Matthias Hoene

Matthias Hoene is a German filmmaker who mostly works in English. He began with animated music videos, then award-winning commercials and short films, before directing longer science fiction and fantasy features. His film Cockneys vs Zombies won multiple awards, while The Warriors Gate was an international fantasy action epic. Early life Matthias Hoene was born in Singapore. He grew up in Berlin, where his father was a scientist specializing in high-energy transmission tubes for lasers, and his mother was an alternative medicine enthusiast. Hoene's two brothers became scientists, but he went to study graphic design at Central Saint Martins art school in London. At Saint Martins, his interest changed to focus on filmmaking. Career Music videos Hoene's early work after graduation was on creating animated music videos, starting with "Return Trip" for DJ Mr. Rossi. In 2001, he directed the animated video for "Star 69" for Fatboy Slim; the notice he drew from this video got him signed by international video production company Partizan, for whom he started making television commercials.