2012 — production design
Hotel Lux
2011 — production design
Season of the Witch
2011 — production design
Three
2010 — production design