Uli Hanisch
- Known For
- Art
- Born
- January 1, 1967 in Nuremberg, Germany
- Active Years
- 1951–2025 (75 Years)
- Total Credits
- 39 credits in database
Biography
Uli Hanisch is a German production designer and art director born in Nuremberg in 1967. After studying graphic arts in Düsseldorf, he began a professional collaboration with director Christoph Schlingensief in 1989 on experimental films, including The German Chainsaw Massacre. Throughout his career, he has designed films for comedian Helge Schneider and worked within various European art departments for directors such as Enki Bilal, Peter Greenaway, Leander Haußmann, Oliver Hirschbiegel, and Sönke Wortmann. Since 1996, he has frequently collaborated with director Tom Tykwer. His notable film and television credits include Perfume: The Story of a Murderer, Cloud Atlas, The Queen's Gambit, and The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes. In 2007, he received the Bavarian Film Award, the German Film Award, and the European Film Academy Prix d'Excellence.
Career overview
Uli Hanisch is a German production designer and art director born in Nuremberg in 1967. He studied graphic arts in Düsseldorf and initially worked as a graphic designer for advertising agencies. His career in film began in 1987 with his collaboration with director Christoph Schlingensief, where he served as a second assistant director on the film Mutters Maske. By 1989, he was working on experimental films with Schlingensief, including The German Chainsaw Massacre. Throughout his career, he has designed films for comedian Helge Schneider and worked within various European art departments for directors such as Enki Bilal and Peter Greenaway.
Hanisch has contributed to numerous German feature films, collaborating with directors including Leander Haußmann, Oliver Hirschbiegel, and Sönke Wortmann. Since 1996, he has maintained a frequent professional partnership with director Tom Tykwer. His filmography includes credits such as Perfume: The Story of a Murderer, Cloud Atlas, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, and the television series The Queen's Gambit. In 2007, he received the Bavarian Film Award, the German Film Award, and the Prix d'Excellence from the European Film Academy for his production design work on a film by Tykwer. He is recognized for creating immersive and atmospheric visual worlds across international film and television projects.
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Career timeline
Full Filmography
39 titles- What is an Ocean… Reconnecting the Cast and Crew of Cloud Atlas (2025) as Self - Interviewee
- The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023) Production Design
- Creating The Queen's Gambit (2021) as Self - Production Designer
- The Queen's Gambit (2020) Production Design
- Babylon Berlin (2017) Production Design
- The Legend of Timm Thaler: or The Boy Who Sold His Laughter (2017) Production Design
- A Hologram for the King (2016) Production Design
- In Secret (2014) Production Design
- Cloud Atlas (2012) Production Design
- Season of the Witch (2011) Production Design
- Hotel Lux (2011) Production Design
- Three (2010) Production Design
- The International (2009) Production Design
- A Woman in Berlin (2008) Production Design
- Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006) Production Design
- Operation Valkyrie (2004) Production Design
- Jazzclub - Der frühe Vogel fängt den Wurm (2004) as Tänzer auf der blauen Kartoffel
- Jazzclub - Der frühe Vogel fängt den Wurm (2004) Production Design
- Bookies (2003) Production Design
- Heaven (2002) Production Design
- Boat Trip (2002) Art Direction
- The Experiment (2001) Art Direction
- The Princess and the Warrior (2000) Production Design
- Deutscher Fernsehpreis (1999) as Self
- Aimée & Jaguar (1999) Art Direction
- The Cry of the Butterfly (1999) Production Design
- Winter Sleepers (1997) Art Direction
- Praxis Dr. Hasenbein (1997) Production Design
- 00 Schneider - Jagd auf Nihil Baxter (1994) Production Design
- Decadence (1994) Art Direction
- Terror 2000 (1993) Writer
- The German Chainsaw Massacre (1990) Title Designer
- The German Chainsaw Massacre (1990) Set Designer
- 100 Years of Adolf Hitler – The Last Hour in the Führerbunker (1989) Production Design
- Mother's Mask (1988)
- Egomania: Island Without Hope (1987) Graphic Designer
- Bavarian Film Awards (1979) as Self
- Grimme Award (1964) as Self
- German Film Award (1951) as Self
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Uli Hanisch best known for?
Uli Hanisch is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023), The Queen's Gambit (2020), Babylon Berlin (2017), A Hologram for the King (2016).
When and where was Uli Hanisch born?
Uli Hanisch was born on January 1, 1967 in Nuremberg, Germany.
How many credits does Uli Hanisch have?
Uli Hanisch has accumulated over 39 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1951 to 2025.
What is Uli Hanisch's background in cinema and television?
Uli Hanisch is a German production designer and art director born in Nuremberg in 1967. After studying graphic arts in Düsseldorf, he began a professional collaboration with director Christoph Schlingensief in 1989 on experimental films, including The German Chainsaw Massacre. Throughout his career, he has designed fil...
Uli Hanisch by the numbers
Age in their best-rated roles
- Deutscher Fernsehpreis (1999) as Self — aged about 32
- German Film Award (1951) as Self — aged about 15
- Bavarian Film Awards (1979) as Self — aged about 12
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