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a digital diary of a low budget stop motion film
by @andy_kaiser_animation & @derschultz22
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This is the story of the making of our independent low budget stop motion animation movie „The Lighthouse Keeper“ which we build, shot and produced over the last couple of years in our spare time and at weekends and holidays and whenever we had the time and the money (and other resources) to go on with it. The movie was produced in VistaVision both on analog 35mm 8-perf. motion picture film and digitally in large format with the use of as much classic in-camera effects as possible, for example rear- and front projection, multi layer exposure, real rain and fog effects - but also with the help of typical greenscreen, wire removal etc. In the following posts we would like to show you some of our „secrets“ behind the scenes and how they were made. The film is currently on its festival distribution journey around the world: @itfs_festival_stuttgart https://itfs.de/show/german-animation-1-memories-what-remains-3/film-13550 @ssff.official https://www.shortshorts.org/2026/en/program/the-lighthouse-keeper/ @parisanimationcontest https://parisanimationcontest.com/indexen.html @veneziashorts https://veneziashorts.com/vs-online/ @realefilmfestival http://www.realefilmfestival.com/festival/april-2026/ Perhaps maybe we will meet us somewhere there…. Enjoy! The Lighthouse Keeper are: Screenplay & Director: @andy_kaiser_animation Producer: @andy_kaiser_animation @derschultz22 Director of Photography: @derschultz22 Editor: @andy_kaiser_animation @derschultz22 Animation & Puppets: @andy_kaiser_animation Special Rigging: Andre Neemann Costume Design: @red.anneme Production Design: @andy_kaiser_animation @bjoernullrich @sana_schoenle @derschultz22 VFX: @victor.vanwetten Sound Design: @namistrack Foley Artist: Luis Schöffend Grading: Sky Müller @_skyks__ @shootnpostberlin Dolby Atmos Studio: @shootnpostberlin Sound Mixing: @dominik_leube Music: Arturo Pantaleon Stills Photography: @derschultz22 #stopmotionanimation #shotonfilm @orwofilm @kodak_shootfilm #mitchellcamera @sonycine @nikoneurope #germancinematographers #vistavision @germancinematographers by @thelighthouse.keeper
🙏🙏 thank you so much @eteranimafestival for this wonderful opportunity to be part of your amazing festival and for giving us this wonderful award: Best Stop-Motion Animation ❤️‍🔥 We all feel deeply honored 😁💥: The Lighthouse Keeper made by: Director/Screenplay: @andy_kaiser_animation Producer: @andy_kaiser_animation @derschultz22 Animation: @andy_kaiser_animation DP: @derschultz22 Costume Design: @red.anneme Music: Arturo Pantaleon Music Producer: Gernot Reetz Sets & Models: @susannajerger @sana_schoenle Puppet Design: @andy_kaiser_animation Special Rigging: @the_neemann Production Design: @andy_kaiser_animation @bjoernullrich Editor: @andy_kaiser_animation @derschultz22 Props: @andy_kaiser_animation @bjoernullrich @derschultz22 VFX: @victor.vanwetten Sound Design: @namistrack Foley Artist: Luis Schöffend Foley Engineer: Marius Kirsten Sound Mixer: @dominik_leube Grading: Sky Müller @_skyks__ @shootnpostberlin BKM: Marian Tobsing FFA: Franziska Frenzel Stills Photography: @derschultz22 Support: Paul Reinhold, Anne Reinhold, @007hoffmann Lars & Claudia Union Kino Genthin @dirkmartin_h @heike.quack Herr Dvorak @shootnpostberlin #stopmotionanimation #vistavision @kodak_shootfilm #shotonfilm with the Fries Mitchell VistaVision 35mm 8-perf. on Kodak Vision 5213 and digitally on large format with @sonycine and @nikoneurope Nikkor lenses with the T-Rex Motion Control and @dragonframe.software by @thelighthouse.keeper
