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Stefen Fangmeier

Birth Name:
Stefen Markus Fangmeier
Birth Place:
El Paso, Texas, United States
Profession
Visual effects, Director, Assistant director
  • Received the Golden Satellite Award for Best Visual Effects for his work on "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World․"
  • Won the Best Special Effects award at the 1998 Sitges-Catalonian International Film Festival
  • In 1983, he earned a degree in computer science from the California State University of Dominguez Hills
  • Before working in films, he worked as a manager at the National Center for Supercomputing Application at the University of Illinois
  • Often provides special effects for films that involve war or battles
  • Did not read the "Eragon" book before creating the film based on the novel
  • Once served as the Director of Production at the production company Mental Images
  • 1997Oscar - Best Effects, Visual Effects:Nominated
  • 1997Saturn Award - Best Special Effects:Nominated
  • 1997BAFTA Film Award - Best Achievement in Special Visual Effects:Winner
  • 1997OFTA Film Award - Best Visual Effects:Winner
  • 1997Golden Satellite Award - Best Visual Effects:Nominated
  • 1998Best Special EffectsWinner
  • 1999Saturn Award - Best Special Effects:Nominated
  • 1999BAFTA Film Award - Best Special Effects:Winner
  • 1999OFTA Film Award - Best Visual Effects:Nominated
  • 1999Golden Satellite Award - Best Visual Effects:Nominated
  • 2000Sierra Award - Best Visual Effects:Nominated
  • 2001Oscar - Best Effects, Visual Effects:Nominated
  • 2001Saturn Award - Best Special Effects:Nominated
  • 2001BAFTA Film Award - Best Achievement in Special Visual Effects:Winner
  • 2001OFTA Film Award - Best Visual Effects:Nominated
  • 2001PFCS Award - Best Visual Effects:Nominated
  • 2004Oscar - Best Visual Effects:Nominated
  • 2004BAFTA Film Award - Best Achievement in Special Visual Effects:Nominated
  • 2004Gold Derby Film Award - Visual Effects:Nominated
  • 2004INOCA - Best Visual Effects:Nominated
  • 2004OFTA Film Award - Best Visual Effects:Nominated
  • 2004Golden Satellite Award - Best Visual Effects:Winner
  • 2004VES Award - Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Motion Picture:Nominated
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