WolfgangLauensteinisaGermanfilmproducerandanimator. LauensteinenteredtheSchoolofFineArtsinHamburg,Germanyin1985.WhileenrolledattheschoolLauenstein,togetherwithhistwinbrotherChristoph,createdtheanimatedshortfilmBalance.ItreceivedanAcademyAwardintheanimatedshortfilmcategoryin1990.TheLauensteinshavecreatedanumberofanimationworksforadvertising(includingstationidentsforMTV).