We are very proud that our movie „The Lighthouse Keeper“ has won some more international awards ❤️‍🔥thank you very much 🙏🙏: @serbestfestival Winner Best Animation 2026 @brusselsworlfilmfestival Winner Best Animation Short 2026 @festivalbangawards Official Selection 2026 Nominee for Best Film & Best Screenplay & Best Soundtrack and also at the @sanfranciscofestival Winner Best Animation Short 2026 @atlantaawards Winner Best Animation Short 2026 @hiffestival Winner Best Animation Short 2026 @monzafilmfest Winner Best Animation & Winner Best Editing 2026 @hollywoodshortsfest Best Animated Short 2026 (Honorable Mention) @parisanimationcontest Winner Audience Award 2026 @realefilmfestival Winner Best Film April 2026 @milanoindiemovie Best European Film 2026 (Honorable Mention) @frames_of_newyork.ff Winner Best Animation Season V 2026 The Lighthouse Keeper made by: Director: @andy_kaiser_animation Producer: @andy_kaiser_animation @derschultz22 Animation: @andy_kaiser_animation DP: @derschultz22 Costume Design: @red.anneme Music: Arturo Pantaleon Music Producer: Gernot Reetz Sets & Models: @susannajerger @sana_schoenle Puppet Design: @andy_kaiser_animation Special Rigging: @the_neemann Production Design: @andy_kaiser_animation @bjoernullrich Editor: @andy_kaiser_animation @derschultz22 Props: @andy_kaiser_animation @bjoernullrich @derschultz22 VFX: @victor.vanwetten Sound Design: @namistrack Foley Artist: Luis Schöffend Foley Engineer: Marius Kirsten Sound Mixer: @dominik_leube Grading: Sky Müller @_skyks__ @shootnpostberlin BKM: Marian Tobsing FFA: Franziska Frenzel Stills Photography: @derschultz22 Support: Paul Reinhold, Anne Reinhold, @007hoffmann Lars & Claudia Union Kino Genthin @dirkmartin_h @heike.quack Herr Dvorak @shootnpostberlin #stopmotionanimation #vistavision @kodak_shootfilm #shotonfilm with the Fries Mitchell VistaVision 35mm 8-perf. on Kodak Vision 5213 and digitally on large format with @sonycine and @nikoneurope Nikkor lenses by @thelighthouse.keeper
The Lighthouse Keeper | Official Selection | SIFF 26 🎬 Directed by: Andy Kaiser 🇩🇪 Germany | ⏱ 12 min | 🎬 Animation Film 📅 Premieres September 5 at 12:30 UTC 🔗 Watch here: serbestdistribution.com/programs/keeper 🕒 Check your time zone: utctime.net 💬 Keeper Clive is running out of supplies at his lighthouse somewhere in the Northern Seas. In his despair, he plays a sad tune on his horn, when a large whale notices him. As his supply ship sinks in a violent thunderstorm and his lighthouse buoy springs a leak, he has to expect the worst if it weren’t for the great whale. The Lighthouse Keeper is a story about loneliness in a dangerous environment, unexpected help, friendship, and the belief that anything is possible anytime! #SIFF2026 #SerbestFilmFestival #TheLighthouseKeeper #GermanCinema #AnimationFilm #IndependentFilm #ShortFilm #Friendship #Cinema by @thelighthouse.keeper
Short Film Recommendation: The Lighthouse Keeper (2026) Short Narrative | Germany | 11 Minutes | English | Directed by Andy Kaiser ITFS Stuttgart 2026 Official Selection (German Animation) & Imaginaria 2026 Official Selection (International Children Film Competition) Keeper Clive is running out of supplies on his lighthouse somewhere in the Northern Seas. In his despair, he plays a sad tune on his horn, when a large whale notices him. As his supply ship sinks in a violent thunderstorm and his lighthouse buoy springs a leak, he has to expect the worst - if it weren't for the great whale. The Lighthouse Keeper is a movie about loneliness in a dangerous environment, and a story about unexpected help and friendship.... and that everything is possible - anytime! 72 years later this movie sets out to put all the known facts together to unravel the mystery and tell the true story of the disappearance of Clive Davis. “The Lighthouse Keeper”, is a traditional puppet stop motion animation film that combines magic and beauty in a memorable way. A must-see ❤️ Congratulations dear Andy and team on this outstanding film 🐳 by @thelighthouse.keeper
