Our Man In Nirvana

film type animated film Production Country Germany production year 2005 runtime 10'00 colour
screening format 35mm aspect ratio 1.85:1 sound format Dolby Digital

John, a famous rockstar, dies accidently during a live gig and awakes in nirvana.

director Jan Koester Animation Jan Koester Schnitt / Editing Jan Koester Bildgestaltung / DOP Jan Koester Drehbuch / Script Jan Koester Original-Filmmusik / Original Score Benjamin Dickmann Tongestaltung / Sound Design Benjamin Dickmann film school Filmuniversität Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF
Festivals
Brooklyn International Film Festival, New York, USA
London International Film Festival, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Berlinale - Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin, Germany (Silberner Bär)
FILMFEST DRESDEN - International Short Film Festival, Dresden, Germany (Goldener Reiter Animationasfilm)
Aniwow! - Beijing International Student Animation Festival, China (Gold Award)
Sapporo International Short Film Festival, Japan (Best Student Director)
Production
  • Filmuniversität Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF
  • Cristina Marx
  • Marlene-Dietrich-Allee 11
  • 14482 Potsdam
  • Deutschland
  • +49 331 6202564
  • http://www.filmuniversitaet.de
Distribution
  • Filmuniversität Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF
  • Cristina Marx
  • Marlene-Dietrich-Allee 11
  • 14482 Potsdam
  • Deutschland
  • +49 331 6202564
  • http://www.filmuniversitaet.de
School
  • Filmuniversität Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF
  • Marlene-Dietrich-Allee 11
  • 14482 Potsdam
  • Deutschland
  • +49 331 6202564
  • http://www.filmuniversitaet.de

Jan Koester

Jan Koester is an animator from Berlin. He studied at the Academy of Film and Television "Konrad Wolf" in Potsdam and is a co-founder of the TALKING ANIMALS animation collective. As a director or animation director, he works on music videos, documentaries and short films.

Filmography
2005 Our Man In Nirvana
2016 Eine Villa mit Pinien
2019 Brand
2022 Einmal wieder dieser Junge sein