ChristophLauensteinisaGermanProducerandanimator. LauensteinenteredtheSchoolofFineArtsinKassel,Germanyin1985.WhileenrolledattheschoolLauenstein,togetherwithhistwinbrotherWolfgang,createdtheanimatedshortfilmBalance.ItreceivedanAcademyAwardintheanimatedshortfilmcategoryin1990.TheLauensteinshavecreatedanumberofanimationworksforadvertising(includingstationidentsforMTV).