„The Lighthouse Keeper“ is part of some more magnificent international film festivals and has won some more awards 🙏❤️‍🔥 thank you very much - we are so proud 😊: @sanfranciscofestival Winner Best Animation Short 2026 @monzafilmfest Winner Best Animation & Winner Best Editing May/June 2026 @hollywoodshortsfest Best Animated Short 2026 (Honorable Mention) @atlantaawards Winner Best Animation Short 2026 @festivalbangawards Official Selection 2026 @hiffestival Winner Best Animation Short June 2026 @cinefil_biennale Official Selection 2026 @parisanimationcontest Winner Audience Award 2026 @realefilmfestival Winner Best Film April 2026 @festival_animation_jeunesse01 Official Selection 2026 @milanoindiemovie Best European Film 2026 (Honorable Mention) @phulaeinternationalanimationfestival Official Selection 2026 @frames_of_newyork.ff Winner Best Animation Season V 2026 #festivalinternationalgbakaanimation Official Selection 2026 @eteranimafestival Official Selection 2026 The Lighthouse Keeper made by: Director: @andy_kaiser_animation Producer: @andy_kaiser_animation @derschultz22 Animation: @andy_kaiser_animation DP: @derschultz22 Costume Design: @red.anneme Music: Arturo Pantaleon Music Producer: Gernot Reetz Sets & Models: @susannajerger @sana_schoenle Puppet Design: @andy_kaiser_animation Special Rigging: @the_neemann Production Design: @andy_kaiser_animation @bjoernullrich Editor: @andy_kaiser_animation @derschultz22 Props: @andy_kaiser_animation @bjoernullrich @derschultz22 VFX: @victor.vanwetten Sound Design: @namistrack Foley Artist: Luis Schöffend Foley Engineer: Marius Kirsten Sound Mixer: @dominik_leube Grading: Sky Müller @_skyks__ @shootnpostberlin BKM: Marian Tobsing FFA: Franziska Frenzel Stills Photography: @derschultz22 Support: Paul Reinhold, Anne Reinhold, @007hoffmann Lars & Claudia Union Kino Genthin @dirkmartin_h @heike.quack Herr Dvorak @shootnpostberlin #stopmotionanimation #madewithdragonframe #vistavision #mitchellcamera @dolbyatmos @shootnpostberlin @kodak_shootfilm shotonfilm & shotdigital in largeformat with Fries Mitchell VistaVision 35mm 8-perf. and @sonycine and @blackmagicnewsofficial @nikoneurope with Nikkor lenses by @thelighthouse.keeper
Weltpremiere: Ich bin für meinen kleinen feinen Podcast „Start.Stop.Motion“ zum ersten Mal vor Ort zu Gast bei einem Stop Motion Künstler ! Das is ja ä bissl wie uffreschend 🥰! Ich besuche Filmemacher @andy_kaiser_animation in seinem Studio in Genthin - einer ehemaligen Kirche, in der uns sogar der Kirchengeist bei der Aufzeichnung besucht hat ⛪️👻 Wir plaudern über schlaue 🐋🐳, eine ultra peinliche Filmvorführung 📽️ sowie analoges After Effects 🎥. Mit meinem Gast sitze ich nicht nur im Filmset, sondern Andy erzählt in dieser Folge von seinem aktuellen Stop Motion Film @thelighthouse.keeper - und seiner Faszination für analoge Filmtechnikschätze. Die Kamera welches weltberühmten Regisseurs er sein Eigen nennen kann, erfährst du auch! Natürlich geht’s auch um Andys Begeisterung für Stop Motion und weshalb Animation seine Art der Meditation 🧘‍♂️ ist. Hör gern rein & lass dich vom Stop Motion Fieber anstecken! Link in Bio! by @thelighthouse.keeper
