Volker Engel

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Volker Engel
Born (1965-02-17) February 17, 1965 (age 54)
Occupation Visual effects artist
Years active1990-present

Volker Engel (born February 17, 1965) is a German special effects artist who is best known as one of the people who won at the 69th Academy Awards for Best Visual Effects on the film Independence Day . He won with Douglas Smith, Clay Pinney and Joe Viskocil. [1]

Contents

Selected filmography

See also

List of German-speaking Academy Award winners and nominees

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References

  1. "The 69th Academy Awards (1997) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved March 24, 2014.