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Birthplace
Bremerhaven, Germany
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Birthday
February 17, 1965Deathday
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Volker Engel
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.
Volker Engel awards and nominations
| Year | Category | Subcategory | Info | Movie/Tv Series |
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| 2009 | Satellite Awards | Winner Satellite Award | Best Visual Effects (Volker Engel, Marc Weigert, Mike Vézina) | 2012 |
| 2006 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Winner Primetime Emmy | Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Marc Weigert, Volker Engel, Ingo Putze, Robin Scott Graham, Todd Sheridan Perry, Conrad Murrey, Sam Khorshid, Paul Graff, Ben Grossmann, Syfy) | The Triangle |
| 1999 | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Winner Saturn Award | Best Special Effects (Volker Engel, Patrick Tatopoulos, Karen E. Goulekas, Clay Pinney) | Godzilla |
| 1997 | Academy Awards, USA | Winner Oscar | Best Effects, Visual Effects (Volker Engel, Douglas Smith, Clay Pinney, Joe Viskocil) | Independence Day |
| 1997 | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Winner Saturn Award | Best Special Effects (Volker Engel, Clay Pinney, Douglas Smith, Joe Viskocil) | Independence Day |
| 1997 | Satellite Awards | Winner Golden Satellite Award | Best Visual Effects (Volker Engel, Douglas Smith) | Independence Day |
| 1996 | Sci-Fi Universe Magazine, USA | Winner Universe Reader's Choice Award | Best Special Effects in a Genre Motion Picture (Volker Engel, Douglas Smith, Clay Pinney, Joe Viskocil) | Independence Day |
| Year | Category | Subcategory | Info | Movie/Tv Series |
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| 2010 | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Nominee Saturn Award | Best Special Effects (Volker Engel, Marc Weigert, Mike Vézina) | 2012 |
| 2010 | Online Film & Television Association | Nominee OFTA Film Award | Best Visual Effects (Volker Engel, Josh R. Jaggars, Marc Weigert) | 2012 |
| 2010 | Visual Effects Society Awards | Nominee VES Award | Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven Feature Motion Picture (Volker Engel, Josh R. Jaggars, Marc Weigert) | 2012 |
| 2010 | Visual Effects Society Awards | Nominee VES Award | Best Single Visual Effect of the Year (Volker Engel, Josh R. Jaggars, Mohen Leo, Marc Weigert) | 2012 |
| 1997 | BAFTA Awards | Nominee BAFTA Film Award | Best Achievement in Special Visual Effects (Tricia Henry Ashford, Volker Engel, Clay Pinney, Douglas Smith, Joe Viskocil) | Independence Day |
| 1997 | Online Film & Television Association | Nominee OFTA Film Award | Best Visual Effects (Volker Engel, Douglas Smith, Clay Pinney, Joe Viskocil) | Independence Day |
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