ABOUT

I'm a Director and CG-Artist with a sense for cinematography, lighting and storytelling. I’m striving to create emotional stories and visuals with great attention to detail, an moody atmosphere, and an organic, authentic feel.

I'm the writer & director of the Student Academy Award-winning short film A Sparrow’s Song

Born in 1993, I began my creative journey in 2010 with photography. From 2012 to 2017, I studied Communication Design and graduated with a Master of Arts. In 2014, I started working as a freelance artist, gradually shifting my focus toward film and CGI. Alongside my work as a CG artist, I also gained on-set experience as a director of photography, assistant director, and camera operator.

I worked as a CG Generalist in a small studio, as a lecturer, and as a freelance artist. In 2021, I joined the project-based studies at the renowned Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg to pursue film and directing. I completed my studies at the Animationinstitut with a Diploma in Directing in 2025.

My graduation film A Sparrow's Song has begun its festival run in 2025 and has already been recognized as a winner at the Student Academy Awards and as a finalist at the BAFTA Student Awards.

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mail@tobiaseckerlin.com

SHOWREEL

My current showreel is not publicly available at the moment due to unpublished projects. I’d be happy to share it with you upon request.

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

Student Academy Award 2025

Winner

BAFTA Student Award 2025

Finalist

THE ROOKIES Awards 2025 | Film of the Year | 3D Animation

Finalist – winner TBA.

THE ROOKIES Awards 2024 | Film of the Year | Visual Effects

Highly Commended

Caligari Award 2023

Winner project funding

THE ROOKIES Awards 2023 | Game of the Year | Immersive Media

Highly Commended

Next Reality Award Hamburg 2022

Winner

FEATURED / SPEAKING EVENTS

SIGGRAPH 2025 – Educator's Forum

ACM Digital Library publication

FMX 2025 – Graduation Projects Animationsinstitut

PRESS / INTERVIEWS

SWR Kultur – Television Report 14.09.2025

The Spot Media & Film – Interview

WDR 3 Resonanzen – Radio Interview

SWR Kultur – Radio Interview

Heilbronner Stimme – Newspaper Interview

Mannheimer Morgen – Newspaper Interview

Tagesschau – Studenten-Oscar: Ludwigsburger Filmstudent unter Gewinnern

ZEIT – Deutscher Regisseur gewinnt einen Studierenden-Oscar

ZEIT – Hoffnung auf Nachwuchs-Oscar für Film-Studenten

SWR – Film-Studenten hoffen auf den Nachwuchs-Oscar

TEACHING ACTIVITIES

DIPLOMA University - University of Applied Sciences

Honorary lecturer for Photo Design /// 04/2018 – 09/2021

Heidelberg University International holiday workshop

Teacher for video & film /// 2014 – 2019

EDUCATION

Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg

Diploma Animation – Directing

University of Applied Sciences Mannheim

Communication Design – Master of Arts

University of Applied Sciences Mannheim

Communication Design – Bachelor of Arts

FESTIVALS

Please check the relevant project page for the festivals.

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