Stefen Fangmeier
Visual effects

Stefen Fangmeier

Stefen Fangmeier

Date of birth
Age
65
Place of birth
El Paso, Texas, USA
Citizenship
United States
Occupations
film director, film editor, director
Languages
English

Biography

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Stefen Markus Fangmeier (born 9 December 1960 in El Paso, Texas, USA) has been a visual effects supervisor of numerous major feature films, including Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, Saving Private Ryan, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Twister, Perfect Storm and Master and Commander. He also has been a second unit director for two films, Dreamcatcher (2003) and Galaxy Quest (1999). After more than 15 years of visual effects work, Fengmeier moved into feature film directing with his debut on Eragon, which was released in 2006 and was a critical disappointment.

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Awards

  • Sitges Film Festival best special effects award1998 Small Soldiers

Nominations

  • Academy Award for Best Visual Effects1997 Twister
  • Academy Award for Best Visual Effects2001 The Perfect Storm
  • Academy Award for Best Visual Effects2004 Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

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