Volker Engel

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] in 1999, he founded the visual effects company Uncharted Territory, LLC with Marc Weigert.

Volker Engel
Born	(1965-02-17) February 17, 1965 (age 60) Bremerhaven, West Germany
Occupation	Visual effects artist
Years active	1990-present

Selected filmography

• White House Down (2013)
• Hugo (2011)
• 2012 (2009)
• Godzilla (1998)
• Independence Day (1996)

See also

• List of German-speaking Academy Award winners and nominees