Thomas Baumgarten

Thomas Baumgarten holds a degree as Graduate Engineer in ”Media Technology” from the University of Applied Science in Stuttgart, Germany. He studied Media Design at the City College of Göttingen, graduated in "Modern Art“ at University of Tübingen and studied TV Production at the Texas State Technical Institute Waco, Texas, USA.
Thomas Baumgarten knows every aspect of production, starting his career in 1992 as Camera Assistant on Feature Film Productions in Canada. Returning to Germany worked on a number of successful TV-series, Animated Feature Films one such as "Asterix in America“ and "Werner-Volles Roäää“. Later he established and managed the 3D-Animation Department at the Babelsberg fx.Center, located at the Babelsberg Studios in collaboration with Hewlett Packard, Softimage, Alias, Discreet Logic and Mental Images. He then headed the 3D- und VFX department of Artemedia AG, producing 3D-Animation, VFX for TV, Feature Films and Commercials. From 2000 to 2004 he was responsible for the production of seven Animated TV-Series and an Animated Feature Film for BAF- Berlin Animation Film in the positions of a Head of Post-Production and Head of Production. During that time he also supervised the production of several documentaries for Greenlight Media AG. From 2005 to 2006 he was appointed by BAF- Berlin Animation Film as Executive Producer on a TV-series. Until February 2007 he was a Consultant for the finalization of the CG-Animated Feature Film "Happily N‘Ever After“ for BAF- Berlin Animation Film in collaboration with Odyssey Entertainment and Lionsgate Films.

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