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Gender: Male

Place of birth: Nuremberg, Germany

Homepage: https://ulihanisch.net/

Movie Involvements: 27

TV Involvements: 6


Most Famous Work

Biography

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.

Most Famous Work

The Queen's Gambit
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9

The Queen's Gambit

(2020) Production Design
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
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7

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

(2006) Production Design
Babylon Berlin
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8

Babylon Berlin

(2017) Production Design
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
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7
Season of the Witch
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5

Season of the Witch

(2011) Production Design
Cloud Atlas
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7

Cloud Atlas

(2012) Production Design
Boat Trip
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5

Boat Trip

(2002) Art Direction
In Secret
Average
6

In Secret

(2013) Production Design

Acting

Art

Year Role Movie/Tv
2023 Production Design
2020 Production Design
2017 Production Design
Production Design
2016 Production Design
2013 Production Design
2012 Production Design
2011 Production Design
Production Design
2009 Production Design
2008 Production Design
2006 Production Design
2004 Production Design
Production Design
2003 Production Design
2002 Art Direction
Production Design
2001 Art Direction
2000 Production Design
1999 Art Direction
1997 Art Direction
Production Design
1994 Production Design
1990 Set Designer
Title Designer
1989 Production Design
1987 Graphic Designer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
1992 Writer
Year Role Movie/Tv

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