
Personal Info
Known For
Production
Born
February 17, 1965 (age 61)
Place of Birth
Bremerhaven, Germany
Volker Engel
Biography
Volker Engel is an Oscar and Emmy Award winning Visual Effects Supervisor, also producer, co-producer and executive producer of several films and mini series. In 1998, he received the highest honor for a citizen of Germany, the Order of Merit medal, in Berlin. He has been given the title of Professor by the Senate of his home state Bremen. He is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, the British Academy for Film and Television Arts and the Producer's Guild.
Known For

Film
Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence'
Self
2016

Film
Meister der Apokalypse - Roland Emmerich
Self
2025

Film
The Making of 'Independence Day'
Self
1996

Film
Independence Day: Creating Reality
Himself - VFX Supervisor
2000

Film
Roland Emmerich - Weltenzerstörer, Weltenerbauer
Self - special effects artist
2025
Filmography
2025FilmRoland Emmerich - Weltenzerstörer, Weltenerbaueras Self - special effects artist2025FilmMeister der Apokalypse - Roland Emmerichas Self2016FilmAnother Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence'as Self2000FilmIndependence Day: Creating Realityas Himself - VFX Supervisor1996FilmThe Making of 'Independence Day'as Self