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Lena was born in Berlin and grew up there with 3 older brothers. After a two-year trip around the world, she studied audiovisual communication at the Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam. She did her master in animation at the Lucerne University of Arts. Lena now works as a director, animator and illustrator. Her four episodes of The little Bird won numerous awards and celebrated their premiere at the Berlinale. Her illustrated children's book, Schau mal meine Freunde, is published by NordSüd Verlag (CH / USA).

Lena just finished a collaboration with illustrator Eva Rust: A short film for children about a fish getting stuck in a tidepool. Tümpel/ Pond premiered at the 73. Berlinale and received a number of awards at festivals around the world. Lena is currently working on a new short about bats and bugs.

Filmography

2023 - Tümpel/ Pond, Co-Directed with Eva Rust, Animation, 8.30min, Catpics
2020 - The little Bird and the Bees, Animation, Schattenkabinett Gmbh
2017 - The little Bird and the Caterpillar, Animation, 4min, Schattenkabinett Gmbh
2014 - The little Bird and the Squirrel, Animation, 4min, Schattenkabinett Gmbh
2012 - The little Bird and the Leaf, Animation, 4min, Swiss Effects

Awards

Pond

Audience Award, Kurzsuechtig Leipzig, D, Apr 2025
Audience Award, Animateka, Slo, Dec 2024
Kids Award, Greenmotions Filmfestival, Ger, Nov 2024
Best Short Film for kids under 5, Big Eyes Big Minds, Singapur, Jul 2024
Audience Award, Indie Junior, Es, Feb 2024
Best Short Film for kids, Bamberger Kurzfilmtage, Ger, Feb 2024
Coup de Coeur, Festival International du Film de la Roche-Sur-Yon, F, Nov 2023
Best short animation film by Children’s jury up to 12 years old, Olympia International Film Festival, Greece, Dec 2023
Audience Award, Festival Jeune Public Lausanne, CH, Nov 2023
Audience Award best Short for Children, El Meu Primer Festival, Es, Nov 2023
Prix des Ecoles, Festival Europeen du Film Court de Brest, F, Nov 2023
Audience Award- Caramel Competition, Animatou, CH, Oct 2023
Best Original Score, San Diego Kids Film Festival, USA, Sep 2023
Best Animated Short for Children, Fest Anca, SLO, Jun 2023
Young Audience Award, Plein de la Bobine Festival, F, Jun 2023
Best Short Animation for Children, Zlín Film Festival, CZ, Jun 2023
Children’s Jury Award, On The Pulse Festival Belfast, Ire, Mar 2023

The little Bird and the Bees

Best Kids Film, Silhouette Paris Film Festival, France, Sep 2021
Best Short Film, Vilnius International Film Festival, Lit, Apr 2021
Innerschweizer Filmpreis, CH, Jan 2021
SICAF Kids, Sicaf, South Korea, Nov 2020
Audience Award, KIJUKO, Ger, Oct 2020

The little Bird and the Caterpillar

Special Mention, Hsin-Yi Children‘s Animation Awards, Taiwan, Dec 2019
Goldener Spatz, Deutsches Kinder Medien Festival, G, Jun 2018
Public Price, 3rd Place, Solothurn, CH, Jan 2018
Bariq Award, Ajyal Youth Film Festival, Catar, Dez 2017
Public Price, Festival Cinéma Jeune Public Lausanne, CH, Nov 2017
Best Animated Film for Young Audiences, OIAF, Kan, Sep 2017
International Kids Award, Fest Anca, SLO, Jul 2017
Bronze price, Fantasia International Film Festival, CA, Jul 2017

The little Bird and the Squirrel

Audience Award, Durango Independent Film Festival, USA, Apr 2016
Best Children’s Short Film, The Brussels Animation Film Festival, Belgium, Feb 2016
Hsin-Yi Children’s Prize Animation Awards Top Prize, Taiwan, Nov 2015
Audience Award, Monstra, Lisboa, Portugal, Mar 2015
3rd place Best Animation, International Nature Film Festival Gödöllö, Hungary, May 2015
Best Kid‘s Film, Singapore International Children’s Festival, Jun 2015

The little Bird and the Leaf

Professional Jury Award Plein la Bobine, France, Jun 2012
Special Prize, Hiroshima, Japan, Aug 2012
Childrens’s Choice Award Bronze, Sapporo, Japan, Sep 2012
Special Mention, Bradford Animation Festival, GB, Nov 2012
Anilogue Grand Prix, Budapest, Hungary, Nov 2012
Winner of The Elefant Competition Programme, Ljubljana, Slovenia, Dez 2012
Price of Public, Kurzfilmtage Solothurn, Switzerland, Jan 2013
Special Mention, Euganea Film Festival, Italy, Jul 2013
Best Childrens Film, Fesa Award, Belgrad, Serbia, Aug 2013
Jury’s special distinction, Animanima, Cacak, Serbia, Sep 2013
Best Children’s Film, VFAF, Varna, Bulgaria, Sep 2013
Young Audience Choice Award, Festival International du Court Métrage, Lille, France, Okt 2013
Special Mention, Clare Valley Film Festival, Australia, Nov 2013

Contact

Lena von Döhren
Geissensteinring 28
6005 Luzern

Fantoche Animation Festival Trailer 2020

Festival Trailer for the Animation Festival Fantoche in Baden Switzerland

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