Hannes Rall

Germany

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>Career :27 years

Hannes Rall is a President’s Chair Professor in Animation Studies at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Singapore. His career as a director is marked by over 900 international festival selections and 95 awards, including the prestigious Goldener Reiter in Dresden and the Golden Sun Award in Los Angeles. He is the author of Animation: From Concept to Production and Adaptation for Animation: Transforming Literature Frame by Frame, both of which are held in the permanent collections of Yale and Stanford universities. His previous short, Shakespeare for All Ages achieved major success with 250 selections and 25 awards.

His latest film, Dobrina, continues this global wave with 50 selections (including Martha’s Vineyard and Buffalo IFF) and 6 awards to date.

Filmography (2) +

🎨 Feature films (1)

2022 – Shakespeare for All Ages Role : Director
Synopsis : An animated tribute to the timeless works of William Shakespeare

Synopsis : An animated tribute to the timeless works of William Shakespeare

🧘 Animations (1)

2025 – Dobrina Role : Director
Synopsis : Caught in the grip of a love triangle, Dobrina is indecisive : swept away by temptation, she hesitates between fidelity and the call of the unknown. The film unfolds as a choreography of doubt, a graphic exploration of the internal struggle between loyalty and freedom. In this animated short, desire burns as intensely as the desert sun, while the musical score heightens the tension between passion and jealousy.

Synopsis : Caught in the grip of a love triangle, Dobrina is indecisive : swept away by temptation, she hesitates between fidelity and the call of the unknown. The film unfolds as a choreography of doubt, a graphic exploration of the internal struggle between loyalty and freedom. In this animated short, desire burns as intensely as the desert sun, while the musical score heightens the tension between passion and jealousy.