Il regista Andy Kaiser present il suo "The Lighthouse Keeper" in concorso nella categoria Children Short Film. Leggi il programma del festival (link in bio) per conoscere i dettagli sulle proiezioni e gli eventi. #Imaginariafestival #animationfestival #animatedfilmfestival #conversanocittadarte #pugliafestival by @thelighthouse.keeper
Thank you @monzafilmfest for considering our movie „The Lighthouse Keeper“ as Winner Best Animation & Winner Best Editing 🙏❤️‍🔥 thank you so much - we are thrilled & proud 😊 The Lighthouse Keeper made by: Director: @andy_kaiser_animation Producer: @andy_kaiser_animation @derschultz22 Animation: @andy_kaiser_animation DP: @derschultz22 Costume Design: @red.anneme Music: Arturo Pantaleon Music Producer: Gernot Reetz Sets & Models: @susannajerger @sana_schoenle Puppet Design: @andy_kaiser_animation Special Rigging: @the_neemann Production Design: @andy_kaiser_animation @bjoernullrich Editor: @andy_kaiser_animation @derschultz22 Props: @andy_kaiser_animation @bjoernullrich @derschultz22 VFX: @victor.vanwetten Sound Design: @namistrack Foley Artist: Luis Schöffend Foley Engineer: Marius Kirsten Sound Mixer: @dominik_leube Dolby Atmos Studio: @shootnpostberlin Grading: Sky Müller @_skyks__ @shootnpostberlin BKM: Marian Tobsing FFA: Franziska Frenzel Stills Photography: @derschultz22 Support: Paul Reinhold, Anne Reinhold, @007hoffmann Lars & Claudia Union Kino Genthin @dirkmartin_h @heike.quack Herr Dvorak @shootnpostberlin #stopmotionanimation #madewithdragonframe #vistavision #mitchellcamera @dolbyatmos @shootnpostberlin @kodak_shootfilm #shotonfilm & shotdigital in largeformat with Fries Mitchell VistaVision 35mm 8-perf. and @sonycine @blackmagicnewsofficial @nikoneurope with Nikkor lenses by @thelighthouse.keeper
More great news again 😁: our stopmotion animation movie „The Lighthouse Keeper“ is part of some marvelous international film festivals 🙏❤️‍🔥 thank you so much - we are thrilled & proud 😊: @frames_of_newyork.ff Winner Best Animation Season V 2026 @thewaterlinefilmfest Official Selection 2026 @festivalofanimationberlin Official Selection 2026 @newyorkindieshortsawards Semi-Finalist 2026 @milanoindiemovie Best European Film (Honorable Mention) 2026 @hiffestival Winner Best Animation Short June 2026 @imaginariafestival Official Selection 2026 @brusselsworldfilmfestival Semi-Finalist 2026 @parisanimationcontest Winner Audience Award 2026 @realefilmfestival Winner Best Film April 2026 @ssff.official Official Selection 2026 @veneziashorts Semi-Finalist 2026 @itfs_festival_stuttgart Official Selection 2026 @monzafilmfest Winner Best Animation & Winner Best Editing May/June 2026 @festival_animation_jeunesse01 Official Selection 2026 @phulaeinternationalanimationfestival 2026 The Lighthouse Keeper made by: Director: @andy_kaiser_animation Producer: @andy_kaiser_animation @derschultz22 Animation: @andy_kaiser_animation DP: @derschultz22 Costume Design: @red.anneme Music: Arturo Pantaleon Music Producer: Gernot Reetz Sets & Models: @susannajerger @sana_schoenle Puppet Design: @andy_kaiser_animation Special Rigging: @the_neemann Production Design: @andy_kaiser_animation @bjoernullrich Editor: @andy_kaiser_animation @derschultz22 Props: @andy_kaiser_animation @bjoernullrich @derschultz22 VFX: @victor.vanwetten Sound Design: @namistrack Foley Artist: Luis Schöffend Foley Engineer: Marius Kirsten Sound Mixer: @dominik_leube Grading: Sky Müller @_skyks__ @shootnpostberlin BKM: Marian Tobsing FFA: Franziska Frenzel Stills Photography: @derschultz22 Support: Paul Reinhold, Anne Reinhold, @007hoffmann Lars & Claudia Union Kino Genthin @dirkmartin_h @heike.quack Herr Dvorak @shootnpostberlin #stopmotionanimation #madewithdragonframe #vistavision #mitchellcamera @dolbyatmos @shootnpostberlin @kodak_shootfilm shotonfilm & shotdigital in largeformat with Fries Mitchell VistaVision 35mm 8-perf. and @sonycine @blackmagicnewsofficial @nikoneurope with Nikkor lenses by @thelighthouse.keeper
