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Volker Engel

Film Producer | * 02/17/1965 (59) | Bremerhaven (Germany)
Volker Engel (born 17 February 1965) is a German special effects artist who is best known as one of the people who won at the 69th Academy Awards for Best Visual Effects on the film Independence Day. He won with Douglas Smith, Clay Pinney and Joe Viskocil. ()

He is an Oscar and Emmy Award winning Visual Effects Supervisor, also produced, co-produced and executive produced several films and mini series. In 1998 Volker received the highest honor for a citizen of Germany, the Order of Merit medal, in Berlin. He has been given the title of Professor by the Senate of his home state Bremen. He is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, the British Academy for Film and Television Arts and the Producer's Guild.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Action | Science Fiction | Adventure

Known for these Movies & Shows

Dr. Adrian Helmsley, part of a worldwide geophysical team investigating the effect on the earth of radiation from unprecedented solar storms, learns that the earth's core is heating up. He warns U.S. ...

2012

PG

2009 | 2.9/5 | 2h 38min
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
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On July 2, a giant alien mothership enters orbit around Earth and deploys several dozen saucer-shaped 'destroyer' spacecraft that quickly lay waste to major cities around the planet. On July 3, the Un ...

Independence Day

13

1996 | 3.4/5 | 2h 25min
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
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Capitol Policeman John Cale has just been denied his dream job with the Secret Service of protecting President James Sawyer. Not wanting to let down his little girl with the news, he takes her on a to ...

White House Down

Κ-15

2013 | 3.2/5 | 2h 11min
Action, Drama, Thriller
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French nuclear tests irradiate an iguana into a giant monster that viciously attacks freighter ships in the Pacific Ocean. A team of experts, including Niko Tatopoulos, conclude that the oversized rep ...

Godzilla

PG

1998 | 2.8/5 | 2h 19min
Science Fiction, Action, Thriller
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Awards & Nominations for Volker Engel

Officer's Cross of The Order of Merit of The Federal Republic of Germany Academy Award for Best Visual Effects Cross of The Order of Merit of The Federal Republic of Germany Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
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Movies with Volker Engel as Actor(3)

as himself2016 Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence'
as Himself - VFX Supervisor2000 Independence Day: Creating Reality
as himself1996 The Making of 'Independence Day'

Movies with Volker Engel as Crew(11)

Production/Co-Producer2016 Independence Day: Resurgence
Visual Effects/Visual Effects Supervisor2013 White House Down
Production/Executive Producer2011 Anonymous
Production/Co-Producer2009 2012
Production/Producer2004 Ring of the Nibelungs
Writing/Screenplay2003 Coronado
Visual Effects/Visual Effects Supervisor1998 Godzilla
Visual Effects/Visual Effects Supervisor1996 Independence Day
Crew/Special Effects Coordinator1994 Ah Pook Is Here.
Crew/Special Effects1990 Moon 44
Visual Effects/Visual Effects Supervisor1990 Moon 44

Full Name: Volker Engel
Citizenship: Germany
Born: Wednesday, 02/17 1965 (February) in Bremerhaven (Germany) (current age: 59 years + 69 days)
Zodiac sign: Aquarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Snake)
Languages: German (DE)
Volker Engel frequently works together with these people:
Roland Emmerich (25x, Crew)
Dean Devlin (15x, Crew)
Harald Kloser (9x, Crew)
Marc Weigert (7x, Crew)
Larry J. Franco (6x, Crew)
Ute Emmerich (6x, Crew)
Paul N.J. Ottosson (5x, Crew)
Nicolas Wright (5x, Actor)
Vivica A. Fox (4x, Actress)
Judd Hirsch (4x, Actor)
Anna Foerster (4x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:44236, Added: 05/14/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024