With great pleasure and feeling deeply honored we would like to announce that our stopmotion animation movie „The Lighthouse Keeper“ is part of the Academy Awards® Qualifying International Animation Film Festival @imaginariafestival in Conversano Puglia Italy from 16 to 23 August 2026 🙏❤️‍🔥 The Lighthouse Keeper made by: Director: @andy_kaiser_animation Producer: @andy_kaiser_animation @derschultz22 Animation: @andy_kaiser_animation DP: @derschultz22 Costume Design: @red.anneme Music: Arturo Pantaleon Music Producer: Gernot Reetz Sets & Models: @susannajerger @sana_schoenle Puppet Design: @andy_kaiser_animation Special Rigging: Andre Neemann Production Design: @andy_kaiser_animation @bjoernullrich Editor: @andy_kaiser_animation @derschultz22 Props: @andy_kaiser_animation @bjoernullrich @derschultz22 VFX: @victor.vanwetten Sound Design: @namistrack Foley Artist: Luis Schöffend Foley Engineer: Marius Kirsten Sound Mixer: @dominik_leube Grading: Sky Müller @_skyks__ @shootnpostberlin BKM: Marian Tobsing FFA: Franziska Frenzel Stills Photography: @derschultz22 Support: Paul Reinhold, Anne Reinhold, @007hoffmann Lars & Claudia Union Kino Genthin @heike.quack Herr Dvorak @shootnpostberlin #stopmotionanimation #madewithdragonframe #vistavision #mitchellcamera @dolbyatmos @shootnpostberlin @kodak_shootfilm #shotonfilm & shotdigital in largeformat with Fries Mitchell VistaVision 35mm 8-perf. and @sonycine @blackmagicnewsofficial @nikoneurope with Nikkor lenses by @thelighthouse.keeper
Great news: we are very honored that „The Lighthouse Keeper“ has won the Audience Award at the Paris Animation Contest 2026. We are also delighted that our stop motion animation film has been included to the „German Short Films 2026“ catalog of the AG Kurzfilm and was part of the Marché du Film during the Cannes Film Festival 2026. The Lighthouse Keeper made by: Director: @andy_kaiser_animation Producer: @andy_kaiser_animation @derschultz22 Animation: @andy_kaiser_animation DP: @derschultz22 Costume Design: @red.anneme Music: Arturo Pantaleon Music Producer: Gernot Reetz Sets & Models: @susannajerger @sana_schoenle Puppet Design: @andy_kaiser_animation Special Rigging: Andre Neemann Production Design: @andy_kaiser_animation @bjoernullrich Editor: @andy_kaiser_animation @derschultz22 Props: @andy_kaiser_animation @bjoernullrich @derschultz22 VFX: @victor.vanwetten Sound Design: @namistrack Foley Artist: Luis Schöffend Foley Engineer: Marius Kirsten Sound Mixer: @dominik_leube Grading: Sky Müller @_skyks__ @shootnpostberlin BKM: Marian Tobsing FFA: Franziska Frenzel Stills Photography: @derschultz22 Support: Paul Reinhold, Anne Reinhold, @007hoffmann Lars & Claudia Union Kino Genthin @heike.quack Herr Dvorak @shootnpostberlin #stopmotionanimation #madewithdragonframe #vistavision #mitchellcamera @dolbyatmos @shootnpostberlin @kodak_shootfilm #shotonfilm & shotdigital in largeformat with Fries Mitchell VistaVision 35mm 8-perf. and @sonycine @blackmagicnewsofficial @nikoneurope with Nikkor lenses @germancinematographers @parisanimationcontest @agkurzfilm by @thelighthouse.keeper

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